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timberguy · 02-10-2013 15:44:23

Is it possible, to add links to the horizontal category menu to outside urls? And if so, how would you go about doing it.?

zanart · 02-11-2013 02:51:26

I would expect you need to edit the Skin Widget CMS Main Menu include and just add the hardcoded links before or after the first level foreach statement.

mixer25 · 01-03-2014 10:18:40

Was this correct?

I have looked at the Skin Widget CMS Main Menu and see no where to code outside links?

I need to add some on too

webmaster · 01-03-2014 10:19:53

That's the way I do it. I usually add the links to the array at the top of the file.

mixer25 · 01-03-2014 10:22:33

Thanks but whereabouts? I have added a simple link at top after <php before and it doesn't work... just to check this is the horizontal category drop down menu? is there another name for this as hard to find info on it.

Last edited by mixer25 (01-03-2014 10:24:39)

webmaster · 01-06-2014 10:32:07

Assuming you want to add a static link to the end of the menu, add something like:

Code:

print '<li><a href="SOME_URL">SOME_TEXT</a></li>' . $eol;

Right above (at the bottom):

Code:

print '</ul>' . $eol . $eol;

mixer25 · 01-06-2014 12:15:21

Thanks Nick, but just tried it and didn't work, I put this test text directly above the bit you mentioned and nothing shows at all?

I did this in Includes area and Skin Widget CMS Main Menu

Code:

} // End of foreach statement.

print '<li><a href="http://www.google.co.uk/">Test Area</li>' . $eol;

print '</ul>' . $eol . $eol;

if (empty($joomla_active)) {

     print '</div>' . $eol;

     if (!(empty($mobile_active))) {

          print '</div>' . $eol;

     } // End of if statement.

     if (empty($ajax_active)) {

          print '</div>' . $eol . $eol;

     } // End of if statement.

} // End of if statement.

?>

Last edited by mixer25 (01-06-2014 12:16:51)

webmaster · 01-07-2014 12:07:49

Sorry - forgot the closing </a> - I updated my code.

mixer25 · 01-15-2014 19:27:33

Sorry but this still doesn't work?

Nothing shows at all on the nav bar with catagories.

Last edited by mixer25 (01-15-2014 19:28:56)

webmaster · 01-16-2014 11:32:19

Check your page source - is the link being printed, but perhaps you're not seeing it because the other menu items have pushed it out of view?

mixer25 · 01-16-2014 14:04:30

No, defo not there... just to be clear I am on about the main bar running across top with drop downs on it, used for catagories as standard?

webmaster · 01-17-2014 09:21:47

Are there categories listed in the bar now?

zanart · 01-17-2014 11:44:06

You can edit/add to the horizontal navigation bar here:
/apps/cms/CMS/includes/skinwidgetpages.php

webmaster · 01-20-2014 09:35:51

It depends - if they're showing categories, you'd edit {private}/apps/ecom/ECOM/includes/shinwidgetcategories.php, but if pages are showing, you'd edit {private}//apps/cms/CMS/includes/skinwidgetpages.php.

mdowning · 03-04-2014 01:18:30

webmaster wrote:
Assuming you want to add a static link to the end of the menu, add something like:
Code:
print '<li><a href="SOME_URL">SOME_TEXT</a></li>' . $eol;
Right above (at the bottom):
Code:
print '</ul>' . $eol . $eol;

Nick,

I'd like the added link to open in a new tab or window.

west4 · 03-04-2014 04:12:49

Hi,

this should work

Code:

<a href="SOME_URL" target="_blank">

Bruce.

mdowning · 03-04-2014 05:23:03

west4 wrote:
Hi,

this should work
Code:
<a href="SOME_URL" target="_blank">
Bruce.

webmaster · 03-04-2014 11:21:18

Edit your skin.php file for you active skin. You'll see that menu at the top of the <body> section.

mdowning · 03-04-2014 11:30:37

Nigel fixed it for me with his advice, thank you.

Kryptronic Software Support Forum

#1 02-10-2013 15:44:23

hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#2 02-11-2013 02:51:26

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#3 01-03-2014 10:18:40

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#4 01-03-2014 10:19:53

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#5 01-03-2014 10:22:33

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#6 01-06-2014 10:32:07

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

Code:

Code:

#7 01-06-2014 12:15:21

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

Code:

#8 01-07-2014 12:07:49

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#9 01-15-2014 19:27:33

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#10 01-16-2014 11:32:19

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#11 01-16-2014 14:04:30

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#12 01-17-2014 09:21:47

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#13 01-17-2014 11:44:06

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#14 01-20-2014 09:35:51

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#15 03-04-2014 01:18:30

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

webmaster wrote:

Code:

Code:

#16 03-04-2014 04:12:49

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

Code:

#17 03-04-2014 05:23:03

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

west4 wrote:

Code:

#18 03-04-2014 11:21:18

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

#19 03-04-2014 11:30:37

Re: hard coding links to drop down menu to outside sources.

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