Help: About Us (Dynamic New Page) woes

[oldsapphire]

Question 1: How do I properly create a page editor for my About Page?

First, I followed the instructions contained within this download's readme file: About Us Page Creator | osCMax - osCommerce Maximized
Then, I cross-checked everything and updated my code in accord with these instructions: http://wiki.oscdox.com/adding_new_dynamic_content_pages

Yet, I receive the following error message when clicking Catalog > About Page (on the osCmax admin page):

The website encountered an error while retrieving mysite.com/catalog/admin/define_about.php. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.

Question 2: How do I add a link to the About Page on my template's topmost navigation bar?

I am using the "Free099" template: osCmax Template - Free099

I attempted to change the "Specials" link (at the top) to the About page by replacing "Specials" with "About" in the following files:

In templates/free099/main_page.html:

<span>{about}</span>

and in templates/free099/main_page.code.php:

//begin{about}
  ?>
<a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_ABOUT); ?>" class="headerNavigation"><?php echo BOX_HEADING_ABOUT; ?></a>
  <?php
//end{about}

Thanks and for any help! Cheers

[michael_s]

Let me help you back into the fairway.

osCmax v2.5 already has the Information Page manager. No code editing needed to create the page or link. In your admin, go here:

Configuration >> Templates >> Information Pages

Then just create a new page called "About Us" adding whatever content in the editor box. Then make the page active by checking the "Active" radio buttons for "Status" and "Listed in Infobox" and save. Done. Your new About Us Page will be live on your site in the "Information" infobox.

Next, to add your link to to the top bar just copy the url from the infobox. If you are using seo urls it will look something like this:

http://some.site.com/about-us-i-17.html

Then just create a hyperlink for your page in the main_page.html file using the above url wherever you want it to appear in your template:

<a href="http://some.site.com/about-us-i-17.html">About Us</a>

[oldsapphire]

Hey Michael, your instructions worked great.

No wonder I overshot; I was playing with old clubs!

Just upgraded from 2.0.25 to 2.5, and am amazed; the new admin template is fantastic.

To say thanks, I snapped proper screen shots for the oscmax wiki's 2.5 install page. Since it doesn't look like I can upload images to the wiki server, I'll attach the files here. If someone uploads them, I'll gladly code them in

Cheers!

[michael_s]

Thanks for the images, I uploaded and added them to the pages. If you think you will be editing the wiki in the future let me know and I can grant the necessary access. We keep it locked due to the amount of abuse we were getting.

Hey Michael, your instructions worked great.

No wonder I overshot; I was playing with old clubs!

Just upgraded from 2.0.25 to 2.5, and am amazed; the new admin template is fantastic.

To say thanks, I snapped proper screen shots for the oscmax wiki's 2.5 install page. Since it doesn't look like I can upload images to the wiki server, I'll attach the files here. If someone uploads them, I'll gladly code them in

Cheers!

[oldsapphire]

Abuse, huh? Tragic...

I have more wiki-reading to do, so if I come across something that could be added or improved, I will certainly take you up on an access request.

Or, if there is an osCmax wiki to-do-list somewhere, I'd be interested in having a look.

Either way, I will at least be on the lookout for little ways to help (although I'm no expert...yet ).

Thanks for the images, I uploaded and added them to the pages. If you think you will be editing the wiki in the future let me know and I can grant the necessary access. We keep it locked due to the amount of abuse we were getting.