removing pictures

[matt420]

before i purchase this template,does anyone know if i can remove the 2 pictures, http://samples.templatezapper.com/

[DrJon]

Yep, can do. But you'll have to manually edit the index.html file - this is pretty standard if you want to modify any template.

You'll need a good html editor and slightly more than beginner's (luck?) experience. A good editor will alow you to view the index.html in code mode, design mode and preview mode so you can see the canges first hand as you go along.

If you want to change the graphics for something else, unless you're pretty familiar with how template layouts work, best to stick to image/s of the same size. And they'll need to be uploaded to the correct location on the server.

Take a backup first, before you change anything!!! MOST important ;) .

EDIT: Just relooked at the templates - do you mean the pictures in the flash header? That's a different story entirely - some flash is editable, some, if it's protected, are not. You'd need to ask the template builder if you want the images in the flash header changed.

[matt420]

if i change the graphics for something else is this done through the template manager thanks for the reply drjon,im not good at the html stuff

[DrJon]

With an ordinary template, that is without flash graphics, you have to manually edit the index.html file yourself if the graphic image you want to use is of a size that messes up the layout, or you wanted to change where it appears, unless the template has a built in option for changing the banner graphics. Not all of them do, but some do.

If you want to just use your own graphic and it's the same size as the one that appears in the template, you just need to upload your graphic to your webserver, and rename it to the name of the graphic the template uses.

To edit the index.html - if this is required - you need to download it to your PC and edit it there before uploading back to the server.

However, the template you mention has a banner that is a flash graphic - these are quite different from an ordinary jpg or gif image in that they are 'movies' essentially. Editing a flash 'movie' is a complicated task and it is possible for the author of the falsh graphic to protect it so that it cannot be edited. Editing flash is not anything like as simple as editing html files.

The short answer would be to ask the people who are selling the template if the images can be changed, either by you, or by them before you purchase. Either that, or find a similar template which uses regular jpg images for the banner - these can be changed very easily.

Either way, it you're not so hot with html, then you either need to find a template which you can use without any changes, or ask someone to assist with the changes you want. My advice in that case is to find a template which uses ordinary graphics rather than flash graphics, as it will ultimately take less time to modify a template with regular graphics.

Sorry it's a bit long winded, but it's not a straightforward problem.....

[matt420]

thanks for the help and info drjon,i will do like you suggested and contact the author