Need help adding image to main page

[mw4kids]

Hi All,

I'm using zen 1.3.8. and am trying to add a linkable graphic image to my main page between H1 and where the body content begins and I'm having trouble with it.

I did the following steps:
1. added the image to my text editor (kompozer) with the rest of my content
2.Copied the html code to my define main pg file in Tools> Define Pages Editor>define_main_page.php
3. uploaded the images to my public_html>images folder

Yet all i get is text links, no images. Not sure what I'm doing wrong... any help would be appreciated. My guess is I'm missing a step.

Thanks!

Oh PS. If I wanted to add an Affiliate banner in that space instead (or in addition to) would the steps be similiar to adding a linkable image??

www. thrift4kids.com

[gjh42]

What is the image source filepath in your HTML? Wherever it was pointing to when you composed the HTML is not where it now resides in your site /images/ folder.

[mw4kids]

well I just looked at the code for one of the images...it's

<a
href="http://www.thrift4kids.com/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=3"><big><img
style="border: 0px solid ; width: 91px; height: 80px;" alt=""
src="../../dreamstime%20potentials/1211476797hp35V9.jpg"></big></a><big>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp; </big><a

not sure what path it follows???

I basically used the 'add image' option on my text editor, copied the code from the 'source' and then added to my define_main_page.php.

[gjh42]

You have src="../../dreamstime%20potentials/1211476797hp35V9.jpg"
which is no location in your Zen Cart structure. It was presumably the location on your pc when you added the image in your editor.

Change it to
src="images/1211476797hp35V9.jpg"
if you uploaded it to the main /images/ folder on your server, or something similar depending on your setup. Do you have IH2 installed on your site? That would probably affect the location.

[mw4kids]

I'll give that a try. I actually do have IH2. How would that affect anything? Doesn't IH2 only work for images I've uploaded through my catalog/product listings?

Sorry if i'm not putting 2 and 2 together...i'm a bit tired at the moment

[gjh42]

I don't use IH2, so can't tell you exactly what images it will affect. Try using the ZC filepath to the image, wherever it is located on your server - not the absolute path (leave off the
http: //yourdomain. com/ part).

[mw4kids]

ok fell asleep...i will work on this today and report back to the forum if it worked out and how...thanks!!!!!

[mw4kids]

OMG I was making it so much more complicated than it had to be. I got it to work, and here's how I did it (just in case anyone else would like to know )

1.uploaded the image I wanted to use to my public_html/images folder
2. went into Tools>Define Pages Editor
3. switch Text Editor from 'text area' to 'htmlarea'
4. went into define_main_page.php
5. click on 'insert image' icon and place cursor where I wanted the image to appear...a box pops asking for the url of the image and I just put /images/nameofimage.jpg and waalaa image appears
6. to make the image linkable I just clicked on the 'link' icon and put the url i wanted the image to be directed to.

PS if you want to take the image out, I noticed that you have to switch back to 'textarea' to do so. I wasn't able to delete it in the 'htmlarea' for some reason

Thanks again for your help!!!

[retired1950]

I easiest way I found to add images and text was to get Xinha from Free Software Addons. Install it, read the directions and it works great with "Define Pages Editor"

[mw4kids]

cool...will give it a shot...thank you!!