This post is in response to this topic on the Backlight Forum. European privacy laws now prohibit websites from contacting remote servers without the consent of your site’s visitor. Especially if the server originates from outside of the EU. This affects how Font Awesome is used in Backlight sites. In Backlight, Font Awesome is served […]
Say you want to change some things on your site and you’d like to look at your Backlight site’s css file so you can get an idea of what selectors are being used. If you use your FTP client software to locate the Backlight CSS file, you’re in for an exercise in futility. It’s not […]
How to customize the Social Media icons on your site.
A few styling tips for Pangolin Essay
If you’re using the Top Pallet in your page template for your site title masthead but instead of a text title you want an image logo, this post is for you. First, be sure to set up your page template to use the Top Pallet Title and disable the Primary Masthead. In the Top Pallet […]
Backlight has a built in search function along with a dedicated search page. There are two ways for your visitors to access the search function. One is by using the Quick Search icon in the Top Pallet. By default, this search icon is enabled in the Default page template. It can be disabled in the […]
Here’s how to set up a WordPress based site using Backlight to create the WordPress theme and manage your galleries. Assumption: The site is based on WordPress and you’re using Backlight for galleries and the site design. WordPress Install WordPress in the root of your site. After the installation completes, log in and go to […]
Here’s how to add a border and box-shadow to the inline Theater Vegas slideshow using custom css. If you’re not already using custom css on your site, refer to the Backlight documentation to set it up. This one’s a little bit tricky because of how the Vegas inline slide show is constructed. Using the browser […]
Accessing your Backlight database to delete albums and sets when all the standard procedures don’t work
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