Adding content to main page above and below "Featured" products???

[aly22]

I would like to (possibly) include custom content on my main page both above (which I have done) and BELOW the Featured Products that display in the main page, center area. Is this possible? and if so, how?

/includes/modules/featured_products.php???

Basically,

HOME PAGE
Menu Main Page (define) Content
Featured Products here in 1 row
MORE custom content

THANKS!

[aly22]

Ok, I got adventurous and edited
templates/mytemplate/common/tpl_main_page.php

And managed to get additional content to show below the featured box just like I wanted it to ... BUT ...

now it shows on EVERY page below everything.

Is there a way to get it to JUST appear on the main page?

(link)

[schoolboy]

You need to put some restriction on where the additional content must appear.

Look here for some ideas:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55487

[aly22]

Awesome! I just tried this:

<!--additional content below featured products-->
<?php if ($this_is_home_page)
{ ?>

INSERT HTML HERE

<?php } ?>

<!-- eof additional content below featured -->

THANK YOU!

[giftmeister]

I've been experimenting for half an hour and can't figure out where exactly to put your code without messing up other parts of the page. A little more info, please, for us non-programmers!

R

[giftmeister]

As is often the case, I experimented a little more and figured it out right after the 7-minute limit to edit or cancel my previous post.

It goes at line 132 (of tpl_main_page.php):

....  * prepares and displays center column
  *
  */
 require($body_code); ?>
<!--additional content below featured products-->    
<?php if ($this_is_home_page)
{ ?> 
YOUR TEXT OR CODE
<?php } ?>    
<!-- eof additional content below featured -->
<?php
  if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET4 != ......

Thanks!

R

[aboveallfabric]

Will this work even if the featured products is not currently displayed?

[josee225]

This is exactly almost what I want !

I have a bilingual website, how could I add a user defined box here, instead of just having content ? I can set up the box, I just don't know how to call it.

Thank you !

[josee225]

Please, could someone help me out with this ?

Thanks in advance

[josee225]

I have been testing with a few options here, and since I know almost nothing about php, I am kinda stuck here...

I tried adding the define_page_2.php in my tpl_index_default.php file, but all I kkeep getting is a copy of the define_main_page.php content... Here is the code:

<?php
/**
 * Page Template
 *
 * Main index page<br />
 * Displays greetings, welcome text (define-page content), and various centerboxes depending on switch settings in Admin<br />
 * Centerboxes are called as necessary
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: tpl_index_default.php 3464 2006-04-19 00:07:26Z ajeh $
 */
?>
<div class="centerColumn" id="indexDefault">
<h1 id="indexDefaultHeading"><?php echo HEADING_TITLE; ?></h1>

<?php if (SHOW_CUSTOMER_GREETING == 1) { ?>
<h2 class="greeting"><?php echo zen_customer_greeting(); ?></h2>
<?php } ?>

<!-- deprecated - to use uncomment this section
<?php if (TEXT_MAIN) { ?>
<div id="" class="content"><?php echo TEXT_MAIN; ?></div>
<?php } ?>-->

<!-- deprecated - to use uncomment this section
<?php if (TEXT_INFORMATION) { ?>
<div id="" class="content"><?php echo TEXT_INFORMATION; ?></div>
<?php } ?>-->

<?php if (DEFINE_MAIN_PAGE_STATUS >= 1 and DEFINE_MAIN_PAGE_STATUS <= 2) { ?>
<?php
/**
 * get the Define Main Page Text
 */
?>
<div id="indexDefaultMainContent" class="content"><?php require($define_page); ?></div>
<?php } ?>

<?php
  $show_display_category = $db->Execute(SQL_SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN);
  while (!$show_display_category->EOF) {
?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_FEATURED_PRODUCTS') { ?>
<?php
/**
 * display the Featured Products Center Box
 */
?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_featured_products.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_featured_products.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_SPECIALS_PRODUCTS') { ?>
<?php
/**
 * display the Special Products Center Box
 */
?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_specials_default.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_specials_default.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_NEW_PRODUCTS') { ?>
<?php
/**
 * display the New Products Center Box
 */
?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_whats_new.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_whats_new.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_UPCOMING') { ?>
<?php
/**
 * display the Upcoming Products Center Box
 */
?>
<?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory(FILENAME_UPCOMING_PRODUCTS)); ?><?php } ?>


<?php
  $show_display_category->MoveNext();
} // !EOF
?>

<?php if (DEFINE_PAGE_2_STATUS >= 2 and DEFINE_PAGE_2_STATUS <= 3) { ?>
<?php
/**
 * get the Define Main Page Text
 */
?>
<div id="indexDefaultMainContent" class="content"><?php require($define_page); ?></div>
<?php } ?>

</div>

I'm sure the problem lies in the require($define_page), but I have no clue how to fix this !

Could someone please point me in the right direction ?

Thank you !