Basics for design

[♥toyicebear]

HI,

 

I have a simple question, I think because I don't see anybody asking it, how can I remove conditions, policy, etc. out of the informationbox into the footer. I looked in the contrib. sec. , en the oscommerce tips and tricks and did forums search on footer and informationbox. And can find no answer, if somebody kan help me out, I would be gratefull

 

Denice

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includes/boxes/information.php

[♥toyicebear]

A few more probably simple questions but I can't seem to find the answer to them doing various earches.

 

#1 - When I open a category I see the screen with all of the subcategories images and the name below the image.  I created images for all of my categories and would like to remove the text name but I'm not seeing this anywhere. 

 

#2 - Stylesheet question, mainly the way the text for my items are displayed, when I took at a categories content I found the place to change it but when I go into a specific item the text is really small and I'm not sure where that is dictated.  Same for the What's new info box in the main page.

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1. This can be edited in index.php alternatively you can install the contribution "browse by category" which gives you admin configurable view of the images/text.

 

2. you can define the text in the stylsheet under td.infoboxcontent

[♥toyicebear]

toyicebear many tnx for this post...

I want to add a block on the left side.. like the information box...but i want to display an image....no text or link

Any help

Tnx

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You can place the call for the image in includes/column_left.php

[Druss]

Design wise, especially when considering using a SEO/SEF urls type contribution is it a bad idea to have various sub-categories with the same name even though the parent category has a different name?

 

In my store I'm working with G.I.Joe Toys so I have Complete Figures & Incomplete figures, under each I want to differentiate by year so each has sub-categories named 1982, 1983, etc...

 

I tried installing the Search Friendly URL contribution and it definetly had issues with them so I didn't know if I would run into other problems down the road.

[♥toyicebear]

Design wise, especially when considering using a SEO/SEF urls type contribution is it a bad idea to have various sub-categories with the same name even though the parent category has a different name? 

 

In my store I'm working with G.I.Joe Toys so I have Complete Figures & Incomplete figures, under each I want to differentiate by year so each has sub-categories named 1982, 1983, etc...

 

I tried installing the Search Friendly URL contribution and it definetly had issues with them so I didn't know if I would run into other problems down the road.

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That is only relevant in combination with some of the seo url contribs, like Search Friendly Urls, yasu and nimmit sefs, while it does not mather at all with ultimate seo urls and sef link transformer.

[osfalcon]

how would you replace the stock oscommerce logo with a flash header movie? (swf)

[♥toyicebear]

how would you replace the stock oscommerce logo with a flash header movie? (swf)

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You just modify includes/header.php and then insert the flash/html code in the appropriate place in that file.

[sarah1980]

Hopefully this is a quick one: just wondering which file controls product names and how they appear - I'd like to change the names to bold in the listings. Looked in product_listings.php but can't see anything obvious there.

 

Also, I've noticed a space appears immediately before the product name - any direction as to how to remove this would be appreciated

 

Sarah

[osfalcon]

how do i replace the image files for flash files .swf?

 

like in the header image at the top of all oscommerce pages

[♥toyicebear]

Hopefully this is a quick one: just wondering which file controls product names and how they appear - I'd like to change the names to bold in the listings. Looked in product_listings.php but can't see anything obvious there.

 

Also, I've noticed a space appears immediately before the product name - any direction as to how to remove this would be appreciated

 

Sarah

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It can be done in product_listing.php

 

or alternatively in

 

stylesheet.css

[♥toyicebear]

how do i replace the image files for flash files .swf?

 

like in the header image at the top of  all oscommerce pages

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You do it the same ways as you would in HTML, you add the call for the flash in the header and also remember to ftp up the relevant .swf and images files.

[yanky123]

hi Nick! everyone who reads your forum are glad they did. can you assist me how I can change the "new products for July" table I would like to have borders around all the images, or say cellpading.

 

Also in my eyes the "what's new" box and "specials" box is a little confusing because clicking on the image does not take you tothe new products page but to that single item.

 

Thanks so much

 

I"m a newcomer and trying to enhance a oscommerce shop before adding my products.

 

www.themohelexpert.com/catalog

[henrycoule]

THis looks Good, alternatively, you can design your own banner else where probably as banner.html and put it in the catelog/includes/ and opening header.php you can type this

 

inlcude('banner.html');

Just above the GNU License.

 

The whole thing might look like this

 

/*
 $Id: header.php,v 1.42 2003/06/10 18:20:38 hpdl Exp $

 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
 http://www.oscommerce.com

 Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

 Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

include('banner.html');

// check if the 'install' directory exists, and warn of its existence
 if (WARN_INSTALL_EXISTENCE == 'true') {
   if (file_exists(dirname($HTTP_SERVER_VARS['SCRIPT_FILENAME']) . '/install')) {
     $messageStack->add('header', WARNING_INSTALL_DIRECTORY_EXISTS, 'warning');
   }
 }

 

And after this just turn off the original OSC gif banner

[♥toyicebear]

hi Nick! everyone who reads your forum are glad they did. can you assist me how I can change the "new products for July" table I would like to have borders around all the images, or say cellpading.

 

Also in my eyes the "what's new" box and "specials" box is a little confusing because clicking on the image does not take you tothe new products page but to that single item.

 

Thanks so much

 

I"m a newcomer and trying to enhance a oscommerce shop before adding my products.

 

www.themohelexpert.com/catalog

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For this you make a new entry in stylesheet.css , this entry you use to define the border you want.

 

Then you go into includes/modules/new_products.php and add the new stylesheet class to the image call.

[Guest]

Hello,

 

I assume that this is a very basic request, but I cannot find the answer here in the forum.

 

I would like to remove the "New Products for ..." box from the bottom of the Index page. I feel that it clutters up each page.

 

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[Ninorc]

I believe it is index.php OR you could use this: http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,1524

 

I use STS and I have no complaints with it.

[Guest]

Yes, you are correct. The affected file is index.php. I was looking for line numbers, however. I just want to make sure that I get all of the references to modules/also_purchased_products.php. I know that there are at least two calls, but I also don't want to comment out anything that I need.

 

I believe it is index.php OR you could use this: http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,1524

 

I use STS and I have no complaints with it.

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[♥toyicebear]

Hello,

 

I assume that this is a very basic request, but I cannot find the answer here in the forum.

 

I would like to remove the "New Products for ..." box from the bottom of the Index page.  I feel that it clutters up each page.

 

Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

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If you add STS be aware that it just makes the system more complex, its easier to work with a standard system too when adding more contributions later on.

 

to remove the new p[roducts for box...

 

In index.php

 

 

1. About line 121 (for the category pages..)

 

Remove:

<?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_NEW_PRODUCTS); ?>

 

 

2. About line 313 (for the front page...)

 

Remove:

<?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_NEW_PRODUCTS); ?>

[Druss]

I'm curious if there is a consensus of which SEF/SEO type contrib looks the best?

 

I had SEF Urls installed but it seems to have broken my Paypal IPN so I'm thinking of trying another, just not sure which one as there are a bunch.

[Guest]

Worked like a charm - Thanks!

 

 

If you add STS be aware that it just makes the system more complex, its easier to work with a standard system too when adding more contributions later on.

 

to remove the new p[roducts for box...

 

In index.php

1. About line 121 (for the category pages..)

 

Remove:

<?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_NEW_PRODUCTS); ?>

2. About line  313 (for the front page...)

 

Remove:

<?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_NEW_PRODUCTS); ?>

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[♥toyicebear]

I'm curious if there is a consensus of which SEF/SEO type contrib looks the best?

 

I had SEF Urls installed but it seems to have broken my Paypal IPN so I'm thinking of trying another, just not sure which one as there are a bunch.

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Click on the link under in my signature seo & sef urls to see examples of url formating for the differnt seo url contributions.

[Druss]

Aha, I know I had seen a link to that thread somewhere but couldn't remember where.

 

Now just gotta test them out and find out which one I like. Thanks ToyIce!

[Druss]

Hmm....can't seem to edit...

 

I was just checking out the SEO by Chemo thread after reading yours and finding instances of the same problem I was having with SEF Urls by BlueYon, basically breaks the IPN (I'm using this one - http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,1753/).

 

Do you know if any of the ones you suggest, outside of whats included with MS2 work with IPN's? I'm getting ready to do my own testing but as I'm not a programmer by any stretch of the imagination I'd like to make sure its not something I did wrong.

[♥toyicebear]

Hmm....can't seem to edit...

 

I was just checking out the SEO by Chemo thread after reading yours and finding instances of the same problem I was having with SEF Urls by BlueYon, basically breaks the IPN (I'm using this one - http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,1753/).

 

Do you know if any of the ones you suggest, outside of whats included with MS2 work with IPN's?  I'm getting ready to do my own testing but as I'm not a programmer by any stretch of the imagination I'd like to make sure its not something I did wrong.

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I have not tried that paypal ipn version in combination with seo urls...but most of the seo url contribs atleast work with this ipn contrib, osCommerce PayPal IPN Module v1.1

[Druss]

Thanks again for the suggestion. On my test site I uninstalled the other Paypal IPN and installed this one and it works like a charm with the SEF Urls, now I gotta try BlueYons header contrib and if that works I'll be golden!