Guest Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Hi all, As you maybe able to tell from my idiotic error that I have made I am new to the oscommerce community. I have only learnt the about it in the past week so I decided to try and set up a lingerie site for my partner as it is something she wanted to do, so I tried to set one up. I have set the site up (sort of), still testing different colours, logos etc but the main problem is that the products on the right of the screen have disappeared and I dont know how to add new ones (I dont know what link to add to them) so instead I have a great big white gap. Can someone tell me if there is a way of finding the relevent link for that section or what the link is (by viewing source code) otherwise I will have to delete and start again. The site is: www.parkstones.co.uk/catalog Kindest regards, Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernoc Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Hi all, As you maybe able to tell from my idiotic error that I have made I am new to the oscommerce community. I have only learnt the about it in the past week so I decided to try and set up a lingerie site for my partner as it is something she wanted to do, so I tried to set one up. I have set the site up (sort of), still testing different colours, logos etc but the main problem is that the products on the right of the screen have disappeared and I dont know how to add new ones (I dont know what link to add to them) so instead I have a great big white gap. Can someone tell me if there is a way of finding the relevent link for that section or what the link is (by viewing source code) otherwise I will have to delete and start again. The site is: www.parkstones.co.uk/catalog Kindest regards, Tony. Deleting a product category did this? is <?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'column_right.php'); ?> still located in index.php near the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Deleting a product category did this? is <?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'column_right.php'); ?> still located in index.php near the bottom? Hi again, The line you quoted does not appear in the index.php file, I search the word 'right' and it only appeared 3 times, not related to the problem. What I did was I deleted a category and it had the items that were displayed there. I have been through the admin panel and cannot find a way to add products to that column. Should that line that you quoted be in the index? Any ideas how to solve it? BTW thanks for sorting the other problem, many thanks SUPERNOC. Tony PS: Do you know how to change the colour of the full length gray lines simillar to the purple one underneath the main log? I viewed the page properties for the all the graphics on the page but couldnt find them, one is dark gray and the other is light. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernoc Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I may not be fully understanding the issue, so forgive me. Off the top of my head, I do not see the relation between deleting a category, and the effect being a column disappearing. 1. do try adding that line of code in the index.php, and refresh your web browser just as a test. note that proper placement is key. here is an example (some of your code may differ, but the structure should be the same) <td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top" bgcolor='<? echo BG_BOX_COLOR; ?>'><table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'column_right.php'); ?> </table> <img src="images/horz_master_85pixels.gif" width="85" height="51" align="right"> </td> </tr> </table> <?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'footer.php'); ?> 2. If that doesnt fix it - I am out of ideas and perhaps another forum member has encountered this PS: Do you know how to change the colour of the full length gray lines simillar to the purple one underneath the main log? I viewed the page properties for the all the graphics on the page but couldnt find them, one is dark gray and the other is light. Which section / page of oscommerce? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I may not be fully understanding the issue, so forgive me. Off the top of my head, I do not see the relation between deleting a category, and the effect being a column disappearing. 1. do try adding that line of code in the index.php, and refresh your web browser just as a test. note that proper placement is key. here is an example (some of your code may differ, but the structure should be the same) <td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top" bgcolor='<? echo BG_BOX_COLOR; ?>'><table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"> <?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'column_right.php'); ?> </table> <img src="images/horz_master_85pixels.gif" width="85" height="51" align="right"> </td> </tr> </table> <?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'footer.php'); ?> 2. If that doesnt fix it - I am out of ideas and perhaps another forum member has encountered this Which section / page of oscommerce? Thanks, I'll try that. On the home page there are 2 full length gray lines, one under the checkout graphic and one underneath the 2007 new collection graphic (one is light and one is dark) I gonna do the index now, fingers crossed!!! Kind regards, Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supernoc Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thanks, I'll try that. On the home page there are 2 full length gray lines, one under the checkout graphic and one underneath the 2007 new collection graphic (one is light and one is dark) I gonna do the index now, fingers crossed!!! Kind regards, Tony. Those are handled in the stylesheet.css. Sounds like you are going to have a bunch of color questions :P , so here is a tip. If you are not overally familiar with parsing through code, find a good WYSIWYG html editor, and use it to easily locate the line of code you are looking for. If you do not wish to connect that editor to your site (for example, you like frontpage, but dont want to install the extensions)... browse to your site, view the source code.... copy that code into an html editor.. and find the spot you want to key in on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thanks, I'll try that. On the home page there are 2 full length gray lines, one under the checkout graphic and one underneath the 2007 new collection graphic (one is light and one is dark) I gonna do the index now, fingers crossed!!! Kind regards, Tony. Adding the code does not seem to of made a difference, now Im stumped, if I cant sort it then I gonna have to reinstall. For the title You'll also like to appear the right column must be there no? Deleting the items was the only thing I did to cause that, the only file I mostly edit is the stylesheet. Is there no way of adding items to it? When I add an item in the catalog they appear in the Featured product box automatically, I must still be missing a piece of code. I have the original files from the install, anything I could do with those or will this cause more problems as I have changed the layout? Many thanks, Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Adding the code does not seem to of made a difference, now Im stumped, if I cant sort it then I gonna have to reinstall. For the title You'll also like to appear the right column must be there no? Deleting the items was the only thing I did to cause that, the only file I mostly edit is the stylesheet. Is there no way of adding items to it? When I add an item in the catalog they appear in the Featured product box automatically, I must still be missing a piece of code. I have the original files from the install, anything I could do with those or will this cause more problems as I have changed the layout? Many thanks, Tony. Is there anyway I can remove that column all together and extend the featured product out to the right solving the problem? Only problem is I havent a clue how to do that. LOL!! Dont really want the right column, just featured products. Thanks, Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Is there anyway I can remove that column all together and extend the featured product out to the right solving the problem? Only problem is I havent a clue how to do that. LOL!! Dont really want the right column, just featured products. Thanks, Tony. The best bet is probably to reinstall as there is nothing on there yet. What files should I keep to make the appearance the same without having to edit? header.php stylesheet.css footer.php and graphics, anything else?? index? or will this affect the new site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 The best bet is probably to reinstall as there is nothing on there yet. What files should I keep to make the appearance the same without having to edit? header.php stylesheet.css footer.php and graphics, anything else?? index? or will this affect the new site? BTW: I deleted a category named others and it was situated at the bottom of the categories if I was to replace this in the exact place and put some products in the could they appear in the right column? If I do put the category 'other' how on earth do I get it to appear at the bottom of the categories and not the top, I dont know how the 'sort' works in admin, can anyone tell me please? Kind regards, Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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