Main Page layout

[SonyaT]

Ok here are my list of questions. I have seen shops that have the New Products box at the bottom be broken into 6 different boxes. How can I do this? Also I want to take out the outline on that as well.

The next one is at the top I want to add tabs in place of the words of the links.'
So instead of figurines and magnets I want tabs that I want in their place.

TY SOmuch for all the help.

[SonyaT]

The other thing is how this persons site I just saw. http://www.jelcards.com/
He has the top bar taken off....how can I get that off the top as well?

[knuckle-101]

Making a custom template would do the job, or mess around with tpl_main_page.php and tpl_header.php in includes/templates/yourtemplate/common file this is for 1.3 version not sure about earlier versions depends on the template you have.

Good Luck

http://www.wilson-cellular.com use our website for example

[kuroi]

The other thing is how this persons site I just saw. http://www.jelcards.com/
He has the top bar taken off....how can I get that off the top as well?

He hasn't actually taken the top bar off, he's just swapped it with the logo section. This is done in tpl_header.php in the common directory of your template by swapping the section that starts <!--bof-navigation display--> and ends <!--eof-navigation display--> with the one starting <!--bof-branding display--> and ending <!--eof-branding display-->. A surprisingly high number of designers do this (including me).

[SonyaT]

TY that is exactly what I wanted. I was looking at my store and I know I will need the log in and was wondering how that would work. TY so much.

Now if only I could get an answer on how to replace at the top where the text links to the products are to tabs or buttons

[DrByte]

The next one is at the top I want to add tabs in place of the words of the links.'
So instead of figurines and magnets I want tabs that I want in their place.

Those category links across the top are referred to as "category tabs".
You can style them however you like, using the tpl_modules_category_tabs.php and the related styles in the stylesheet.

[SonyaT]

He hasn't actually taken the top bar off, he's just swapped it with the logo section. This is done in tpl_header.php in the common directory of your template by swapping the section that starts <!--bof-navigation display--> and ends <!--eof-navigation display--> with the one starting <!--bof-branding display--> and ending <!--eof-branding display-->. A surprisingly high number of designers do this (including me).

I did that but it is not like that in my classics tplheader php.
This is whats in that one.

<?php
/**
* Common Template - tpl_header.php
*
* this file can be copied to /templates/your_template_dir/pagename<br />
* example: to override the privacy page<br />
* make a directory /templates/my_template/privacy<br />
* copy /templates/templates_defaults/common/tpl_footer.php to /templates/my_template/privacy/tpl_header.php<br />
* to override the global settings and turn off the footer un-comment the following line:<br />
* <br />
* $flag_disable_header = true;<br />
*
* @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_header.php 3192 2006-03-15 22:37:24Z wilt $
*/
// Display all header alerts via messageStack:
if ($messageStack->size('header') > 0) {
echo $messageStack->output('header');
}
?>
<table class="centershop" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<?php
if (!isset($flag_disable_header) || $flag_disable_header == false) {
?>
<tr><td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="headerNavigation">
<tr>
<td align="left" valign="top" width="35%" class="headerNavigation">
<a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;
<?php if (isset($_SESSION['customer_id'])) { ?>
<a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGOFF, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_LOGOFF; ?></a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;
<a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT; ?></a>
<?php
} else {
if (STORE_STATUS == '0') {
?>
<a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_LOGIN; ?></a>
<?php } } ?>
</td>
<td align="center" width="30%" class="headerNavigation"><?php require(DIR_WS_MODULES . 'sideboxes/' . 'search_header.php'); ?></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="35%" class="headerNavigation">
<?php if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() != 0) { ?>
<a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS; ?></a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT; ?>&raquo;</a>
<?php }?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="header">
<tr><!-- All HEADER_ definitions in the columns below are defined in includes/languages/english.php //-->
<td valign="middle" height="<?php echo HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT; ?>" width="<?php echo HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH; ?>">
<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT) . '">' . zen_image($template->get_template_dir(HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE, HEADER_ALT_TEXT) . '</a>'; ?>
</td>
<td align="center" valign="top">
<?php
if (HEADER_SALES_TEXT != '') {
echo HEADER_SALES_TEXT;
}
if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET2 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET2)) {
if ($banner->RecordCount() > 0) {
echo zen_display_banner('static', $banner);
}
}
?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<?php
if (isset($_GET['error_message']) && zen_not_null($_GET['error_message'])) {
?>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr class="headerError">
<td class="headerError"><?php echo htmlspecialchars(urldecode($_GET['error_message'])); ?></td>
</tr>
</table>
<?php
}
if (isset($_GET['info_message']) && zen_not_null($_GET['info_message'])) {
?>
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<tr class="headerInfo">
<td class="headerInfo"><?php echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['info_message']); ?></td>
</tr>
</table>
<?php
}
?>
<?php
} else {
?>
<tr><td>
<?php
}
?>
<!--bof-optional categories tabs navigation display-->
<?php
if (CATEGORIES_TABS_STATUS == '1') {
require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_categories_tabs.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_categories_tabs.php');
}
?>
<!--eof-optional categories tabs navigation display-->

<!--bof-header ezpage links-->
<?php if (EZPAGES_STATUS_HEADER == '1' or (EZPAGES_STATUS_HEADER == '2' and (strstr(EXCLUDE_ADMIN_IP_FOR_MAINTENANCE, $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'])))) { ?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>
<!--eof-header ezpage links-->

So I don't know which one to switch there because I switched them in the default templete but it hasn't changed the main page. GRRRR

[SonyaT]

Bump in hopes of getting help

[SonyaT]

nevermind I figured it out myself.

[kuroi]

nevermind I figured it out myself.

Always the best way. Glad to hear you're making progress.