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> > So the one thing we really wanted to do was customize the header of a > guide based on whether it was produced at the health sciences library or at > the main campus library, to hopefully help students keep track of where > they are. Have you tried assigning the Health Sciences guides to their own groups and adding custom header HTML at the group-level (Admin > Groups > Header/Footer/Tabs/Boxes)? You can't use the new mustache-based templating inside the headers, but you can use plain-jane HTML. On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 3:14 PM, Will Martin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > My impression of the LibGuides v2 template system is that it's decent > within strict boundaries. We just launched LibGuides v2 about 6 weeks > ago. We took a look at the templates, and opted not to do anything with > them, because they didn't do what we needed them to. > > Our instance of LibGuides is shared between the main campus library and > the health sciences library. Students navigating the system are often > confused if they accidentally wind up looking at a guide produced for the > other set of patrons. So the one thing we really wanted to do was > customize the header of a guide based on whether it was produced at the > health sciences library or at the main campus library, to hopefully help > students keep track of where they are. > > Unfortunately, LibGuides' template system can't do that. It only applies > to the content areas of the guide. Within that area, it affords a great > degree of flexibility as regards the HTML markup of the guides. Outside of > that area, it's useless. > > So we're running with the defaults. I may revisit those at some point, > but for now we're reasonably happy with them. > > Oh, and here's a link to the documentation for the template system: > > http://support.springshare.com/libguides/guidetemplates/intro > > It does require you to be logged into your LibApps account, because > apparently the details of their templating system is a deep, dark secret. > > Will > > > > > On 2014-09-16 10:48, Graham, Jeannie wrote: > >> Our library is also just getting ready to delve into LibGuides v2 so >> I'm also interested in hearing what others are doing! >> >> >> >> Thank you, >> >> -- Jeannie Graham >> >> >> >> >> >> Jeannie Graham >> >> California State University, Chico >> >> Meriam Library - Library Technology Specialist >> >> Chico, CA 95929-0295 >> >> [log in to unmask] >> >> 530-898-4311 >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf >> Of Brad Coffield >> Sent: Monday, September 15, 2014 12:19 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: [CODE4LIB] LibGuides v2 - Templates and Nav >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I'm finally diving into our Libguides v2 migration and I'm wondering >> if anyone would be willing to share their experience/choices regarding >> templating. (Or even some code!) >> >> >> >> I'm thinking left-nav is the way to go. Has anyone split the main >> content column into two smaller columns? Done that with a >> column-width-spanning box atop the main content area? Any other neato >> templates ideas? >> >> >> >> We are in the process of building a "style guide" for all libguides >> authors to use. And also some sort of peer-review process to help >> enforce the style guide. I'm thinking we are going to want to restrict >> all authors to left-nav templates but perhaps the ideal solution would >> be to require left-nav of all but to have a variety of custom left-nav >> templates to choose from. >> >> >> >> Any thoughts are much appreciated! >> >> >> >> Warm regards, >> >> >> >> Brad >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Brad Coffield, MLIS >> >> Assistant Information and Web Services Librarian Saint Francis University >> >> 814-472-3315 >> >> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> >