Help with Search sidebox

[jld]

Help. I have enabled the seach box and instead of showing the text to enter keywords I get
HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT

and on the Search button I have the same text appearing. How do I fix this please.

Johanne

if you would like to see my url is
https:/www.horsemansshop.com.au

[fairestcape]

This is usually the result of an incorrect edit in one of your language DEFINES.

You need to find instances where HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT appears in your language php files, and when I use ADMIN>>>TOOLS>>>DEVELOPERS TOOL KIT, I find it appears in TWO of my files.

They are:-

/includes/languages/english/header.php

Line #28 : define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', 'Enter search keywords here');


/includes/languages/english/your_template/header.php

Line #28 : define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', 'Enter search keywords here');

If you now call up your copies to see what's appearing in the text strings, you may find you (or someone) has deleted the single quote marks along with the text... eg:

define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', );

whereas (if you want no phrase to appear) it should be:

define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', ' ');

To fix, simply make sure your text phrase is between two single quote marks:-

define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', 'Whatever text you want goes in here');

[jld]

Hi,

I have looked as you suggested and this is what I have shown


/var/www/sites/horsemansshop/horsemansshop.com.au/subdomains/www/html/shop/includes/languages/english/classic/header.php

Line #28 : define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT','Enter search keywords here');



/var/www/sites/horsemansshop/horsemansshop.com.au/subdomains/www/html/shop/includes/languages/english/header.php

Line #12 : /*define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', 'Enter search keywords here');*/?>



/var/www/sites/horsemansshop/horsemansshop.com.au/subdomains/www/html/shop/includes/languages/english/rustic/header.php

Line #28 : define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', 'Enter search keywords here');


I havn't changed anything can you see what is wrong?

Johanna

[fairestcape]

Below is a copy of my file :

includes/languages/english/header.php

<?php
/**
 * @package languageDefines
 * @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: header.php 2940 2006-02-02 04:29:05Z drbyte $
 */

// header text in includes/header.php
  define('HEADER_TITLE_CREATE_ACCOUNT', 'Create Account');
  define('HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT', 'My Account');
  define('HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS', 'Shopping Cart');
  define('HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT', 'Checkout');
  define('HEADER_TITLE_TOP', 'Top');
  define('HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG', 'Home');
  define('HEADER_TITLE_LOGOFF', 'Log Out');
  define('HEADER_TITLE_LOGIN', 'Log In');

// added defines for header alt and text
  define('HEADER_ALT_TEXT', 'Powered by Zen Cart :: The Art of E-Commerce');
  define('HEADER_SALES_TEXT', 'TagLine Here');
  define('HEADER_LOGO_WIDTH', '192px');
  define('HEADER_LOGO_HEIGHT', '64px');
  define('HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE', 'logo.gif');

// header Search Button/Box Search Button
  define('HEADER_SEARCH_BUTTON','Search');
  define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', 'Enter search keywords here');

?>

For some reason, you've got:-

/*define('HEADER_SEARCH_DEFAULT_TEXT', 'Enter search keywords here');*/?>

Not sure why an attempt has been made to comment out the line - and besides, this is not how tyou comment out a line in PHP - but is the method for CSS.