February 2021 - Hosted-Portals

Help to use the documentation layout and the nice left menu
by Camila Andrea Plata Corredor 27 Feb '21

27 Feb '21

Dear all, I have been trying to use the documentation layout as seen at the base theme (https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/layout/documentation), it looks perfect for long and complex documents but I haven't been able to make it work. I do get the right navigation menu in this and any other layout using toc: true, but not the left navigation menu which is the most interesting feature of this theme. I tried to emulate the .md of the theme ( https://github.com/gbif/jekyll-hp-base-theme/edit/master/pages/layout/docum…) and played around with several options such as permatlink: , sidebar:, and bringing external docs with the option {% include_relative xxxx.md %} but It did not work. For the available examples, I think that probably the left navigation menu needs to be configured externally. How can I make proper use of the documentation layout? How can I configure the left navigation menu? This is the doc in which I'm doing trials: https://github.com/gbif/hp-colombian-biodiversity/blob/master/footer/termin… Thank you in advance C. -- Camila Andrea Plata Corredor *Equipo Coordinador Sistema de Información sobre Biodiversidad de Colombia*

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Re: [Hosted-Portals] Add a landing page to the name of the dropdown menu
by Camila Andrea Plata Corredor 27 Feb '21

27 Feb '21

Thank you Morten for your reply, I see you have thought about it in depth and your arguments are very strong, a neet responsiveness is a must, especially when many people use cell phones and tablets to look for these types of written content. Options 1 and 2 will work for us. Best! > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:42:19 +0000 > From: Morten Høfft <mhoefft(a)gbif.org> > To: "Helpdesk, discussion and announcements for the GBIF hosted > portals" <hosted-portals(a)lists.gbif.org> > Subject: Re: [Hosted-Portals] Add a landing page to the name of the > dropdown menu > Message-ID: > < > DBBPR09MB460351F05B2B3250140C63ACDF9F9(a)DBBPR09MB4603.eurprd09.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > It isn't possible to do so. Most notably because it wouldn't work well on > tablets. > > On tablets you wouldn't be able to trigger the dropdown but would instead > follow the link. > We could of course then try to differentiate between touching the arrow vs > touching the text, but the click target area would be really small and make > for a bad UI in my opinion. > > On laptops/desktop there is the opposite issue, where there is a fair > chance no one will ever notice that the top level item is clickable. This > isn't an issue if all you do on that page is a short intro with links to > the subpages, but if you have more content then it is a shame that laptop > users won't notice. > > It also put restraint on what we can do in the future if we decide to > trigger dropdowns on click instead of the current hover. And it would make > mobile navigation more convoluted if we decided to collapse menu items in > the burger (those 3 lines) menu. > > I see these options > > Options 1 > Keep the top level link and remove the dropdown. > The landing page would then link to the items previously in the dropdown > (you could use a documentation< > https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/layout/documentation> layout or > compose a landing page using features< > https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/layout/compose>) > > Option 2 > Create a dropdown with the content > > * MenuItem > * Introduction (this would be the page you otherwise had attached > to MenuItem) > * subitem 1 > * subitem 2 > > And finally we can of course reconsider if we should support it if there > is a general interest in it. > > I will be happy to discuss workarounds for your particular task - just > create an issue in your repo or write me an email. > > Best > Morten > ________________________________ > From: Hosted-Portals <hosted-portals-bounces(a)lists.gbif.org> on behalf of > Camila Andrea Plata Corredor <cplata(a)humboldt.org.co> > Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 2:48 AM > To: hosted-portals(a)lists.gbif.org <hosted-portals(a)lists.gbif.org> > Subject: [Hosted-Portals] Add a landing page to the name of the dropdown > menu > > Dear all, > > We have a question about the menu structure set at _config.yml, It is > possible to add a landing page to the name of the dropdown menu? > > For example, we would like to add the option to click in Layouts ( > https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/) and open a page, for that we > tried using the following structure, and other variants, but it didn't work: > > - text: Name > href: /Name > menu: # Dropdown menu (one level deep only) > - text: ... > > [ > https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/9BQRnT2jw8OZ_cBsoe6iAhpi13uZn1sHPK38FVvUo… > ] > > It is possible to have such a landing page? How can we do it? > > Thank you in advance, > > > -- > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Hosted-Portals mailing list > Hosted-Portals(a)lists.gbif.org > https://lists.gbif.org/mailman/listinfo/hosted-portals > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Hosted-Portals Digest, Vol 2, Issue 5 > ******************************************** > -- Camila Andrea Plata Corredor *Equipo Coordinador Sistema de Información sobre Biodiversidad de Colombia*

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Re: [Hosted-Portals] changes not reflecting
by Fatima Parker 24 Feb '21

24 Feb '21

Dear Morten Just sending this message also to hosted portal for assistance. Please also see attached. Regards Fatima From: Fatima Parker Sent: Wednesday, 24 February 2021 13:17 To: Morten Høfft <mhoefft(a)gbif.org> Subject: changes not reflecting Dear Morten I am trying to make changes to the portal, but it is not reflecting even from the start of the exercise. I've changed the title and it shows as an edit but it doesn't show up in the staging environment or the console when you hit the build function. Please can you advise. thanks Fatima Parker-Allie Deputy Director: Biodiversity Informatics Partnerships and Cooperation SANBI-GBIF Node Manager IPBES Knowledge and Data Task Force South African National Biodiversity Institute Foundational Biodiversity Science Division Tel: +27 21 7998698 URL:www.sanbi.org<http://www.sanbi.org/>

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Add more social media links to the footer
by Camila Andrea Plata Corredor 24 Feb '21

24 Feb '21

Dear all, The base them has twitter and github as default social media, we try to add facebook and youtube following the default formula: twitter_username: sibcolombia facebook_username: SibColombia github_username: SiBColombia youtube_username: sibcolombia But it doesn't work, It keeps showing only twitter and github. How can we add facebook and youtube or any other relevant social media links? Thank you in advance, -- Camila Andrea Plata Corredor *Equipo Coordinador Sistema de Información sobre Biodiversidad de Colombia*

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How to add hyperlinks to a document's internal sections
by Camila Andrea Plata Corredor 24 Feb '21

24 Feb '21

Dear all, We are creating content in markdown and we came across an issue while trying to add hyperlinks to a document's internal sections. When in Markdown the hyperlink works but in the portal it stops working. [Cuando se trate de la descarga de una consulta de datos](#Cuando-se-trate-de-la-descarga-de-una-consulta-de-datos) For example: when in the Markdown Github preview we can click on the hyperlink... ....and It redirects to the respective title/section within the same document: ( https://github.com/gbif/hp-colombian-biodiversity/blob/master/recursos/Como… ) But in the portal we get a dead link: ( https://hp-colombian-biodiversity.gbif-staging.org/recursos/ComoCitar#Cuand… ) Then, Which is the correct way to address hyperlinks to a document's internal sections? Thank you in advance, -- Camila Andrea Plata Corredor *Equipo Coordinador Sistema de Información sobre Biodiversidad de Colombia*

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Add a landing page to the name of the dropdown menu
by Camila Andrea Plata Corredor 24 Feb '21

24 Feb '21

Dear all, We have a question about the menu structure set at _config.yml, It is possible to add a landing page to the name of the dropdown menu? For example, we would like to add the option to click in Layouts ( https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/) and open a page, for that we tried using the following structure, and other variants, but it didn't work: - text: Name *href: /Name* menu: # Dropdown menu (one level deep only) - text: ... It is possible to have such a landing page? How can we do it? Thank you in advance, -- Camila Andrea Plata Corredor *Equipo Coordinador Sistema de Información sobre Biodiversidad de Colombia*

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Halfway through phase 1
by Morten Høfft 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Dear all, We are now halfway through our first 6-week period in the hosted portals pilot phase and starting to see some great progress. We will aim to have our next group call in the week of 1 March. Please indicate your availability using this doodle poll<https://doodle.com/poll/u9uq7y9ti9p7kdc4?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link>. Focus for this first 6-week period As we explained during our group call, the goal for these first 6 weeks is that you are all able to edit and add your content to the template portals we set up for you, including: - Text pages - Configuring your menu structure - Images - Branding - Translations when needed As you progress with this, we are collecting bug and feature requests related to the website and content building. You are also welcome to log issues related to the occurrence explorer, but it is not the main focus at this stage. Inspiration If you need inspiration for how to customize individual pages, then you can look at the theme website<https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/>. E.g. * hero layout<https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/layout/hero> * post layout<https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/layout/post> * documentation layout<https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/layout/documentation> * Examples of how to combine them. E.g. fixed background image (parallax) and a table of content<https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/examples/parallax> * compose custom pages from predefined blocks <https://hp-base-theme.gbif-staging.org/layout/compose> Some of you are already very active creating your menu structures, filling in pages, translating content and adding pictures. This is great to see and please let me know if I can be of any help or if you would like any feedback on your content. You can all view the changes on some of the more active portals at this stage here: - Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility (CBIF)<https://hp-canadian-biodiversity.gbif-staging.org/> - Legume Data Portal<https://hp-legume.gbif-staging.org/> - Pacific Global Biodiversity Information Facility<https://hp-sprep.gbif-staging.org/> If you need help Your feedback is really important in this pilot phase. If you are having difficulties getting started, or need any help, I will gladly take calls with individuals as needed – please contact me on mhoefft(a)gbif.org<mailto:mhoefft@gbif.org> if you would like a one-to-one session. I'm happy to help guide you through the options. In the next 6-week period In the next period, we'll focus on the issues you have identified already while creating your websites. After that we expect to turn our attention to the data sections and explore enhancements to that which would suit you best. Looking forward to hearing from you. Many thanks, Morten

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Main background image Specifications
by Wayne Asera 05 Feb '21

05 Feb '21

Hi everyone, My name is Wayne, I am working with Bradley Myer, David Moverly and others who are involved in the hosted portal from Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) for Pacific Countries and Territories. We are in the process of setting up our hosted portal same as everyone. Currently, we are trying to upload a banner or main background image that would represent all the Pacific countries and territories as a theme. I would like to ask if there is any specific dimension of the banner or main background image that is required to be uploaded on to the portal? Specifications that would help provide a better quality and resolution once it is uploaded so that, our graphic designers team can start. Looking forward to hear from everyone. regards, Wayne. Asera

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