How to show HTML content in side bar? Thanks.

[mdivk]

Hi folks,

I want to embed something like HTML content into my side column, I know there is a sidebox, but how do I display HTML content directly? without user has to click a link to open it in another window?

I use lots of this in WordPress, there you can easily embed any HTML content in text widget. How do I do this in Zen Cart?

Thank you very much.

[gjh42]

Get the Blank Sidebox mod from Free Addons. If you don't want it to look like other sideboxes, you can hide the heading and borders with CSS.

[mdivk]

Get the Blank Sidebox mod from Free Addons. If you don't want it to look like other sideboxes, you can hide the heading and borders with CSS.

Can you please elaborate it? Where can I get a Blank Sidebox mod from Free Addons?

This is my first time using Zen Cart.

Thank you very much.

[gjh42]

Free Software Addons link at top of this page.

Blank Sidebox

And you should be reading the tutorials on templates and customization before starting work.

[mdivk]

Free Software Addons link at top of this page.

Blank Sidebox

And you should be reading the tutorials on templates and customization before starting work.

Thank you!

I downloaded the addon, and made some changes to create my own HTML content, basically I want to have a clustermap on the right hand side instead of current footer position.

I made my modification based on this post:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=115006

But where else should I make setting change? maybe in Admin somewhere?

Can you tell me more details on how to do this?

Thank you very much in advance

BTW: here is my site: http://www.xiexianhui.com/food/

[gjh42]

One tutorial: How do I remove and/or re-arrange the sideboxes? But it's not clear what you have already done and what you might have missed.

[mdivk]

Free Software Addons link at top of this page.

Blank Sidebox

And you should be reading the tutorials on templates and customization before starting work.

I still need somebody to help me out

this is my site:
http://www.xiexianhui.com/food/

I am trying to add a cluster map to the website, I created a ezpage and put it on the right side, but it shows only as a link, I want the map be displayed there, the map is basically a HTML code:

<a href="http://www4.clustrmaps.com/user/6b2e433d"><img src="http://www4.clustrmaps.com/stats/maps-no_clusters/www.xiexianhui.com-thumb.jpg" alt="Locations of visitors to this page" />
</a>

Can someone please tell me how to do this? The more detailed the better, Zen Cart is so powerful and so complex to new zenner like me, there is a learning curve but I do want my site be up and running as early as possible.

Thanks.

[gjh42]

An ez-page will not display directly in a sidebox. You need to add the actual cluster map code to the blank sidebox file. Follow the Blank Sidebox instructions, which are very simple. If there is some part of that which gives you a problem, tell us exactly what you have done.

[mdivk]

An ez-page will not display directly in a sidebox. You need to add the actual cluster map code to the blank sidebox file. Follow the Blank Sidebox instructions, which are very simple. If there is some part of that which gives you a problem, tell us exactly what you have done.

I still couldn't make it working, here is what I did to the Blank Side Box:

This is what I put in the /public_html/food/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/blank_sidebox_defines.php
<?php
define('BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX', 'POE Clocks');
define('TEXT_BLANK_SIDEBOX', '');
?>

This is what I put in the /public_html/food/includes/templates/aberdeen_neutral/sideboxes/tpl_blank_sidebox.php

<?php
$content = '';
$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';
$content .= '<p>' . TEXT_BLANK_SIDEBOX . '</p>';
$content .= '<p><a href="http://www4.clustrmaps.com/user/6b2e433d"><img src="http://www4.clustrmaps.com/stats/maps-no_clusters/www.xiexianhui.com-thumb.jpg" alt="Locations of visitors to this page" />
</a>
</p>';
$content .= '</div>';

Thank you again for your kind help.

It would be greatly appreciated if you can post your website's coding here.

[stevesh]

Your code works here. www .stevesh.org