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#1 Re: Backlight Support » SEO - Page title, description & H1 on Backlight » 2016-12-16 04:18:56

pierre_paris

Bonjour Matthew,
I saw you did a big update lately. Did you include this improvement we we talking about here ?
Thank you,

Pierre

#2 Re: Backlight Support » SEO - Page title, description & H1 on Backlight » 2016-08-24 06:34:55

pierre_paris

No, Im' talking about the meta data : page title & description.
It's still about COMPANY_NAME showing on all the pages I create in BACKLIGHT ? No way to personalize every page, right ?
A few posts above Matthew mentioned that it's something he'd like to improve in a future release. That was 3 months ago so I wonder if there's anything new coming soon... Thanks !

#3 Re: Backlight Support » SEO - Page title, description & H1 on Backlight » 2016-08-24 02:28:59

pierre_paris

Hi Matthew & Rod !

I hope you are doing well !
I wonder if there's any chance to see some possible customization options of title & description for every single page we create under Backlight ?
Would it come soon or not before next year or more ?
Thanks for your time smile

#4 Re: Backlight Support » SEO - Page title, description & H1 on Backlight » 2016-05-10 18:15:46

pierre_paris

Thanks a lot for your answers Matt & Rod !

Matthew wrote:

Presently, the page <title> is sourced either from your COMPANY_NAME or from the masthead identity.

Does that mean that I cannot personalize EVERY page title of my website just by filling in a field dedicated to that ?
Same thing for the description ? They are going to be the same ones all over my website ?

Matthew wrote:

The H1 is used in the masthead, when text-based. If using an image identity plate, there is no H1.

So that's different from CE4, correct ? CE4 always included a H1 with the identity plate. If I use an identity plate for Backlight, it means that I will define the h1 on my own with the content & titles I write (which is good).

Looking forward  to hearing from you,
Keep up the good work !!!

#5 Backlight Support » SEO - Page title, description & H1 on Backlight » 2016-05-06 01:14:42

pierre_paris
Replies: 18

Hi !

Ok, this is a key-topic for me !
Any chance to get a visual or more information on how to customize every page title & description in Backlight.

Ce4 was working like that for page titles :
page 1 title - Main website title
page 2 title - Main website title
...

And the description for every page was defined once and was the same for every page created in ce4! sad
Is it possible to customize every page with a very specific (and different) title & description with Backlight ?

Also, does the H1 hidden in the header is the H1 defined for every page created in Pages ? (as it used to be on ce4) Or can we customize our H1 the way we want for every page created in Baclight Pages ?

Side question :
If I understood well, there are no slideshow options for now in Backlight Pages.
Is it something you are working on ?

Thanks a lot !

Pierre

#6 Re: CE4 Gallery » Bug, Issues and ideas for improvements » 2016-03-17 07:53:52

pierre_paris

Yes it was smile

#7 Re: CE4 Gallery » Bug, Issues and ideas for improvements » 2016-03-17 07:39:26

pierre_paris

Hi Rod ! It does not work when I fill in the meta: description.
You mentioned that too when you answered me the first time to this post.
I can deal by having the h1 Heading in the masthead. It was not obvious at first.

I just can't figure out what jut happened to my galleries.
Pictures won't load anymore. Is that a problem of compatibility between the last version of ce4 gallery & the ce4 pages I'm using ?
For example : http://www.paris-photographer.net/meta-test5/
Thanks smile

#8 Re: CE4 Gallery » Bug, Issues and ideas for improvements » 2016-03-17 06:40:10

pierre_paris

Ok, I figured out the riddle ! It's because I did not write a title in the Album Info, which actually appears to become the title of the page...  What are the 'meta description' & <title> fields made for at the end ?

I feel it's also a pity that the banner (or identity plate) in the masthead can only show if there is something filled in the 'Heading' field underneath. And why is the content of this 'Heading' field having a H1 title level when people are supposed to use & understand Markdown.

From a SEO perspective, all this is a bit mysterious !

#9 Re: CE4 Gallery » Bug, Issues and ideas for improvements » 2016-03-17 05:34:17

pierre_paris

Hi Rod ! I tried to fill the Album description (under the Album Info) with some content but it still does not show in the meta description when the page is loaded. Any idea why ? Thanks for your time smile

For example : http://www.paris-photographer.net/paris … tographer/

#10 Re: CE4 Showcase » Paris lifestyle in CE4 outfits ! » 2015-02-15 21:53:03

pierre_paris

That's great Matthew, always happy to help smile
Merci !

#11 Re: CE4 Client Response Gallery » FROM Email » 2015-02-13 17:32:51

pierre_paris

+ 1

#12 Re: CE4 Client Response Gallery » FROM Email » 2015-02-13 06:32:05

pierre_paris

Hi Ben,

I don't use CRG, but the Web Publishing Bundle, and the last changelog on TTG-BE(-203) shows 2015-01-20.
Is it possible to change it there too to fix this issue on the contact form system ?
Thanks smile

Pierre

#13 Re: CE4 Showcase » Paris lifestyle in CE4 outfits ! » 2015-02-13 01:25:08

pierre_paris

Thanks a lot Rod ! smile

#14 Re: CE4 Pages » Issues & Ideas for improvements » 2015-02-13 01:24:01

pierre_paris

Thanks for the link Rod smile

#15 Re: CE4 Client Response Gallery » FROM Email » 2015-02-13 01:21:53

pierre_paris

Hi Ben & Taog,

That's an issue for me too.
No pressure but it's true that it easily messes the mailbox.
Thanks for looking at it smile

Pierre

#16 Re: CE4 Gallery » Bug, Issues and ideas for improvements » 2015-02-13 00:54:49

pierre_paris

You could simply export and upload galleries to the root, but then you'd need to provide the links to them as they wouldn't be in a folder that could be autoindexed.

Thanks Rod, that's what I do so far !

sharing icons can be colored via custom css. For example, this works for the email icon:

li.mfp-email i.fa-envelope{
  color: red;
}

Thanks smile

#17 CE4 Pages » Issues & Ideas for improvements » 2015-02-13 00:47:58

pierre_paris
Replies: 3

In the same way I left one for TTG Gallery, I just wanted to quickly share here a few possible ideas for next updates.
Once again, I don't mean to be a party pooper, it's just what came out of my user experience by upgrading my website to CE4 (www.paris-photographer.net).

Contact form (through TTG-BE) :
When I receive an email through the contact form, it says that I am the one who sent it. Is it possible to change the SENDER as the one actually sent the email ? That's quite confusing after we received several emails and have to order them.

Meta description :
Could we have a field for every page ?
This is what Moz (the SEO bible) says about it : "Direct relevance to the page and uniqueness between each page’s meta description is key" (http://moz.com/learn/seo/meta-description)

Album Title & description in Auto Index
The possibility to customize the font & size of Album Title & description for the Auto Index.
I'm sure it can be done in CSS, but I feel it's one nice visual touch that could be done when we are in the Web Module.

Thanks for your time smile

Pierre

#18 CE4 Gallery » Bug, Issues and ideas for improvements » 2015-02-13 00:03:48

pierre_paris
Replies: 10

Hi !
I just posted in the showcase area the link with my CE4 Paris website : www.paris-photographer.net

I finally decided for this CE4 version of my website to use the Large Image Presentation in TTG Gallery CE4 after I saw how MAGNIFIC POPUP looked like. Finally a large presentation with arrows on each side of the picture !
I did not do it in CE3 because I was not a big fan of the mini arrows lost in corners (like in HIGHSLIDE SLIDESHOW now or other gallery versions in CE3) to go from one picture to the next one. I don't find it intuitive when you are watching it on desktop.

So here are just some of the ideas I would like to submit for making what I feel would be the perfect gallery. I'm aware it does not meet everyone's needs and I 'm sorry if I go through some issues that already were discussed on the forum. Of course I'm open to hear possible tricks and current solutions to make them work !

1/ BUGS :
Meta description in last version of TTG Gallery CE4 (02/12/2015) does not work for me and does not save filled content when template is saved.

2/ POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS :

Text :
It would be good to have the possibility to "justify" the text, just as in TTG PAGES.

Thumbnails & Masonry :
- We can define to divide Masonry by COLUMNS. It would be nice if we could do it by ROWS too (for example : http://www.evanchungphoto.com/bay-area-weddings)
Masonry is definitely providing an awesome look, but I feel the current version gives more space and value to vertical pictures than horizontal ones, and the possibility to define masonry by row would make the opposite possible.

Sharing icons :
It would be nice if we could personalize more the way sharing icons are shown on the large Image presentation.
I don't find it inviting on TOUCH or MAGNIFIC POPUP to have to click on this button on the top-right corner (that does not seem inviting to me and does not look like a "IF YOU WANT TO SHARE..." button) and they look too small in their bottom-right corner in HIGHSLIDE SLIDESHOW.

I feel it would be easier for users if sharing icons could appear at once and together just above or below the picture.
Ideally with the possibility to have them altogether (and not spread like they are in MAGNIFIC & TOUCH), and possibly too in their natural colors (blue for facebook, red for pinterest... which seems impossible now).
And being able to choose the one we want to appear would be the cherry on the cake !

Navigation :
Once again, I'm so happy that we have the possibility to have arrows on each side of the picture in MAGNIFIC POPUP or TOUCH. Maybe having the possibility to have the arrows on the picture itself (like it appears on mobile devices actually) would be nice.

PUBLISHER :

I'd like to use PUBLISHER by having my galleries url this way :
website.com/gallery1
website.com/gallery2
...
PUBLISHER asks me for a root directory ('galleries' by default), and then a SLUG (that needs to be filled, or is filled with album name by default). So at the end, it looks like I will always need an intermediate folder between my 'website.com' and my 'gallery1'. Is there way to avoid that ?

Thanks for your time smile

Pierre

#19 CE4 Showcase » Paris lifestyle in CE4 outfits ! » 2015-02-12 22:42:41

pierre_paris
Replies: 4

Hi everyone !

It's great to find you back with CE4.
I just did my update, here it is : Paris Photographer
New galleries coming soon (elopement, wedding, solo shots,...) but I hope you like it !

I will say here what I love about it :
Publisher : it was already in CE3 but did not try it yet. Well... just magic !!!
New Large presentation in Gallery : Popup the Magnific !
Responsive design, SEO improvements, better visual customization experience with gradients, two-column pages... are also much appreciated !

Keep up the good work !

ps : I'm always looking for some link exchanges with other photographers. Feel free to send me a private message if you are interested !

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