Turning off sideboxes

[rcj79]

I'm currently using 1.3.9d of the zen-cart, and i bought a custom template, what I'm trying to do is turn some or all sideboxes on certain pages, i was using this thread https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=249 as a reference and it doesnt work. Do I need to create a variable for the ez page id, or am I just missing something. Also since I'm using a custom template do I just change those files in the custom template folder and leave the core files alone, someone please help.

thanks

[frank18]

I'm currently using 1.3.9d of the zen-cart, and i bought a custom template, what I'm trying to do is turn some or all sideboxes on certain pages, i was using this thread https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=249 as a reference and it doesnt work. Do I need to create a variable for the ez page id, or am I just missing something.

That is the correct tutorial. There are many posts in the forums dealing with this topic. Scroll down to the bottom of this page and you may find another 2 or 3 similar threads.

Also since I'm using a custom template do I just change those files in the custom template folder and leave the core files alone, someone please help.

thanks

Always use the override system and don't change the core files unless absolutely necessary.

[gjh42]

This is the critical addition that switches the sidebox off when in certain ez-pages (id 2 and 5 in this example)

if (!isset($ezpage_id) || !in_array($ezpage_id,explode(",",'2,5'))) { 

Just replace '2,5' with '#,#,#' whatever the page ids are that you want to turn off.

[rcj79]

Ok I have tried to use the condition to turn off side boxes but still they are there, in my modules box I have the sideboxes folder and then my theme225 folder which is my template name am i supposed to change a copy of the sideboxes and then save in my theme225 folder?

[clydejones]

Ok I have tried to use the condition to turn off side boxes but still they are there, in my modules box I have the sideboxes folder and then my theme225 folder which is my template name am i supposed to change a copy of the sideboxes and then save in my theme225 folder?

includes/modules/sideboxes/theme225/

would be the location of any sideboxes you decide to edit/modify

[rcj79]

ok thanks One more question should i have a includes folder inside of the includes folder or should it just be one includes folder

[clydejones]

ok thanks One more question should i have a includes folder inside of the includes folder or should it just be one includes folder

there should only be 1 includes folder

[jvoce]

I have a sidebox on my website that I am not wanting to display on any of my SSL pages. Is there a way this can be done?

[gjh42]

See this tutorial: https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=270

You will want to modify a conditional from tpl_main_page.php to use in your sidebox, something like

  if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'login,checkout_shipping,checkout_success')) ) { 

adding all of your SSL pagenames in the list. See https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=233 for more on this.

[jvoce]

Thank you gih42 for your help.

That is working wonderfully!

I found the first tutorial, but I wasn't sure how I could to use it exclude the SSL pages.

You're help is greatly appreciated.