Eliminating the Sidebar
The
side bar on the dashboard website takes up a lot of usable space. This
instruction set will show how to delete that space and expand the working space
of your website.
Materials and Time:
- Computer with internet access
- 10-15 minutes
Preparation
- Log into dashboard
- Read the instructions
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Removing the Sidebar
2) Under Template Modules, click on Sidebar.
Caution: Read the
next 2 steps before proceeding.
Note: Copy and paste the code into a new unpublished
entry titled
Sidebar code and save it, in case you want the sidebar back in the
future
3) Remove
all the code from sidebar template.
4) Save
your changes.
Expanding the Content
Container
1) Select
Design and click on Templates.
2) Under
Template modules click on Header.
3) At
the bottom of the code find <div id="alpha"> and
replace it with
4) Save
your changes.
5) Select
Design and click on Templates.
6) Under Index Templates select Stylesheet.
7) After the last line which contains "}", add the
following code
.alpha-wide {
width:940px
!important;
}
8) Save
your changes.
9) Publish the entire website with the button on the main toolbar.
You are done. Check out your webpage
to make sure your sidebar is gone.
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