Creating a NEW box

[Ashley]

Hello :)

 

 

I searched for this information but only found two old documents from 2002 that are not applicable to the current version of osCommerce. I have the latest version.

 

I want to learn how to create a new box and add anything I want to it.

 

I want to add it to the right side so I'm sure it has something to do with the file 'right.php' or something like that.

 

All I want is to add a little graphic and some text.

 

 

Your help is truly appreciated!

 

 

~Ashley

[♥yesudo]

make a copy of an existing box - and use that.

 

you will need to refer to it in includes/column_right.php to show in the right column.

[Ashley]

Hmm...

 

 

I know what you mean.. it is still a bit tricky since I don't know exactly what code to leave intact so that the blank box will show.

 

Do you have the code I can just paste in the column_right.php ? That would be much easier for me to do since I am not really that techie. ;)

 

 

~Ashley

[♥yesudo]

in the box you make a copy of find:

 

 $info_box_contents = array();
?$info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'left',
? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 'text' ?=> 'place your code here - after removing what is already here'

 

in column_right - paste:

 

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'whatever box file name is.php');

[Ashley]

" in the box you make a copy of find: "

I'm not sure I understand that first line you wrote..

 

 

You mean I have to modify two files? One is column-right.php for sure.. what is the other one? you mean index.php?

 

Oh god.. I feel soooo dumb.. I wanna cry.. :unsure:

 

~Ashley

[♥yesudo]

what i mean is make a copy of one of the other box files from includes/boxes:

 

rename the copy to a new name relevant to what you want to put in it.

 

then make the changes mentioned in my previous post to it.

 

let me know if you get stuck.

[Ashley]

:D

 

 

That did it!

 

 

 

Thank you so much! Now I'm a happy girl with my little new box!

 

 

 

:D

 

 

~Ashley