How to make images clickable with phpBay 3.0
In general, the more clickable area you have, the better the chance you will get someone to click. And since making money with phpBay is all about getting the most clicks possible, we want our auction results to be very clickable
One problem people have had with phpBay Pro 3.0 is that the auction images do not link to ebay auctions (only the item text is clickable). While this is a valid concern, it is a very easy fix.
Allan from Handy Hints for Webmasters emailed me a great solution. It’s just one small change to your template file.
First, locate your default template file in /wp-content/plugins/phpBay/templates
Second, find thehtml code that places the image on your phpBay site. It will look something like this:
<img src=”%%image%%” alt=”%%alt_title%%” border=”0″ />
Then replace that code with the following
<a href=”%%link_url%%” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow”><img src=”%%image%%” alt=”%%alt_title%%” border=”0″ /></a>
Make sure when you paste the code into your file that the quotation marks are not curly. you may have to retype them manually.
That’s it! It was that easy!
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June 3rd, 2008 at 9:43 pm
Great tip - thanks! Just watch out for curly quotes when you cut-and-paste - it can upset the code.
June 4th, 2008 at 3:34 am
Another gem in a string of helpful posts. I had seen in the past some sites with the clickable images and thought perhaps I had not properly enabled one of the many fine options of phpBay Pro. Thanks! & thanks Allan!
June 4th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
Thanks a lot this is exactly what i was looking for. Don’t really understand why this is not default but i guess the next version will have it.
/G
June 5th, 2008 at 4:41 am
That was easy enough, so I’m hoping that it will increase my click through rate on my listings.
Thanks for another great tip!
June 5th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
How do you get rid of “Powered by phpBay Pro” on the bottom of every page? This is a huge footprint for google to find.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
James,
Just delete all the text in the “affiliate url” field in the bottom of the phpBay settings.
July 1st, 2008 at 6:41 am
If you use columns to list your items you will need add this to the “template.column.results” as well. Cheers
July 16th, 2008 at 12:12 am
Great tip. A few weeks ago on wicked fire, a member asked us to review his phpbay site. I actually suggested that he made the images clickable links as well. I am getting ready to create my phpbay site, and now I know how. Thank you.
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