include Infoboxes anywhere ?

**ITF** · 10-04-2010, 11:15 AM

I have tried searching the forums/google for infobox related help but no luck. Sorry, if I've missed a post something similar to this.

Right now I understand that all infoboxes take the styles from templates/name/boxes/box.tpl.php

I was wondering how to take one specific info box, change its style and place it somewhere else on the template besides just left/right in the box.tpl.php

For example say in the templates/name/boxes/ folder I make a searchbox.tpl.php
Then in the main_page.tpl.php do an include()..
Or is there an oscmax function/object already created for such placements? <? INFOBOX_SEARCH ?> (something like that)

How/what do I need to use in the template files in order to place an infobox anywhere on the layout? Like say putting the search in the header or the languages infobox in the footer?

Thanks

**pgmarshall** · 10-04-2010, 01:23 PM

You can move the code you need out of the infobox and into the header/footer by simply moving the code into main_page.tpl.php.

See my demo for examples of search in header etc.

Regards,

**ITF** · 10-05-2010, 10:50 AM

Great!!! Thanks pgmarshall, that was a great direction to go in!!
Works great, less code.

I made a new file /includes/boxes/searchbox.php (from original search.php)
made a new /templates/name/boxes/searchbox.tpl.php

Changed the $box_base_name

Code:

$box_base_name = 'searchbox';

(I suppose I didn't need to change that name.. and instead just needed to create a search.tpl.php (instead of 'searchbox')

Then added this somewhere in main_page.tpl.php

Code:

require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/searchbox.php');

Worked great! custom template searchbox anywhere on the frontend design layout.

Thanks for pointing that out to me!

**pgmarshall** · 10-05-2010, 11:31 AM

Glad it worked for you.

Might be worth taking a look at the fallback-html template in v2.1 which basically does the same with HTML markers to place the php code within the template.

Regards,

**ITF** · 10-05-2010, 12:05 PM

Thanks pgmarshall, will have a look into that.

I have an installation of oscmax 2.2 installed to compare with v2.0. Trying to understand the system. Right now, pretty much understand most of the design/template code. Hopefully to work on some modules next.