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Hi everyone,

I need to place a banner on the right hand side of my blog. This is the place where the category sections are indicated, the blog administration tool is located, etc. A snippet of PHP coding and alternative html coding was provided to me by this other company, showcasing their banner.

I tried, unsuccessfully, to use the "Configure Plugins" section of the blog. I even attempted to cut and paste the coding on the main blog page to no avail.

Please offer any feedback to accomplish this goal (i.e., placing a banner on the right-hand section of my blog). Thanks for any suggestions!

IntelliCollect wrote:Please offer any feedback to accomplish this goal (i.e., placing a banner on the right-hand section of my blog).

I think the HTML Nugget sidebar plugin should do the trick. Although the name suggests otherwise, a HTML nugget in the sidebar can also contain PHP code if I remember correctly.

YL

Hi YL,

Thanks for your input! I am getting closer and agree that the HTML nugget sidebar plugin is the feature to use. However, I tried to use the "insert image" and "insert link" features to bring up the banner ... but this did not work. Alternatively, I placed the code directly on the space for "Additional information in Plugin Configuration screen" and then the Content area -- all without success.

Here is the code that I received:
<IFRAME NAME="Frame1"
SRC="http://www.NameofSite.php" target="_parent" ALLOWTRANSPARENCY="true" WIDTH="196" height="100%"
align="center" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"
FRAMEBORDER="0"> </IFRAME>

I even tried to toggle the code -- also, a waste of time.

The code appears exactly on the right hand side of my blog, but I just want the banner to appear.

Thanks for any further assistance!

Are you using any WYSIWYG editor? If so, you have to switch it to HTML Code mode to enter your HTML code first. Else the WYSIWYG editor will produe HTML code for displaying you Code...

Thanks for your input. When I place the code in the content area and
toggle it, the message reads, "You are in TEXT MODE. Use the [<>] button to switch back to WYSIWYG." I see no html code indicator, per se.

When I save this toggle code, the banner does not show up on the blog -- just the actual code itself.

I truly am at an impasse. Hope you can help!

Also, should I place the code in the insert web link or insert/modify image box? Alternatively, should I place the code in the content (the nugget of html) area?

Thanks!

Can I have a look at your blog showing the problem?

blog.brockha.us wrote:Can I have a look at your blog showing the problem?

Sometimes it helps to check if the original poster's entry has a www button

http://www.intelli-collect.com/blog.html

YL

Oh. Right..

But on this site is no proplem visible as far as I can see..

I truly appreciate your efforts in trying to help me place the banner.
Yes, my blog address was the one provided above and begins with
www.

Again, I am not sure where to place the html coding (i.e., in the
content area, in the link box or in insert image box.)
I believe that I have tried to use all of the above -- and still
the only thing that appears on the right side of my blog is the
coding itself.

Do you have any other ideas? Thanks for any feedback!

Hi!

In your HTML nugget did you make sure that you check the option to NOT apply any markup plugins?

s9y markup plugins might transform your code so that raw HTML can't be used.

Regards,
Garvin

Hi Garvin,

Under Perform Markup Transformations, I indicated "No" and it still does not reveal any banner, but merely highlights the code itself.

As a reminder, the code provided by the other company is:
<IFRAME NAME="Frame1"
SRC="http://www.NameofSite.php" target="_parent" ALLOWTRANSPARENCY="true" WIDTH="196" height="100%"
align="center" scrolling="no" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"
FRAMEBORDER="0"> </IFRAME>

I've placed the code in the content area, leaving the "Additional information in Plugin Configuration screen" empty. I have tried to leave the code alone and attempted to toggle the code -- and still cannot manage to see any banner.

Regardless, I appreciate your help! Of course, I am receptive to any other ideas.

This is just a portion of the actual HTML being generated by your page: Are you, by chance, using the WYSIWYG editor? If you definitely have markup transformation turned off, I think it could be the editor that is inserting that extra markup.

You can toggle between text/html and wysiwyg with the button that looks like <>.

Hi Don,

When I click on the < > toggle, the message reads:
You are in TEXT MODE. Use the [<>] button to switch back to WYSIWYG

I have tried the link with and without the < > -- both of which don't
work.

Please suggest any other ideas, if possible.

Hi!

It might be that your WYSIWYG editor simply does not allow you to insert such HTML code for an iframe.

Please disable the WYSIWYG editor (personal preferences), then insert your content, save the plugin, and then you can re-enable your WYSIWYG editor. Make sure to not save the plugin with the WYSIWYG editor enabled.

Regards,
Garvin