EZ Pages explained in single sylables

[Amatas]

I get the feeling this has been answered 50 times but I can still not get my head around it, stupid is as stupid does.

In in my directory, I want to have directories and subdirectories that engage an EZ page. Is there some one kind enough to spell it out in simple steps. What do I need to have turned on/off to make it function.

The purpose is to include affiliate links on the EZ Page.

[econcepts]

Have you tried this link?

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?category=17

[Amatas]

Yes. I sure that is great stuff if you know what your are talking about (you might gather I don't) and understand the missing bits in the sequences. I was hoping for somehting like i found at

http://www.siteground.com/tutorials/zencart/index.htm

except they have nothing on making EZ-Pages work.

[Amatas]

To program an EZ-Page link we can make use of the zen_ez_pages_link() function that is built into Zen Cart.

Where and why?

This will compile and return the <a> tag with the EZ-pages information.

In what form?

First you will need to know the EZ-Page ID and chapter number of the page to which you want the link to point. You can find this information by going to Admin > Tools > EZ-Pages. You will find the ID in the left hand column and the chapter number in a column over towards the right of the page.

I presume you have to create the EZ page first?


Armed with this information you can now construct a link based on the following code model.

<php echo zen_ez_pages_link(page ID, chapter number, page is SSL [true/false], open new window [true/false], return full url [true/false]); ?>

Where do I put this and how do I make it operate?

You must enter a valid page ID as the first parameter. The other parameters are optional and default to 0 for chapter and false for the others. (Hint: Usually you will set the last three parameters to false, false and true respectively.)

[Amatas]

I have got the creation of the EZ page sorted, what I seem to be having problems with is how to set it not as a category but as a subcategory?

[econcepts]

I have got the creation of the EZ page sorted, what I seem to be having problems with is how to set it not as a category but as a subcategory?

Can you give an example of what the "subcategory" might look like (structurally). That might help me get a better grasp on what it is you are trying to accomplish.

I realize you are trying to add affiliate links, but in what fashion (in relation to subcats).

Have you tried creating an initial EZ Page and then using the built in TOC type effect (which allows you to link pages to each other under one main one.) Sounds like what you may be looking for?

[Amatas]

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[Amatas]

My website is www.amatas.com/ACart

I am trying to create a main category of 'Beauty" and then various brand subcategories. One being "ELF" that now appears in the Important Links area.

How do I make it a subcategory?

[econcepts]

Is there a reason you are trying to use EZ pages for this?

Why not just create a "sub-category" under the current "Beauty category" from the admin?

It would be similar to the way you have "Designer Collections" setup?

There is no need to use EZ pages unless you have some methodology as to why you feel you have to?

To get the sub cats up under the main "Beauty" category, you login to the admin and navigate to the "Beauty" category. Then, scroll to the bottom of that category page, and click on "Add new category". Enter the information for that new category, and you now have a sub cat under the main "Beauty" one.

Make sense?

[Amatas]

That works. I didn't appreciate I could just add the html to a category page.

Thanks.