TIP: How to add a new page in osCommerce

[godfly]

This is probably a simple task for those who are experienced with osCommerce but it took me a while to figure this out. There might be a more elegant way but this works for me.

 

To create a new page (in this scenario, we will create a About Us page out of the Privacy page):

 

1.

BACKUP. It's the #1 rule.

 

2.

Open catalog or root directory\privacy.php and save it with a new name (example: you're creating an about us page, so name this file about_us.php) *REMEMBER: we are not just renaming privacy.php- we are basically cloning it and giving the cloned page a new name.

 

2.a

Change

  $Id: privacy.php 1739 2007-12-20 00:52:16Z hpdl $

to

  $Id: about_us.php 1739 2007-12-20 00:52:16Z hpdl $

*NOTE: I'm not sure what exactly the date / time is for but it looks like it is a timestamp of some sort so maybe you can update it.

 

2.b

Change

  require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_PRIVACY);

 $breadcrumb->add(NAVBAR_TITLE, tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY));

to

  require(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_ABOUT_US);

 $breadcrumb->add(NAVBAR_TITLE, tep_href_link(FILENAME_ABOUT_US));

 

3.

Open catalog or root directory\includes\languages\your language\privacy.php and save it with a new name (example: you're creating an about us page, so name this file about_us.php) *REMEMBER: we are not just renaming privacy.php- we are basically cloning it and giving the cloned page a new name.

 

3.a

Change

  $Id: privacy.php 1739 2007-12-20 00:52:16Z hpdl $

to

  $Id: about_us.php 1739 2007-12-20 00:52:16Z hpdl $

*NOTE: I'm not sure what exactly the date / time is for but it looks like it is a timestamp of some sort so maybe you can update it.

 

3.b

Change

define('NAVBAR_TITLE', 'Privacy Notice');
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Privacy Notice');

define('TEXT_INFORMATION', 'Put here your Privacy Notice information.');

to

define('NAVBAR_TITLE', 'Privacy Notice');
define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Privacy Notice');

define('TEXT_INFORMATION', 'Your new about us text content goes here.');

 

4.

Open catalog or root directory\includes\filenames.php and add the following along with the other defines in the filenames.php code

Define('FILENAME_ABOUT_US', 'about_us.php');

 

And that's it.

[Guest]

Open catalog or root directory\includes\filenames.php and add the following along with the other defines in the filenames.php code

Define('FILENAME_ABOUT_US', 'about_us.php');

Should be

define('FILENAME_ABOUT_US', 'about_us.php');

Note the lowercase " d " in define.

[southtexas26]

Should be

define('FILENAME_ABOUT_US', 'about_us.php');

Note the lowercase " d " in define.

 

 

Simple to follow and I did every step but for some reason nothing is changed on my site but when you click on Privacy link an 404 error appears

 

eononwholesales.com

[NodsDorf]

Jack_mcs

 

Wrote a contribution called PAGE MAKER you just download a set of files, then it will generate the new files for you, it will also set the page_names for you. Its pretty handy for quick page making.

http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/2614

[sharma.atul85]

I think better go for CMS contribution////easy to use and you can create as much pages as you want.

[germ]

Simple to follow and I did every step but for some reason nothing is changed on my site but when you click on Privacy link an 404 error appears

 

eononwholesales.com

the link is:

 

http://www.yoursite.com/FILENAME_PRIVACY

You missed step 4