Bentley Classic Template Support Thread

Hello everyone ;-) I am pleased to announce our 20th free zen cart template release to the community.

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See the live demo here:

Bentley Classic Free Zen Cart Templte by Picaflor Azul

Packed with Great Features:

• Super flexible design perfect for all types of ecommerce stores--the possibilites are endless!

• Fixed width 2 or 3 column display

• Matching button set included

• Matching icons

• Customized product info page layout

• Custom header with header search box, shopping cart total number of items, and dollar amount.

• Fully customizable (easy to turn off items you don't want to use) header drop down mega menu with quick links, shop, brands, info (includes admin configurable ez pages), connect with us, and service (with customizable text and images).

• Home Page slideshow included

• Tabbed home page centerbox content for New Products, Featured Products, and Specials

• Add This social bookmarking added to all product pages (includes Facebook like button, Twitter Tweet Button, Pinterest Pin It button, and 300+ Sharing Services)

• Fully customizable (easy to turn off items you don't want to use) footer featuring a footer menu with contact information (telephone and link to contact us page), information, customer support, and useful links (ez pages), integrated, optional links to your Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, Pinterest, Google Plus, and blog, and optional, customizable links to payment options.

• Cross Browser compatible in Firefox, IE9, IE8, IE7, Google Chrome, Opera, and Safari.

• W3C Valid XHTML and CSS

• Comes with the following modules installed: Column Layout Grid, About Us Page, Footer Menu , Column Divider Pro, Designer Monthly Boxes, Pure CSS Mega Menu

• No changes to core files

• Detailed html readme file with written tutorials and screen shots and links to videos of the installation and customization steps

• Fully compatible with versions 1.3.8, 1.3.9, 1.5. Would probably work with lower versions although it has not been tested.

Please post any questions or bugs here.

Thanks,

Anne

The template has been approved and is now available for download in the Plugins section:

Download the Bentley Classic Free Zen Cart Template

Thanks,

Anne

I've just downloaded this template and replaced the main logo with a logo the same size; when I remove the sales text line, I'm leaving the quote marks, but the whole layout shifts upward. How can I fix this?

A link or non-linked text address to your site will help.

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I've just downloaded this template and replaced the main logo with a logo the same size; when I remove the sales text line, I'm leaving the quote marks, but the whole layout shifts upward. How can I fix this?

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If you remove elements from the header you may need to adjust the positioning of the remaining elements.

If you post a link to your site, I can take a look.

Thanks,

Anne

I am looking to replace the images and links in the slider, but the relevant code does not appear in the define_main_page text. How can I access this code? I can see that I can edit tpl_home_slider.php, but in doing so, do I mess up the configuration at all?

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Originally Posted by godt

I am looking to replace the images and links in the slider, but the relevant code does not appear in the define_main_page text. How can I access this code? I can see that I can edit tpl_home_slider.php, but in doing so, do I mess up the configuration at all?

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Sorry for the mistake in the readme. If you want to just add your slides, the easiest way is to just name your images sldie1.jpg, slide2.jpg, slide3.jpg, slide4.jpg and slide5.jpg and upload them to includes/templates/bentley_classic/images. If you need to edit the code to add more images, etc. it is in the tpl_home_slider.php file.

Thanks,

Anne

Thank you for such a great design and easy to setup instrcutions. I'm stuck on just one change. I added my new images to the slide show. However I cannot figure out where to enter the new URL for each new slide image. I followed the instructions but the define_main_page define statement I was looking for was not there. If you would point me to the right file to change the URLs I would appreciate it. This is one of my last changes before final testing.

Thank you again for a great looking template.

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Originally Posted by guttal

Thank you for such a great design and easy to setup instrcutions. I'm stuck on just one change. I added my new images to the slide show. However I cannot figure out where to enter the new URL for each new slide image. I followed the instructions but the define_main_page define statement I was looking for was not there. If you would point me to the right file to change the URLs I would appreciate it. This is one of my last changes before final testing.

Thank you again for a great looking template.

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I am sorry for the mistake in the readme file. I have this on a list for a future template package update. You need to edit the includes/templates/bentley_classic/common/tpl_home_slider.php file.

Thanks,

Anne

I am working on a site for a friend overseas and she wanted to use this template. It's a great template BTW. I am not familiar with the new styles and have a couple of questions.
1. I changed the colour of the footer and the footer image but I seem to have lost the sides somehow. The footer only displays the width of the columns now. Where to go to correct this. When I followed the instructions and turned off the IP address in the footer it also added white space below the footer. Can I eliminate the white?
2. How to I reduce the white space above the top horizontal menu or remove the menu it entirely? I did see the instruction file on how to edit the text of the menu.
3. How do I turn off the slider on the main page and if I do will that cause display problems for the side boxes?

I cannot post the URL as the site is throwing an error that reveals too much. I don't have access to fix it. I have attached a screen shot.Attachment 11010

TIA
Carol

Thank you, that did the trick.

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Thank you, that did the trick.

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Great ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by Fudge

I am working on a site for a friend overseas and she wanted to use this template. It's a great template BTW. I am not familiar with the new styles and have a couple of questions.
1. I changed the colour of the footer and the footer image but I seem to have lost the sides somehow. The footer only displays the width of the columns now. Where to go to correct this. When I followed the instructions and turned off the IP address in the footer it also added white space below the footer. Can I eliminate the white?
2. How to I reduce the white space above the top horizontal menu or remove the menu it entirely? I did see the instruction file on how to edit the text of the menu.
3. How do I turn off the slider on the main page and if I do will that cause display problems for the side boxes?

I cannot post the URL as the site is throwing an error that reveals too much. I don't have access to fix it. I have attached a screen shot.Attachment 11010

TIA
Carol

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1. I can't really help you with the footer until I can see a live site.

2. To remove the mega menu you can change this line in the stylesheet_mega_menu.css from:

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#mega-wrapper {width: 980px;margin:0 auto;display:block;position: relative;z-index:9999;top:-85px;}

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to:

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#mega-wrapper {width: 980px;margin:0 auto;display:block;position: relative;z-index:9999;top:-85px;display:none;}

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3. You can add this to the bottom of your stylesheet.css file:

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#home-banner{display:none;}

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Thanks,

Anne

Fantastic. I was able to remove the slider and mega menu. However, the search box that was in line with the mega menu is still displayed. Where would I find that?

I have also tried to find where to modify the logo position. I searched stylesheet.css but couldn't find any reference to logo.png. I would like to move it down a bit.

Here is a link to the site now that I have fixed the error. http://cardbuddydesigns.com/cardbuddydesigns/shop/
The only change I made to the footer was the background colour in the stylesheet_footer_menu.css - the colour on the first line {clear:both;margin:0;background: #90602f
I replaced the image of the scallop edge to match the colour. I don't know how the sides changed to display white.

Thank you again,
Carol

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Originally Posted by Fudge

Fantastic. I was able to remove the slider and mega menu. However, the search box that was in line with the mega menu is still displayed. Where would I find that?

I have also tried to find where to modify the logo position. I searched stylesheet.css but couldn't find any reference to logo.png. I would like to move it down a bit.

Here is a link to the site now that I have fixed the error. http://cardbuddydesigns.com/cardbuddydesigns/shop/
The only change I made to the footer was the background colour in the stylesheet_footer_menu.css - the colour on the first line {clear:both;margin:0;background: #90602f
I replaced the image of the scallop edge to match the colour. I don't know how the sides changed to display white.

Thank you again,
Carol

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You can turn the header search box on/off in admin--tools--layout boxes controller.

You can add positioning to the logo in the stylesheet.css file #logo.

Changing the color of the footer background would not cause it to change width. I would look to other changes that you made.

Thanks,

Anne

I have read through the css files - and the readme - but I cannot see where the body tag id's are being generated. I realise I can override them, but is it possible to go to the source?

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Originally Posted by godt

I have read through the css files - and the readme - but I cannot see where the body tag id's are being generated. I realise I can override them, but is it possible to go to the source?

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The body tag id's are generated in the php files.

Thanks,

Anne

Ah. I see. It's a zencart thing. Thanks for your reply. And for the very fine template.

I've been looking for the file with title and meta tags. The Zen Cart file is meta_tags.php. The title I would like to change is the title that displays in the browser tab. I see the code from the index.php page but I cannot find the file that defines the title and meta tags:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" dir="ltr" lang="en">
<head>
<title>Bentley Classic, Free Template by Picaflor Azul Zen Cart Design</title>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" />
<meta name="keywords" content="Software ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping " />
<meta name="description" content="Bentley Classic : - Software ecommerce, open source, shop, online shopping" />
<meta http-equiv="imagetoolbar" content="no" />
<meta name="author" content="The Zen Cart&trade; Team and others" />
<meta name="generator" content="shopping cart program by Zen Cart&trade;, http://www.zen-cart.com eCommerce" />

Could you point me in the correct direction to make changes?

Thank you

/includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php

Gee Anne, nice template indeed!

Just came across this thread after some time of absence from the forum, I have to say that I do like this piece of work - well done!

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Originally Posted by frank18

Gee Anne, nice template indeed!

Just came across this thread after some time of absence from the forum, I have to say that I do like this piece of work - well done!

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Thank you so much! Your support means so much to me ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by godt

Ah. I see. It's a zencart thing. Thanks for your reply. And for the very fine template.

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I am happy that you like it :-)

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by godt

/includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php

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No, you need to edit /includes/languages/english/bentley_classic/meta_tags.php

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

No, you need to edit /includes/languages/english/bentley_classic/meta_tags.php

Thanks,

Anne

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Thank you, that was easy. I really appreciate the quick response.

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Originally Posted by guttal

Thank you, that was easy. I really appreciate the quick response.

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No problem ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

Anne,

I have one more question ;o) Where do you change the colour of the tabs in the centre box (New, Featured, Special)?

http://cardbuddydesigns.com/cardbuddydesigns/shop/

Thank you,
Carol

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Originally Posted by Fudge

Anne,

I have one more question ;o) Where do you change the colour of the tabs in the centre box (New, Featured, Special)?

http://cardbuddydesigns.com/cardbuddydesigns/shop/

Thank you,
Carol

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This is in includes/templates/bentley_classic/css/stylesheet_module_tabs.css.

Thanks,

Anne

Thank you Ann. I think she has the store almost done the way she wants it.

Carol

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Originally Posted by Fudge

Thank you Ann. I think she has the store almost done the way she wants it.

Carol

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That's great to hear ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

I've broken something in your template. I've got HEADING_TITLE appearing on most pages, but not all. Can you point me to where this variable is called to display (not defined). Site is http://silocigars.com/silostore/

BTW, the About Us, Conditions of Use, Contact Us, Discount Coupons, Create Account, and Advanced Search pages display fine...all others have HEADING_TITLE in place of main content - assuming there's a single or double quote missing, but don't know where it would effect _some_ files.

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Originally Posted by SiloCigars

BTW, the About Us, Conditions of Use, Contact Us, Discount Coupons, Create Account, and Advanced Search pages display fine...all others have HEADING_TITLE in place of main content - assuming there's a single or double quote missing, but don't know where it would effect _some_ files.

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I would recommend re-uploading a fresh copy of the template to your server.

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

I would recommend re-uploading a fresh copy of the template to your server.

Thanks,

Anne

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I did this, and still same result (less mods I had made to date). The following appears in /cache/myDEBUG*.log for four similar errors:

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[05-Sep-2012 02:24:03 UTC] PHP Warning:  require() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Filename cannot be empty in /home/content/17/9174617/html/silostore/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_page_not_found_default.php on line 23
[05-Sep-2012 02:24:03 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  require() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required '' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5_3/lib/php') in /home/content/17/9174617/html/silostore/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_page_not_found_default.php on line 23

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The referenced line always includes $define_page variable. Is this set or modified in your template?

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Originally Posted by SiloCigars

I did this, and still same result (less mods I had made to date). The following appears in /cache/myDEBUG*.log for four similar errors:

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[05-Sep-2012 02:24:03 UTC] PHP Warning:  require() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Filename cannot be empty in /home/content/17/9174617/html/silostore/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_page_not_found_default.php on line 23
[05-Sep-2012 02:24:03 UTC] PHP Fatal error:  require() [<a href='function.require'>function.require</a>]: Failed opening required '' (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5_3/lib/php') in /home/content/17/9174617/html/silostore/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_page_not_found_default.php on line 23

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The referenced line always includes $define_page variable. Is this set or modified in your template?

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If you read the error messages you will see that the problem is with your template_default files and not the template files. Try re-uploading the files from template_default or just start from a fresh install.

Thanks,

Anne

Anne,
Great template! Thanks for all your contributions to Zen-Cart. Perhaps I have broken something in my edits, I am in the process of updating my site and decided to use this template. All seemed to be going fine but when I started my cross browser testing of my "final" set-up, I discovered the slider is not sliding in Safari or Chrome. I've tested in FireFox and IE9 and they both work fine. Could you direct me to an area that I may have messed up?

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Originally Posted by duffy

Anne,
Great template! Thanks for all your contributions to Zen-Cart. Perhaps I have broken something in my edits, I am in the process of updating my site and decided to use this template. All seemed to be going fine but when I started my cross browser testing of my "final" set-up, I discovered the slider is not sliding in Safari or Chrome. I've tested in FireFox and IE9 and they both work fine. Could you direct me to an area that I may have messed up?

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If you post a link to your site I can take a look. I can tell you that the slider does most definitely work in chrome and safari. See the demo here:

Bentley Classic Free Zen Cart Template Demo

Thanks,

Anne

Sorry about that. The link is http://www.nutrolls.com/store It is semi live, functioning checkout with payment and shipping etc.

Yes, I know it works in all browsers, that's why I think I broke something.

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Originally Posted by duffy

Sorry about that. The link is http://www.nutrolls.com/store It is semi live, functioning checkout with payment and shipping etc.

Yes, I know it works in all browsers, that's why I think I broke something.

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I just checked the site in chrome and the slider is working fine.

Thanks,

Anne

I installed the template and was working my way through the Read Me page. Everything was working well and I was getting the results that I wanted. When I got to the footer portion of the Read Me file a problem cropped up for Step #11.

When I went to the Tools>EZ-Pages,the drop down menu shows that the Footer page is there but when I select it nothing is displayed, in fact none of the items in the list does. (This includes Header, Sidebox, Page Title, Page ID, Title).

I do not know if this is a template issue or a general type issue, could you please help?

Thank you

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Originally Posted by lar48ry

I installed the template and was working my way through the Read Me page. Everything was working well and I was getting the results that I wanted. When I got to the footer portion of the Read Me file a problem cropped up for Step #11.

When I went to the Tools>EZ-Pages,the drop down menu shows that the Footer page is there but when I select it nothing is displayed, in fact none of the items in the list does. (This includes Header, Sidebox, Page Title, Page ID, Title).

I do not know if this is a template issue or a general type issue, could you please help?

Thank you

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Do you mean that the options are missing from your admin--tools--ezpages?

Try setting a sort order for the page and see if it shows up.

Thanks,

Anne

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Do you mean that the options are missing from your admin--tools--ezpages?

Try setting a sort order for the page and see if it shows up.

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The options are there, they just do not display any content. When I click on the one nothing is displayed.

As to setting a sort order, I guess I do not understand exactly what you mean here. Could you please may be a bit more specific - as I understand what you mean here, this would be more of a data base function rather than a html or php function, or am I out in left field?

I am running this on a local host rather than an on-line server.

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Originally Posted by lar48ry

The options are there, they just do not display any content. When I click on the one nothing is displayed.

As to setting a sort order, I guess I do not understand exactly what you mean here. Could you please may be a bit more specific - as I understand what you mean here, this would be more of a data base function rather than a html or php function, or am I out in left field?

I am running this on a local host rather than an on-line server.

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At the top of the ezpage in admin--tools--ezpages there is box under the footer:yes no that says order. Fill this in with a number.

Thanks,

Anne

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At the top of the ezpage in admin--tools--ezpages there is box under the footer:yes no that says order. Fill this in with a number.

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First let me apologize for not responding sooner, I had gotten a data base error and I ran out of time to fix it. I have since taken care of that.

When I go to admin -- tools -- ezpages, here is what I see:
Attachment 11127

When I click on any of the page elements in the drop down box no page appears, to allow editing.

Thank you

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Originally Posted by lar48ry

First let me apologize for not responding sooner, I had gotten a data base error and I ran out of time to fix it. I have since taken care of that.

When I go to admin -- tools -- ezpages, here is what I see:
Attachment 11127

When I click on any of the page elements in the drop down box no page appears, to allow editing.

Thank you

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It doesn't look like you have any ezpages created yet? Check the FAQ's section for instructions on how to create an ezpage.

Thanks,

Anne

When I make changes to headings or text content in headermenu.php, the changes do not appear. CSS edits appear OK, and I can change the about us image. But changes to original text do not appear. Is there another file at work here? I can't find any through the developers toolkit. I have browser cache disabled, and I have also checked on another PC.

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Originally Posted by godt

When I make changes to headings or text content in headermenu.php, the changes do not appear. CSS edits appear OK, and I can change the about us image. But changes to original text do not appear. Is there another file at work here? I can't find any through the developers toolkit. I have browser cache disabled, and I have also checked on another PC.

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It sounds like you are either not saving the file before you upload to your server, uploading the file to the wrong location on your server, not overwriting the file on your server, or editing the wrong file. You should be editing: includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/bentley_classic/headermenu.php.

Thanks,

Anne

I have not set up any EZ_Pages at this time, because I am trying to get the Store Front (Home) page set the way I want it, before propagating additional pages. This deals mainly with the primary style sheet.

I have the following pages in templates > bentley_classic > common: tpl_columnar_display.php, html_header.php, tpl_footer.php, tpl_footer_menu.php, tpl_header.php, tpl_home_slider.php, tpl_main_page.php, tpl_mega_menu.php.

In the tpl_main_page, I found this for the Left Side Bar:

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<?php
if (COLUMN_LEFT_STATUS == 0 || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL == '1' and $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '') || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_COLUMN_LEFT_OFF == 'true' and ($_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0 or $_SESSION['customer_id'] == ''))) {
// global disable of column_left
$flag_disable_left = true;
}
if (!isset($flag_disable_left) || !$flag_disable_left) {
?>

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Which allows the Left Side Bar to be displayed.

For the Right Side Bar I have this:

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<?php
//if (COLUMN_RIGHT_STATUS == 0 || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL == '1' and $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '') || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_COLUMN_RIGHT_OFF == 'true' && $_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0)) {
if (COLUMN_RIGHT_STATUS == 0 || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL == '1' and $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '') || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_COLUMN_RIGHT_OFF == 'true' and ($_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0 or $_SESSION['customer_id'] == ''))) {
// global disable of column_right
$flag_disable_right = true;
}
if (!isset($flag_disable_right) || !$flag_disable_right) {
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When I comment out the “$flag_disable_right = true;” nothing displays on the Home page.

Why the difference between the two side column PHP code?

For the Footer I have this:

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<?php
/**
* prepares and displays footer output
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if (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_FOOTER_OFF == 'true' and ($_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0 or $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '')) {
//$flag_disable_footer = true;
}
require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_footer.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_footer.php');
?>

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In the tpl_footer.php, which also does not currently display I did this:
" // if (!isset($flag_disable_footer) || !$flag_disable_footer) {".
The "} // flag_disable_footer" was already flagged out.

Here is an image of where I currently stand:
Attachment 11131

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Originally Posted by lar48ry

I have not set up any EZ_Pages at this time, because I am trying to get the Store Front (Home) page set the way I want it, before propagating additional pages. This deals mainly with the primary style sheet.

I have the following pages in templates > bentley_classic > common: tpl_columnar_display.php, html_header.php, tpl_footer.php, tpl_footer_menu.php, tpl_header.php, tpl_home_slider.php, tpl_main_page.php, tpl_mega_menu.php.

In the tpl_main_page, I found this for the Left Side Bar:


Which allows the Left Side Bar to be displayed.

For the Right Side Bar I have this:

When I comment out the “$flag_disable_right = true;” nothing displays on the Home page.

Why the difference between the two side column PHP code?

For the Footer I have this:



In the tpl_footer.php, which also does not currently display I did this:
" // if (!isset($flag_disable_footer) || !$flag_disable_footer) {".
The "} // flag_disable_footer" was already flagged out.

Here is an image of where I currently stand:
Attachment 11131

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Turn off the right or left hand column in the admin--configuration--layout settings.

I am not sure exactly what you are trying to do in the footer. Are you trying to turn off the footer menu?

Thanks,

Anne

Anne,

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Turn off the right or left hand column in the admin--configuration--layout settings.

I am not sure exactly what you are trying to do in the footer. Are you trying to turn off the footer menu?

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What I want to do is cause both the Right Hand Sidebar and the Footer to display on my home (front) page. In the image from my previous post, it shows only that the Header, Left Hand Sidebar and Main Content.

I was working on building my High Caliber Knives site and then realized that I was going to have a problem with integrating a shopping cart into it, this is why I went to Zen Cart. Here is an image of the home page:

Attachment 11139

As you can see, I am not a novice when it comes to building a site. I have the necessary skills to accomplish most of what I want to do, including building a data base from scratch.

Examples include: http://www.kandlewebdesign.com/ and http://www.impelind.com/

The nice thing about Zen Cart is that it provides all of the back side features for an e-commerce site - I looked at Drupal and Joomla as possibilities but they did not appear to be as flexible (for my needs).

The hardest part in working with Zen Cart is learning how to use the template structure - the documentation regarding what each template file is used for seems to be sorely lacking or rather cryptic. I also realize that most of these templates are for behind the scene functionality and that only a relative few needs to be modified, but trying to figure this out is quite daunting. And yes I do have the latest edition of "e-Start Your Web Store with Zen Cart", which has been a great resource but it still has the same failure in explaining how the template system works as do many of the responses within the forum (a great resource once you noodle through them).

Thank you

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Originally Posted by lar48ry

Anne,


What I want to do is cause both the Right Hand Sidebar and the Footer to display on my home (front) page. In the image from my previous post, it shows only that the Header, Left Hand Sidebar and Main Content.

I was working on building my High Caliber Knives site and then realized that I was going to have a problem with integrating a shopping cart into it, this is why I went to Zen Cart. Here is an image of the home page:

Attachment 11139

As you can see, I am not a novice when it comes to building a site. I have the necessary skills to accomplish most of what I want to do, including building a data base from scratch.

Examples include: http://www.kandlewebdesign.com/ and http://www.impelind.com/

The nice thing about Zen Cart is that it provides all of the back side features for an e-commerce site - I looked at Drupal and Joomla as possibilities but they did not appear to be as flexible (for my needs).

The hardest part in working with Zen Cart is learning how to use the template structure - the documentation regarding what each template file is used for seems to be sorely lacking or rather cryptic. I also realize that most of these templates are for behind the scene functionality and that only a relative few needs to be modified, but trying to figure this out is quite daunting. And yes I do have the latest edition of "e-Start Your Web Store with Zen Cart", which has been a great resource but it still has the same failure in explaining how the template system works as do many of the responses within the forum (a great resource once you noodle through them).

Thank you

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If you search in the FAQ's section, there is an article that outlines how to turn off secrtions on the main page only.

Thanks,

Anne

The problem seems to be caused by renamed/earlier versions of the file left in the directory. If I clean them out - whatever the rename is - it seems to function OK. At least, it does in IE. But in Opera, Firefox and Chrome, the drop down boxes appear on hover over the top menu item, but do not persist when mouse is moved over dropdown box. What might be the cause of this?

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Originally Posted by godt

The problem seems to be caused by renamed/earlier versions of the file left in the directory. If I clean them out - whatever the rename is - it seems to function OK. At least, it does in IE. But in Opera, Firefox and Chrome, the drop down boxes appear on hover over the top menu item, but do not persist when mouse is moved over dropdown box. What might be the cause of this?

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I have no idea what you are talking about. Can you quote your original question, or post a link to your site so that I can take a look?

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by godt

When I make changes to headings or text content in headermenu.php, the changes do not appear. CSS edits appear OK, and I can change the about us image. But changes to original text do not appear. Is there another file at work here? I can't find any through the developers toolkit. I have browser cache disabled, and I have also checked on another PC.

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I clicked on the 'reply' link at the bottom of my earlier post, never having done so before. Didn't do what I expected. Anyway, an interesting solution. Any thoughts on the dropdown problem? First two dropdowns disappear when moving mouse over - in Opera, Firefox, Chrome - but this does not happen with 'info' dropdown.

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

This is in includes/templates/bentley_classic/css/stylesheet_module_tabs.css.

Thanks,

Anne

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Hi Anne,

I'm having a similar issue as Fudge (as evidenced when I click on Fudge's website link). I've taken all product listings off the home page module tabs (except for New Products) through the admin. I'm not sure why it is but by default, I have a blank listing and the new products only show up after I click on the "New" link.

How can I get the new product listing to show up by default? (it may be defaulting to Featured products)

http://www.hulaboba.com

Thanks,
Willis

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Originally Posted by godt

I clicked on the 'reply' link at the bottom of my earlier post, never having done so before. Didn't do what I expected. Anyway, an interesting solution. Any thoughts on the dropdown problem? First two dropdowns disappear when moving mouse over - in Opera, Firefox, Chrome - but this does not happen with 'info' dropdown.

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If you post a link to your site I can take a look.

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by IntegraRacer

Hi Anne,

I'm having a similar issue as Fudge (as evidenced when I click on Fudge's website link). I've taken all product listings off the home page module tabs (except for New Products) through the admin. I'm not sure why it is but by default, I have a blank listing and the new products only show up after I click on the "New" link.

How can I get the new product listing to show up by default? (it may be defaulting to Featured products)

http://www.hulaboba.com

Thanks,
Willis

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See this post:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...72#post1134272

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

See this post:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...72#post1134272

Thanks,

Anne

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Worked like a charm, thanks! On a side note, do you know how I can keep the Product Detail section's inclusion of the Pintrest/FB/Twitter bar from causing a security error when I'm in SSL mode? Having the Secure/Non-secure warning show up is having a negative effect on click-through...

Thanks,
Willis

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Originally Posted by IntegraRacer

Worked like a charm, thanks! On a side note, do you know how I can keep the Product Detail section's inclusion of the Pintrest/FB/Twitter bar from causing a security error when I'm in SSL mode? Having the Secure/Non-secure warning show up is having a negative effect on click-through...

Thanks,
Willis

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Are you sure that it is the addthis that is causing the error? There are a lot of people using this template and I have not heard about anyone else having this problem.

Thanks,

Anne

Hey Anne quick question.. Is there something in this template that would prevent the product name from word wrapping?? My client has a couple of REALLY LONG product names and because the text does not wrap, they mess up the layout of the product info page..

I shortened the name on this product:
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)over...oducts_id=5697

Here's how it looks on other products:
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)over...oducts_id=5693
(and oh YES I KNOW his product descriptions are a bloody MESS..:laugh: I'm working with him on this..)

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Hey Anne quick question.. Is there something in this template that would prevent the product name from word wrapping?? My client has a couple of REALLY LONG product names and because the text does not wrap, they mess up the layout of the product info page..

I shortened the name on this product:
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)over...oducts_id=5697

Here's how it looks on other products:
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)over...oducts_id=5693
(and oh YES I KNOW his product descriptions are a bloody MESS..:laugh: I'm working with him on this..)

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This is what happens when you look at something for too long on too little sleep, while being hungry.. You ask dumb a$$ed questions..:laugh:

I added a width to the product description and the problem is solved..

Code:

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#productName {color:#444;font-weight:normal;font-size:2.0em;width:375px;}

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Carry on.. :laugh:

Hey Anne..

I knew I shouldn't get too excited when I thought I spotted the light at the end of the tunnel.. :laugh: If you take a look at the site I'm working on, you will see there is a gap below the footer.. I'm fairly certain this is as a result of I made to get my ribbon banner to fit in the header area..

I could use some help here..
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)overthehillweb(dot)com/

How did I foul up??

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

Are you sure that it is the addthis that is causing the error? There are a lot of people using this template and I have not heard about anyone else having this problem.

Thanks,

Anne

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While I can never say that I'm 100%, that seems to be the only thing that's different when I say no to the non-secure comment. The other thing that's probably different compared to most sites is that we've made the entire site SSL, not just the checkout portion.

If you're not aware of anything, I can keep digging on my own. Thanks!

Thanks,
Willis

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Hey Anne quick question.. Is there something in this template that would prevent the product name from word wrapping?? My client has a couple of REALLY LONG product names and because the text does not wrap, they mess up the layout of the product info page..

I shortened the name on this product:
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)over...oducts_id=5697

Here's how it looks on other products:
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)over...oducts_id=5693
(and oh YES I KNOW his product descriptions are a bloody MESS..:laugh: I'm working with him on this..)

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No, I don't think so ;-) When I look at the 2 links in firefox, the titles both wrap.

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

This is what happens when you look at something for too long on too little sleep, while being hungry.. You ask dumb a$$ed questions..:laugh:

I added a width to the product description and the problem is solved..

Code:

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#productName {color:#444;font-weight:normal;font-size:2.0em;width:375px;}

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Carry on.. :laugh:

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Great! Thank you for posting your solution ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Hey Anne..

I knew I shouldn't get too excited when I thought I spotted the light at the end of the tunnel.. :laugh: If you take a look at the site I'm working on, you will see there is a gap below the footer.. I'm fairly certain this is as a result of I made to get my ribbon banner to fit in the header area..

I could use some help here..
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)overthehillweb(dot)com/

How did I foul up??

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Replace this:

Code:

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#bannerSix {margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;}

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with this:

Code:

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#bannerSix {margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}

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Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by IntegraRacer

While I can never say that I'm 100%, that seems to be the only thing that's different when I say no to the non-secure comment. The other thing that's probably different compared to most sites is that we've made the entire site SSL, not just the checkout portion.

If you're not aware of anything, I can keep digging on my own. Thanks!

Thanks,
Willis

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Your whole site should not be loading in ssl. See this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...whole-site-SSL

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

Great! Thank you for posting your solution ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

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Always happy to share.. :smile: Your template saved me a BOATLOAD of work since it was sooooooooo daggone close to the 99 Designs mockup my client gave me to work with.. Plus as always your templates are just perfect!!!

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

Replace this:

Code:

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#bannerSix {margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:30px;}

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with this:

Code:

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#bannerSix {margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}

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Thanks,

Anne

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HA!!! Thanks..

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Always happy to share.. :smile: Your template saved me a BOATLOAD of work since it was sooooooooo daggone close to the 99 Designs mockup my client gave me to work with.. Plus as always your templates are just perfect!!!



HA!!! Thanks..

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Thank you so much for your kind words ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

hey,

I have installed this template. I want to chnage the default weight option from lbs to kilograms/grams.
How do we do that?

Regards
Megha

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Originally Posted by Megha

hey,

I have installed this template. I want to chnage the default weight option from lbs to kilograms/grams.
How do we do that?

Regards
Megha

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This is not a template specific question. If you do a search on the FAQ's section on this site you will find an article with instructions for this.

Thanks,

Anne

Hi, I have the same problem as Chris

Quote:

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I've just downloaded this template and replaced the main logo with a logo the same size; when I remove the sales text line, I'm leaving the quote marks, but the whole layout shifts upward. How can I fix this?

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Did you get a fix for this?

For now mine is at
http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop-new/

I removed the TEXT description because it goes over my logo

Quote:

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

If you remove elements from the header you may need to adjust the positioning of the remaining elements.

If you post a link to your site, I can take a look.

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by pietpetoors

Hi, I have the same problem as Chris


Did you get a fix for this?

For now mine is at
http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop-new/

I removed the TEXT description because it goes over my logo

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Chris never posted a site link so he probably didn't get a fix.. I'm sure Anne will post a solution since you posted a link to your site..

Quote:

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

Thank you so much for your kind words ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

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Sorry to be a PITA Anne.. I removed the bottom banner, and the gap in the footer is back.. Help!!

http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)overthehillweb(dot)com/

I made my new version live so the link now is http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop

Another problem I have is the "Connect" function
In the file my links are correct but on the site at http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop it does not display correctly
Here is what I have in the file

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/*bof bottom footer urls*/
Define('FACEBOOK','https://www.facebook.com/pages/4x4-Direct/154621481276180');
Define('TWITTER', 'http://www.twitter.com/4x4directSA/');
Define('YOUTUBE', 'http://www.youtu.be/NbOW5wNjS-k');
Define('PINTEREST', 'http://www.pinterest.com/4x4directsa/');
Define('GOOGLE', 'https://plus.google.com/113276567057599419487');
Define('BLOG', 'http://www.pietpetoors.com/blog');

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On the web site it shows up as:
Facebook = http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop/pietpetoors

Some of them show up correctly like the pinterest, google plus and blog but the rest shows up wrong.

The alignment problem I got sorted now
In line 42 of stylesheet.css I changed

Code:

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#headerWrapper, #contentMainWrapper, #logoWrapper, #cartBoxListWrapper, #ezPageBoxList, #cartBoxListWrapper ul, #ezPageBoxList ul, #mainWrapper, #popupAdditionalImage, #popupImage {margin: 0em;padding: 0em;}

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to

Code:

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#headerWrapper, #contentMainWrapper, #logoWrapper, #cartBoxListWrapper, #ezPageBoxList, #cartBoxListWrapper ul, #ezPageBoxList ul, #mainWrapper, #popupAdditionalImage, #popupImage {margin: 1.1em;padding: 0em;}

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Only thing changed was {margin: 0em to {margin: 1.1em

I hope that was the right way of doing it, worked for my site

I still battle with the "Connect" links that is not working

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Originally Posted by pietpetoors

Hi, I have the same problem as Chris


Did you get a fix for this?

For now mine is at
http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop-new/

I removed the TEXT description because it goes over my logo

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When I click on the link to your site I am not seeing the template.

Thanks,

Anne

Quote:

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Originally Posted by pietpetoors

I made my new version live so the link now is http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop

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I don't see your tagline.

Thanks,

Anne

Quote:

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Originally Posted by pietpetoors

The alignment problem I got sorted now
In line 42 of stylesheet.css I changed

Code:

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#headerWrapper, #contentMainWrapper, #logoWrapper, #cartBoxListWrapper, #ezPageBoxList, #cartBoxListWrapper ul, #ezPageBoxList ul, #mainWrapper, #popupAdditionalImage, #popupImage {margin: 0em;padding: 0em;}

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to

Code:

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#headerWrapper, #contentMainWrapper, #logoWrapper, #cartBoxListWrapper, #ezPageBoxList, #cartBoxListWrapper ul, #ezPageBoxList ul, #mainWrapper, #popupAdditionalImage, #popupImage {margin: 1.1em;padding: 0em;}

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Only thing changed was {margin: 0em to {margin: 1.1em

I hope that was the right way of doing it, worked for my site

I still battle with the "Connect" links that is not working

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I am happy that you figured it out.

Thanks,

Anne

Quote:

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Originally Posted by pietpetoors

Another problem I have is the "Connect" function
In the file my links are correct but on the site at http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop it does not display correctly
Here is what I have in the file


On the web site it shows up as:
Facebook = http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop/pietpetoors

Some of them show up correctly like the pinterest, google plus and blog but the rest shows up wrong.

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Double check the links you have specified in the includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/bentley_classic/footer_menu_defines.php file. Also check your single quotes, and other snytax for errors.

From what you posted, the youtube link is definitely wrong.

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

Your whole site should not be loading in ssl. See this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...whole-site-SSL

Thanks,

Anne

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There was a good reason for it at one time. But you're right and all the reasons on the linked thread make sense. Onward and upward, I guess. Thanks and now to start trying to maximize the architecture of your great template!

Thanks,
Willis

Thank you Anne, was what I did the right way of doing it?

I still have not figured this one out

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Another problem I have is the "Connect" function
In the file my links are correct but on the site at http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop it does not display correctly
Here is what I have in the file
/*bof bottom footer urls*/
Define('FACEBOOK','https://www.facebook.com/pages/4x4-Direct/154621481276180');
Define('TWITTER', 'http://www.twitter.com/4x4directSA/');
Define('YOUTUBE', 'http://www.youtu.be/NbOW5wNjS-k');
Define('PINTEREST', 'http://www.pinterest.com/4x4directsa/');
Define('GOOGLE', 'https://plus.google.com/113276567057599419487');
Define('BLOG', 'http://www.pietpetoors.com/blog');
On the web site it shows up as:
Facebook = http://www.4x4direct.co.za/shop/pietpetoors

Some of them show up correctly like the pinterest, google plus and blog but the rest shows up wrong.

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By the way, thanx a million Anne for this template. This is the most professional template I used so far and it really looks great.

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Originally Posted by IntegraRacer

There was a good reason for it at one time. But you're right and all the reasons on the linked thread make sense. Onward and upward, I guess. Thanks and now to start trying to maximize the architecture of your great template!

Thanks,
Willis

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Ok, great ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by pietpetoors

Thank you Anne, was what I did the right way of doing it?

I still have not figured this one out

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You might have this file in the wrong place on your server, or there might be a mistake up higher in the file. I would recommend re-uploading the file from the template package and then making your changes again.

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by pietpetoors

By the way, thanx a million Anne for this template. This is the most professional template I used so far and it really looks great.

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Thank you so much for your kind words ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Sorry to be a PITA Anne.. I removed the bottom banner, and the gap in the footer is back.. Help!!

http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)overthehillweb(dot)com/

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Hey Anne I think my follow-up question got missed.. :smile: Can you please help??

Quote:

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Hey Anne I think my follow-up question got missed.. :smile: Can you please help??

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Remove the margin-bottom from #siteinfoLegal in the stylesheet_footer_menu.css file.

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

Remove the margin-bottom from #siteinfoLegal in the stylesheet_footer_menu.css file.

Thanks,

Anne

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Ahhhh... I missed that.. thanks again..:smile: Now to finish twaeking the matching blog template..

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Ahhhh... I missed that.. thanks again..:smile: Now to finish twaeking the matching blog template..

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I am happy that it worked ;-)

Thanks,

Anne

Sorry to bother you again Anne.. (I feel like such a noob..:blush:)

I HOPE this will be my last question.. I am having trouble fixing the links under the "Connect" menu heading so they don't wrap in the mega menu.. Not sure what I'm missing..

http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)overthehillweb(dot)com/

On the bright side, I got the blog template all setup and matching the store template..:D I just have to clean up the frontpage of the store.. (I've got placeholder text and images in place right now while I work on the final widget and slideshow images)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Sorry to bother you again Anne.. (I feel like such a noob..:blush:)

I HOPE this will be my last question.. I am having trouble fixing the links under the "Connect" menu heading so they don't wrap in the mega menu.. Not sure what I'm missing..

http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)overthehillweb(dot)com/

On the bright side, I got the blog template all setup and matching the store template..:D I just have to clean up the frontpage of the store.. (I've got placeholder text and images in place right now while I work on the final widget and slideshow images)

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I would make the connect menu drop down wider.

Thanks,

Anne

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

I would make the connect menu drop down wider.

Thanks,

Anne

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Actually I did mess with the width for the connect menu drop down in the stylesheet.. but the text still wraps.. and so I'm a little stumped as to what to do..

So here's what I changed (currently these are back to their default values):

Code:

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.mega-menu .dropdown_social {width: 145px;}

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and

Code:

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.mega-menu .col_social {width:145px;}

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I changed the width on both to 175px and all this did was widen the dropdown, but the text still wraps.. (and it shouldn't have). What am I missing here??

Quote:

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Actually I did mess with the width for the connect menu drop down in the stylesheet.. but the text still wraps.. and so I'm a little stumped as to what to do..

So here's what I changed (currently these are back to their default values):

Code:

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.mega-menu .dropdown_social {width: 145px;}

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and

Code:

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.mega-menu .col_social {width:145px;}

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I changed the width on both to 175px and all this did was widen the dropdown, but the text still wraps.. (and it shouldn't have). What am I missing here??

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If you want to use the width 175px, add this as well:

Code:

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.mega-menu .dropdown_social ul li a{width:175px;}

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Thanks,

Anne

Quote:

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

If you want to use the width 175px, add this as well:

Code:

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.mega-menu .dropdown_social ul li a{width:175px;}

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Thanks,

Anne

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Ahhhh.. I actually had thought I added that.. I can see I did not.. Whooooops..

Got it working perfectly now.. Thanks for the hand Anne..:smile:

Hi, great template! :)

I have couple of problems. The site is: http://www.calavius.com/store. There are 2 problems:
1.) I know somebody else had this issue, but I couldn't understand the solution...I have some white space at the bottom of the page and I don't know how to remove it?
2.) I am trying to update mega menu...and I need About Us, Info, and Connect to display text to the left, and not to the right. I realize that I need to change stylesheet_mega_menu, but I cannot figure what to change and how?

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by ahajdar

Hi, great template! :)

I have couple of problems. The site is: http://www.calavius.com/store. There are 2 problems:
1.) I know somebody else had this issue, but I couldn't understand the solution...I have some white space at the bottom of the page and I don't know how to remove it?
2.) I am trying to update mega menu...and I need About Us, Info, and Connect to display text to the left, and not to the right. I realize that I need to change stylesheet_mega_menu, but I cannot figure what to change and how?

Thanks!

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1. Answer is in this post:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...07#post1155007

2. Look to the coding and styling of the "service" menu for a guide. You need to add the "align_right" to the correct divs in the includes/templates/bentley_classic/common/tpl_mega_menu.php file and add the styles in the mega menu stylesheet.

Thanks,

Anne

[QUOTE=picaflor-azul;1156167]1. Answer is in this post:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...07#post1155007

2. Look to the coding and styling of the "service" menu for a guide. You need to add the "align_right" to the correct divs in the includes/templates/bentley_classic/common/tpl_mega_menu.php file and add the styles in the mega menu stylesheet.

Thanks,

Anne[/QUOTE

Thanks Anne...I fixed it.

Take care,

Amir

Dear Ann,

I ran into another problem...in the footer there is a "Useful links" column. Well, I'm not going to use this and I was able to delete it...however, there are still 4 columns. I noticed that the columns are not centered now since I didn't delete the 4th column where "Useful links" were. Can you tell me where I can delete those?
p.s. I noticed on line 7 stylesheet_footer_menu.css that it mentions 4 columns, but I couldn't find the place where to delete the 4th column.

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Originally Posted by picaflor-azul

1. Answer is in this post:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...07#post1155007

2. Look to the coding and styling of the "service" menu for a guide. You need to add the "align_right" to the correct divs in the includes/templates/bentley_classic/common/tpl_mega_menu.php file and add the styles in the mega menu stylesheet.

Thanks,

Anne

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