My own navigation?

Hello.

I can't figure out how to add my own navigation! I probably would want to modify and replace some of the links in the "Information" box. Or leave it alone and just create my own right above it.
Also how the heck do I create the links to the appropriate pages??!

I've tried to follow the EZ page thing thinking that's what I need to do but that got me really confused too.

Can someone please help :(

I'm using a contributed template if it matters...

thanks

spooky,

ezpages is a way to add sideboxes and links....you can also add through addition of and modifying of the php files. In the download area > sideboxes > find the about us, blank, logo, sidebox modules. these have guides and can be modified to your purpose.

Thanks Cobra...

I installed the blank sidebox but the problem is the product catagories I inputted are showing there as the only links instead of what I hoped was a blank area appearing where I can manually put my site navigation in.

In a perfect world I would like the product catagories along the top (tab menu) which I have now, but the custom site navigation along the left column.
:(

I installed the blank sidebox but the problem is the product catagories I inputted are showing there as the only links instead of what I hoped was a blank area appearing where I can manually put my site navigation in.
I am confused you state that you "inputted" the categories but that you hoped for a "blank" box???

The blank box is blank if you do not enter or input anything into it.

After reading the thread a couple of times I get it......I think.....lol

Turn off the categories sidebox
Turn on the ezpages sidebox then go to tools>ezpages and build the ezpages links that you need. The links can be to internal or external pages. Set them to display in the sidebox and give them a sort order >0 and they will show. You can also build ezpages with content of their own or just use it to create links to other pages. the ezpages sidebox will not appear until it has something to display.

Ah! After quite a bit of time experimenting I think I starting to understand EZpages!

All that is not working now is the links go to "page not found" and the navigation box has a title called "Important Links", and the new box is below an "Information" box (I want it above it).

If I can get help below, I think I'll be all set.

I've created in the EZpages 5 internal links like Home, Items, About Us, Testimonials, Support.

In each one, from reading the EZpages help section, I need to complete the links by putting something like:
index.php?main_page=index&cPath=21
I'm not sure what they mean by adding "index&cPath=21" at the end of the link?? But doing it like index.php?main_page=faq does not work. :(

Then for the Important Links heading do I need to edit a php file to name it what I like or not at all?

How do I get the new box to appear above the Information box?

kobra... I had added several product names under the catagories in the admin panel (Catalog>Catalog/Products). I did not want them to appear in a sidebox, only at the top as a tab menu which I think I sorted now.

thanks again

You have to use a valid link ...

The GV FAQs is at:
index.php?main_page=gv_faq

you can set a sort order for sideboxes in the layout controller, the one with the lower number will display first

information = 10
more information = 20
will display:
information
more information

information = 20
more information = 10
will display:
more information
information

If you do not want the categories sidebox displayed, turn it off in the layout controller. I assume you already have the categories showing in the categories tabs on top.

The "About Us" page is one that you need to created the content in the ez-pages editor and don't add an internal or external link. Just add some content in the big empty box on the ez-pages editor page. The cart will create the link itself. Here is the link to my "about us" page (created with ez-pages):http://www.stabandstash.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=2&chapter=0

To rename the title of the box:
includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE/ez_pages_definitions.php

Line #13 : define('BOX_HEADING_EZPAGES','your title here');

You're alright Barco, I think I'm nailing it now, my box order is good and the About Us page and contents rendered!
So how then are the pages created for my other links? What do I use for an internal url to link to say my "support" page for example?
This is confusing...

Thanks again!

Just create another ezpage for your "support" and add the content. The cart handles the rest with regards to the link. You have a url we can peek at?

I don't know why it doesn't say to leave the URL box blank when creating pages in the ezpages section, geez.. That was my whole problem, I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what to put there for an address when I should have just left it alone.:wacko:

Last question then I'll go away quitely...
I have a lot of content and it seems it doesn't all fit on my pages, it gets cut off at the bottom. This happens in catagories and ezpages. Any reason or fix? Aarghh....

thanks again barco :smile:

would need to see it to know. I sounds like a height for the page is set when it shouldn't be.

Hmm.. Well I'm going to start over, who knows what I did to cause this, and I didn't get very far to matter anyway.
I will open a new thread (on topic) if it reoccurs after.

Developing local on my laptop so I can't post a url :(

I develop on my laptop also but I do keep a synched version on the main server in a sub folder of my store. Just in case the laptop explodes or melts down I don't lose the clients work. It also makes it easy for me to have my circus parade of testers to give the cart a good shakedown in its hosting enviroment.

barco57:

I develop on my laptop also but I do keep a synched version on the main server in a sub folder of my store. Just in case the laptop explodes or melts down I don't lose the clients work. It also makes it easy for me to have my circus parade of testers to give the cart a good shakedown in its hosting enviroment.

Yeah...
The problem is when working with this system I feel comfortable developing on one machine. Eventually I will throw all the files up on the server. Probably because I'm not familiar enough with it and not knowing what is dependent to what - nevermind the admin controls...

I'm still having an issue with my pages getting cut off even after a clean re-install and OEM template. I think it may be related to copy pasting from a Word doc, I don't know and I'll test further.

thanks

no more cut and paste from word......hidden tags will get you.....use notepad

It's a shame, since the html is already done for me in the Word doc.

I hate when that happens...

MS-Word html is some of the dirtiest code produced and most often will not validate correctly at all. There are many good editors available and as noted you can use a straight text creator and paste and use the html builtin editor to style.