Moved Define Pages to Information Box Now Some Issues

[pheniks]

OK. I have moved the define pages to appear in the Information box. I have renamed Page 2 to "Top Ten Reasons". Now, when I click on the link to it, the software simply dumps me on the home page. There is content in includes/languages/english/html_includes/define_page_2.php and the setting in Admin -> Configuration -> Define Pages Status -> Page 2 is 1 (Link ON, Define Text ON) which is the same for every other page I want to show up and work. I additionally have Page 3 (unmodified link text) up for testing.

If you go to http://www.pheniks.net/zen/ you can look at the information box on the right side and see what I mean. Every link except Top Ten Reasons works correctly.

Any ideas here?

I am running:
ZC 1.3.8
multiple mods/third party add-ons

[haredo]

PH,
....... Developers Tool Kit

admin panel/ tools/ developers tool kit
1. In the bottom box (left hand corner) enter in your destinctive Search wording.
2. Click the drop down menu under All Files Look-ups: Choose: All Files-Catalog/Admin
3. Click search, and WALA, you will find the files associated with this search.
4. Open that file in a good text editor and change the Wording, or eliminate it leaving only the two single quotes ''.
5. The two single quotes '' must always stay.

I would clone or search for Page 3,
Then clone Top Ten Reasons

1. You will be missing a file here you should be able to detect.

[kobra]

There default link code for these is in includes/modules/sideboxes/more_information.php
Like:

  if (DEFINE_PAGE_2_STATUS <= 1) {

    $more_information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PAGE_2) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PAGE_2 . '</a>';

  }

That needs to be copied/moved to includes/modules/sideboxes/information.php

If you open these in a text or code editor you will see the pattern -
In that folder there is a "classic" folder so these can/should be edited and your edited copy placed in a folder there named for your template name

[pheniks]

There default link code for these is in includes/modules/sideboxes/more_information.php
Like:

  if (DEFINE_PAGE_2_STATUS <= 1) {

    $more_information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PAGE_2) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PAGE_2 . '</a>';

  }

That needs to be copied/moved to includes/modules/sideboxes/information.php

If you open these in a text or code editor you will see the pattern -
In that folder there is a "classic" folder so these can/should be edited and your edited copy placed in a folder there named for your template name

This I have done. Here is what my file "information.php" looks like in /includes/modules/sideboxes/LCC_template/

<?php
/**
 * information sidebox - displays list of general info links, as defined in this file
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: information.php 4132 2006-08-14 00:36:39Z drbyte $
 */

  unset($information);
  // test if links should display
  if (DEFINE_PAGE_2_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PAGE_2) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PAGE_2 . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_PAGE_3_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PAGE_3) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PAGE_3 . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_PAGE_4_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PAGE_4) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PAGE_4 . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_SHIPPINGINFO_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_PRIVACY_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_CONDITIONS_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a>';
  }
  if (DEFINE_CONTACT_US_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>';
  }

// Forum (phpBB) link:
  if ( (isset($phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && $phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && (isset($phpBB->phpBB['files_installed']) && $phpBB->phpBB['files_installed'])  && (PHPBB_LINKS_ENABLED=='true')) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link($phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX, '', 'NONSSL', false, '', true) . '" target="_blank">' . BOX_BBINDEX . '</a>';
// or: $phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX
// or: str_replace(str_replace(DIR_WS_CATALOG, '', DIR_FS_CATALOG), '', DIR_WS_PHPBB)
  }

  if (DEFINE_SITE_MAP_STATUS <= 1) {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SITE_MAP) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SITE_MAP . '</a>';
  }

  // only show GV FAQ when installed
  if (MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_GV_STATUS == 'true') {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_GV_FAQ) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_GV . '</a>';
  }
  // only show Discount Coupon FAQ when installed
  if (DEFINE_DISCOUNT_COUPON_STATUS <= 1 && MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_COUPON_STATUS == 'true') {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DISCOUNT_COUPON) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_DISCOUNT_COUPONS . '</a>';
  }

  if (SHOW_NEWSLETTER_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK == 'true') {
    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_UNSUBSCRIBE) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_UNSUBSCRIBE . '</a>';
  }

  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_information.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_information.php');

  $title =  BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION;
  $title_link = false;

  require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
?>

What appears in the status bar when you hover over the link for "Top Ten Reasons"/Page 2 is:

http://www.pheniks.net/zen/index.php?main_page=page_2

However, when you click on it, it dumps you out on the main index page. This is not the case for Page 3 which I have enabled for testing purposes. In the end, it will not be enabled or showing.

Haredo - I must simply admit, that I do not understand exactly what you are suggesting and how it will be helpful.

Thanks Haredo and Kobra for your help thus far.

[kobra]

However, when you click on it, it dumps you out on the main index page. This is not the case for Page 3 which I have enabled for testing purposes. In the end, it will not be enabled or showing.

Check the other file alterations for page_2 in comparison to page_3 as there must be a difference(error) in some other area. Or you can provide a link and someone might be able to see an issue

[pheniks]

Kobra:

I will start to dig a little to see what I might see in the files for Page 2 vs. Page 3.

The test site is up at:

http://www.pheniks.net/zen

In the Information (blue color) sidebox, the top two links are Top Ten Reasons/Page 2 and Page 3.

It appears that the links are forming correctly. However, it just keeps doing that thing with Page 2.

Thanks again for your assistance!

[kobra]

It appears that the links are forming correctly.

Yes your moved code is correct - so this must be in another where you altered the define or something else

[pheniks]

Yes your moved code is correct - so this must be in another where you altered the define or something else

So, will altering the defines for the page (title, nav bar, etc.) necessitate a change in the name of the file it reads from? ie. define_page_2.php becomes something else?

[kobra]

So, will altering the defines for the page (title, nav bar, etc.) necessitate a change in the name of the file it reads from? ie. define_page_2.php becomes something else?

No - Just like page_3 works - page_2 should also work and you need to determine what you changed

[pheniks]

Ok Kobra. I'm not finding anything that leads me to conclude I changed anything that would be causing this. Any ideas on what I might need to change in addition to what I have changed.

I'm really at a complete loss here.

Aaron