Multiple banners at once in header position

Hi,

I'm using ZenCart 1.3.8 for my site http://easyshopping-on-line.com

If you refresh a main page, you will see that there are two banners changing after every refresh. I want them both displayed (one below the other) on the main page only at the same time.

I have created them in "Tools-Banner Manager", both under the "Wide-Banners".

In "Configuration-Layout Settings" under the "Banner Display Groups - Header Position 3" I wrote "Wide-Banners".

They now show up on the main page without any problems, but not at the same time. How can I do that? I read many posts here, but haven't been able to put up the pieces. If someone could please tell me what to do in order?

Thanks in advance..

You could lift the code for banner position 2 and move it down right above the code for position 3> then set the banners on separate display groups (1 banner per group) and then you will be able to display both of them at the same time.

barco57:

You could lift the code for banner position 2 and move it down right above the code for position 3>

Can you please explain this part? I'm not sure what you mean. How to do that?

And sorry for being such a n00bie. Although I can't believe I'm still unable to crack this, having in mind I constructed the whole site from default zencart template :(

Lift this section of code out of includes/templates/default_template/common/tpl_header.php:

<?php
              if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET2 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET2)) {
                if ($banner->RecordCount() > 0) {
?>
      <div id="bannerTwo" class="banners"><?php echo zen_display_banner('static', $banner);?></div>
<?php
                }
              }
?>
    </div>

Remember to remove it from the tpl_header file. Then you need to insert it into includes/templates/YOUR_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_main_page.php between the end of bread crumbs comment and the start of banner three:

<!-- eof breadcrumb -->
insert here
<?php
  if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET3 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET3)) {

I did that but nothing changes.

I put one of the two banners under the group "Wide-Banners" and the other under the "Wide-Banners-2" group I created. Then in "Layout Settings" under the "Banner Display Groups - Header Position 3" I wrote "Wide-Banners:Wide-Banners-2" but nothing changes. They still don't show up together.. :(

I solved it. I made a mistake, I should have put the other banner under "Banner Display Groups - Header Position 2" not "Banner Display Groups - Header Position 3".

Great! Thanks barco57

Your Welcome

edit: there is still something funky going on. If I refresh the page a few times the banners keep moving around or the smaller banner will display double. Make sure banner position 2 has a unique group name and only 1 banner attached to that group and the same for banner position 3

Yeah, I know. I've been playing with tpl_main_page.php a little - that's the reason. I've fixed it. It's ok now. Thanks once again.

This solution works, but does anyone know how to make the banners appear side-by-side instead of on top of each other?