Linking an image to category

[Lobster101]

Hi all.

 

Was just wondering is the some way i can connect an image on my website to a specific category in my website?? I'm using oscommerce 2.2 ms2.

 

many thanks!!

[Xpajun]

If by website you mean a standard html page then the standard <a href="http://put_your_category_page_url_here><img scr="http://put_your_image_url_here></a> should do it

[Guest]

If you are talking anout linking from a page within osc then you must use the tep_href_link() function like so.

<?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'cPath=5') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'your_image_here.gif', 'alt text here') . '</a>'; ?>

You will need to find out what category path you need and replace 5 with yours in this part

'cPath=5'

[npn2531]

You can do it from the admin. Choose the image you want to use on your website. Then go to admin panel and edit the category you wish to connect to that image. The upload that image using the buttons in the edit category panel. Voila!

[Lobster101]

If you are talking anout linking from a page within osc then you must use the tep_href_link() function like so.

<?php echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'cPath=5') . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'your_image_here.gif', 'alt text here') . '</a>'; ?>

You will need to find out what category path you need and replace 5 with yours in this part

'cPath=5'

 

Thank you. This is exactly what i need. I have managed to link one image to the desired category and it works!!! ... But I can't seem to find the cPaths to the other images i wish to link.

My website shows it to be located index.php?cPath=31_36 but i've looked in the index.php and there is no sign of it. Does anyone know where i can track down this cpath=31_36 ????

 

thank you.

[Lobster101]

oooh... I FOUND IT, I FOUND THE TEP_HREF_LINK FUNCTIONS I NEEDED!!

 

public.html/includes/column_right.php

 

Thanks so much!!!! bye!!

[npn2531]

Another way to find which images are being used by which categories is to look in the database in the 'categories' table. In the field 'categories_image' will be the name of the actual image that is in the images folder on your website. While you are in the database note the cooresponding number in the 'categories_id' . You should have a 31_36 in the column under 'categories_id' , look over one column to get the image name.

 

You can get the categories_id by simply clicking open that catagory in our website. In the address bar note the number after 'cPath'

[Lobster101]

Another way to find which images are being used by which categories is to look in the database in the 'categories' table. In the field 'categories_image' will be the name of the actual image that is in the images folder on your website. While you are in the database note the cooresponding number in the 'categories_id' . You should have a 31_36 in the column under 'categories_id' , look over one column to get the image name.

 

You can get the categories_id by simply clicking open that catagory in our website. In the address bar note the number after 'cPath'

 

Thank you for your message!! very helpful, cheers x !!