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Tip

To more effectively use this selection, write your animal's description using the old newspaper writer's inverted pyramid style. Put the most compelling information about the animal first, and be aware when writing the description how many characters will display. For instance, if you display only 50 characters, and you want to highlight an elderly black cat who really needs a home, you might start your description with, "Fluffy aged like fine wine: mellow and sweet."

Sidebar Options

Note

Not all layouts automatically include the ability to insert a sidebar.

The sidebar on the side of your website home page gives you additional places to display pertinent information.

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This setting is also used with the Built In Snippet - Featured AnimalRandom animal Picture. You can find out more about snippets in the section of this guide, Using code snippets.

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Select Don't Show to prevent a search box from displaying.

Hit counter

You can display a "hit counter" that counts the number of visitors to your web page. It works in the background without slowing the page for your visitors. Click Show to display the hit counter and Don't Show to prevent it from displaying. 

Mailing address

You can display your organization's mailing address in the sidebar. You can also block your email address and street address from showing. You can change your address on the Organization Contact Information page. Click Show to display your organization's mailing address and Don't Show to prevent the mailing address from displaying.

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Click Show to display the button with web site sharing options such as Facebook and Don't Show to prevent it from displaying. Not all layouts support this option.

Display the DogTime.com widget Sparky

Click Show to display the Sparky widget from DogTime.com and Don't Show to prevent it from displaying. To use this option, enable the Sparky widget from DogTime.com.Not all layouts automatically include this feature. For layouts that do not, you can use the built-in snippet for search.  You can find out more about snippets in the section of this guide, Using code snippets.

Sidebar width

Enter the width (in pixels) for the desired width of the sidebar.

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Click Yes this option to display your organization's logo in the sidebar in layouts that support a logo. You can upload a logo from Web Site Website > Web Logo. Click No if you do not want to display your logo.

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Use the arrow on the right side of the field to select one of your available images from the drop-down list to use as a background for your website. You can upload images on the Web Site Website > Images page.

Not all layouts support a background image. If your layout does not support this option, you can add one using CSS or you can open a support ticket and we can assist you.

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