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[SeanDelaney]

Hey all... I wanted to know if someone could tell me how these guys got rid of the "New Products for..." section and replaced it with static links to their categories?

 

http://www.terrellowens.com/catalog/index.php

 

thanks in advance.

 

Sean

[boxtel]

Hey all... I wanted to know if someone could tell me how these guys got rid of the "New Products for..." section and replaced it with static links to their categories?

 

http://www.terrellowens.com/catalog/index.php

 

thanks in advance.

 

Sean

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well, why not dropping them a line and ask them

[SeanDelaney]

Thanks box, but I tried and got no response.

[AllanH]

Personally, I would open index.php and find line 336 (or thereabouts):

 

<tr>
           <td><?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_NEW_PRODUCTS); ?></td>
         </tr>

 

 

and replace it with:

 

<tr>
           <td><a href="index.php/cpath/x1">Category 1</a> : 
                  <a href="index.php/cpath/x2">Category 2</a> : 
                  <a href="index.php/cpath/x3">Category 3</a>
          </td>
         </tr>

 

Not the most elegant solution, but it will work.

 

- A

[boxtel]

Personally, I would open index.php and find line 336 (or thereabouts):

 

<tr>
           <td><?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_NEW_PRODUCTS); ?></td>
         </tr>

and replace it with:

 

<tr>
           <td><a href="index.php/cpath/x1">Category 1</a> : 
                  <a href="index.php/cpath/x2">Category 2</a> : 
                  <a href="index.php/cpath/x3">Category 3</a>
          </td>
         </tr>

 

Not the most elegant solution, but it will work.

 

- A

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this will cause you to lose your session for sure.

[AllanH]

care to explain that a bit?

[boxtel]

care to explain that a bit?

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if you insert direct references without using tep_href_link, you will lose your session id if the customer has cookies disabled.

[AllanH]

okay, yeah, I get what you mean if you're not forcing cookies or otherwise have URL's that carry the session id. Personally, I hate seeing e23knf2f3n34j1t51kk4jk23nk124n3214k21 in my URL's, so I force cookies and thus, I believe, this would work? I'm no coding genius or anything, obviously.

[AllanH]

sorry for the double post - boxtel replied while I was writing the above - so yeah, simply remove the include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_NEW_PRODUCTS); and write your own links using tep_href_link.

[SeanDelaney]

Allan or Box,

 

I have done as allen mentioned (commented out the sections I don't need) but now how do i force the links to maintain sessions if I am not forcing cookies??? Is there a variable i need to use when linking the image(s)...

 

Thanks,

 

Sean

[boxtel]

okay, yeah, I get what you mean if you're not forcing cookies or otherwise have URL's that carry the  session id. Personally, I hate seeing e23knf2f3n34j1t51kk4jk23nk124n3214k21 in my URL's, so I force cookies and thus, I believe, this would work? I'm no coding genius or anything, obviously.

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yes, as far as I can tell, when forcing cookies this seems to work file, but if not, your session is gone and so is your cart and logged on users.

 

so I would always use tep_href_link() just to be safe.

 

and it is simpel :

 

<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">

[boxtel]

Allan or Box,

 

I have done as allen mentioned (commented out the sections I don't need) but now how do i force the links to maintain sessions if I am not forcing cookies??? Is there a variable i need to use when linking the image(s)...

 

Thanks,

 

Sean

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to take allan's example:

 

<a href="index.php/cpath/x2">Category 2</a> :

 

you write :

 

<a href="<?php echo tep_href_link('index.php', '/cpath/x2'); ?> "></a>

 

the function takes this:

 

function tep_href_link($page = '', $parameters = '', $connection = 'NONSSL', $add_session_id = true, $search_engine_safe = true) {

[AllanH]

thanks boxtel :)

[SeanDelaney]

Boxtel,

 

I tried what you said, but when I mouse over the image now the link shows to be, http://www.seantaylor36.com/catalog/index.php?/cpath/x2

 

You can view my store at, http://www.seantaylor36.com/catalog/index.php, and I have added the image map to the upper left box.

 

Thanks

[boxtel]

Boxtel,

 

I tried what you said, but when I mouse over the image now the link shows to be, http://www.seantaylor36.com/catalog/index.php?/cpath/x2

 

You can view my store at, http://www.seantaylor36.com/catalog/index.php, and I have added the image map to the upper left box.

 

Thanks

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well,

 

<a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'cPath=2'); ?> "><img src="your image filename"></a>

[SeanDelaney]

Ok, I got that and it seems to be working... So by doing it this way it will preserve the session for the user?

 

Thanks again for all your help guys.

[boxtel]

Ok, I got that and it seems to be working... So by doing it this way it will preserve the session for the user?

 

Thanks again for all your help guys.

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well, test it yourself,

 

set your browser to refuse cookies, login, click on the links and see if you remain logged in.