adding_new_dynamic_content

- Adding New Dynamic Content Pages

Adding New Dynamic Content Pages

I haven't got round to fully testing this yet but I believe it works! Quite alot of files require modifying, remember to backup your files first!!

This guide has been made for use with osCMax V2.0 or higher. Credit to author mhouchin.

This is a worked example for creating about.php

1. Creating the pages for the front end

The following files changes need to be made in the catalog folders.

1.1 Copy shipping.php and rename to about.php

Within this file change all references of _SHIPPING to _ABOUT

1.2 Open /includes/filenames.php

Add the following definitions:

  define('CONTENT_ABOUT', 'about');
  define('CONTENT_ABOUT_CONTENT', 'about_content');
  define('FILENAME_ABOUT', CONTENT_ABOUT . '.php');
  define('FILENAME_ABOUT_CONTENT', CONTENT_ABOUT_CONTENT . '.php');

1.3 Copy includes/languages/english/shipping.php and rename to about.php

Within this file change all the relevant information as applicable.

1.4 Copy includes/languages/english/shipping_content.php and rename to about_content.php

Within this file change all the relevant information as applicable.

1.5 Copy templates/[templatename]/content/shipping.tpl.php and rename to about.tpl.php (you may need to copy this file from the fallback template first)

Within this file change:

     <?php include(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_SHIPPING_CONTENT); ?>

and change it to:

     <?php include(DIR_WS_LANGUAGES . $language . '/' . FILENAME_ABOUT_CONTENT); ?>

1.6 Open includes/configure_bts.php

Add the following definition: (about line 20)

     define('TEMPLATENAME_ABOUT', 'about.tpl.php');

1.7 Insert this wherever you want to link to the page put:

     <a href="<?php echo tep_href_link(FILENAME_ABOUT) ?>">ABOUT US</a>

2. Creating the pages in admin section

The following files changes need to be made in the admin folders.

2.1 Open /admin/index.php

Find:

array('title' => BOX_CATALOG_DEFINE_SHIPPING, 'link' => tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFINE_SHIPPING, 'selected_box=catalog')),

And duplicate it for each page you want to add, modifying SHIPPING to ABOUT

2.2 Open /admin/includes/boxes/catalog.php

Find:

tep_admin_files_boxes(FILENAME_DEFINE_SHIPPING, BOX_CATALOG_DEFINE_SHIPPING) .

And duplicate it for each page you want to add, modifying SHIPPING to ABOUT

2.3 Copy admin/define_shipping.php and rename to define_about.php

Change all references of SHIPPING to ABOUT (13 in total)

2.4 Open admin/includes/languages/english.php

Add the following definition:

  define('BOX_CATALOG_DEFINE_ABOUT', 'About Page');

2.5 Open admin/includes/filenames.php

Add the following definition: (around line 82)

  define('FILENAME_DEFINE_ABOUT','define_about.php');
  define('FILENAME_DEFINE_ABOUT_CONTENT', 'about_content.php');

3. Enable access to the file

Add access to define_about.php in the administrator menu by enabling file access

Open your admin panel
Click on the Administrator Menu box
Click File Access in Menu box
Select the Catalog row in the central box
Click Store Files in right hand column
Select define_about.php from the drop down
Click Save

Don't forget to set the Member Groups –> Groups –> New Permission