Commons In A Box | Doug Lowthian | Activity https://commonsinabox.org/members/douglowthian/activity Activity feed for Doug Lowthian. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:54:40 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 4a27c0b67cc832054d382104ca728407 Doug Lowthian replied to the topic LOOKING TO HIRE SOMEONE TO INSTALL in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/looking-to-hire-someone-to-install/#post-6159 Sun, 18 Dec 2016 00:53:25 -0500 I may be able to help. Want me to call you and talk?

]]> d967222ef50ff79cc5a460f1c1142586 Doug Lowthian started the topic Header Logo responsiveness in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/header-logo-responsiveness/ Tue, 08 Nov 2016 16:12:00 -0500 The header is responsive, it’s just that the logo element is not. What do I need to change and exactly where to allow my header image to be responsive with the rest of the site? Thanks in advance.

My site: http://heritageleader.net/

]]> 0812cce44a154c6aad03977b9d3ef5fa Doug Lowthian started the topic PDF embedder/viewer that works in group forum?? in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/pdf-embedderviewer-that-works-in-group-forum/ Fri, 23 Sep 2016 18:00:45 -0400 Is there an off the shelf plugin that allows easy upload and ember of downloadable/viewable pdfs in group forums?

Or do I need to get the computer sci courses this as a project!

Thanks in advance

]]> 4ac118a9e444df6ce3eeb18f37d6e59b Doug Lowthian replied to the topic Formatting announcements in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/formatting-announcements/#post-6101 Fri, 23 Sep 2016 17:58:27 -0400 Thanks for the idea. I have some folks at my university computer science department working on this now!

]]> 871107c995597069710117c99d583f18 Doug Lowthian started the topic Formatting announcements in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/formatting-announcements/ Sat, 17 Sep 2016 14:49:50 -0400 I would like to have a wysiwyg editor for the text box on the announcements tab. Right now it is just a plain text box with no formatting options.

Any ideas?

 

Thanks in advance…

]]> 7357d2abb0997fca9f039690d9199888 Doug Lowthian started the topic Uploading images in Forum posts in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/uploading-images-in-forum-posts/ Thu, 15 Sep 2016 02:15:12 -0400 I would like to

Allow my users to add images to posts in Forums in Groups
NOT by having to enter a url as is default
BUT to upload directly from their computer.

Any idea of a plugin or code to make this happen?

Thanks in advance

http://heritageleader.net/

 

]]> 30cdc74dcb2513c391d630b6034ceed2 Doug Lowthian replied to the topic Problems configuring Slider CBox theme in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/problems-configuring-slider-cbox-theme/#post-6082 Wed, 24 Aug 2016 18:27:20 -0400 Problem solved; Thanks all

 

 

]]> 9b65ba5e65d7ff913cc4bb15f5d1b859 Doug Lowthian replied to the topic Menu goes to missing page message.... in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/menu-goes-to-missing-page-message/#post-6079 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 22:23:19 -0400 Thanks for the response; I’ll give that a try!

 

]]> 1c61ba636b3ce0f506bbb07c4c6061e7 Doug Lowthian replied to the topic Problems configuring Slider CBox theme in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/problems-configuring-slider-cbox-theme/#post-6078 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 22:22:38 -0400 Thanks for the response. First of all the documentation says this:

The free form text area that appears directly below the slider is controlled via the “Appearance>>CBOX Theme Options>>Home Page>>Slider Header.”

But Slider Header does not show as an option.

Secondly, as you see on my site, the images are all wonky and have that duplicate ima…[Read more]

]]> 1f9f909161f8dbea525af11b2e9b8e21 Doug Lowthian started the topic Problems configuring Slider CBox theme in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/problems-configuring-slider-cbox-theme/ Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:14:24 -0400 OK, one more question: The Slider: Can’t get it to look right or function right. I think the issue is the size of my images or….I don’t know what. I’m using the CUNY Academic Commons as my guide for setting up my site. Using the CBox theme. Climbing the learning curve….Thanks

http://heritageleader.net/

]]> 21e462a67301d3f85666750f4b56f7fe Doug Lowthian posted an update: OK, one more question: The Slider: Can't get it to look […] https://commonsinabox.org/activity/p/7333 Tue, 23 Aug 2016 17:12:08 -0400 OK, one more question: The Slider: Can’t get it to look right or function right. I think the issue is the size of my images or….I don’t know what. I’m using the CUNY Academic Commons as my guide for setting up my site. Using the CBox theme. Climbing the learning curve….Thanks

]]> 37ed99bb706969d9b31d33b3077ba2dd Doug Lowthian started the topic Menu goes to missing page message.... in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/menu-goes-to-missing-page-message/ Mon, 22 Aug 2016 16:12:28 -0400 Installing cbox  for the first time. Be kind!

I added the wiki to the main menu on the home page and when selected, it gives me a “Darn found nothing” page. Menu item labeled “test wiki”

Is there something obvious I am missing?

Link to site here: heritageleader.net

Thanks in advance…

]]> fd21c5f29a5fa512af04ee539762c410 Doug Lowthian started the topic Social Sharing in the forum Help & Support https://commonsinabox.org/groups/help-support/forum/topic/social-sharing/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:48:13 -0400 Getting ready to do a CBox install for a university department. One requirement is that there be integrated social sharing, a way for members to share out their content to Facebook, Linked In, Twitter etc. Is this feature integrated into CBox?  If not, how do I make it so…Thanks in advance

]]> 90c2391efe4f67efecbb8cc0a84eff64 Doug Lowthian joined the group CBOX Classic Support https://commonsinabox.org/activity/p/7307 Thu, 28 Jul 2016 23:45:31 -0400 46e7f3875b0d0fbf294a1e4a3aa276a2 Doug Lowthian became a registered member https://commonsinabox.org/activity/p/7263 Wed, 15 Jun 2016 11:45:51 -0400