Side Banners - Linking to a Category not a Product

[Mort-lemur]

Hi,

 

I have installed the side-banners contribution - which works great.

 

However I need to have some of the banners link to a category rather than a specific product.

 

The code in side_banners.php is:

 

//change only the values of the array, this will help create the desired links to the product (i.e. http://www.example.com/products_info.php?products_id=22
$image = array('image1' => 130);
//			   'image2' => 33,
//			   'image3' => 31,
//			   'image4' => 30,
//			   'image5' => 29);

//image dimensions (change this if needed)
define('W', 125);
define('H', 160);

//image format (i.e. .png, .gif, .jpg)
$ext = '.jpg';

//none of this should be touched.
$info_box_contents = array();
new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

$side_banner_loop = '<table width="33%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 align="right" />' . "\n";
foreach($image as $side_banner_images => $product_info_id) {
$side_banner_loop .= "<tr>\n<td>" . '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO) . '?products_id='
. $product_info_id . '"> <img src="' . tep_href_link(DIR_WS_IMAGES) . 'side_banners/' 
. $side_banner_images . $ext . '" width="' . W . '" height="' . H . '">' . "</img></a><br></td>\n</tr>\n";
}
$side_banner_loop .= '</table>';

$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $side_banner_loop);

new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>	

 

How should this be changed to allow links to categories as well as products?

 

Many Thanks

[♥geoffreywalton]

I would repeat the code and amend one of them to point to category pages rather than products

 

index.php?cPath=75

 

put a second "link" in to point to a category page

 

suspect it is

 

<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '?cPath='

. $product_info_id . '">

[Mort-lemur]

Hi Geoffrey,

 

Tried duplicating the code, and although the box is displayed, and when I hover over it I see the correct url (I know its correct cos I tried it in the address bar) when I click on the box I get an error stating that the redirect will never complete.

 

Here is the code I have now:

 

<?php
/*
 $Id: side_banners.php 1739 2007-12-20 00:52:16Z hpdl $

 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
 http://www.oscommerce.com

 Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

 Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

//change only the values of the array, this will help create the desired links to the product (i.e. http://www.example.com/products_info.php?products_id=22
$image = array('image1' => 1364);
//			   'image2' => feeders/drinkers);
//			   'image3' => 31,
//			   'image4' => 30,
//			   'image5' => 29);

//image dimensions (change this if needed)
define('W', 105);
define('H', 160);

//image format (i.e. .png, .gif, .jpg)
$ext = '.jpg';

//none of this should be touched.
$info_box_contents = array();
//new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

$side_banner_loop = '<table width="33%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 align="right" />' . "\n";
foreach($image as $side_banner_images => $product_info_id) {
$side_banner_loop .= "<tr>\n<td>" . '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO) . '?products_id='
. $product_info_id . '">
<img src="' . tep_href_link(DIR_WS_IMAGES) . 'side_banners/' 
. $side_banner_images . $ext . '" width="' . W . '" height="' . H . '">' . "</img></a><br></td>\n</tr>\n";
}
$side_banner_loop .= '</table>';

$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $side_banner_loop);

new infoBox($info_box_contents);

//test Code 
$image = array('image1' => feeders-drinkers-c-130);
//		  'image2' => home-and-gifts-c-130);
//			   'image3' => 31,
//			   'image4' => 30,
//			   'image5' => 29);

//image dimensions (change this if needed)
define('W', 105);
define('H', 160);

//image format (i.e. .png, .gif, .jpg)
$ext = '.jpg';

//none of this should be touched.
$info_box_contents = array();
//new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, false, false);

$side_banner_loop = '<table width="33%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 align="right" />' . "\n";
foreach($image as $side_banner_images => $product_info_id) {
$side_banner_loop .= "<tr>\n<td>" . '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '?cPath='
. $product_info_id . '"> 
<img src="' . tep_href_link(DIR_WS_IMAGES) . 'side_banners/' 
. $side_banner_images . $ext . '" width="' . W . '" height="' . H . '">' . "</img></a><br></td>\n</tr>\n";
}
$side_banner_loop .= '</table>';

$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $side_banner_loop);

new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>	

 

Thanks