Re: Adding an external link to catagories menu
 

I need some assistance here. If I make an embedded static page it will show up in the help menu, correct? Assuming that is correct and that is not the option that I want, would I create a new category and then edit the template so that it will link to an external page?

Re: Adding an external link to catagories menu
 

Please be sure to look at the date of a thread you post in, that one was almost 4 years old :)

Yes, you can hard-code an external link in the help menu by editing help.tpl. If you create a new static page or category, those will automatically link to their respective pages, you can't change the link on them.

Re: Adding an external link to catagories menu
 

Yes, I noticed that is was old, but it described exactly what I needed so I thought I'd use it. But I think I've confused myself anyway. LOL! Here's what I'm trying to accomplish - I want to add a new category and have it link to an external page. I specifically want it in the categories menu and not the help menu. Is that possible at all?

Re: Adding an external link to catagories menu
 

You can't do it by creating a new category, you need to hard-code a link in customer/categories.tpl.

<a href="http://www.yoursite.com" target="_blank">Link text</a>

Re: Adding an external link to catagories menu
 

So I would add the code that you provided at the end of all the code that is already there, replacing "yoursite.com" with the appropriate URL? And how do I get the title of the category to show up, do I replace "Link text" with whatever I want the category to be called?

Re: Adding an external link to catagories menu
 

Correct

Re: Adding an external link to catagories menu
 

It worked...sort of...the link shows up between the 2 menus...here's the link: http://www.fcgbsupplies.com/ I want it in the category menu...can it be moved?

Re: Adding an external link to catagories menu
 

You need to move it IN the includes of the category template - meaning before this line of code:

{/capture}
{ include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_categories menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu cellpadding=$fc_cellpadding}

Re: Adding an external link to catagories menu
 

I need to do the same thing (create external links from categories), but keep getting a failure.

mine looks like this though:
{*
$Id: categories.tpl,v 1.33 2008/11/06 16:53:53 max Exp $
vim: set ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et:
*}
{capture name=menu}
{if $active_modules.Fancy_Categories}
{include file="modules/Fancy_Categories/categories.tpl"}
{assign var="additional_class" value="menu-fancy-categories-list"}
{else}
<ul>
{foreach from=$categories_menu_list item=c}
<li><a href="home.php?cat={$c.categoryid}" title="{$c.category|escape}">{$c.category}</a></li>
{/foreach}
</ul>
{assign var="additional_class" value="menu-categories-list"}
{/if}
{/capture}
{include file="customer/menu_dialog.tpl" title=$lng.lbl_categories content=$smarty.capture.menu}

where do I insert the above mentioned line? Thanks for any help - I'm pulling my hair out over this! Margaret