MainPage - Alternate Header (OJS 2.2.2)

[hekutoru2kx]

Hi everyone! It's me again

This time I want to know how can I use the 'alternate header' (title and logo) option for the main page. I know it works perfectly for the journals, but I couldn't find how to do it in the main page.

I want to know what should I modify for this option and where could I put the HTML content for it.

Note:
I want to change the image banner to adapt it according to the user resolution. So I want to use a script for it, that's why i need the alternate content.

[jmacgreg]

Hi hekutoru2kx,

There currently isn't the option to upload an alternate site-level header via the user interface; you'll have to add it manually to a template file. However, if you are only publishing one journal, you can set the site to automatically redirect to that journal whenever a user goes to the site level -- see Site Admin -> Site Settings -> Journal Redirect.

Cheers,
James

[hekutoru2kx]

I thought about redirecting it too, but we are handling 13 different journals so is not an option .

Can you point me wich template should i creadte/modify to do this? (where do the main header call is?)

Thx again James, you are a lifesaver

[jmacgreg]

Hi hekutoru2kx,

Not a problem -- happy to be of service! In OJS 2.2.2, I believe the template file is templates/common/header.tpl (it's lib/pkp/templates/common/header.tpl in OJS 2.3+.) You'll want to modify the text that displays everything between

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<div id="header">
<div id="headerTitle">
...
...
</div>
</div>

I don't have a copy of 2.2.2 handy here, so the code may be slightly different, but essentially you want to say that if there's a logo defined, display it; if there's a title defined, display it; otherwise, display "x" as a default. You can add whatever "x" is directly to the template file as HTML if you want, or you can add it to a locale file etc. Take a look, and let us know if you have any specific questions. The Smarty web site will probably be a good source of information on how to work with the templates as well.

Cheers,
James

[hekutoru2kx]

Thx James, I'll look into the smarty pages, because if I change something there it'll be for all the journals not just the main page :S... jeje...