Getting rid of search bar on my home page Options

[violingirl1978]

Hi,

I am trying to make changes to my website, proviolin.com, myself so changes can be done in a speedy manner. How do I get rid of the four dots and the Zoom AAA at the bottom of my website pages for proviolin.com? Please advise. I am comfortable going into the source code to make changes if you can just tell me what lines to get rid of, that would be great.

I would also like to get rid of the search bar under the drop down menu "FAQs" ideal shoulder rests but had a hard time getting into the file to delete this.

Also, if anybody knows of a web developer in Minnesota that doesn't take forever to make simple changes, please give me their name and contact information.

I would greatly appreciate any help you can give me.

This post has been edited by violingirl1978: Mar 20 2015, 01:55 AM

[violingirl1978]

Hi Everyone,

I have made most of the changes I needed to but I'm new to the forum and am not able to delete my first posting so I apologize for that. Please let me know how to do that when the post is an hour or more old. Thank you.

I am still struggling with how to get rid of the three dots at the end of every page on my website in addition to getting access to the code for Ideal Shoulder Rests so I can delete some of the code. Please advise.

Thank you for your help.

This post has been edited by violingirl1978: Mar 20 2015, 02:35 AM

[Frederiek]

The dots come from an UL list that has empty link texts (inside LI elements), that open popup windows. You'll find it inside the footer element. If you inspect the element, you'll see where exactly.

I don't know what you mean by code for Ideal Shoulder Rests, as I couldn't find it.

BTW, your page has HTML errors. Validate at http://validator.w3.org and correct the errors.

[pandy]

We don't delete posts here just because the problem has been solved. That would make the thread confusing for everyone who reads it. We would have to delete all answers too and they may contain information that's useful for others. Not to speak of it would upset other posters that may have put a great deal of effort into solving the OPs problem.

[violingirl1978]

The dots come from an UL list that has empty link texts (inside LI elements), that open popup windows. You'll find it inside the footer element. If you inspect the element, you'll see where exactly.

I don't know what you mean by code for Ideal Shoulder Rests, as I couldn't find it.

BTW, your page has HTML errors. Validate at http://validator.w3.org and correct the errors.

Ok, which page has HTML errors? If I type in every URL for every web page, will the pages be corrected on their own?

[pandy]

Ok, which page has HTML errors?

Probably all of them.

If I type in every URL for every web page, will the pages be corrected on their own?

No.

[Frederiek]

I only validated your homepage. It's up to you to check them all.
And indeed, you have to fix those errors yourself. If there are any you don't understand, then ask here.

Just to let you know, on the homepage, I also get 404 (Not Found) errors in my browser for:
pattern07.png
social.png
phone-icon.png
go-top.png
pattern07.png
skin16_specific.css.map

Check the other pages for such errors too.

[violingirl1978]

I only validated your homepage. It's up to you to check them all.
And indeed, you have to fix those errors yourself. If there are any you don't understand, then ask here.

Just to let you know, on the homepage, I also get 404 (Not Found) errors in my browser for:
pattern07.png
social.png
phone-icon.png
go-top.png
pattern07.png
skin16_specific.css.map

Check the other pages for such errors too.

What is the significance of HTML errors? Will this affect SEO ranking? Is <h1 absolutely necessary in my source code? I was surprised this wasn't added in my original code. How do I know where to put <h1 in my code? I have my website up but it seems to still need a lot of work. Any book or online tutorial I should use to improve my website? When I use the validate link, will it correct and improve my source code? I am a newbie to all of this.

[Frederiek]

Read the Why Validate? article at http://validator.w3.org/docs/why.html to answer your first question.
Read this article at http://htmlhelp.com/feature/seo/ about SEO ranking.

You're using HTML5 and the SECTION element should be identified with a heading (h1- h6 element) as a child of the section element.
See http://html5doctor.com/element-index/#section and http://www.w3.org/html/wg/drafts/html/mast...section-element .

For tutorials, you can start at the References and FAQ, right here at WDG (links on top and bottom of this page). The link to html5doctor.com is pretty good too, as it addresses HTML5 elements too, which the WDG doesn't. But what's good in HTML 4 is still ok in HTML5.

You can always search for whatever you need. It's just a question of a good phrasing of your search.
For a beginner, even http://www.w3schools.com can be a good start, though their info is not always as accurate. But to get the drift of things, it's a start. I even gave that link to my daughter, so she can edit her Tumblr page on her own.

A validator doesn't correct the errors, it only shows them to you, so you can correct them yourself, provided that you understand what the validator tells you. Sometimes, what it tells you is clear enough, but for a newcomer it can be confusing. That's why I said that if there's something you don't understand in what the validator indicates, you can ask about that here so we can help you with that.

[violingirl1978]

The dots come from an UL list that has empty link texts (inside LI elements), that open popup windows. You'll find it inside the footer element. If you inspect the element, you'll see where exactly.

I don't know what you mean by code for Ideal Shoulder Rests, as I couldn't find it.

BTW, your page has HTML errors. Validate at http://validator.w3.org and correct the errors.

How should i fix the LI elements? Here is what I have for an li element for the home page of proviolin. Any "ul" that is surrounded by li is what I should fix, correct?

li><a class="facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/LearnToPlayTheViolin" target="_blank" title="Proviolin on Facebook">Facebook</a></li>
<li><a class="youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg5Lj_eDGJIy75uuFANCvbQ" target="_blank" title="Proviolin on YouTube">YouTube</a></li>

<ul>
<li><a class="facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/LearnToPlayTheViolin" target="_blank" title="Proviolin on Facebook">Facebook</a></li>
<li><a class="youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg5Lj_eDGJIy75uuFANCvbQ" target="_blank" title="Proviolin on YouTube">YouTube</a></li>
</ul>

Should I worry about the above li or just delete the following from my source code?

<ul>
<li class="pOpt">
<a href='/index.php' onclick="Popup = window.open('http://proviolin.com/imatrix.php?print=1', 'Popup1', & #39;toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,depe
ndent=yes,width=915,height=600'); return false;" class="print_page" title="Print Page" rel="nofollow"></a>
</li>
<li class="pOpt">
<a href='/index.php' onclick="Popup = window.open('?send_email=1&amp;title=Home', 'Popup2', & #39;toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,depe
ndent=yes,width=376,height=475'); return false;" class="send_friend" title="Send to Friend" rel="nofollow"></a>
</li>
<li class="pOpt">
<a href='/index.php' onclick="Popup = window.open('http://proviolin.com/imatrix.php?%3Fsend_doctor=1', 'Popup3', & #39;toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,depe
ndent=yes,width=376,height=528'); return false;" class="email_us" title="Email Us" rel="nofollow"></a>
</li>
</li>
</ul>


Also, I finally got verified proving to google analytics that I own my site. Is google analytics worth the trouble? Seems like so much to learn and very time consuming.

[violingirl1978]

The dots come from an UL list that has empty link texts (inside LI elements), that open popup windows. You'll find it inside the footer element. If you inspect the element, you'll see where exactly.

I don't know what you mean by code for Ideal Shoulder Rests, as I couldn't find it.

BTW, your page has HTML errors. Validate at http://validator.w3.org and correct the errors.

Ok, which page has HTML errors? If I type in every URL for every web page, will the pages be corrected on their own?

I deleted the following and still got the three dots at the bottom of the page for my home page. I thought I had the problem solved according to w3schools.com but I guess I was wrong:

<ul>
<li class="pOpt">
<a href='/index.php' onclick="Popup = window.open('http://proviolin.com/imatrix.php?print=1', 'Popup1', & #39;toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,depe

ndent=yes,width=915,height=600'); return false;" class="print_page" title="Print Page" rel="nofollow"></a>
</li>
<li class="pOpt">
<a href='/index.php' onclick="Popup = window.open('?send_email=1&amp;title=Home', 'Popup2', & #39;toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,depe

ndent=yes,width=376,height=475'); return false;" class="send_friend" title="Send to Friend" rel="nofollow"></a>
</li>
<li class="pOpt">
<a href='/index.php' onclick="Popup = window.open('http://proviolin.com/imatrix.php?%3Fsend_doctor=1', 'Popup3', & #39;toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,depe

ndent=yes,width=376,height=528'); return false;" class="email_us" title="Email Us" rel="nofollow"></a>
</li>
</li>
</ul>

[violingirl1978]

The dots come from an UL list that has empty link texts (inside LI elements), that open popup windows. You'll find it inside the footer element. If you inspect the element, you'll see where exactly.

I don't know what you mean by code for Ideal Shoulder Rests, as I couldn't find it.

BTW, your page has HTML errors. Validate at http://validator.w3.org and correct the errors.

How should i fix the LI elements? Here is what I have for an li element for the home page of proviolin. Any "ul" that is surrounded by li is what I should fix, correct?

li><a class="facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/LearnToPlayTheViolin" target="_blank" title="Proviolin on Facebook">Facebook</a></li>
<li><a class="youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg5Lj_eDGJIy75uuFANCvbQ" target="_blank" title="Proviolin on YouTube">YouTube</a></li>

<ul>
<li><a class="facebook" href="https://www.facebook.com/LearnToPlayTheViolin" target="_blank" title="Proviolin on Facebook">Facebook</a></li>
<li><a class="youtube" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg5Lj_eDGJIy75uuFANCvbQ" target="_blank" title="Proviolin on YouTube">YouTube</a></li>
</ul>

Should I worry about the above li or just delete the following from my source code?



<ul>
<li class="pOpt">
<a href='/index.php' onclick="Popup = window.open('http://proviolin.com/imatrix.php?print=1', 'Popup1', & #39;toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,depe
ndent=yes,width=915,height=600'); return false;" class="print_page" title="Print Page" rel="nofollow"></a>
</li>
<li class="pOpt">
<a href='/index.php' onclick="Popup = window.open('?send_email=1&amp;title=Home', 'Popup2', & #39;toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,depe
ndent=yes,width=376,height=475'); return false;" class="send_friend" title="Send to Friend" rel="nofollow"></a>
</li>
<li class="pOpt">
<a href='/index.php' onclick="Popup = window.open('http://proviolin.com/imatrix.php?%3Fsend_doctor=1', 'Popup3', & #39;toolbar=no,location=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,depe
ndent=yes,width=376,height=528'); return false;" class="email_us" title="Email Us" rel="nofollow"></a>
</li>
</li>
</ul>


Also, I finally got verified proving to google analytics that I own my site. Is google analytics worth the trouble? Seems like so much to learn and very time consuming.

I fixed the code to get rid of the three dots, yes!

[Frederiek]

Good!

[violingirl1978]

Good!

Hi Frederick,

Please let me know your opinion. Do you like proviolin.com or http://50.87.227.240/newsite/ better and why? For the newsite, how do I center the title Proviolin? I read some forum stuff regarding this but nothing worked. Also, I'm not sure for the homepage of my newsite how to get rid of the word "Archives." I don't recall typing it in and so it's a mystery to me how archives got there in the first place.

What changes should be made to my newsite assuming you like that one better?

[Frederiek]

Set a width to #site-title (e.g. 960px), change the margin to 0 auto (on line 646) and get rid of the float (on line 638) to center the image and title.

As for the Archives, there's a div with id="archives-2". You might get rid of that. But, there seems to be an automatism that changes the date to the current month when I hide that div and adds abbreviations for the days, caused by the #calendar-2 div. You might as well get rid of that too.

There must be something in the database or PHP file that puts those elements there. Maybe you have some option in the control panel for that. But, as said before, I've never worked with Wordpress.

I liked the clean simple interface of proviolin.com, though a lot has to be done to correct its errors and such. I suppose you have pictures of the studio, the violins etc which could enhance some of the pages. And I'd use colors that match the violin and/or the logo you might have. That goes for both sites. Stick to the one you like most, it's your site. My opinion is only one opinion.


PS: Please use my name correctly. The c in the name turns it into a male name, but I'm a woman. Thank you.

This post has been edited by Frederiek: Mar 27 2015, 06:11 AM

[Frederiek]

I'd just like to add that, in a certain way, both sites look the same. And now that you've changed the filler image, it gets a better look. Plus, the advantage of the new site is that it is already responsive.

But consider using colors that match the violin color. Once you picked a color, you can visualize additional complenetary colors at https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ using any of the color rules. Simply set your color to the middle box, which serves as the color basis. A handy tool.

[violingirl1978]

I'd just like to add that, in a certain way, both sites look the same. And now that you've changed the filler image, it gets a better look. Plus, the advantage of the new site is that it is already responsive.

But consider using colors that match the violin color. Once you picked a color, you can visualize additional complenetary colors at https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ using any of the color rules. Simply set your color to the middle box, which serves as the color basis. A handy tool.

What do you mean by a filler image?

[violingirl1978]

I'd just like to add that, in a certain way, both sites look the same. And now that you've changed the filler image, it gets a better look. Plus, the advantage of the new site is that it is already responsive.

But consider using colors that match the violin color. Once you picked a color, you can visualize additional complenetary colors at https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ using any of the color rules. Simply set your color to the middle box, which serves as the color basis. A handy tool.

How do I get rid of the boxes below saying "submit message?"

[violingirl1978]

I'd just like to add that, in a certain way, both sites look the same. And now that you've changed the filler image, it gets a better look. Plus, the advantage of the new site is that it is already responsive.

But consider using colors that match the violin color. Once you picked a color, you can visualize additional complenetary colors at https://color.adobe.com/create/color-wheel/ using any of the color rules. Simply set your color to the middle box, which serves as the color basis. A handy tool.

How do I get rid of the boxes below saying "submit message?"

Hi,

I think I finally got it fixed and got rid of the boxes below "submit message" on http://50.87.227.240/newsite/ under contact me.

[Frederiek]

With the filler image, I mean the large image you had before, that made no sense in relation to your business.

I have seen some of the pages, but not all. So I don't remember having seen any boxes on the contact page below the submit button.

Keep up the good work!