Add a how to button for new users

[silvershark]

I tried to search and I dodnt really quite get the answer I was looking for. Can I add a button to display a how to topic link for new users? We did a writeup and we would like to have a button so that it doesn't get buried in a thread that no one would look for anyways. Thanks

[SMFHacks]

In the gallery menu or are you talking about the top menu in SMF?

[silvershark]

The ideal place would be the gallery its self. I believe it would be more pronounced there. The only other option I thought was a drop down on the gallery button on the main menu bar on the protal. But if it was right there in front of people when they first open the gallery, i think that would be best. I could even submit the how to to you guys and make sure you agree. I am tied up developing the entire site so I left it up to a reliable member. I have not yet experimented much with it. I just knew that the pro version was our best option and there seems to be a lot that you can do with it. If you have your own write up or instructions, I may hhave missed them. But either way, I think a button to provide a link anywhere whether it be on my site or a link here would keep people with limited computer knowledge from feeling intimidated by the process.

Thanks for the prompt reply

[SMFHacks]

Sorry got busy. What SMF version? And you are using SMF Gallery Pro right?

[silvershark]

smf 2.0.2 with simple prtal (the most recent version) and the pro version of what you offer, yes

[SMFHacks]

Two places you can do it.

If you just want to make your own notes you can setup an html block area in the main gallery page

Open themes/default/gallery2.template.php

Find around line 44

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ShowTopGalleryBar($txt['gallery_text_title']);

Add After

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echo '
 <table class="table_list">
         <tbody class="header">

<tr  class="catbg">
<td align="center" class="catbg"><span class="left"></span>Gallery Notes</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
<tr class="windowbg2">
<td align="center">Your gallery notes links and other html code here</td>
</tr>

</table>
<br />';


Or if you just want to add a button to gallery menu system edit this file

Sources/Subs-Gallery2.php

Find the TopButtonTabs() function and add an entry to that menu list.