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Design
How-tos and tutorials for customizing the design of your Big Medium-powered website.
Can I include PHP code in my templates?
Tips for combining PHP-generated markup with Big Medium.
Tips for combining PHP-generated markup with Big Medium.
How do I add my own custom CSS styles?
Big Medium gives you complete control over the CSS styles of your site.
Big Medium gives you complete control over the CSS styles of your site.
How do I customize a widget?
Instructions for customizing the preferences, appearance or markup of a Big Medium widget.
Instructions for customizing the preferences, appearance or markup of a Big Medium widget.
How do I create graphical navigation bars with rollovers?
With some custom CSS, you can convert Big Medium's text-based navigation into image rollovers.
With some custom CSS, you can convert Big Medium's text-based navigation into image rollovers.
Why don't images appear on my pages?
The problem is likely related to either the “page position” setting for the images or incomplete loading of images when adding image sizes manually.
The problem is likely related to either the “page position” setting for the images or incomplete loading of images when adding image sizes manually.
Why don’t link images appear in my link widgets?
How to troubleshoot missing images in your links.
How to troubleshoot missing images in your links.
Why are the images in my custom templates broken on some pages?
Troubleshoot broken images in your templates.
Troubleshoot broken images in your templates.
How do I get rid of Big Medium's built-in CSS navigation styles?
How to turn off navigation styles in Big Medium's HTML preferences.
How to turn off navigation styles in Big Medium's HTML preferences.
Why do Flash animations obscure parts of my page?
Tips for fixing flash movies that "float" above other page elements, including dropdown menus and enlarged/slideshow images.
Tips for fixing flash movies that "float" above other page elements, including dropdown menus and enlarged/slideshow images.
How can I display link lists horizontally or in columns?
Big Medium's link widgets display links in a vertical list by default. With a little CSS, you can display them in columns instead.
Big Medium's link widgets display links in a vertical list by default. With a little CSS, you can display them in columns instead.
Can I add additional data fields to my Big Medium pages?
This tutorial walks you through the creation of a custom plugin to add additional data fields to Big Medium.
This tutorial walks you through the creation of a custom plugin to add additional data fields to Big Medium.
Why don’t the <%quicktease%>, <%latest%>, <%tips%> or <%announcements%> widgets respond to my preference changes?
You might be editing the preferences for the wrong section.
You might be editing the preferences for the wrong section.
I changed the direction of the navigation in my templates or HTML preferences, but nothing changed. What gives?
Troubleshooting navigation layout problems.
Troubleshooting navigation layout problems.
How do I add a new page type with its own custom template?
Learn how to add a custom template with a Big Medium plugin.
Learn how to add a custom template with a Big Medium plugin.
Can Google Analytics track Big Medium file downloads?
If you use Google Analytics to track visitor activity on your Big Medium-powered site, a small tweak lets you track file downloads, too.
If you use Google Analytics to track visitor activity on your Big Medium-powered site, a small tweak lets you track file downloads, too.