How to add custom HTML inside the header?

breezemaster · June 8, 2011, 2:15pm

Hi all,

I’d like to add some other guff (Free shipping, contact details, email) etc to the header.

Is it the best practise to just hack this as hardcoded HTML into header.tpl?

(Needs to be HTML rather than an image, as I’d like the various texts to link)

leofonic · June 8, 2011, 4:05pm

Yes, but if you make only few changes it is best to keep the changed templates in a separate theme folder in /out directory. This is done by template override:

until 4.4, you specify a custom theme folder in config.inc.php with $this->sCustomTheme
from 4.5, this is done by putting a theme.php file in your custom theme folder:
http://wiki.oxidforge.org/Tutorials/Understanding_theme_management_in_OXID_eShop_from_4.5.0#Custom_themes

breezemaster · June 8, 2011, 5:15pm

OK. Thanks alot Frank.
I’m using a custom theme, so all safe there.

I’m just looking now for the <a href> code I should use to link to internal CMS pages. Can you help me out there?

breezemaster · June 8, 2011, 6:45pm

Ok Got it. Select radio button ‘Manual’ and you’ll get the link generated after save.

leofonic · June 8, 2011, 11:02pm

That’s it, and thanks for the update!