Gaining control over header menu

[clydejones]

Could someone give this a try before I submit it as a Contribution and post back here with their results?

HeaderMenuControl.zip

Thanks!

You've only provided one file to be uploaded.

As a general rule you should provide ALL the files necessary for the mod to work.

• admin/categories.php
• admin/includes/modules/category_product_listing.php
• admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/header_menu_control.php
• includes/modules/categories_tabs.php

(Just make sure you've add comments to the changed files where you made the edits:
//BOF header menu control

//EOF header menu control

provide the necessary sql file (header_menu_control.sql)

Make sure you note in the readme.txt file that the mod does overwrite 3 core files.

Make sure you include an install.txt file with the mod. (this is in addition to the html files

[BassFace]

You've only provided one file to be uploaded.

As a general rule you should provide ALL the files necessary for the mod to work.

• admin/categories.php
• admin/includes/modules/category_product_listing.php
• admin/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/header_menu_control.php
• includes/modules/categories_tabs.php

(Just make sure you've add comments to the changed files where you made the edits:
//BOF header menu control

//EOF header menu control

provide the necessary sql file (header_menu_control.sql)

Make sure you note in the readme.txt file that the mod does overwrite 3 core files.

Make sure you include an install.txt file with the mod. (this is in addition to the html files

OK, I'll make those changes and package it up agian. I'm used to doing MOD work for phpbb3, and followed their packaging guidelines, (and borrowed their xml/xsl form for install files, too LOL).

[clydejones]

OK, I'll make those changes and package it up agian. I'm used to doing MOD work for phpbb3, and followed their packaging guidelines, (and borrowed their xml/xsl form for install files, too LOL).

Check this article in the Tutorials/FAQ section

www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=11

[BassFace]

Check this article in the Tutorials/FAQ section

www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=11

Wow, compared to phpBB3, those are some pretty sparse requirements, LOL.

[BassFace]

OK, I've repackaged the mod files, in the manner clydejones suggested. Thanks again!

HeaderMenuControl.zip

[clydejones]

OK, I've repackaged the mod files, in the manner clydejones suggested. Thanks again!

HeaderMenuControl.zip

This is much better.

The mod works just fine. I set it up on my local server without problems.

One thing to change in the "install.txt"

Change this:

#
#-----[ SQL ]------------------------------------------
#
Run the header_menu_control.sql file in the SQL window of your database manager.

To This:

# run the header_menu_control.sql file using the Zen-Cart Sql Patches tool
# (admin -> tools -> install sql patches)
# For best results, copy-and-paste the code into the query field and press 'Send'.

[BassFace]

This is much better.

The mod works just fine. I set it up on my local server without problems.

One thing to change in the "install.txt"

Change this:

#
#-----[ SQL ]------------------------------------------
#
Run the header_menu_control.sql file in the SQL window of your database manager.

To This:

# run the header_menu_control.sql file using the Zen-Cart Sql Patches tool
# (admin -> tools -> install sql patches)
# For best results, copy-and-paste the code into the query field and press 'Send'.

Cool, I'll make that change and submit the contribution. Glad it installed and worked easily for you. Thank you for trying it out. Nice to see another Colorado resident here, too.

[BassFace]

Just make sure you've add comments to the changed files where you made the edits:
//BOF header menu control

//EOF header menu control

How should I comment replaced code? ie. a sql select statement in category_product_listing.php is changed from

$categories = $db->Execute("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, cd.categories_description, c.categories_image, c.parent_id, c.sort_order, c.date_added, c.last_modified, c.categories_status 

to this

$categories = $db->Execute("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, cd.categories_description, c.categories_image, c.parent_id, c.sort_order, c.date_added, c.last_modified, c.categories_status, c.menu_status 

Should I comment out the entire original code block and then add mine in with the //BOF...//EOF comments?

Thanks for your help, by the way!

[clydejones]

How should I comment replaced code? ie. a sql select statement in category_product_listing.php is changed from

$categories = $db->Execute("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, cd.categories_description, c.categories_image, c.parent_id, c.sort_order, c.date_added, c.last_modified, c.categories_status 

to this

$categories = $db->Execute("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, cd.categories_description, c.categories_image, c.parent_id, c.sort_order, c.date_added, c.last_modified, c.categories_status, c.menu_status 

Should I comment out the entire original code block and then add mine in with the //BOF...//EOF comments?

Thanks for your help, by the way!

I'd just do this

//Header Control Menu changed 11/16/2009
$categories = $db->Execute("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, cd.categories_description, c.categories_image, c.parent_id, c.sort_order, c.date_added, c.last_modified, c.categories_status, c.menu_status  
//Header Control Menu