Add a new side box in zen-cart

To add a new side box you have to add code to three place.

1. to your includes\languages\english\extra_definitions to define the code as your going to add a new side box
2. To your includes\modules\sideboxes . here add the side box
3. And last is \includes\templates\template_default\sideboxes. here contain of the side box are add.

now code for a blank side box is added named “blank_sidebox_defines.php”

<?php
/**
* blank sidebox definitions - text for inclusion in a new blank sidebox
*
* @package templateSystem
* @copyright 2007 Kuroi Web Design
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
* @version $Id: blank_sidebox.php 2007-05-26 kuroi $
*/

define('BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX', 'Blank Sidebox Header');
define('TEXT_BLANK_SIDEBOX', 'Replace this text with your HTML content.');

?>

No:2…. named”blank_sidebox.php”

<?php
/**
 * blank sidebox - allows a blank sidebox to be added to your site
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright 2007 Kuroi Web Design
  * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: blank_sidebox.php 2007-05-26 kuroi $
 */

  // test if box should display
  $show_blank_sidebox = true;

  if ($show_blank_sidebox == true) {
      require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_blank_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_blank_sidebox.php');
      $title =  BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX;
      $title_link = false;
      require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
 }
?>

And last no.::3 named “tpl_blank_sidebox.php”

<?php
/**
 * blank sidebox - allows a blank sidebox to be added to your site
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright 2007 Kuroi Web Design
  * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: blank_sidebox.php 2007-05-26 kuroi $
 */

  $content = '';
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';

  // Replace the text and HTML tags between the apostophes on lines 19 and 20.
  // Use as many or as few lines using this model as you need for your custom content.
  // If you have a multilingual site define your text in the languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/extra_definitions/blank_sidebox_defines.php and include it as shown in line 19.
  // If your site is monolingual, you can put the text right here as shown on line 20 (and nobody will know!)
  $content .= '<p>' . TEXT_BLANK_SIDEBOX . '</p>';
  $content .= '<p>You can include text, links, images, HTML markup and even PHP code</p>';

  $content .= '</div>';
?>

After all added go to your admin panel and login where in tools section go to layput box controller and found your newly add side box.

Tagged: New sidebox, Sidebox, Zen cart, zencart