Main Content Box

[PlumbBum]

Hello, at the moment this is the homepage..

However I only want the side boxes on the homepage, and for the rest of the pages e.g. profiles, i want just one big box covering the whole screen.. how can I make it so that the content loads into the box - this is my first skin I've created and this is the only thing I don't know how to do

So with another virtual airline

Their homepage is like this..

and when you visit a page, the boxes are gone

So how do I change the div name of where the content loads?

Any help appreciated,

Regards,

Daniel Plumb

[Kyle]

Okay, an example...

in layout.tpl, you have the content. No sidebars, none. So, if you wanted the sidebar in the frontpage only, you can add the div for the sidebar in the frontpage_main.tpl only.

This how you would get it working and not have the sidebar load on anyother pages.

Cheers!

[PlumbBum]

Okay, an example...

in layout.tpl, you have the content. No sidebars, none. So, if you wanted the sidebar in the frontpage only, you can add the div for the sidebar in the frontpage_main.tpl only.

This how you would get it working and not have the sidebar load on anyother pages.

Cheers!

Ooh brilliant - So how do I make it so that frontpage_main.tpl loads when the user loads the website?

[Kyle]

It's done auto. Nothing need to edit the core files.

[PlumbBum]

I haven't actually got a frontpage_main.tpl in my skin directory.. so....? I really dont understand the concept of PHPVMS files lol cheers for your help in advanced

[Sava]

It works like this. The system first looks for a tpl in the active skin folder, than if none is found it looks in core/templates directory.

If you edit any files you should first copy them to the skin folder and than edit them so you still have a default copy if you need for updates etc.

So, look in core/templates. if you can not find it, make one yourself and place it in the skin folder

[PlumbBum]

Oh my good god This is so difficult. Would anyone be willing to do it for me if I was to pay them? - All it is is making the homepage show on first load, then just a box with the content in it for the other pages.

Cheers,

Daniel

[Jon]

It's pretty simple to grasp once you know how, here's how I would do it:

<!--The Invisible Div -->
<div class="wrapper">
<!-- Set out the layout for the frontpage -->
<div class="right">
<!-- This checks if we are on the frontpage -->
<?php
if(MainController::$activeModule == 'FRONTPAGE')
echo $page_content;
else
{
?>
</div>
<!-- Echo the content into the full page -->
<div class="full">
<?php echo $page_content; ?>
</div>
<?php
}
?>
</div>

</div>

That's not tested but it should lead you in the right direction for what you want. You can then just call the left hand side div for your homepage in frontpage_main.tpl

Jon

[PlumbBum]

It works like this. The system first looks for a tpl in the active skin folder, than if none is found it looks in core/templates directory.

If you edit any files you should first copy them to the skin folder and than edit them so you still have a default copy if you need for updates etc.

So, look in core/templates. if you can not find it, make one yourself and place it in the skin folder

I understand the concept of the files now more.. thanks

It's pretty simple to grasp once you know how, here's how I would do it:

<!--The Invisible Div -->
<div class="wrapper">
<!-- Set out the layout for the frontpage -->
<div class="right">
<!-- This checks if we are on the frontpage -->
<?php
if(MainController::$activeModule == 'FRONTPAGE')
echo $page_content;
else
{
?>
</div>
<!-- Echo the content into the full page -->
<div class="full">
<?php echo $page_content; ?>
</div>
<?php
}
?>
</div>

</div>

That's not tested but it should lead you in the right direction for what you want. You can then just call the left hand side div for your homepage in frontpage_main.tpl

Jon

Thank you Jon! Much appreciate.. managed to do it with some of these code snippets! cheers.