combine the info box to categories box

[fridgemags]

hello,

Need to know if it is possible to combine the links in the information box to the categories box.

I would like to have just one nave bar with all my site links in it.

You can see my modded categories box at www.fridgemags.com for a better idea.

The links at the bottom left I would like to put up into the categories box.

Thanx for any info

[|3ackdraft]

Yes,

open categories.php located in catalog/includes/boxes/

locate this bit of code, located around line 132

  $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $categories_string);

change the code to this:

  $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $categories_string .
                                         '<br><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a><br>' .
                                         '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a><br>' .
                                         '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a><br>' .
                                         '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>');

dont forget to comment out information.php located in column_left.php in the catalog/includes/ directory

[fridgemags]

thanx, worked like a charm.

one more question now.

is there a way to get the links to look the same as the rest of them?

they dont have the line between them and the bullet infront of them.

my code in my categries box is as follows.

<?php
/*
  $Id: categories.php,v 1.23 2002/11/12 14:09:30 dgw_ Exp $

  osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
  http://www.oscommerce.com

  Copyright (c) 2002 osCommerce

  Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

  function tep_show_category($counter) {
    global $foo, $categories_string, $id, $aa;

    for ($a=0; $a<$foo[$counter]['level']; $a++) {
      if ($a == $foo[$counter]['level']-1)
	  	{
		$categories_string .= "<font color='#ff0000'>   </font>";
     	} else
	  		{
	  		$categories_string .= "<font color='#ff0000'>    </font>";
     		}

		}
    if ($foo[$counter]['level'] == 0)
	{
		if ($aa == 1)
		{
		$categories_string .= "<hr>";
	    }
		else
		{$aa=1;}

	}



    $categories_string .= '<nobr><a nowrap href="';

    if ($foo[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {
      $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter;
    } else {
      $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $foo[$counter]['path'];
    }

    $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new);
    $categories_string .= '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'checkout_bullet.gif', '') . ' ';;

    if ( ($id) && (in_array($counter, $id)) ) {
      $categories_string .= "<b><font color='#ff0000'>";
    }

// display category name
    $categories_string .= $foo[$counter]['name'];

    if ( ($id) && (in_array($counter, $id)) ) {
      $categories_string .= '</font></b>';
    }

   // if (tep_has_category_subcategories($counter)) {
   //   $categories_string .= '->';
   // }

    $categories_string .= '</nobr></a>';

   // if (SHOW_COUNTS == 'true') {
   //   $products_in_category = tep_count_products_in_category($counter);
   //   if ($products_in_category > 0) {
   //     $categories_string .= ' (' . $products_in_category . ')';
   //   }    }

    $categories_string .= '<br>';

    if ($foo[$counter]['next_id']) {
      tep_show_category($foo[$counter]['next_id']);
    }
  }
?>
<!-- categories //-->
          <tr>
            <td>
<?php
  $aa = 0;
  $info_box_contents = array();
  $info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'left',
                               'text'  => BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES
                              );
  new InfoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, true, false);

  $categories_string = '';

// add links to products with no category
  $product_query = tep_db_query("select p.products_id, pd.products_name from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_TO_CATEGORIES . " p2c, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd where p.products_status = '1' and p.products_id = p2c.products_id and p2c.categories_id = 0 and p.products_id = pd.products_id and pd.language_id ='"  . (int)$languages_id . "' order by pd.products_name " );
  while ($no_category = tep_db_fetch_array($product_query))  {
        $no_cat_product_id = $no_category['products_id'];
        $no_cat_products_name = $no_category['products_name'];
$myref = "<a href=" . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $no_cat_product_id) . '>' . $no_cat_products_name . '</a><br><br>';
$categories_string .= $myref;
}
  // end links to products with no category

  $categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
  while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query))  {
    $foo[$categories['categories_id']] = array(
                                        'name' => $categories['categories_name'],
                                        'parent' => $categories['parent_id'],
                                        'level' => 0,
                                        'path' => $categories['categories_id'],
                                        'next_id' => false
                                       );

    if (isset($prev_id)) {
      $foo[$prev_id]['next_id'] = $categories['categories_id'];
    }

    $prev_id = $categories['categories_id'];

    if (!isset($first_element)) {
      $first_element = $categories['categories_id'];
    }
  }

  //------------------------
  if ($cPath) {
    $new_path = '';
    $id = split('_', $cPath);
    reset($id);
    while (list($key, $value) = each($id)) {
      unset($prev_id);
      unset($first_id);
      $categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '" . $value . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . $languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
      $category_check = tep_db_num_rows($categories_query);
      if ($category_check > 0) {
        $new_path .= $value;
        while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {
          $foo[$row['categories_id']] = array(
                                              'name' => $row['categories_name'],
                                              'parent' => $row['parent_id'],
                                              'level' => $key+1,
                                              'path' => $new_path . '_' . $row['categories_id'],
                                              'next_id' => false
                                             );

          if (isset($prev_id)) {
            $foo[$prev_id]['next_id'] = $row['categories_id'];
          }

          $prev_id = $row['categories_id'];

          if (!isset($first_id)) {
            $first_id = $row['categories_id'];
          }

          $last_id = $row['categories_id'];
        }
        $foo[$last_id]['next_id'] = $foo[$value]['next_id'];
        $foo[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id;
        $new_path .= '_';
      } else {
        break;
      }
    }
  }
  tep_show_category($first_element);

  $info_box_contents = array();
  $info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'left',
                               'text' => $categories_string . 
                                         '<br><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a><br>' . 
                                         '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a><br>' . 
                                         '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a><br>' . 
                                         '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>');

// WebMakers.com Added: All products or All Products Multiple Purchase
//  new infoBox($info_box_contents);

// WebMakers.com Added: Show All Products Listing
if (SHOW_ALL_PRODUCTS_BOX=='1') {
  $info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'center" valign="top',
                               'text'  => '<hr><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_ALLPRODS, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_ALLPRODS . '</a>');
}

// WebMakers.com Added: Show multiple product listing add for all products
if (SHOW_PRODUCT_LISTINGS_MULTI_ADD_BOX=='1') {
// All Products Multiple Purchase

  $info_box_contents[] = array('align' => 'center" valign="top',
                               'text'  => '<hr><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_ALL, '', 'NONSSL') . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRODUCT_ALL . '</a>');
}

  new InfoBox($info_box_contents);

?>
</td>
</tr>
<!-- categories_eof //-->

thanx for the help.

[fridgemags]

I had a brain fart. The lines are just <hr> horizontal rules, Normal html.

But what is the code to dynamically call the image so i can add the bullet in front? newbie with php

or should i just use the hard code html in front of each link?

[|3ackdraft]

It is just html coding
add this

<img src="http://fridgemags.com/images/checkout_bullet.gif" border="0">

in front of

<a href="' . tep_href_link(

for each of the new lines that you just added

see if that works

[fridgemags]

yep that worked,

I really need to pick up a book on php. I kept trying to insert the code you gave me but was inserting in the wrong place and the links where not showing up.

Thanx bunches for the help.

Sure this thread will help others out also.