How to put a link in an additionnal sidebox with a logo

[gizmo_girl]

Clyde,
I'm having a problem with my logo sidebox & I'm hoping you can help.

First of all, I have been trying to change NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (the sidebox heading) to say SEE WHAT'S NEW. Should be simple enough, but every time I change the wording, I get a parse error and it disables the whole site.

I've been changing it in the logo_sidebox_defines.php file here:

define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS');

The next problem is making the image work as a link. Here's what I have in the different files.

logo_sidebox_defines.php:

define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_WIDTH', '125');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_HEIGHT', '150');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE', 'peek.gif');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT', 'Pet Tag Previewer');

//this is optional if you want to use the logo as a link
//replace your_link.com with the link you choose
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK', 'http://www.kings-kreations.com/previewer');

?>


and in tpl_logo_sidebox.php I have this:

$logoimage = '<a href="' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK . 'http://www.kings-kreations.com/previewer">' . zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT) . '</a>';

//comment this out if you use the above link option.
$logoimage = zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT);

$content = '';
$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '">';

$content .= $logoimage;

$content .= '</div>';
?>

WHAT am I missing??

TIA,
Mindy

[gizmo_girl]

Clyde,
I'm having a problem with my logo sidebox & I'm hoping you can help.

First of all, I have been trying to change NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (the sidebox heading) to say SEE WHAT'S NEW. Should be simple enough, but every time I change the wording, I get a parse error and it disables the whole site.

I've been changing it in the logo_sidebox_defines.php file here:

define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS');

The next problem is making the image work as a link. Here's what I have in the different files.

logo_sidebox_defines.php:

define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_WIDTH', '125');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_HEIGHT', '150');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE', 'peek.gif');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT', 'Pet Tag Previewer');

//this is optional if you want to use the logo as a link
//replace your_link.com with the link you choose
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK', 'http://www.kings-kreations.com/previewer');

?>


and in tpl_logo_sidebox.php I have this:

$logoimage = '<a href="' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK . 'http://www.kings-kreations.com/previewer">' . zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT) . '</a>';

//comment this out if you use the above link option.
$logoimage = zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT);

$content = '';
$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '">';

$content .= $logoimage;

$content .= '</div>';
?>

WHAT am I missing??

TIA,
Mindy

[clydejones]

Clyde,
I'm having a problem with my logo sidebox & I'm hoping you can help.

First of all, I have been trying to change NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS (the sidebox heading) to say SEE WHAT'S NEW. Should be simple enough, but every time I change the wording, I get a parse error and it disables the whole site.

I've been changing it in the logo_sidebox_defines.php file here:

define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS');

The next problem is making the image work as a link. Here's what I have in the different files.

logo_sidebox_defines.php:

define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_WIDTH', '125');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_HEIGHT', '150');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE', 'peek.gif');
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT', 'Pet Tag Previewer');

//this is optional if you want to use the logo as a link
//replace your_link.com with the link you choose
define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK', 'http://www.kings-kreations.com/previewer');

?>


and in tpl_logo_sidebox.php I have this:

$logoimage = '<a href="' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK . 'http://www.kings-kreations.com/previewer">' . zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT) . '</a>';

//comment this out if you use the above link option.
$logoimage = zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT);

$content = '';
$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '">';

$content .= $logoimage;

$content .= '</div>';
?>

WHAT am I missing??

TIA,
Mindy

I get a parse error and it disables the whole site.

What exactly does the error message say?

Remember that ALL Upper case is a constant - so what you've done is define one constant to reference another constant which does not exist.

Try making define Notices &amp; Announcements and see if that eliminates the parse error.

If you want it to be uppercase add this declaration to your stylesheet

h3#logosideboxHeading {
text-transform: uppercase;
}

$logoimage = '<a href="' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK . 'http://www.kings-kreations.com/previewer">' .

You don't need the highlighted portion in this section of the code.

[gizmo_girl]

I tried typing 'See What's New' in place of 'NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS' (which has been working just fine) and this is the error message I get:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home3/mindy/kings-kreations-www/zen/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/logo_sidebox_defines.php on line 27

Line 27 is:
define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'See What's New!');

[clydejones]

I tried typing 'See What's New' in place of 'NOTICES & ANNOUNCEMENTS' (which has been working just fine) and this is the error message I get:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home3/mindy/kings-kreations-www/zen/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/logo_sidebox_defines.php on line 27

Line 27 is:
define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'See What's New!');

Line 27 is:
define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'See What\'s New!');

add the highlighted character as indicated and see if that eliminates the error message.

[gizmo_girl]

In tpl_logo_sidebox.php, I have the following (removed the http://www.kings-kreations.com/preview), but it still doesn't work. I'm certain I'm missing something very simple, I just can't figure out what it is...

// Link Option - uncomment this if you intend to use the logo as a link
$logoimage = '<a href="' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK . '">' . zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT) . '</a>';

//comment this out if you use the above link option.
$logoimage = zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT);

$content = '';
$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '">';

$content .= $logoimage;

$content .= '</div>';
?>

[gizmo_girl]

Line 27 is:
define('BOX_HEADING_LOGO_SIDEBOX', 'See What\'s New!');

add the highlighted character as indicated and see if that eliminates the error message.

WOW, that's amazing that one.little.character can disable an entire web site. That worked perfectly! THANKS!

[clydejones]

In tpl_logo_sidebox.php, I have the following (removed the http://www.kings-kreations.com/preview), but it still doesn't work. I'm certain I'm missing something very simple, I just can't figure out what it is...

// Link Option - uncomment this if you intend to use the logo as a link
$logoimage = '<a href="' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK . '">' . zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT) . '</a>';

//comment this out if you use the above link option.
//$logoimage = zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT);

$content = '';
$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '">';

$content .= $logoimage;

$content .= '</div>';
?>

define('LOGO_SIDEBOX_LINK', 'http://www.kings-kreations.com/previewer" target="_blank');


//comment this out if you use the above link option.
//$logoimage = zen_image($template->get_template_dir(LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE, LOGO_SIDEBOX_IMAGE_TEXT);

Don't forget to comment out this section as indicated by the highlighted backslashes

[gizmo_girl]

Once again, you are the MASTER at figuring these things out! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

[clydejones]

Once again, you are the MASTER at figuring these things out! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

glad to help