search box on header top left?

[westmidsguy]

how do i input a search box at the top left of my header so I can search for products?

 

thanks

[alex121]

I found the easiest for me was to put it into a table cell like this:

 

<?php require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'search.php'); ?></td>

 

Hope this helps.

[westmidsguy]

Yes that works fine but I would like the search box at the left hand side

how do i go about doing this? The code you gave me currently centres the search box in the middle.

 

 

Many thanks.

[alex121]

Sorry left out the first <td> tag, but here is an alternative you might like to try:

 

<td align="left" valign="middle"><?php require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'googlesearch.php'); ?></td>

 

You can leave the valign="middle" section out if you wish, i only use it align the text in the centre.

 

Hope this is better for you

[westmidsguy]

that doesnt make the search box on the left ;(

[a.forever]

If you're talking about the left column, you'll need to modify catalog/includes/column_left.php (or column_right.php). Cut or copy the line you want into the other.

[alex121]

that doesnt make the search box on the left ;(

 

Okay, my header file has been edited to have several tables, so here is a simple table that seems to work for me

when i tested it.

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

<tr>

<td align="left">search box</td>

<td><?php echo tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10'); ?></td>

</tr>

</table>

[alex121]

Just a quick point, the line 'pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10'); is for a transparent spacer used to create a blank area

which is: 100% = width of the whole space left after the search box table cell and the 10 = 10px is a nominal figure for the

height, but it does not seem to matter much if it is 1, 10 or more.