How do I add buttons to the left column?

How can I add buttons to the left column? I know I need to create images and upload them, but where do I put the code to make them show up?

What if I want a button to show up ONLY if the user has something in the shopping cart? How would I do that?

Thanks,
BP

What does the button do? Or do you just want to sew it on ... :cool:

I'm just gonna 'sew' it on. :)

Basically I want to put a link (like to the Checkout page) on the left if the person has one or more items in the shopping cart. I would also like to make buttons to other pages on the site which are always present.

This mod includes a checkout button: Cart Sidebox with Free Shipping Qualifier and Checkout Button Free Shipping Qualifier

Or you could use this code adapted from it, which includes a switch to only show if there is something in the cart:```php

Gotta love SESSIONS. Thanks, I'll give it a try!

So... where do I put this code so it shows up in my sidebar...
I'll find it.

Thanks!

I want to add code to my sidebars. Which file do I change to do this?

Thanks.

bparker:

I want to add code to my sidebars. Which file do I change to do this?

Thanks.
There are several sidebox addons in the Free Software Addons area that can serve as examples of which files are involved in adding/editing sideboxes.

I don't really need to add a box, just a link. Which PHP file do I modify?

That depends on which box you want to put the link in.

Ok, I think I see the confusion. I do not wish to put this in a box, but outside the boxes. I want to have a picture or link between boxes.

Thanks.

Boxes don't have to be boxes, if you see what I mean. That is, you can style a particular box so it has no visible borders.

I'd second the idea of looking in the Free Software Add Ons (link top-left) to see what other boxes are already available, under the theory that re-inventing wheels is not a good thing. One of those boxes is actually an empty box, so you can add whatever you want in it. (And then style it so its borders disappear.)

You're actually receiving good advice in this thread. Don't fight it. :laugh:

Rob

It's better to stick within the conventions of "boxes" being the content containers in the side columns. Take the advice of people posting stuff here... We all have considerable experience. (Not showing off... just letting you know that what we are saying makes sense.)

If you hard code stuff into the column's code, how are you going to position it in relation to the boxes that are already there? How are you going to put it (for example) two-thirds of the way down - between the "Specials" box and the "More Info" box?

As Rob says, you can always style the box to not have borders etc.

I use the shopping cart sidebox (configured to appear only when there is something in the cart, and I have "Edit Cart" and "Checkout" buttons in this sidebox - put there by a simple edit to the sidebox's code.

See it in action here (add some products to the cart, see how it works...)

(elsewhere in this forum I explained how to add these buttons to the cart sidebox, but I can't remember where that post is... If I find it I'll come back to this thread.)