No matter what I enter into the create a custom template, I keep getting this message once I hit save and preview
"You must use one, and only one, description tag in your template. Choose [DESCRIPTION] or [DESCRIPTION_AND_IMAGES]."
I get this whether I have entered an entire html's worth of a template or even if i just put code for a border in and preview it to see if it works. I am about to give up and cry. Seriously, will someone please help me figure this out??
Which of the tags, [DESCRIPTION] or [DESCRIPTION_AND_IMAGES] are you using? You need to use one or the other (not both), as it designates where the text used in the listing editor's description section is inserted.
If that tip doesn't help, can you copy and paste the code to the practiceboard.
I get that msg. even if I have no description tag. Or even if I have picked one or the other? Can I copy and paste my html into that practice board and have some one look at it like you guys do? I have seen that done in other posts but I don't know how to save it and have you look at it. I would also like to know if I am making my own template where in the html would I put a background html? would I put it at the end or the beginning like before the title? or does it matter??
Originally posted by mrssweet: I get that msg. even if I have no description tag. Or even if I have picked one or the other? Can I copy and paste my html into that practice board and have some one look at it like you guys do? I have seen that done in other posts but I don't know how to save it and have you look at it. I would also like to know if I am making my own template where in the html would I put a background html? would I put it at the end or the beginning like before the title? or does it matter??
Not having the tag at all should produce the message.
Use copy and paste to transfer all the HTML code from the template editor window to the practiceboard window and use the see HTML button to get a display and a link. Copy and paste the link back to the Forum. There is a sticky thread at the beginning of this section of the Forum that gives more detailed instructions for the process.
Backgrounds can be done with several techniques. Probably the safest method is to create a table frame for the entire template (description section of listing) and use the background CSS inline Style attribute on the table. Other methods might not survive the new eBay coding standard (in development) and new announced page layout. Here's a sample of code for style and where it's placed:
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