adding a link to my site's footer

Hi, all –

I'm back to looking at ZC after a long hiatus. I feel like I'm starting from scratch.

My specific question is, how do I modify the footer of my site? A header.php file exists, but no equivalent for the footer.

A more general question is, has anyone put together a real tutorial yet? The FAQs are full of information, but I'm looking for something that would flow a bit more naturally.

Thanks for any help.

From /includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_footer.php:```php
require(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory('footer.php'));

Therefore, you would modify /includes/modules/footer.php amd save it as /includes/modules/your_template/footer.php.

There are header.php files in a number of places; are you sure you are looking at the right one?


There is no top-to-bottom comprehensive design tutorial yet, nor is there likely to be unless someone publishes a large book. There is a program flow diagram in Free Addons; otherwise, the forum generally remains the best source of info for a particular area.

Thanks, Glenn. May I safely assume that if the /includes/modules/your_template/ subdirectory doesn't exist, I can manually create it? Or, is that a sign that I've done something wrong earlier?

On another subject: do you happen to know if there's something wrong with the instant email notification feature? I had that set on this thread, but got nothing.

/your_template/ should be changed to whatever your custom template foldername is, and created if it doesn't yet exist. Any place you see a /classic/ folder in the Zen Cart structure, you can create your own custom folder for modified files at that level.

I don't know about the forum notification; if I had that set my inbox would be overwhelmed:)

Having looked at the original tpl_footer.php file, I now wonder whether it's necessary for me to modify it after all. All I wanted to do was to add a link to the admin CP. My memory is really rusty on this, but...is this somehow done via the EZPAGES stuff?

Thanks.

Yes, you can add an external link leading wherever you want using the ez-page system. Enable that link for the footer, give it a name and that name will show as a link in the footer.

There is also footer menu mod from
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=1330
but as Glenn points out, if you just require link, use EZ pages
option.

gjh42:

Yes, you can add an external link leading wherever you want using the ez-page system. Enable that link for the footer, give it a name and that name will show as a link in the footer.
So, is this done through the Tools --> EZ Pages configuration panel? I can see where I can add an entire page, but that seems unnecessary. How do I "enable that link?"

Thanks.

In case I didn't make my question clear...what I am trying to find out is whether I need to create a new page in order to add a link. That would seem to be an unnecessary intermediate step, but I don't see a way to simply add a link to the footer, other than hard-coding the footer file (which seems quite out of step with my understanding of the ZC philosophy).

The FAQ example only shows doing this with a new page. Can someone tell me whether there's a more straightforward method for this?

Thanks. I am determined to get the hang of ZC this time around.

If you create an ez-page with only a name, the display enabled for the footer, and a URL in the correct box at the bottom, you will get a straight link to your destination in the footer.

This "ez-page" exists only as a means of getting that link to function.

Thanks, Glenn. That's exactly what I wanted to know. (Now, let's see if I can go make it work!)

Would it be safe to generalize from this example and say that any additions to a ZC site entail making an ez-page?

mz

Another minor question: is there a way to make this an internal link, or should it be external?

An internal link, pretty much by definition, is one to a location inside the Zen Cart folder structure. It can be accurately specified by index.php?main_page=whatever&whatever=whatever...

Anything else is an external link.

I wouldn't necessarily say that "any" addition to a Zen Cart site would be an ez-page, but that is often the best way to go. In some cases, a new define page may be needed instead, or some other methods.

OK, so I guess the admin page is most accurately described as an external link. I added it as such, and it worked like a champ. Thanks for the help, Glenn.

Any time:)
...My brother-in-law's last name is Zimmer, and I have a niece named Michelle:)