adding a forums link to the left column

November 26, 2004

how would i go about adding a link to my forum in the left column under the information heading??

heres the URL http://nzdownloads.com/store/

November 26, 2004

there is a contribution, search for phpbb, if that is what you are meaning to do

November 26, 2004

i already have my forums up and running http://nzdownloads.com/forums/ but I was wondering how I would place a link to it in the left column

November 26, 2004

create a link in whatever box you want it in, define the text in the appropriate language, and go . . .

follow the examples by duplicating one in a box

includes/boxes/whatever box

November 26, 2004

aye??

November 26, 2004

open up whatever box you want the link to appear in.

create the link in the code.

save the file.

define the text you are using for the forum based upon the code in the box.

November 26, 2004

i dont really know what codes to type in(maybe i can tell you exactly what i want and you could tell me what code to put in and where)

i want a link called forums in the information box that leads to the address http://nzdownloads.com/forums/

November 26, 2004

open up your catalog/includes/boxes/information.php and you will see where/how it needs to go.

November 26, 2004

In includes/boxes/information.php find this code:

  $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>');

...and change it to this:

  $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a><br>' .
                                        '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a><br>' .
          '<a href="http://nzdownloads.com/forums/">Forum</a>'
          );

November 26, 2004

ahhhhh, but they never learn if we do it for them

November 26, 2004

Learn by example :) Hopefully, anyway...

November 26, 2004

yeah that worked,

now what i want to do is get rid of the text "information" that is underneath the box heading information. Also how do i get rid of

"This shop is running on osCommerce version osCommerce 2.2-MS2"

November 26, 2004

bump

♥Vger · November 26, 2004

"This shop is running on osCommerce version osCommerce 2.2-MS2"

The text above that tells you how to edit it, and if you've already removed the other text then you've done it once already.

I think it's time you consulted the Knowledge Base and used the 'Search' feature - and stopped bumping - because nobody likes that.

Vger

November 26, 2004

ok i removed "this shop is running on...."

but how do i remove the text "information" underneath the heading "information"

heres what the code inside information.php looks like

*/
?>
<!-- information //-->
         <tr>
           <td>
<?php
 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION);

 new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

 $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a><br>' .
                                       '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a><br>' .
                                       '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a><br>' .
         '<a href="http://nzdownloads.com/forums/">Forums</a>'
         );
         
         
         

 new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>
           </td>
         </tr>
<!-- information_eof //-->

November 26, 2004

first, please no bumping, that is definitely against forum rules.

look in the languages/english/english.php

// information box text in includes/boxes/information.php

define('BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION', 'Information');

define('BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY', 'Privacy Notice');

define('BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS', 'Conditions of Use');

define('BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING', 'Shipping & Returns');

define('BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT', 'Contact Us');

November 26, 2004

i think you have misunderstood

if you go to http://nzdownloads.com/store/

you will see that there is the text "information" inside the box labeled "information" i want to remove that

November 27, 2004

any help, please?

November 27, 2004

any help, please?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Find this code in catalog/includes/boxes/information.php

<tr>

<td>

<tr>

<td width="100%" height="14" class="infoBoxHeading">Information</td>

</tr>

</table>

<tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

<td class="boxText">Information</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td class="boxText"><a href="http://nzdownloads.com/store/shipping.php?osCsid=04a1f551bf092e19ef6fee3a1d832dc2">Shipping</a><br><a href="http://nzdownloads.com/store/conditions.php?osCsid=04a1f551bf092e19ef6fee3a1d832dc2">Conditions</a><br><a href="http://nzdownloads.com/store/contact_us.php?osCsid=04a1f551bf092e19ef6fee3a1d832dc2">Contact Us</a><br><a href="http://nzdownloads.com/forums/">Forums</a></td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

</td>

</tr>

Change it to

<tr>

<td>

<tr>

<td width="100%" height="14" class="infoBoxHeading">Information</td>

</tr>

</table>

<tr>

<tr>

</tr>

<tr>

<td class="boxText"><a href="http://nzdownloads.com/store/shipping.php?osCsid=04a1f551bf092e19ef6fee3a1d832dc2">Shipping</a><br><a href="http://nzdownloads.com/store/conditions.php?osCsid=04a1f551bf092e19ef6fee3a1d832dc2">Conditions</a><br><a href="http://nzdownloads.com/store/contact_us.php?osCsid=04a1f551bf092e19ef6fee3a1d832dc2">Contact Us</a><br><a href="http://nzdownloads.com/forums/">Forums</a></td>

</tr>

<tr>

</tr>

</table>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

</td>

</tr>

November 27, 2004

if you use static links, then you will have ssl problems

November 27, 2004

Forget the post above...that is nothing more than the output HTML.

Here is your answer ->

In includes/boxes/information.php change this code:

<!-- information //-->
        <tr>
          <td>
<?php
$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION);

new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a><br>' .
                                      '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a><br>' .
                                      '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a><br>' .
        '<a href="http://nzdownloads.com/forums/">Forums</a>'
        );
        
        
        

new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>
          </td>
        </tr>
<!-- information_eof //-->

...to this code:

<!-- information //-->
        <tr>
          <td>
<?php
$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION);

new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a><br>' .
                                      '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a><br>' .
                                      '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a><br>' .
        '<a href="http://nzdownloads.com/forums/">Forums</a>'
        );
        
        
        

new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>
          </td>
        </tr>
<!-- information_eof //-->

November 27, 2004

Forget the post above...that is nothing more than the output HTML.

Chemo,

You are, as usual, right about the HTML output. Sorry, it's been a long day.

Can you pinpoint the difference between the original code and the new code? I looked but couldn't find it. I couldn't find anything in the original code that looked like it would output the text in question. Like I said, it's been a long day.

Dave

November 27, 2004

... more code ...

$info_box_contents = array(); <= array reset

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION);

new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

$info_box_contents = array(); <= array reset or it contains the above info

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' .

...more code...

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