Change URL of my Home Buttons to root of the domain when my site is in a sub folder

[colnixon]

Can a Sub Folder Installation have home button which point to the root of the domain?

I have installed my zen cart to www.kitchenandbedroominteriors.com/store

I want all of the 'Home Buttons' to link back to www.kitchenandbedroominteriors.com

I have had a good look through the forums and can not find any threads in relation to this.

Any help will be much appretiated

Many Thanks

[schoolboy]

The home location is determined by php code.

For example: In your tpl_header.php file, you will see:

    <li><?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a></li>

You'll need to remove (or comment out) that and create a hard-coded link to your desired home page.

[colnixon]

Hi,

Which files would need to be hard coded?

Many Thanks

Col

The home location is determined by php code.

For example: In your tpl_header.php file, you will see:

    <li><?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a></li>

You'll need to remove (or comment out) that and create a hard-coded link to your desired home page.

[kobra]

Which files would need to be hard coded?

schoolboy gave you the file

For example: In your tpl_header.php file, you will see:

[schoolboy]

Looks like you are using a derivation of Apple-zen template.

There are TWO main links in core zencart back to the "home" page (which is the front page of the webshop).

You will need to edit

includes/templates/apple_zen/common/tpl_header.php

and

includes/templates/apple_zen/common/tpl_footer.php

<li><?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a></li>

becomes:

<li><a href="http://www.kitchenandbedroominteriors.com">Main Site</a></li>

Rather than DELETE the original code, use comment tags to render it ineffective:

<!--<li><?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a></li>-->

additionally, in apple_zen, there is another file:

includes/templates/apple_zen/common/tpl_drop_menu.php

... in which there is also a "home" link. Now in my opinion, you should leave this one in, but perhaps change the DEFINE for HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG:

/includes/languages/english/apple_zen/header.php

define('HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG', 'Home');

to something like:

define('HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG', 'Shop Home Page');

However, if you want this to ALSO point to the root site, then comment out the following line using HTML comment tags (shown in green)

<!-- <li class="submenu"><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a> -->

and put in your own hardcode link directly under it... eg:

<li class="submenu"><a href="http://www.kitchenandbedroominteriors.com">Main Site</a>

The HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG define is also used in places like the breadcrumbs, and you really don't want to fool about with those. That is why I suggest that whatever hard coding you do to other links, use Main Site as the text link, and by changing the define for HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG to Shop Home Page, at least your visitors will know what to click to either go back to your root site, or stay within the shop area.

[colnixon]

Hi Schoolboy

Thanks a million for the in depth advice, my php aint great and the extra help is much appretiated

Thanks Again

Regards

Col