Need help with customising status.net site!

ashleycox

Hi All,
I've set up a site, powered by status net. SO far everything seams to be working relatively well. However, I have a few questions:
1. How can I add and remove links from the navigation menus?
2. How do I change the logo? the URL in the admin panel didn't seam to work (unless it required a while to update) Replaced /theme/default/logo.png with my logo and didn't seam to change, still has the status net picture.

3. Can somebody provide me with step-by-step instructions on how to setup and use the status net mobile plugin?

And finally:
4. What can I, and what can't I, remove from my status net site related to the status net install?

You can find my site at:
www.ashleycox.co.uk/chatter

Thanks for any and all help!
Ashley Cox

ashleycox

Update: the logo is now working

jordanc

@ashleycox hi there,
1. That would be with a custom theme, you can look at the README in the /theme directory for info on making a custom theme.
2. The logo url in /admin/design should do it for you. I see a chater logo on your site, and not StatusNet, you may just need to clear your browser cache or so a cache clearing reload (shift+reload)
3. You just need to add the following line to your config.php There's nothing to set up.
addPlugin('MobileProfile');
4. I'm not quite sure what you want with that, are you wondering what files you can remove? Theoretically you can remove plugins you're not using, but a lot of them are quietly enabled in a default install. I would not recommended removing anything, because it will make future upgrades run more smoothly if everything is where it is expected to be.

ashleycox

@jordanc
Thanks very much for getting back to me!
I've sorted number 1... i'm making a custom theme as you sugggested.
number 2, the logo, is working great.
2 more questions:
1. whre in teh config.php do I add the code for the mobile plugin? anywhere?
and 2. regarding removing stuff from status net, I ment text, links, etc.
Thanks much for your time!
Ash

ashleycox

sorry... 1 more question. I looked at readme in /theme, and followed it's instructions. I've looked int eh css for both the default and bass themes, but cannot see how to add and remove links from the navigation menus and sidebar. am I looking in the wrong place?
Sorry about all the questions!

jordanc

@ashleycox
Yep, you can pretty much stick the addPlugin anywhere.
You have to leave a link back to any changes you make to comply with the agpl license.
Have you also looked at the theme wiki page? http://status.net/wiki/HOWTO_Make_a_Theme

ashleycox

@jordanc
Yep looked at the page, still can't see how to add links to my menus though.
what I want to do is add a link to the menu with the links that link to the docs, like the faq and help.

jordanc

@ashleycox So it turns out that may be more complicated that I had originally thought, you'll probably need to write a plugin to add the links as well as a theme to make them match the others. http://status.net/wiki/HOWTO_Make_a_Plugin

ashleycox

@jordanc
O, OK, thanks. WOw, that does look complicated.