Customize Center Page Layout

first, i want to place this section

Main Page Sample Text ...

This section of text is from the Define Pages Editor located under Tools in the Admin.

To remove this section of the text, delete it from the Define Pages Editor.

underneath the New Products or Featured Products or any box content.. anyone know how to do that..??

next, is it possible to change this text

Congratulations! You have successfully installed your Zen Cart™ E-Commerce Solution.

into an image..??

last, how to insert this text

Welcome Guest! Would you like to log yourself in?

into the header..?? the header with the 'Tagline here'.

thats all..:lookaroun

Check the FAQ's and the wiki for your questions as there are very good guides to most of your questions that are there.

miles:

i want to place this section

"Main Page Sample Text ...

This section of text is from the Define Pages Editor located under Tools in the Admin.

To remove this section of the text, delete it from the Define Pages Editor."

underneath the New Products or Featured Products or any box content.. anyone know how to do that..??

I am trying to do this also. Did you ever get it figured out?

Thanks,

dustin

I just found this site here and I was wondering how to create additional text content box underneath the specials/featured/new products content...i still couldn't figure out how to do this. Just look at the pic below for what ID its displaying (.centerboxfooter). If anyone know how to create this, please help me out ok. Thanks.

actually none of that text is included in the table with the class="centerBoxfooter"
if you look at the html the centerboxfooter is actually part of the table.centerbox

im using zen cart v1.3.5. do you think that can only be done on the latest version (1.3.6)..? im trying to add more text underneath those products rather than leave it empty spaces. and just leave the footer content as it were..

I just came here to also search to see if there was any hints as to how to add a centerbox footer. I'm in v1.37.

I've got the footers on all the side boxes, and I added it to my stylesheet for the center boxes, however apparently there isn't a template or module fall calling it.

I have looked through various templates and module files and can't locate where I would put the div for it.

Any clues? :cry:

thank you,

betty

I've searched Wiki & Knowledgebase for an answer to a similar question to that above. I also want to add a new text area at the bottom of the home page, below the products boxes, above the footer.

Replying that answers are in the Wiki when they aren't isn't helpful.

Creating a "centercolumnFooter" in v1.3.7 is (at least for me) is a three step process.

1. create the following declaration in your stylesheet.css

#centercolumnFooter {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}

2. in includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE
   create a new file centercolumn_footer_defines.php

define ('CENTERCOLUMN_FOOTER_TEXT','You can place any text you want here'};

3. open includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_index_default.php

scroll to the bottom of the file and at around line 81 (in my copy) just above the </div>

insert the following statement:

Save all of the files and upload them to your server.

Thanks - I know next to nothing about php & coding, but I can follow instructions.

Just one thing I need to know, where do I find stylesheet.css?

stylesheet.css is located in includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css

Clyde - thank you - thank you - thank you!!

btw did I say Thank You?!

betty

Thanks Clyde.. I've been waiting for so long..

That works fine on my v1.3.5 :D

I'm wondering if there any way to insert an image into that center column..??

I do this by defining the image in a defines file: includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE/my_image_defines.php

define('MAIN_IMAGE_WIDTH', '200');
define('MAIN_IMAGE_HEIGHT', '200');
define('MAIN_IMAGE', 'your_image.jpg');
define('MAIN_IMAGE_TEXT', 'image text');

Then calling it in includes/languages/english/html_includes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/define_main_page.php

<?php echo zen_image($template->get_template_dir(MAIN_IMAGE, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'images'). '/' . MAIN_IMAGE, MAIN_IMAGE_TEXT); ?>

Place the image in includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/images/your_image.jpg

stylesheet.css is located under /includes/templates/template_default/css/
if you customizing the template copy the css folder to your template directory and then modify the stylesheet.css there

I can't get it too work (adding text to the bottom of my center column). I followed clydes instructions and got a parse error for the '}'. Changed that to a ')' and cleaned the error. However, I get NO text showing up. I'm using 1.3.7.

It's the first site in my signature if you need to take a look.

wtashby:

I can't get it too work (adding text to the bottom of my center column). I followed clydes instructions and got a parse error for the '}'. Changed that to a ')' and cleaned the error. However, I get NO text showing up. I'm using 1.3.7.

It's the first site in my signature if you need to take a look.

I didn't notice the centercolumnFooter declaration in either of your (2) stylesheets.

stylesheet.css and stylesheet_new.css nor did I see the (div id="centercolumnFooter") on the page when I viewed the page source.

Those two stylesheets appear to be identical so I'd get rid of one of them just to prevent them from interfering with each other.

The two css files work in tandom with my template. If I get rid of one (either one) the template goes bonkers:shocking:

Aside from that, I've added the declaration in both of them, I have modified, created and uploaded all the files you described, exactly as you described, and it just won't call the center column footer.

Remember, it's The Real As Seen On TV I'm concerned about.

Quick question about > 2. in includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE

create a new file centercolumn_footer_defines.php

define ('CENTERCOLUMN_FOOTER_TEXT','You can place any text you want here'};

Is that supposed to be wrapped in <?php ?>
cause I did

Just to double check:

#centercolumnFooter {
margin: 0;
padding: 0;
}

Make sure this is in both of your stylesheets.
includes/templates/trublu/css/stylesheet.css and stylesheet_new.css

2. in includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/trublu
   create a new file centercolumn_footer_defines.php

define ('CENTERCOLUMN_FOOTER_TEXT','You can place any text you want here');

3. open includes/templates/trublu/templates/tpl_index_default.php

scroll to the bottom of the file and just above the last </div>

insert the following statement: