Generating a popup window

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Last Post: July 7, 2011   (RSS)

By NigelGordijk - July 6, 2011

Is it possible to create a popup window in CMSB? My client would like to create a link to a popup page, rather than full-sized one.
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Re: [NigelGordijk] Generating a popup window

By Jason - July 6, 2011

Hi Nigel,

One option would be to use a thickbox frame, which is how CMS Builder does pop ups. For example, you can create a HTML separator as a field and put in a button like this:

<input type = "button" value = "My Button" class = "button" onclick = "tb_show(null, 'www.mypage.com/page.php?TB_iframe=true&widht=500&height=500&modal=true', false);"/>

Hope this helps get you started.
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Re: [Jason] Generating a popup window

By NigelGordijk - July 6, 2011

Hi, Jason.

Where should this code go - in cmsAdmin/lib/wysiwyg.php?
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Re: [Jason] Generating a popup window

By NigelGordijk - July 6, 2011

This is their site, which uses CMSB: http://www.primenutrients.ca. They'd like an option to have a link on the homepage that opens a popup window containing details of current specials etc. There won't always be specials, so this would need to be created on as-needed basis. Does that make sense?
Nigel Gordijk

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Re: [NigelGordijk] Generating a popup window

By Jason - July 7, 2011

Hi Nigel,

Okay, I see. What you can do is have a page that will show any products currently listed as "on special", you can then manually put a link on the homepage that will open up that page in a pop up. There are a number of different pop up scripts that you can use. One that I've used on projects in the past is called Slim Box (http://www.digitalia.be/software/slimbox2).

Finally, on your index page, you can do a quick search for products marked as "special". You can then only display your link if you find any.

Hope this helps
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Re: [Jason] Generating a popup window

By NigelGordijk - July 7, 2011

Thanks, Jason. I'll give that a try.
Nigel Gordijk

Common Sense Design: User-focused Web design
Tel: 001 519 342 5348 | Web: www.commonsensedesign.net