I found a very simple solution for anyone who wants to add a rotating banner with customized links to the header. And it is by using the banner manager, lol! I had given up on it (see above) but I started trying again and figured it out! First open up your template's stylesheet.css (YOUR_STORE/includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css) and find the section that says:
Code:
.centerColumn, #bannerOne, #bannerTwo, #bannerThree, #bannerFour, #bannerFive, #bannerSix {
padding: 0px;
}
Modify it to read like this:
Code:
.centerColumn, #bannerOne, #bannerTwo, #bannerThree, #bannerFour, #bannerFive, #bannerSix {
padding: 0px;
float: right;
}
(Or float left, whichever side you want it).
Then create a banner the same height as your logo/header, (make it as wide as you wish). Upload it to your preferred directory, then go to the Banner Manager and create a new ad, use the image you just created, put in whatever link you want. Add it to the group "wide-banners". Then, using the Layout Settings from the Admin tab, set the banner group "wide-banners" to use the Header Position 2. Presto!
I'll post the working link in a bit, when I get my header images finished.