Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
Anyone know how to get the categories sidebox showing on the main page on 1.5.6C and v2.0 template?
On the previous versions (1.5.5 + v1.3 template) it was simply a case of removing/commenting out a line in tpl_main_page.php
Code:
if ($this_is_home_page) {
$flag_disable_right = true;
/* $flag_disable_left = true;*/
}
However v2 has significantly changed and I can't find a way to do it.
Thanks.
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
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Originally Posted by
gsh68
Anyone know how to get the categories sidebox showing on the main page on 1.5.6C and v2.0 template?
Sorry no, I've decided to stay with the clean look for now, however if you get an answer, I'll have a look to see how it compares.
Have you worked out how to have the images in the slideshow at the top to be the same size? Mine are all identical pixels and dpi, although showing up as different sizes on the screen...
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
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Originally Posted by
Elemi
Sorry no, I've decided to stay with the clean look for now, however if you get an answer, I'll have a look to see how it compares.
Have you worked out how to have the images in the slideshow at the top to be the same size? Mine are all identical pixels and dpi, although showing up as different sizes on the screen...
I didn't change anything, just used the placeholder images as the template for my own images and overwrote them and they all show same size.
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
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Originally Posted by
gsh68
I didn't change anything, just used the placeholder images as the template for my own images and overwrote them and they all show same size.
I've changed the image to a different one and it now works... interestingly, the layout is very different on my husband's laptop which is an 18" screen. The black strip on the bottom of the slides is lower and jumps out to the right.
My two laptops I'm using are 16" and 17" and they are identical layouts.
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
is it possible to make this template into a 4 column display layout?? .... if so how, please?
cheers, Mike
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Elemi
I've changed the image to a different one and it now works... interestingly, the layout is very different on my husband's laptop which is an 18" screen. The black strip on the bottom of the slides is lower and jumps out to the right.
My two laptops I'm using are 16" and 17" and they are identical layouts.
I imagine this template is much like the responsive_classic in that it uses screen width as the determiner for many items.
Responsive_classic uses the responsive_default.css file to tell the user's browser to perform basic things based on screen width and portrait/landscape orientation.
In this case, you decided on an action based on your screen size. Looking at it on a tablet in portrait or a smaller monitor will change the settings again as the stylesheet may take over what you did.
Sometimes, the problem is that we get stuck on pixels in widths, margins, and padding. What works with a margin of 40 pixels on a 1600 screen may look terrible on a 1500 screen and worse on a 750 screen.
You might try changing something to a percentage versus a set amount. A setting of 10% is going to take up 10% no matter what. 10% of a 1600 screen (160) is going to take a LOT of space out of an available 750 screen.
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
Quote:
Originally Posted by
gsh68
Anyone know how to get the categories sidebox showing on the main page on 1.5.6C and v2.0 template?
On the previous versions (1.5.5 + v1.3 template) it was simply a case of removing/commenting out a line in tpl_main_page.php
Code:
if ($this_is_home_page) {
$flag_disable_right = true;
/* $flag_disable_left = true;*/
}
However v2 has significantly changed and I can't find a way to do it.
Thanks.
Bumping hoping someone has found a way to display category left column on main page.
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
One quick question. Is there any way I can "zoom in" my whole page permanently? This template looks a little bit too close to me (font is large, picture is large, spacing is large, etc), so I have to use the zoom in/out tool from my browser to zoom in my page.
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
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Originally Posted by
njcyx
One quick question. Is there any way I can "zoom in" my whole page permanently? This template looks a little bit too close to me (font is large, picture is large, spacing is large, etc), so I have to use the zoom in/out tool from my browser to zoom in my page.
I put "zoom:80% !important" to body of stylesheet.css, and it worked. All pages have been zoomed in to 80%. But it somehow broke the display of reCaptcha. Need to find a way to resize reCaptcha...
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
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Originally Posted by
njcyx
I put "zoom:80% !important" to body of stylesheet.css, and it worked. All pages have been zoomed in to 80%. But it somehow broke the display of reCaptcha. Need to find a way to resize reCaptcha...
Update. Still cannot find good way to resize reCaptcha. Tried to use "transform: scale" to zoom out the page instead (sorry for my typo in my previous posts), and it worked. It doesn't break reCaptcha neither.
Re: Westminster New Categories Sidebox on main page
I too have been trying to get the left sideboxes on the home page. Have spend about 10 hours trying to figure it out! Extremely frustrating. I keep finding references to the fix for the older version, but nothing for Version 2.0. Anne, if your listening, I will gladly pay to end this suffering :)
Re: Problem with installation -
Looks like I had to add the following entry into the includes/filenames.php:
define('FILENAME_META_TAGS', 'meta_tags');[/QUOTE]
Thanks for posting that, had me stumped.
Re: Problem with installation -
Hi Team
I've just installed a fresh install of 1.5.7 (06232020) - does anyone who knows this template think it will install okay on it? I really like the look of it and have used it for a 1.5.6c (06172019) version, however from what I have been reading, not everything is crossing over easily.
Would love to know before I progress any further. I'm in the process of a full redesign of my old 1.3.7h instead of an upgrade. :-)
Re: Problem with installation -
So I uploaded this on to my new 1.5.7 install last night (yeah right, more like 3am this morning), and it all seems to be okay.
However, the search bar is in an annoying position for me as I have a long tagline (which I've currently had to wrap) and would prefer it as one line. Does anyone know how to adjust the position of the search bar - either up or down?
www.AmorAromatherapy.com is the new creation underway...
Re: Problem with installation -
Your quickest option is to take line 148 of the stylesheet.css
Code:
#navMainSearch {margin:0;float:right;margin-top:-40px;}
and make it
Code:
#navMainSearch {margin:0;/* float:right;*//*margin-top:-40px;*/}
For those that think you should just remove the float and margin, in case you change things around, you will still have the options in the Development Tools.
Adjust as necessary.
Re: Problem with installation -
All that said, consider what your goal is here. Do you want to take up the majority of a desktop or mobile screen with the name and tag line?
On a large screen, you will never see the entire slide show. The decision point is, "What do I want the customer to concentrate on when the come to the main page.?" And, are they going to come to the main page or to a product's page from a search.
Long time customers will probably have a bookmark to your home. Others will rely on the search to take them to the product they're looking for. Again, adjust as necessary.
BTW - HTML verifier says you are using </br> in your tagline which is generally accepted now as simply <br>. It may be a false positive but, you might want to check it out.
Re: Problem with installation -
Thank you very much for your comments, and even more so re the change in </br> :-)
That will save me some typing time!
I'm trying to get the right fonts in for my tagline "The Art of Bespoke Aromatherapy" however that can wait until I've worked out how the fonts work in this version.
Re: Problem with installation -
Just keep in mind that no matter how pretty a font you pick, it might be substituted by the browser. Make sure the font is going to show up on the other end.