HELP!! New LJ Layout makes me crazy!

[rabid1st]

Okay...so...my old LJ layout was pretty but way too busy. So I thought I would streamline.

However, I seem to have lost my tags feature and I can't find out how to turn it back on. No TAGS for you!

Does anyone know how to add a TAGS link to the top of the page so my readers can find Disheveled and other things easily? Is this only available in certain styles? How inconvenient would that be! Sheesh!

Rae

Comments

[keswindhover.livejournal.com]

I know nothing.

*pats your bottom*

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

You are not helpful.

*pats your bottom back none-the-less*

[platypus]

username.livejournal.com/tag will take you to anybody's tag list. You could incorporate that link manually into your layout somehow, or in a pinned post dated in the future.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That was very helpful. Turns out you can add a link up top, too. It just took me a long while to figure out how.

Rae

[fishface44.livejournal.com]

I am fairly new to LJ and have never managed any tags at all, so if this is wrong, I am sorry. *hands over consolation cookie to make it up to you, just in case*

When I went thru FAQ this is what I found:

http://www.livejournal.com/manage/tags.bml

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

Thanks for your help. I did get this far on my own...but sadly...it wasn't what I needed.

People below explain more. Tags are now at the top under links. Could be what this style demands.

Rae

[fishface44.livejournal.com]

Thanks for going to so much trouble to get the tags reset. We readers appreciate it!! (and the layout does look very nice)

[nyaaaaaauuuuuuu.livejournal.com]

I think...if you go into Customize Journal, then Customize Theme (for me it's a link over on the right), then Choose the Sidebars tab on the blue menu on the left, that will show you the Setup heading, under which you can choose how to display your tags.

There's no option to turn the tags off, but you can change the order of where it goes all around. Also, you can set the limit of tags to display...maybe you set that to 0?

Hope that helps!

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

That certainly sounds helpful. I will see if I can follow your directions. I'm not the best direction follower.

Rae

[nyaaaaaauuuuuuu.livejournal.com]

Ah, well. I'm not usually the best direction-giver. Make a good pair, don't we?

And good luck!

[larissa-j.livejournal.com]

However, I seem to have lost my tags feature and I can't find out how to turn it back on. No TAGS for you!

This might be because the current layout doesn't have a sidebar. Tags are usually displayed in the sidebar.

1. User info
2. Customize Journal
3. Choose layout



4. Once you’ve done this, Select “customize selected theme”

5. Click on Sidebar



6. Turn on the tags and select the view

7. Click on ‘save changes’.

If things don't display, it's because the sidebar items aren't ordered properly. You might have to fudge with their order.

[rabid1st.livejournal.com]

One layout choice only. This one. No sidebar. But the tags are now in my links at the top so I am okay.

This was very helpful though. It seems that other styles let you choose a layout. And then customize it. I really like this style though. SAD!

I will see if it is more trouble than it is worth.

Rae