new box in sts

[Guest]

i asked this on the sts thread but no answer. have tried searching but not gettig the result i need

 

the questions is how do i create a new box? what's the difference in the code with sts compared with the one without sts?

 

i can create a new box in the osc but not sure how with sts as the naming in the template gives me no idea where i should edit to have the box on the columns

 

thanks

[iveo]

first you have to add something like this in your includes/column_left.php:

 

example comes from a box that i've added:

 

  require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'featured.php');
 // STS: ADD
 $sts_block_name = 'featuredbox';
 require(STS_RESTART_CAPTURE);
 // STS: EOADD

 

 

then in includes/sts_display_output.php around line 220 find:

 

  $template['breadcrumbs'] = $breadcrumb->trail(' » ');

 

and after that you should place your box-heading definition somewhere - which should look like this:

 

  $template['featuredboxheading'] = TABLE_HEADING_FEATURED_PRODUCTS;

 

 

 

then find this code around line 250:

 

/////////////////////////////////////////////
////// Create custom boxes
/////////////////////////////////////////////

 

and after that somewhere place your box definistion which should look like that:

 

  $template['featuredbox'] = strip_unwanted_tags($sts_block['featuredbox'], 'featuredbox');

 

 

finally around line 330 find:

 

  // print column_left stuff

 

there you specify in which column you box should appear - so under column left or column right you place your code:

 

 
 echo $sts_block['featuredbox'];

 

 

 

and thats it for the STS - stuff - then just call $featuredbox in your template and it should be there - but don't forget that you have to have the right box in your includes/boxes/ folder !!!

 

 

;) - hope that helps you out

 

 

PS: the heading must be specified in your language --> like in includes/languages/english.php you must have:

 

define('TABLE_HEADING_FEATURED_PRODUCTS', 'Featured Products');

[Guest]

what about adding modules?