The Dallas Template

The Dallas Template

Switching to the "Dallas" Template

The "Dallas" Template is unique because it is a Mobile Responsive Template. The purpose of this design is to allow easy reading and navigation with a minimum of re-sizing, panning, and scrolling across a wide range of devices (from desktop computer monitors to mobile phones).

Key Features of the Dallas Template:
  1. Mobile Responsive
  2. Full-width option
  3. Choice of Left Rail, Right Rail or Both
  4. Blog Previews on Website Pages
          
     

Examples of Sites Using the Dallas Template:
  1. Left Rail
  2. Full Width
  3. Left and Right Rail

To switch your website design to this template:

  1. Go to Website / Structure.
  2. Select the blue "edit page templates" button on the right side of the screen.



  1. Select the blue "switch design" button.
  2. Click the "Import Design" button for the Dallas Template.

  1. Click the "Make Active" button and a green check mark should appear.


Once you have switched the template, you will need to "clean up" your site. Your content will transfer, but you will have to adjust the Navigation, create new Blocks in the Structure for the Rails, add Blogs if you wish to use them, and possibly create a new Header.

If this sounds like more than you wish to do on your own, you can hire the Membership Toolkit Team to update your site. For $175, we will switch your site to the new template, adjust the structure and design, have our graphic designer create a new personalized header for your site and 6 new buttons.


Social Media Icons


When you switch your template to the new "Dallas" design, you will notice that the social media icons in the top bar disappear. You will have to add these back to your site. We have attached the graphic files below for you to use.




To add the social media icons to the top bar:
  1. Go to Website / Structure
  2. Find the Region "Header" block
  3. Find the HTML Block "Top Header" and select "edit block"
  4. On the Block Settings tab, use the HTML Content editor to add the icons and then link them to the appropriate URLs.


Header Backgrounds


When you switch your website template to the "Dallas" template, you will probably want to make a new header for your site logo.

The header is made up of a background color with the logo design on top.

To change the image for your header:
  1. Go to Website / Design Settings / Header. 
  2. You will see there is a logo banner image which is the top image then there is a background image.  

You can create your own header background or use one of the many options we have available. These may already be loaded in your file cabinet in the Template Headers folder. If not, submit a ticket through the help desk and we can load them for you.

If you want a different logo banner on top this can be created, uploaded to the file cabinet, then inserted into this area. You will see the appropriate size dimension on this screen as well.



Home Page Banner/Logo/Header


On the Dallas Template, there are two parts to the banner on the home page:

  1. Logo Image - this is usually your organization name and may include a graphic or logo
  2. Header Background Image - a pattern or solid color that sits "behind" your logo image

To edit these, go to Website / Design Settings / Header.




If you would like to include a header only and have your logo stretch all the way across the header space, follow the steps below:

  1. Create your Logo Image to be 1350px wide x 240px tall.
  2. Upload the image to your File Cabinet, then add it to the Logo Image. (#1 above)
  3. Upload a "blank" image to your File Cabinet and add it to the Header Background Image. (#2 above)  A "blank" image file is attached to this article for your convenience.
  4. Add this CSS to the Custom CSS area on your site. Custom CSS overrides the original instructions programmed for your site. Go to Website / CSS. Add it to the top of the CSS for best results.

/* Banner and Logo */

.logo.img-responsive img {
    max-width: 100%;
}

.inner-banner img {
    width: 100%;
}

.logo {
  padding: 0%;
}


*To remove any extra space between the header and the navigation, use the following CSS at the bottom of the Customized CSS:

ul.nav.navbar-nav.top_nav {
  margin-bottom: 0px !important;
}

This is advanced information! For assistance or questions, please submit a ticket to our Help Desk.

Auto Size Feature for Large Images


If you are using the Dallas Template, there is an Auto Size Feature for large images that fill the width of the content page.


When you insert your image - select Auto Size as the Class. This will auto-size the image on the content page to fill the width of the content page and it will properly resize this image when the content page is viewed on a mobile device.


Please Note:  This is only for large images that you want to fill the screen. All other images should be sized to less than approx. 400px within a content page.



Page Template Options


Once you have selected a template design for your website (in this case, the Dallas Template) you can also select from various Page Templates for the individual content pages on your site.

The default for page templates is "Inherit," but you can override this by choosing a different template for the page you are creating.  Each website template has different options for page templates so this will vary depending on which template you are using.
  1. Go to Website / Content / Add a new page or Edit an existing page / Go to the Visibility & Settings tab; Field - "Page Template."

Page Template Options:

  1. Inherit - This will be the template set as the default.
  1. Full Width - The content page will consume the entire browser window with no white space on the left or right side of the page.  Neither your site's left or right rail will present.




  1. Fixed Width - The content page will be centered in the middle of the website browser window with white space on both the left and right sides.  Neither your site's left or right rail will present.



  1. Fixed Left Rail - The content page will present along with the site's left rail.



  1. Fixed Both Rail - The content page will present in between both the site's left and right rails.



  1. Fixed Right Rail - The content page will present along with the site's primary left rail presented on the right.









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