Index of Main catalog

[Guest]

Hi,

I guess this shouldn't be that dificult, but I can't find any help.

 

On the main catalog page, after "what's new here?" and "Welcome Guest..." and before the "New Products...", I want to display an index with pictures of the main categories, similar as if you go to the main categories, and it shows you an index with pictures of the sub-categories.

 

Does anyone know?

[jpweber]

Hi,

I guess this shouldn't be that dificult, but I can't find any help.

 

On the main catalog page, after "what's new here?" and "Welcome Guest..." and before the "New Products...", I want to display an index with pictures of the main categories, similar as if you go to the main categories, and it shows you an index with pictures of the sub-categories.

 

Does anyone know?

 

Yes Nisko.

 

First, upload your category images to your catalog/images folder on your server if they're not already there.

 

You'll have to go into you ADMIN tool, probably at http://www.yoursite.com/catalog/admin, and log on to your admin tool. You'll then click 'languages' and then, assuming your default language is highlighted, click 'details'. Find index.php, and click it.

 

You'll then have to make it something like this:

 

<?php

/*

$Id: index.php,v 1.1 2003/06/11 17:38:00 hpdl Exp $

 

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

http://www.oscommerce.com

 

Copyright © 2003 osCommerce

 

Released under the GNU General Public License

*/

 

define('TEXT_MAIN', '

 

Put any test you want to put right here .... whtever<br><br>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">

<tr>

<td width="50%" align="center" valign="top">Category 1:<br><img src="/catalog/images/category1pic.jpg"></td>

<td width="50%" align="center" valign="top">Category 2:<br><img src="/catalog/images/category2pic.jpg"></td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td width="50%" align="center" valign="top">Category 3:<br><img src="/catalog/images/category3pic.jpg"></td>

<td width="50%" align="center" valign="top">Category 4:<br><img src="/catalog/images/category4pic.jpg"></td>

</tr>

</table>

 

');

 

define('TABLE_HEADING_NEW_PRODUCTS', 'New Products For %s');

define('TABLE_HEADING_UPCOMING_PRODUCTS', 'Upcoming Products');

define('TABLE_HEADING_DATE_EXPECTED', 'Date Expected');

if ( ($category_depth == 'products') || (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'])) ) {

define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Let\'s See What We Have Here');

 

etc., etc. ....

 

That should do it for you. Good luck. Let me know if you run into any problems.