Make New Box w/Image Only

[garysgal]

I want to add a box to my right_column.php that's simply an image ("Deal of the Day") that links to a "specials" page... I've followed the instructions to add the box, but apparently adding an image rather than text is causing problems... any help for me? Thanks!

[jasonabc]

Open the right column box you want to add the image underneath (includes/boxes/specials.php for example) and add this after the closing </tr>

 

<tr>

<td><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS) . '">'; ?><img src="images/yourimagename.gif" alt="Specials" title="Specials"></a></td>

</tr>

[garysgal]

Thank you. I'm not using a separate page, per se - I'll be linking the image to a specific product that changes on a 24-48 hour basis... where or how would I insert the "href" code to link the image to the correct page?

[jasonabc]

Well for that you need to get the product id of the product you want to show. CLick the product to go to the product_info page - take a look at the URL - it'll look something like this:

 

http://somewebsite.com/product_info.php?products_id=6

 

So then use this code to create your button in the right column that links to that product. I have highlighted the extra bit in bold:

 

<tr>

<td><?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=6') . '">'; ?><img src="images/yourimagename.gif" alt="Specials" title="Specials"></a></td>

</tr>

[garysgal]

PERFECT! I wasn't sure where to put the ref code... you rock, darlin'!

[jasonabc]

lol - no probs - glad you got it working ;-)