Removing 'Top' from the page header strip

[Guest]

I have several version of Oscommerce in operation, but none commerciall yet, I am still finding my feet basically. My question is: as far as I can see a lot of people are leaving the 'top' link in their header strip, before: >>catalog>>cartcontents , 'Top' has been setup to link to the root file of your site if I understand things right, so I have removed Top by removing the html link in the relevant file, am I right in thinking it has no other effect on the cart as it's just an HTML link right?

 

thanks. Sean

[Guest]

I changed Top to Home. More intuitive.

 

You can remove Top if you want, should't cause any problems if you do it correctly. Watch your breadcrumbs on your sub-pages to see that it gets written right after you remove Top.

 

-jared

[Guest]

Watch your breadcrumbs on your sub-pages to see that it gets written right after you remove Top.

 

I'm not familiar with the breadcrumbs, can anyone explain where they are and what they're purpose is please? regards. Sean

[d4kk0n]

Breadcrumb is the thing at the top of your site that gives the user a way to backgrack:

 

Top >> Catalog >> Etc ...

 

As for "Top", I've also changed mine to "Home", this is done in:

 

/includes/languages/english.php

#define('HEADER_TITLE_TOP', 'Home');

 

Thus, clicking it will bring you home. As for removing it... just set that text to "" if you don't want it showing up.

 

/dak

[241]

the correct approach is in application_top.php

// include the breadcrumb class and start the breadcrumb trail
 require(DIR_WS_CLASSES . 'breadcrumb.php');
 $breadcrumb = new breadcrumb;

 $breadcrumb->add(HEADER_TITLE_TOP, HTTP_SERVER);
 $breadcrumb->add(HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG, tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT));

 

comment out the first line to give

// include the breadcrumb class and start the breadcrumb trail
 require(DIR_WS_CLASSES . 'breadcrumb.php');
 $breadcrumb = new breadcrumb;

// $breadcrumb->add(HEADER_TITLE_TOP, HTTP_SERVER);
 $breadcrumb->add(HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG, tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT));

[d4kk0n]

the correct approach is in application_top.php

Cool, thanks for the tip!

 

I've kept "Home" and actually gotten rid of "Catalog" ... for my purposes the two will always point to the same location.

 

/dak

[241]

the correct approach is in application_top.php

Cool, thanks for the tip!

 

I've kept "Home" and actually gotten rid of "Catalog" ... for my purposes the two will always point to the same location.

 

/dak

It all depends on whether or not you have your osc installed to the root or in a directory such as catalog.

 

Glad the tip was of some use to you :D

[remixstore]

I have my store in 2 frames.

 

a header... (just logo banner) top frame

 

and the catalog in mainframe.

 

 

when you click 'TOP' in breadcrumb it shows the header banner again...

 

i am so deep in the mix I was wondering if someone can savemy sanity and kinda direct me.

 

I know it should be kinda painless... like add target="mainframe" or something...