Problem with Blank Sidebox Plugin

[aaronjmorgan]

And that's fine, but what is being suggested is built into Zen Cart and is very similar to the random image code you are using.. The end result is EXACTLY the same output that you are trying to achieve with your script (random rotating images that change whenever the page refreshes -- do not let the term "banner" throw you off.. I often say that the banner functions are one of the most underused and versatile features within Zen Cart).. That's why it was suggested..

Carry on..

I tried to replace "echo" with "$content .=" but that didnt work either.... I checked out the banner section and I actually like how it tracks the banners... So I will go with that. Thank you... With regard to my other question... does anyone know how to get rid of the white space that is above the sideboxes. I want my sideboxes to go all the way to the top up against my top bar of sections. You can see that the Incoming image is designed to merge with my breadcrumb trail bar which is grey.

Also why do i feel like some people are following me and posting harsh things... As i said... i am new to zen cart and trying to learn... I am new to PHP as well and do not know too much... but the best way to learn is by doing it. People are snapping at me for not using overrides... relax... its making the forums unpleasant for me and ive only been using these forums for like 4 days...

If you can help me with the white space gap i would really appreciate it. Thank you

[DivaVocals]

I tried to replace "echo" with "$content .=" but that didnt work either.... I checked out the banner section and I actually like how it tracks the banners... So I will go with that. Thank you... With regard to my other question... does anyone know how to get rid of the white space that is above the sideboxes. I want my sideboxes to go all the way to the top up against my top bar of sections. You can see that the Incoming image is designed to merge with my breadcrumb trail bar which is grey.

Once you get the banners setup I think you be RELEIVED that you didn't spend one more minute trying to make this work.. PLUS the tracking feature is tre cool!

Also why do i feel like some people are following me and posting harsh things... As i said... i am new to zen cart and trying to learn... I am new to PHP as well and do not know too much... but the best way to learn is by doing it. People are snapping at me for not using overrides... relax... its making the forums unpleasant for me and ive only been using these forums for like 4 days...

I don't think anyone is following you persay.. folks just answer posts when they see them posted.. and if they are following the recent posts filter (as many of us are) and you are posting a LOT of questions which are popping up in the new posts filter, then it may appear that folks are following you.. but trust me.. No one is stalking anyone here..

From what I've seen the information posted is meant to help, not punish you.. Take your question to get your random image code to work, it raised flags for a LOT of us here to see that you were brand new to Zen Cart, (and inexperienced with PHP and such) and without making sure that your path was a good solid path to take, you dove into this and IMMEDIATELY began make core code changes that many of us KNEW were not necessarry to achive what you wanted.. The reason for the seemingly harsh tones is that we all saw you walking down a path that would lead to issues later and especially would be problematic come upgrade time.. Don't take it personal.. I got beat up a LOT when I first got here asking newbie questions and making newbie statements.. But I toughened up and realized that most here are really just trying to help..

TRULY folks are just trying to help.. You will find though that we are a group of direct speakers.. (myself ESPECIALLY!!)