Hey everyone!

[tenacitas]

I'm brand new to DW, I used to be around LJ a lot, but after their latest attempt at trying to "fix" things that did not need to be fixed, I felt like it was the very last drop and decided to jump ship-- As I'm sure many more will, after all, why are we paying people to only make our life more difficult with their "updates", right?

But here is the thing: I don't know anything (and I truly mean anything) about CSS or HTML.

Yes, I was able to find a tutorial made by a very, very kind soul, explaining how to pass the Flexible Squares layout over here-- Something that I have accomplished! Same with the custom CSS I used to have, back then.

Problem is, for some reason, in the navigation bar at the header, besides the usual "Recent Posts", "Friends", "Archive" and "Profile" that we can change the texts for, I now also have a "Tags" and "Memories" on the bar.

I thought I could possibly figure out how to make them disappear on my own, but, well, turns out I can't.

The case in question is not on this account, which I will be "prettifying", later today, but if someone could give me some lights as to how to make those two options disappear from the navigation bar (or, at least, how to change the text for them) I would appreciate tons!

Thanks a lot in advance!

Comments

[branchandroot]

It helps a lot if you link to the journal you're asking advise on. Since you haven't, I can only offer general advice.

Memories and Tags are standard items in the navigation module, on DW. If they show up, then the version of Flexible Squares you're using must be calling on the standard module, and that means you should be able to change the text for those links in the same place you can change the text for everything else. The menus you want are: Organization > Customize Style > Text.

If your navigation links aren't showing up in the Text customize section, then that means the Flexible Squares you're using is neither a direct copy nor an adapted copy, but a hack which is kind of broken. In that case, go to the Custom CSS pane of the Customize Style section and paste this into the big text window:

.module-navlinks .memories,
.module-navlinks .tags { display: none; }

[mingled]

I'm sorry, here you go.

This would be it. See how the "tags" and "memories" link is on the navigation bar?

I can't seem to be able to change it on the Text options you mentioned, because though the Recent Entries, Archive, Friends and User Info options are there, to change the text of, the other two aren't. And using the code on the layout isn't working either, I'm guessing the Flexible Squares I'm using really might not be the proper one, then...

Hm.

(Thank you so much for your help, though!)

[branchandroot]

*looks at the code* Yep, unfortunately that's a hack version. The problem on the CSS end is that there's no class or id (that is, no specific "name") for those particular links. So there's no way to make just those two go away, I'm afraid.

I don't know if I'll have time until December, but I'll bump making a proper port of Flexible Squares up to the top of my design list. In the meantime, I hope you can find a regular style that you also like!

[mingled]

So that explains it... *scratches head*

Well, thank you so much for your time and help! I'll make sure to check if you ever do manage to do that-- But, in the meantime, again, thank you!

I'll be sure to try and find one!

[foxfirefey]

If it helps any, I have a style browser here:

http://styles.memewidth.org/layouts/

Not all of the themes in it are up to date but it might be a bit easier to sort through the basics of what you might want.

Made-for-DW layouts actually have a lot of interesting advantages over imported LJ ones. For instance, all DW styles (except bastard stepchild Zesty) have a modules system that lets you customize what goes into the sidebar. Many have several different layout types (single column, sidebar on left, sidebar on right, etc). A lot of layouts let you use custom background images without knowing HTML or CSS.

[ex_awakened208]

I've ran across a code to help eliminate certain links from the navigation. I'll see if I can find it again.

[ex_awakened208]

Add this to your custom CSS and it should get rid of the "Tags" and "Memories" links:

ul.navheader li+li+li+li, ul.navheader li+li+li+li+li { display: none; }

ul.navheader li+li+li+li+li+li { display: inline; }

[ex_tigre909]

You are a lifesaver!

Going to Memories.