Web output customisation
Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:32 pm
I've been an iFamily user for ever; well since 2009. I've always really enjoyed using it, however the web output is too simple. I don't mind the actual content, however it's the lack of customisation of the overall page that is frustration.
I want to incorporate the pages INTO my site, not have it AS my site. So I need to be able to have all my menus, etc at the top.
Over the years I have experimenting with various ways of doing this (iframe being the obvious, but bad choice). I also used to go as far as running the HTML output through a search and replace to wrap my content around the HTML produced by iFamily.
It would be fantastic if we have more control -- a simply template page would be a great start. So if the template is available, iFamily will use this to insert it's content when building all the HTML files.
I have to admit that in the last few years I left iFamily as I needed something more web friendly. I've used several other good tools but I keep coming back to iFamily. I love the ease of input. I just need a better web solution.
I'd happily work with anyone to get this resolved. I have very strong HTML, CSS, Javascript skills.
At the moment my website actually queries an SQL database (from another family tree product) and I build my own page layout and tree. This does mean I need to keep exporting from iFamily to GEDCOM and importing to the other app when I make updates. In 2015 I need a more complete solution
What about access to the SQLite used by iFamily? If there is some documentation on the structure I could potentially write a simple add on.
Any thoughts Warwick, or anyone else?
I want to incorporate the pages INTO my site, not have it AS my site. So I need to be able to have all my menus, etc at the top.
Over the years I have experimenting with various ways of doing this (iframe being the obvious, but bad choice). I also used to go as far as running the HTML output through a search and replace to wrap my content around the HTML produced by iFamily.
It would be fantastic if we have more control -- a simply template page would be a great start. So if the template is available, iFamily will use this to insert it's content when building all the HTML files.
I have to admit that in the last few years I left iFamily as I needed something more web friendly. I've used several other good tools but I keep coming back to iFamily. I love the ease of input. I just need a better web solution.
I'd happily work with anyone to get this resolved. I have very strong HTML, CSS, Javascript skills.
At the moment my website actually queries an SQL database (from another family tree product) and I build my own page layout and tree. This does mean I need to keep exporting from iFamily to GEDCOM and importing to the other app when I make updates. In 2015 I need a more complete solution
What about access to the SQLite used by iFamily? If there is some documentation on the structure I could potentially write a simple add on.
Any thoughts Warwick, or anyone else?