Linking to details page through the title

[mehmetb]

Hi,

Here is the issue;

The default set of link-display is like this:

Link Title
Link Description
Reciprocal Link
View details

When you click on Link Title, you directly go to the homepage URL of that link. But what if you want your visitors to visit the details of that link?

I was looking for a solution for that and I've noticed that same issue was asked here before :

http://www.esyndicat.com/old_forum/about689.html

I want to share my solution about fixing this issue, I don't know that's the right one but it worked for me:

In version 1.5 Sunny Day template, open the link-display.tpl .

On line 10, there is :

<a href="{$link.url}" class="title" id="l{$link.id}" {if $config.new_window}target="_blank"{/if}>

Delete this completely and paste that instead:

<a href="{$base}{$link.path}/{convert_str string=$link.title}-l{$link.id}.html">

And delete this code on line 17 in order to delete the "link details" :

:: <a href="{$base}{$link.path}/{convert_str string=$link.title}-l{$link.id}.html">{$lang.link_details}</a>

By doing so, people will have to visit more pages in your site to find the site URL, there are pros and cons for this.

I'm not a PHP expert, if there are better ways for doing this please notify.
Mehmet

[Greg]

Thanks Mehmet and Welcome to the forums

I'll have to check this out with some of the ProVersion templates and see if it works. I'm like you and would rather they would go to the details page from that link. Also it would be nice to find a way to do the same with featured and sponsored links that are in boxes in either the right or left side columns.

[mehmetb]

To do the same for featured links,

Open footer.tpl, (v1.5 Sunny Day Template)

On line 48, remove the following :

<a href="{$link.url}" class="title" id="l{$link.id}" {if $config.new_window}target="_blank"{/if}>

and paste this instead :

<a href="eSyndiCat_v1.5/templates/SunnyDay/{$base}{$link.path}/{convert_str string=$link.title}-l{$link.id}.html">

Save and upload.

[mehmetb]

I've just discovered a minor issue about this modification, click numbers don't update in link display and view link when you replace those codes. Any ideas?

[Vincent Wright]

Please add id attribute to <a> tag. This should solve the issue.

[mehmetb]

Thanks Vincent, problem solved.

[Vincent Wright]

Good

[ebionet]

Hello Vincent/Greg,

Can you guys confirm that this modification is technically alright and post the updated one for pro users.

Thank you,

[Sai_dallas]

I would like to see a working site with this implemented.


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[mehmetb]

Hi,

This isn't a "site" actually but a sandbox instead.But you can see the implementation of this modification:

www.shinytrip.com

I'm very busy nowadays so I am not be able to involve with it frequently.