Adding images to left and right bars
 

Hi all

I have been successful in adding images to the left and right bars by editing home.tpl and adding this line of code.

<img src="{$ImagesDir}/banners/test_image.gif" alt="" / >

I am not a programmer and want to know if this is correct. Should I be creating a table?

I recently added a link from one of the images and it turned the "Your Cart" box header into the linked page as well??????

I used this code:

<a href="http://test_site.com/" target = "_blank"><img src="{$ImagesDir}/banners/test_image.gif" alt="" />

Help if you can.

Thanks

Re: Adding images to left and right bars
 

You forgot the closing </a>

<a href="http://test_site.com/" target = "_blank"><img src="{$ImagesDir}/banners/test_image.gif" alt="" /></a>

Re: Adding images to left and right bars
 

Ahhhh, nice catch, thanks.

So is it okay to add images without tables etc. I have read a lot about "clean" programming - but I don't know what that is exactly.
Would this be considered clean?

Re: Adding images to left and right bars
 

Tables are used for one thing - tabular data. You shouldn't use them anywhere else in your site - particularly the 4.2 branch since it is css-based. I know it is tough to get out of the table mindset if that is what you are used to, but you do not need to use them :)

Re: Adding images to left and right bars
 

Thanks for the help.