Thread: anne

My website opens as seperate internet explorer pages and not one site. The buttons work. Also the Paypal does not redirect to my site.artinwax.
Help please.

Hello,
When you made your links you set the "Target" to " _blank "
It should be left empty, nothing in that space.

Also, instead of titleing your index page "Home" it should be a short descriptive phrase using your main keyword(s).

This is one way that Google uses to find your site.

Thank you so much, I will try that. Can you help on the Paypal question?

Have you given PayPal the URL to redirect ??
Did you use the BV PayPal options or did you go directly thru your PP account to generate the code?
I have no experience with the BV options.

Using the BV PP options you will need to create a successful payment page/Url. and enter that into your PP info. On that page you can have a link to wherever you want your customer to go.

set all my pages without 'blank' and hope they are not seperate now. They all close seperately so not sure.
artinwax
Can someone have a check for me please.
Have renamed my index page from home to encaustic art. many thanks for that tip.
Anne

I did set the url's but did not see how to redirect my customer back to my site. I will have another look.

Anne,
No changes for me, yet. You should also include your web address in your forum signature.
SE's will also see that and give you a bit more web presence.

Try to be a bit more creative with the page title. If you had ONE CHANCE to describe your site to MILLIONS of visitors, what would you say?

I have renamed my home page!
I have linked every part on every page without using 'blank' except the first page and still not convinced i have it correct.
can you spare the time to have another look please.
artinwax

Have you republished? All pages "Target" should be empty

Yes I have linked all elements in each page with the target left clear.I have saved the page and then published but they are still opening up as 4 seperate pages...can't think what I am doing wrong.

Hello Ann

I can see that most of your pages open in new windows. Carbon Terrys Advice is spot on.

Try this though.

In BV open your index page and get get each link and set all targets to 'empty' another words nothing.

Publish that page and test just the links on that page. This will mean you will have to keep clicking your back button in your browser.

If you are satisfied that it now works. Copy your menu buttons from your index page and paste them to your other pages, then republish each page.

Hope this helps

Darren

Thanks Darren, I have tried this and it's very wierd but two of my pages open in one page and the back button on the browser works but the other two do not and open in seperate windows still.
artinwax
AS far as I know I have done the same to all the pages.
Anne

Just had another check and all of the pages are opening in seperate windows...what is going wrong?

Anne

In BV open your index page, double click your 'gallery' button. Go to the link tab. What does it say in the Target Field?

Darren

Hi Darren,
Have done as you suggested and the target is empty. I did empty all the targets as instructed earlier. I had originall entered _blank and then went back and deleted all of them.
I did wonder if this could have anything to do with the buttons and if I should try the text menu method instead of buttons navigation or would that not affect the pages opening in seperate pages?
Anne

I have just looked at my site again in preview and the first two pages link and the last two but the second will not link to the third. Have had another look at all button targets and they are all clear. Can you think what I can try now please.
anne