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= Website = | = Website = | ||
There are several ways to change the image of the 'bird' on the standard Cumulus web page. You will need | == How do I set up a website? == | ||
The crucial settings are selected on the ''Internet'' screen in the '''Configuration''' menu. | |||
*On the ''Sites/Options'' tab, you must have '''Auto Update''' selected if you want Cumulus to generate web pages at the standard interval. Other parameters will depend on your particular set-up, but are explained in the Cumulus '''Help''' and in Wiki pages starting with [[Website_setup]] and following links as required. | |||
*On the ''Files'' tab, you select whether to use the standard Cumulus templates and images, or specify your own templates and destinations. | |||
== How do I replace the 'bird' image on my website? == | |||
There are several ways to change the image of the 'bird' on the standard Cumulus web page. You will need a [[FTP tool]]. | |||
* The simplest way is to upload a new picture to the images folder of your website; the file should be called picture.jpg. Please ensure the image is not too large and bear in mind it will appear on the bottom left of the page; the site data may cover some of the image. As a guide, the default image is 600 x 450 pixels. | * The simplest way is to upload a new picture to the images folder of your website; the file should be called picture.jpg. Please ensure the image is not too large and bear in mind it will appear on the bottom left of the page; the site data may cover some of the image. As a guide, the default image is 600 x 450 pixels. | ||
* Secondly, you may upload an image using your own file name. Edit the weatherstyle.css file and look for the line <tt>background-image: url(images/picture.jpg);</tt> around line 9 and adjust as necessary. Upload the edited css file to | * Secondly, you may upload an image using your own file name. Edit the ''weatherstyle.css'' file and look for the line <tt>background-image: url(images/picture.jpg);</tt> around line 9 and adjust as necessary. Upload the edited css file to your website. | ||
* if you wish to remove the image completely edit the weatherstyle.css file and remove the line <tt>background-image: url(images/picture.jpg);</tt> Upload the css file to to | * if you wish to remove the image completely edit the ''weatherstyle.css'' file and remove the line <tt>background-image: url(images/picture.jpg);</tt> Upload the edited css file to to your website. | ||
NOTE: It is not recommended that you overwrite the image in your local folder (webfiles\images\picture.jpg) because that gets overwritten when you update to a new build of Cumulus. Ideally your image will be in its own local folder outside the Cumulus structure. | NOTE: It is not recommended that you overwrite the image in your local folder (webfiles\images\picture.jpg) because that gets overwritten when you update to a new build of Cumulus. Ideally your image will be in its own local folder outside the Cumulus structure. | ||