Categories links linking to other pages that just a category

[rickard_l]

Hi is it possible to make the links that one can create in the Category side of the site go elsewhere instead of just to that specific Category...

 

I mean, this is what OSc creates when I made a link

www.example.com/index.php?cPath=35

 

Instead can i make it go to...

 

www.example.com/somepage.php

 

??

[girl]

This is exactly the same question I have. If anyone knows some help would be super :)

[box25]

This is exactly the same question I have. If anyone knows some help would be super :)

 

Use a url rewrite rule in .htaccess file ?

[girl]

Use a url rewrite rule in .htaccess file ?

I am thinking it might have something to do with the index.php but I don't know. I am just guessing.

 

What is an url rewrite rule?

[Jack_mcs]

Yes, it is possible. One method is to edit the includes/boxes/categories.php file, trap the id for the category you want to change and use a different url for it. This works fine but if the category id's change, it will cause the code to fail unless it is changed again. The code would be something like the following, where 46 is the category id you want to link elsewhere

	if ($counter == '46')
  $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_SOME_OTHER_PAGE) . '">';
else
  $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

 

Jack

[girl]

Thank you very much Jack. :)

I added it around line 57, I have great categories so mine is a little modified).As I was linking externally I removed the tep_href_link and my final code look like this-

if ($counter == '65')

$categories_string .= ("http://www.externalsite.com/catalog") . '">';

else

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

/*$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new);

$categories_string .= '">';*/

 

thanks again, I would not have gotten it without your help.

[girl]

Hi,

using this code

 

if ($counter == '65')

$categories_string .= ("http://www.externalsite.com/catalog") . '">';

else

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

 

is it possible to added a 2nd and different external link?

 

I have tried to repeat it but without success.

 

Basically this is what I would like to happen

counter ==65 goes to url external 1

and counter ==40 goes to url external 2

 

thanks for any help that can be given.

[arietis]

is it possible to added a 2nd and different external link?

 

try something like

 

f ($counter == '65')
 $categories_string .= ("http://www.externalsite.com/catalog") . '">';
else if ($counter == 'xx')
 $categories_string .= 'http://  .... ">';
else if ($counter == 'yy')
 $categories_stirng .= 'http:// ... ">';
else
$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

 

and just repeat the 'else if' structure as often as you need.

[girl]

thank you that worked :)

 

if ($counter == '65')

$categories_string .= ("http://www.externalsite.com/catalog") . '">';

else if ($counter == 'xx')

$categories_string .= ("http://www.externalsite2.com/catalog") . '">';

else if ($counter == 'yy')

$categories_string .= ("http://www.externalsite3.com/catalog") . '">';

else

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';