FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions, *** READ BEFORE POSTING! *** Options

[sherryvu]

Please read this ALL before posting any questions. It'll save us and you some time. :) Thanks. If this is still no help, feel free to create a new topic.

Important Links: Community Guidelines, Forum Rules, Main Xanga Help, Xanga Scripts
Other Links: Big Book of Resources, Tutorials, Hex Color Codes, Common Fonts

If anyone else would like to add onto this, leave a post here.

If any posts appear in here asking for help or expressing thanks, it will be deleted.

Q: Why can't I get the disable image toolbar and page transition codes to work?
A: Xanga disabled meta tags, so they no longer work on xanga. What you can do is add galleryimg=no to all of your image tags. Like so:

<img src="http://www.host.com/image.jpg" galleryimg="no">

Q: What is the code to put a banner on my site?
A:

CODE

<img src="url">

Replace URL with the image URL of your banner.

Q: How do I make a Xanga skin?
A: Try reading one of these tutorials.

Q: I tried reading the tutorials on how to make a xanga skin, but there's a horizontal scrollbar where my blog is. How do I fix this?
A: Most likely it is the width of your blog/dates. Change them to a smaller width. Just keep playing with it until you get it right! Please note that this the problem is NOT the horizontal line on the bottom.

Q: When I remove the left modules, why is there a big space on the left?
A: It's most likely because you're using the wrong code. Use the one in the xanga scripts section called "left column: disable".

Q: How do I bold, underline or italicize the words in my entries?
A: First, click "Edit HTML", then paste the following into the box where you write your entries.
Bold

CODE

<b>TEXT</b>

Underline

CODE

<u>TEXT</u>

Italic

CODE

<i>TEXT</i>

Then replace TEXT with whatever you want.

Q: How do i change those words in the left modules?
A: Use the Replace Any Text Script, found in Xanga Scripts.

Q: Can I remove the Xanga Ad?
A: Yes, by getting xanga premium. Otherwise, createBlog does not support removing or moving it with a code (you could get your xanga shut down).

Q: I've used a skin that doesn't have a link to my Look and Feel page. How do I get back to it to change it?
A: Use this link: http://xanga.com/CLAF
You should probably save it as a favorite for future reference.

Q: How do I take a screenshot?
A: Go here and find out how. It's for both Mac & PC computers. If you are making a screenshot because you're submitting a skin, please make it a JPG form and in a square size (400x400, 350x350, etc.).

Q: Where can I find the URL of this song?
A: Please DO NOT start a topic on a song URL. You can go to go cdzinc and find the URL (click 'Search 36k' for better quality). If you still can't find it, you could convert an .mp3 and then upload it. Here's a tutorial;Check it out.

Q: Where can I upload images/music?
A: For images, I'm suggesting imageshack or Photobucket. There are more websites for uploading images; just look in the big book of rescources (Scroll to the top of this post for link).
For music, I recommend blogupload, 30mb, or freewebtown. More websites can be found at the big book of rescources.

This post has been edited by niez_cho: Jun 19 2006, 08:46 PM

[talcumpowder]

Q. I can't see such and such code!!
A. Make sure you're not using any of the Geko-family broswers (Firefox, Mozilla, Camino, Netscape). Actually, just make sure you're using an IE-based browser (Yahoo!, MSN, AOL, Advant, etc.). Next, check over your code to make sure there's no mispelled words or anything. If it still doesn't work, you can come here and ask and you should get an answer. Be patient and WAIT for the answer.
A list of codes that will not appear/work in non-IE browsers are :: colored/transparent scrollbars, cursors, .wma music files, most music players, certain Javascript codes, anything animated that uses Javascript (Wizards, cats...).
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IMAGE MAPPING TROUBLESHOOTING
1. Make sure the USEMAP part of your image code matches the NAME of your map.
ex. -> <map name="rawr"> means USEMAP="#rawr"
2. Make sure your blog's div layer isn't covering up your image map.
ex. -> Div is 415px wide and image is 400px wide. Fix the div layer in that case.
3. Make sure that there's no spaces in your map name.
ex. -> "rawr map" must become "rawr_map" or "rawrmap" or something of that nature.
4. Make sure you have height&width defined. The map doesn't know where to start/stop otherwise.
ex. -> <img src="url" border=0 usemap="#imgmap"> becomes something like <img src="url" border=0 usemap="#imgmap" width="400px" height="600px">