Still no go,
I eliminated the error I was getting when I ran the SQL, but...
No links box on the store front yet.
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Still no go,
I eliminated the error I was getting when I ran the SQL, but...
No links box on the store front yet.
Have You:Quote:
Originally Posted by dmm2020
Created and activated any links categories?
admin -> extras -> links categories
turned on the links sidebox?
admin -> tools -> layout boxes controller
By default there should be one link already installed with the mod.
Did you run the install_links_manager.sql
Yest to all 3. Went through all the threads for clues still no go.
I am also having trouble with the "template override system". It is NOT very user friendly and confusing until you gain a lot fo experience with it.
I named my override directory a word like "mytemplate". Just exactly how does ZenCart recognize that name?
mytemplate is fine for your override directory.Quote:
Originally Posted by dmm2020
You'll need to go to admin -> tools -> template select
select the edit button and then choose mytemplate from the dropdown menu and then click the update button.
Now go to admin -> tools -> layout boxes controller
scroll to the bottom of the page and click the reset button.
Still no go
Only entry there is the Classic Comtemporary Green
Quote:
Originally Posted by dmm2020
Sounds like you need to create a "template_info.php" file. and place it in includes/templates/mytemplate/template_info.php
You can copy and paste this example:
PHP Code:<?php
/**
* Template Information 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: template_info.php 4226 2006-08-24 02:23:25Z drbyte $
*/
$template_name = 'My Template';
$template_version = 'Version 1.0';
$template_author = 'Doug Mewis';
$template_description = 'This template set is designed to be easily modified using only the style sheet to change colors, fonts, and the store logo.';
$template_screenshot = '';
//EOF
Still no go.
I do not have the whole override system set up correctly. Something is missing. I get so friggin frustrated with the override sysem that I give up and edit the core files directly. It just is not user friendly enough and no documentation that explains it in detail enough for new people to understand it.
I do visual basic, delphi, and C++ programming and I do not understand the logic of the override system at all yet.
When I do what you suggested, I get nothing but a blank screen when I follow your suggestion to edit the template_info.php file and then reset everything. The reset button also turns sideboxes back on that I had turned off.
I don't know if this will help, but here is a quick overview of how the override system should be set up.Quote:
Originally Posted by dmm2020
includes/languages/english/mytemplate
includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/mytemplate
includes/languages/english/html_includes/mytemplate
includes/modules/mytemplate
includes/modules/sideboxes/mytemplate
includes/templates/mytemplate
Any files that you edit should then be saved into your custom directory.
Within the includes/templates/mytemplate you should have the following directories
includes/templates/mytemplate/template_info.php
includes/templates/mytemplate/common
includes/templates/mytemplate/css
includes/templates/mytemplate/images
includes/templates/mytemplate/templates
You can copy the changes you made in the includes/templates/classic into the appropriate directories in your custom directory
I got all that. BUT...Quote:
Originally Posted by clydejones
again, when I set the template to "custom" which is really what my template directory is named, the whole system crashes and the store front is nothing but blank space.
In addition, when I try to activate the links box at higher sort order than anything these, the links box plus what ever has a higher value in the sort order does not show. If I set the sort order to zero, nothing shows up. If I do that in the left column, the whole page is empty.
It's almost as if I need to start from the beginning with a clean installation of Zen-Cart, but that is an enourmous amount of work and would cause loss of all modifications I made so far.
We're getting really off topic now. If you'd like additional help with setting up your custom directory send me a PMQuote:
Originally Posted by dmm2020