This website has been created to provide the life story and galleries of Jim and Mary Read, their three children, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Whether you’re here to explore or stay updated, this guide is a good place to start.
Unlike most modern websites, many of the pages and posts herein limit the white space and are condensed to present the information in the best viewing layout. Each page, blog post or other resources were created to be informative and engaging. Feel free to comment, share your thoughts, ask questions, or start a discussion.
Page Content
Like most web pages, there are three sections in most pages. At the top of the page is the Header. The main content of the page is in the Body, At the bottom is the Footer that contains a secondary menu and other page related content.
User login is not required to browse the website but may be accessed by a link in the Header. Registration and other account options are accessed by use of the three bar menu in the Header.
Viewing the family related galleries is limited to registered user accounts only.
There are six primary pages which are viewed using the primary menu. The first two primary pages, Home and About, have a maximum width of 1920 pixels while the remaining four have a limited width of 1080 pixels or less to best display the page content.
The Galleries page provides menu links to the thirty-two gallery pages containing the photo galleries. All gallery pages can be expanded to a width of 1920 pixels to accommodate large thumbnails in six columns.
The Forum page is used for author and multi-user comments, while some pages also have a comments section below the body. A Team page is provided to allow all family adults to upload photos to the website media library. All primary pages are fully responsive to correctly display the content on most phone, tablet and computer devices.
Page Navigation
This website is organized into various pages to make it easier to find what you’re looking for. Use the gold bar menu (or the three bar icon on phone devices) wherein you’ll find links to most pages on the site. Navigating website posts is by a post carousel on the primary Blog page. Menus are provided to easily navigate the pages on mobile or computer devices. You are usually able to click or tap your way between desired pages and posts. A three bar icon toggles the menu in mobile devices to browse the basic six site pages.
Search
Looking for something specific? Use the search bar at the top of the site. Simply type in your keyword, and it will display relevant content tailored to your query.
Contact Us
Have questions or would like to provide feedback? Please use the the page Comments section or the Contact Us item in the secondary menu of the Footer. Your input will be considered.
This website uses FooGallery plugins to display both galleries and albums. Albums are simply a display of up to three galleries arranged in columns.
All files in a gallery are shown with default settings. There is no typical file carousel at the bottom of the screen. A light box is used to view individual photos. Simply left click or tap any photo to view it. It will display as a fixed sized photo, either full height or width. There are controls at the screen edges to select the next/previous photo The light box is closed by single left click anywhere outside the box or by clicking the close button on the upper right corner.
A file upload drop box is shown at the end of most galleries. Users with a contributor or above access level may upload files directly into the gallery being viewed. The site administrator must set the user access level on request.They will not show in the gallery until the site administrator has authorized the files for viewing.
The BlueSky website has been created to provide the life story and galleries of Jim and Mary Read, three children, five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
This initial version (V0.0.99) has been under construction for a long time. Now it’s time for family members to add photos and help with finding the bugs. Visitors are welcome to report any perceived bugs. Comments for this purpose may be entered on most pages.
