Set which page is the homepage

[erratic]

Hello, my client is using WebsiteBaker and I've never used it before, although I've made many websites I've never done php properly before. She has a sidebar to the left and it says 'home' at the top, I made this hidden and the 'home' text went but the homepage changed to the next link down.

I took a look at the index.php file (in public_html) and there is basically nothing there, just a page full of lines. I do know that the file being read is home.php but if this wasn't php I could change it all in a heartbeat 

I found the index.php that is evidentally contains the homepage code, it was under the templates folder!The home.php is in a /content folder

Please can you direct me as to which file I have to change in php to set the page that shows when home link is hidden, thanks.

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

this is very simple explained. Look at your site structure in the backend. The first page on the top is always the "homepage", no matter how this page is named.

Please don't change anything in the index.php files you found and please also dont change anything on files in the /content folder. You only need to make changes in the backend of WB, WB then generates all needed files.

Matthias

[erratic]

Hello,

this is very simple explained. Look at your site structure in the backend. The first page on the top is always the "homepage", no matter how this page is named.

Please don't change anything in the index.php files you found and please also dont change anything on files in the /content folder. You only need to make changes in the backend of WB, WB then generates all needed files.

Matthias

Hi yes I already know that, that is my problem! I want that top page to remain the home page, but be hidden on the menu so it can't be clicked. As soon as I set it to hidden, the homepage changes to a different page, even though the hidden page is still at the top (eek), I've tried setting to none and that didn't work either

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

so you only don't want this Page in the menu. This can be resolved by using multiple menues. Basically you have to do the following steps:

1.) Activate in "Settings" "Advanced options" "Multiple Menues"
2.) Define to the info.php of your template Menues (f.e. "MainMenue" and "NoMenue")
3.) Change in the settings of the first page the Menue to f.e. "NoMenue" and let all other Pages on "MainMenue"

More infos you got here: http://www.websitebaker2.org/en/help/designer-guide/multiple-menus.php?lang=EN

Matthias

[DarkViper]

it's not a trick .. it's logic only..  

use this pagetree (normal, visible sites only):

home
--- page 1
--- --- subpage 1-1
--- --- subpage 1-2
--- page 2
--- --- subpage 2-1
--- --- subpage 2-2

now create your menu from level 1 and up ( SM2_ROOT+1 )

on startup (http://mydoma.in/) you will see 'home' but home never will be visible in your menu

thats the whoole trick...   hierarchical logic  

think easy... and you will find a easy solution..

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

what DarkViper describes is the second option you have. Basiacally change your Pagetree and start the menu from second level.

So you have the choice between both options.

Matthias

[erratic]

Hello,

what DarkViper describes is the second option you have. Basiacally change your Pagetree and start the menu from second level.

So you have the choice between both options.

Matthias

Hmm yeah, I created a structure where everything went under the homepage as described (apart from 2 deleted pages that can be restored) but I have changed no code just set that in the CMS as I thought that would be the cure, but the 'home' link was still there.

So now I have to go into templates info.php and make the menu start at the next page down yes? I'll take a look at the help page to see if I can pull a code out that will make that happen (I don't know php.)

Thanks

[erratic]

Hello,

so you only don't want this Page in the menu. This can be resolved by using multiple menues. Basically you have to do the following steps:

1.) Activate in "Settings" "Advanced options" "Multiple Menues"
2.) Define to the info.php of your template Menues (f.e. "MainMenue" and "NoMenue")
3.) Change in the settings of the first page the Menue to f.e. "NoMenue" and let all other Pages on "MainMenue"

More infos you got here: http://www.websitebaker2.org/en/help/designer-guide/multiple-menus.php?lang=EN

Matthias

Hi again,

I've activated multiple menus and can now see it is activated as it lists "menu" as an option when I goto a page settings.

I tried to add various code to info.php and kept getting syntax errors when I went to change the page settings so I've removed it.

But I see in the documentation it mentions that I have to input the show menu codes to my index.php

I want to be able to set which pages show on the menu and which to not show on the menu like you describe, how can I go about this? The documentation doesn't seem to mention this, again please keep it understandable if possible. (DO I need a show menu module before the show menu codes work? I would think not as none of you mentioned it but I thought I'd ask..)

Please please, try and explain in detail if possible so I can understand easily

[ruebenwurzel]

Hello,

please add to the info.php of your template:

Code:

// definitions for multiple menues (required if more than one menu is used)
$menu[1]    = 'MainMenue';
$menu[2]    = 'NoMenue';

before the closing ?>

And follow the instructions above.

The Multiple Menues feature ist thought for to have different Menues (f.e. at Top and on a side Menue or whatever). But when you add to a menue-point a menue and didn't call this in the index.php this Menue-point didn't appear on your Page. This is a little trick to hide Pages from Menu.

Matthias

[erratic]

Hello,

please add to the info.php of your template:

Code:

// definitions for multiple menues (required if more than one menu is used)
$menu[1]    = 'MainMenue';
$menu[2]    = 'NoMenue';

before the closing ?>

And follow the instructions above.

The Multiple Menues feature ist thought for to have different Menues (f.e. at Top and on a side Menue or whatever). But when you add to a menue-point a menue and didn't call this in the index.php this Menue-point didn't appear on your Page. This is a little trick to hide Pages from Menu.

Matthias

Thank you, you are a hero and that was very easy to do and it has worked perfect. Nice simple trick!

[mjefferson96]

Excellent you guys! I was looking for a way to set a hidden page as the home page too. This worked like a charm, and no need for hidden pages! Thanks a bunch, i owe you one!!!