My family web site

[Norman]

I have a family web site that I use to display both my wife's and my own family tree. I have, in the past used Rootsmagic to generate the trees on my PC and then upload the files (around 10,000 of them) up to my web space. I use a CMS system and integrating the trees has always been problematic.

Yesterday I downloaded and installed HuMo-Gen and uploaded the two gedcom files to generate the data. I am pleased with the outcome but I would like to integrate the "New Family Data" pages more closely with the existing design. I would like to find a way of adding HuMo-Gen's menu options to the existing CMS generated menus. The web site can be seen at http://www.law-family.org.uk/family-data.html.

Regards,
Norman

[Huub]

Hello Norman,

Welcome at the forum!

If you want to add HuMo-gen options into your own CMS system, you can hover over the HuMo-gen menu items, and see the links at the bottom of your browser.
Example:
Hoover over Family tree -> Individuals: you see the link: http://www.law-family.org.uk/humogen/li ... o_&reset=1
You can use this link in your own CMS. But: this link works for the first family tree. The second family tree is:
http://www.law-family.org.uk/humogen/li ... 1_&reset=1

Another option: use the HuMo-gen build in CMS. You can replace the homepage of HuMo-gen by your own page!
These websites are build using the HuMo-gen build in CMS:
http://www.humo-gen.com
http://www.huubmons.nl/genealogie
http://www.beck.org.il

[Norman]

Hello Huub, thanks for the reply.

I could do as you suggest with the first option and re-create HuMo-gen's menus within my own but then I would need to display HuMo-gen without menus to avoid duplication.

The second option would be hard to implement. HuMo-gen uses a different database to my CMS (CMS Made Simple). I don't think your system could replicate CMSMS's without having it's full functionality.

Is there a way to display HuMo-gen without the top menu bar? I haven't yet investigated the source files to see whether I could edit those.

Norman

[Huub]

Norman,

Personally, I think there is one huge disadvantage for HuMo-gen inside another CMS:
Normally a standard HuMo-gen installation is adaptive! And your CMS isn't... So if a smartphone user visit your website, it is shown a fully website that isn't made adaptive.
This results in two problems:
1) Google will lower your website in the results. Because Google will show an adaptive site higher in the search results.
2) It's possible smartphone users will leave your website, because it's difficult to navigate your website.
It's easy to test this ourself: use a smartphone and visit your website, and then visit one the HuMo-gen websites:
http://www.humo-gen.com
http://www.huubmons.nl/genealogie
http://www.beck.org.il

If you want to remove the HuMo-gen menu, you can try this: open file gedcom.css,

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/* #humo_menu = menu bar */
#humo_menu {
	position:absolute;
	top:40px;
	display:block;
	width:100%;
	background:url("images/default_trans_large.png") repeat left top;
	font-size: 13px;
	border-top: solid 1px #EED4D4;
	border-bottom: solid 1px #EED4D4;
	z-index:100;
}

Add an extra line of code ( visibility:hidden;) to this CSS block:

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/* #humo_menu = menu bar */
#humo_menu {
	position:absolute;
	top:40px;
	display:block;
	width:100%;
	background:url("images/default_trans_large.png") repeat left top;
	font-size: 13px;
	border-top: solid 1px #EED4D4;
	border-bottom: solid 1px #EED4D4;
	z-index:100;
	visibility:hidden;
}

Finally, to test this code, reload your website page. Sometimes CSS code doesn't work, then you could try to close and open the browser, or maybe even clear the browser cache. But normally a reload of the page will work.

[Norman]

Thanks for your considered reply. I'm not too concerned about results in searches as it's a family web site and would not be of much interest to anyone else. The family will be informed of the site in a number of ways, emails social media etc.

I have tried the code change and, although it works well, it does leave a gap where the menu would normally show. Likewise the top bar would need hiding and the main data moved up to fill the gap. I'll continue to investigate but for the mean time I'll leave "as is". I'll advise family members using smartphones to access the page by using the url http://www.law-family.org.uk/humogen/.

Thanks again
Norman