Gallery:
http://seawolfadventures.net/photoscpg/index.php
As following from
http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php/topic,66279.0.html
Wondering how to change the URL of "Contact" to point to http://seawolfadventures.net/contact/index.html
instead of towards contact.php
I have found the line of code
Code:
'{CONTACT_TGT}' => "contact.php?referer=$REFERER",
in themes/sample/themes.php
and I suppose I need to change that to
Code:
'{CONTACT_TGT}' => "http://seawolfadventures.net/contact/index.html?referer=$REFERER",
somehow putting that into my themes/rainy_day/themes.php
but my attempts have rendered my board inoperative ... backup file inserted back and all is fine again ...
Thanks again. Much appreciated
To change a function/action/output from your theme you would be well advised to start reading your document package.
If there is one line that you want to add/change then you need to copy the complete function or template.
For example:
** Section <<<theme_main_menu>>> - START
has menu button designations.
Copy the complete function into your custom theme's theme.php. Then make your change.
Thank you Joe. Yes, if you read the threads I reference you may be able to tell that I have indeed spent several days reading documentation and only AFTER reading that documentation and trying and failing did I seek help here on the forum. As I mention in the referenced threads, the backend is not my strength, but I am happy to learn, and so I thank you for your help and appreciate the suggestions for those of us less code savvy who are interested in using Coppermine and making it work for us :)
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction. I have tried it and it worked.
There were many sections that all look the same to me, but now with your support I have had success.
Have a nice day.
For the benefit of those like myself who need it spelled out in basic terms ...
- what is being referenced above is copy of a bit of code from
yourgallery/themes/sample/theme.php
to your custom theme.
So, further spelled out, the steps I have taken for success are as follows:
1. Custom Theme ==> create one by duplicating the theme files (for me that is the rainy_day theme which I copied with the name rainy_day_01)
2. Get Code ==> from yourgallery/themes/sample/theme.php
copy the bit of code that begins with
/******************************************************************************
** Section <<<theme_main_menu>>> - START
******************************************************************************/
and ends with
/******************************************************************************
** Section <<<theme_main_menu>>> - END
******************************************************************************/
and paste that into your custom theme.
for me that is:
yourgallery/themes/rainy_day_01/theme.php
I pasted just before the
?>
at the end of the file.
3. for my case, to modify the target URL of the "Contact" button:
in yourgallery/themes/rainy_day_01/theme.php I modified the line
'{CONTACT_TGT}' => "contact.php",
with the target URL I needed
http://seawolfadventures.net/contact/index.html
instead of "contact.php"
'{CONTACT_TGT}' => "http://seawolfadventures.net/contact/index.html",
4. Activate the theme ==> Logged in as admin I selected the rainy_day_01 theme.
Done.
If things go wrong then of course you can replace the clean copy of
rainy_day/theme.php
with
rainy_day_01/theme.php
Hope this helps and hopefully I have represented all my steps correctly. I'm happy to clarify for others if asked.
Now that I see this example it makes sense in the documentation, so please don't take this as a criticism of the documentation but rather just an example implementation of it.
I thank all on the forum who helped me learn this.
Thanks for your input. I am sure many will find this usefull.
My pleasure. Maybe as I learn more I will have a future on the team providing "support for beginners" ;D