highlight current page

[unitedcraig]

Hi again people,

This is a really basic question, but how, through CSS, do i get the current page to highlight in the menu bar?

http://adamsworldbeertour.freehostia.com/ , this is the sort of thing that i mean.

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/**NAVIGATION**/

#navigation {
    float: right;
    width: 300px;
    margin-right: 0px;
}

#navigation ul {
    list-style: none;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
}

#navigation ul li {
    float: left;
    width: 100px;
    padding-top: 20px;
}

#navigation ul li a {
    display: block;
    height: 40px;
    text-transform: uppercase;
    color: #000;
    border-bottom: 5px solid #ff99cc;
    text-decoration: none;
    font-weight: bold;
    text-align: center;
    margin-right: 32px;
    padding-top: 5px;
    letter-spacing: 1px;
    font: 10px Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;
}

#navigation ul li a.last {
    margin-right: 0;
}

#navigation ul li a:hover {
    background-color: #FF99cc;
    border-bottom: 5px solid #ff99cc;
    color: #fff;
}

#navigation ul li a.current {
    background-color: #FF99cc;
    border-bottom: 5px solid #FF6699;
    color: #fff;
}

Thanks in advance for your help

[unitedcraig]

http://www.webforumz.com/css-forum/6...rrent-page.htm

Just found this post, i am producing this site possibly for use as a free template, should i find a way with the php script, or do the manual way suggested here?

Edit - if anyone has a php script for this could they please post it

thanks

[Oak]

Hi Craig

How to highlight the current page Nav link ?

Just found this post, i am producing this site possibly for use as a free template, should i find a way with the php script, or do the manual way suggested here?

I posted that thread, but wasn't able to highlight the active tab manually using the code provided, probably you and everyone else can though!? Yes I would like the PHP script also.

Cheers

[dab42pat]

you could take a look here.

http://www.crucialwebhost.com/blog/y...ht-navigation/

not sure if this is what you are looking for

cheers

Pat

[Oak]

Yes, that is a good link, can you tell me if this looks correct.

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  <ul>
    <li><a<? if($page == 'one') print ' class="active"'; ?> href="/">Welcome</a></li>
    <li><a<? if($page == 'two') print ' class="active"'; ?> href="#" rel="dropmenu1">Classes</a></li>
    <li><a<? if($page == 'three') print ' class="active"'; ?> href="contact.php">Contact</a></li>
    <li><a<? if($page == 'four') print ' class="active"'; ?> href="images.php">Images</a></li>
    <li><a<? if($page == 'four') print ' class="active"'; ?> href="links.php">Links</a></li>
    <li><a<? if($page == 'four') print ' class="active"'; ?> href="coming.php">Events</a></li>
    <li><a<? if($page == 'four') print ' class="active"'; ?> href="#" rel="dropmenu2"> FAQs</a></li>
    <li class="end"><a<? if($page == 'four') print ' class="active"'; ?>href="risadinha.php">The Teacher</a></li>
    </ul>

[Oak]

Yes, that is a good link, can you tell me if this looks correct.

Ok, forget that, I have seen a big mistake in the code.

[Jack Franklin]

I've done a tutorial on it which might help
http://jackfranklin.co.uk/single.php?contentid=22

[Oak]

Great I am on to it!

Cheers Jack

[Jack Franklin]

No worries, leave a comment if you like it, or if you have any trouble.

[Oak]

It seems very simple, I copied and pasted your example in to my page:

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<ul>
<li<?php if ($page == 'home') { echo ' id="active"'; }?>><a href="/">Home</a></li>
<li<?php if ($page == 'classes') { echo ' id="active"'; }?>><a href="#" rel="dropmenu1">Classes</a></li>
<li<?php if ($page == 'events') { echo ' id="active"'; }?>><a href="capoeira-events-up-coming.php">Events</a></li>
<li<?php if ($page == 'contat') { echo ' id="active"'; }?>><a href="capoeira-school-contact.php">Contact</a></li>
<li<?php if ($page == 'teacher') { echo ' id="active"'; }?>><a href="capoeira-school-risadinha.php">The Teacher</a></li>
<li<?php if ($page == 'images') { echo ' id="active"'; }?>><a href="capoeira-school-images.php">Images</a></li>
<li<?php if ($page == 'faq') { echo ' id="active"'; }?>><a href="#" rel="dropmenu2">Capoeira FAQs</a></li>
</ul>

but if you take a look at the screen shot it's a bit messed up?

<?php $page = 'home'; ?> was also added bellow the html tag

[Jack Franklin]

I cannot see what the problem is! Explain?

[Oak]

Well, the nav bar has been put out of place/upset by the php code, and > is visible on each nav link.

here is a shot of how the nav bar should look.

[Jack Franklin]

It is out of place because of the extra '>' but I've tested the code and I don't get any extra '>'. Could I see the entire code please and/or a link to the webpage?

[Oak]

sure!

www.capoeiracanal.co.uk/index.nav.php

[Oak]

Hang on, that's strange! when viewing the page live, the nav bar looks fine? I had only viewed it in the browser when doing tests in DW

[Jack Franklin]

Thought so. If you want to test PHP locally, you should read:http://creativecoding.webforumz.com/...ips-tricks/#q3
You could leave a comment on my blog if you like

Jack

[Oak]

Yes, I will leave a comment for sure!

did you take a look at the source? The active nav is still not highlighted ? Do I need to add any styles to it?

Thanks

[Jack Franklin]

Oh yes sorry now you go and add your CSS style in the CSS sheet.

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#active {
background-color: blue;
...
}

[Oak]

Ok! will leave comment shortly!

[Jack Franklin]

Nice thanks Oak, and glad I could help