Add Boxes

[glennie55]

Hi ,

 

I want to add a new box on my front page with a pic in it with a link to another site ,

However the everything i have found out adding info boxes is outa date and the code in the colum_left.php/colum_right .php is different in 2.2ms .

 

Thanks Glenn

[Jack_mcs]

Here's what you do. Make a copy of the includes/boxes/information.php file. Name it whatever you want, let's say mybox.php. Find this line

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

and change it to

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

Then, 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) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>');

and change it to

   array('text' =>                 '<a href="' . tep_href_link('Some Link') . '">' . .  '<img border="0" src="images/someimage.jpg" alt="Some Text" width="154" height="85"> ' . '</a>');

You should search and replace all instances of the work information in the file with mybox just to make it easier on yourself in the future.

 

Jack

[cmbyrne]

Here's what you do.  Make a copy of the includes/boxes/information.php file.  Name it whatever you want, let's say mybox.php.  Find this line

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

and change it to

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

Then, 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) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>');

and change it to

 ? array('text' => ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? '<a href="' . tep_href_link('Some Link') . '">' . . ?'<img border="0" src="images/someimage.jpg" alt="Some Text" width="154" height="85"> ' . '</a>');

You should search and replace all instances of the work information in the file with mybox just to make it easier on yourself in the future.

 

Jack

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it might help if you said what files to find those lines in :blink:

 

Christina

[Jack_mcs]

it might help if you said what files to find those lines in  :blink:

 

Christina

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I did. Second sentence.

 

Jack

[glennie55]

I did.  Second sentence.

 

Jack

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Opps did i do something wrong

 

<tr>

<td>

<?php

$info_box_contents = array();

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

 

new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

 

$info_box_contents = array();

array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=XXXXXXXXXX') . '">' . . '<img border="0" src="images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="154" height="90"> ' . '</a>');

?>

</td>

</tr>

 

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '.' in /home/tapestry/public_html/ecommerce/os/catalog/includes/boxes/mybox.php on line 23

 

This is what i added in the includes/column_right

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'mybox.php');

[TCwho]

Thanks Jack ... Very simple to follow. Wanted to make sure I had this one in my records for rainy day ... I think this is in KB too...(cant remember)

 

Christina, I dont think you are using a Text Editor are you? I get the impression your not.

 

If your not, there is a recent thread in the General Section about Text Editors.

Text Editors will make it much easier for you to edit files.... and many of them are free :thumbsup:

 

this is what you should have (per Jack's instructions):

<?php
 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => 'My Box');
 
  array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=XXXXXXXXXX') . '">' . . '<img border="0" src="images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="154" height="90"> ' . '</a>');
 
 
 new infoBox($info_box_contents);
 ?>
             </td>
           </tr>
<!-- information_eof //-->

 

:::Edited:::

ooops or Glenn not Christina :blush:

[glennie55]

Thanks Jack ... Very simple to follow.  Wanted to make sure I had this one in my records for rainy day ... I think this is in KB too...(cant remember)

 

Christina, I dont think you are using a Text Editor are you?  I get the impression your not.

 

If your not, there is a recent thread in the General Section about Text Editors.

Text Editors will make it much easier for you to edit files.... and many of them are free :thumbsup:

 

this is what you should have (per Jack's instructions):

<?php
 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => 'My Box');
 
  array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=XXXXXXXXXX') . '">' . . '<img border="0" src="images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="154" height="90"> ' . '</a>');
 
 
 new infoBox($info_box_contents);
 ?>
             </td>
           </tr>
<!-- information_eof //-->

 

:::Edited:::

ooops or Glenn not Christina :blush:

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sorry but the new code just made the error show up on line 20 ...

I use HTMLkit with PHP plugin for my text editor

 

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '.' in /home/tapestry/public_html/ecommerce/os/catalog/includes/boxes/mybox.php on line

 

20

 

 

 

Glenn

[cmbyrne]

I did.  Second sentence.

 

Jack

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doh, my bad >_<

 

So is that all there is to making a new box? I guess I assumed you'd need to change multiple files... So you just make the new box, then insert it where you want it?

 

Christina

[Jack_mcs]

('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=XXXXXXXXXX') . '">' . .  '<img border="0" src="images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="154" height="90"> ' . '</a>');

This line has an extra period. It should be

 ('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=XXXXXXXXXX') . '">' .  '<img border="0" src="images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="154" height="90"> ' . '</a>');

 

Jack

[Jack_mcs]

doh, my bad  >_<

 

So is that all there is to making a new box? I guess I assumed you'd need to change multiple files... So you just make the new box, then insert it where you want it?

 

Christina

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Yes, that's all there is. :) At least for a basic box. If you look at the code for the cateogries box, you will see it is a bit more involved but the principle is the same.

 

Jack

[glennie55]

sorry but the new code just made the error show up on line 20 ...

I use HTMLkit with PHP plugin for my text editor

 

Parse error: parse error, unexpected '.' in /home/tapestry/public_html/ecommerce/os/catalog/includes/boxes/mybox.php on line

 

20

Glenn

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

Not to worry as my server is a real pig og a server and i managed to add the pic and link into the index.php file in the includes/languages/english/index.php

thanks alot for your help

 

Glenn

[glennie55]

This line has an extra period.  It should be

 ('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=XXXXXXXXXX') . '">' .  '<img border="0" src="images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="154" height="90"> ' . '</a>');

 

Jack

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

ok that got rid of the error message but the picture wont show either

 

i put full path in for the picture but still no good

 

Glenn

[TCwho]

ooops sorry about that...

 

I see the mistake I made....its obvious now...

 

..but if you ever want to do it in the future ... just follow Jacks instructions

[TCwho]

or here:

http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/osCommerce/C...g_Area/Boxes/66

[glennie55]

ooops sorry about that...

 

I see the mistake I made....its obvious now...

 

..but if you ever want to do it in the future ... just follow Jacks instructions

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Thougt i would use it for a another pic but the pic wont show

[Jack_mcs]

Try posting your code. Hard to tell what the problem is without it.

 

Jack

[glennie55]

Try posting your code.  Hard to tell what the problem is without it.

 

Jack

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Sorry about that , not sure why but had major problem accessing this forum , my keyboard went nutso trying to post the code , ,,,

 

<tr>

<td>

<?php

$info_box_contents = array();

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

 

array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=OC153349AU') . '">' . '<img border="0" src="https://st20.startlogic.com/~tapestry/ecommerce/os/catalog/images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="90" height="90"> ' . '</a>');

 

new infoBox($info_box_contents);

?>

</td>

</tr>

 

thanks : GMT + 11.00

 

glenn

[Jack_mcs]

OK, there are a few parts missing from your code that needs to be there. Try this:

<tr>
<td>
<?php
$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => 'My Box');

new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[]  = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=OC153349AU') . '">' . '<img border="0" src="https://st20.startlogic.com/~tapestry/ecommerce/os/catalog/images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="90" height="90"> ' . '</a>');

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

 

Jack

[glennie55]

OK, there are a few parts missing from your code that needs to be there.  Try this:

<tr>
<td>
<?php
$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => 'My Box');

new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[]  = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=OC153349AU') . '">' . '<img border="0" src="https://st20.startlogic.com/~tapestry/ecommerce/os/catalog/images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="90" height="90"> ' . '</a>');

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

 

Jack

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Thanks jack

 

Looking real good , no errors , picks up the picture , however the link will not work , tried it with and without the target="_blank" so thats not the problem and removed /ref.cgi?r=OC153349AU but no luck ,

 

<tr>

<td>

<?php

$info_box_contents = array();

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

 

new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

 

$info_box_contents = array();

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link('http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=OC153349AU') . 'target="_blank"">' . '<img border="0" src="images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="150" height="150"> ' . '</a>');

 

new infoBox($info_box_contents);

?>

</td>

</tr>

 

Glenn

[Jack_mcs]

OK, I didn't pay attention to the link. The tep_href_link function is only intended for links to pages on your site. When you are linking to another site it should be

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=OC153349AU" target="_blank">' . '<img border="0" src="images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="150" height="150"> ' . '</a>');

Use the above line to replace the one in your box and you should be all set.

 

Jack

[glennie55]

OK, I didn't pay attention to the link. The tep_href_link function is only intended for links to pages on your site.  When you are linking to another site it should be

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => '<a href="http://www.ikobo.com/ref.cgi?r=OC153349AU" target="_blank">' . '<img border="0" src="images/imgImage1.jpg" alt="- Send Money with iKobo" width="150" height="150"> ' . '</a>');

Use the above line to replace the one in your box and you should be all set.

 

Jack

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:thumbsup: works a treat ,

 

thank you so much for all your help .

 

Glenn