Facebook/Twitter Module

[Delights]

I was just looking at the site again and notice that it is importing the information from "Information" into the box for Social Networking..

WTF ?

[Delights]

Okay, i just noticed that my coding seems to cause a bug where it copies the information from "Information" and puts it into the box listed Social....



So reverting back to blank sidebox;

tpl_social.php

<?php
/**
 * Product Type - allows you to show a sidebox that will list Product Types.
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright 2007 Kuroi Web Design
  * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: product_type.php 2007-05-26 kuroi $
 */

  $content = '';
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';

  // Replace the text and HTML tags between the apostophes on lines 19 and 20.
  // Use as many or as few lines using this model as you need for your custom content.
  // If you have a multilingual site define your text in the languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/extra_definitions/blank_sidebox_defines.php and include it as shown in line 19.
  // If your site is monolingual, you can put the text right here as shown on line 20 (and nobody will know!)
  $content .= '<p>' . TEXT_BLANK_SIDEBOX . '</p>';
  $content .= '<p>You can include text, links, images, HTML markup and even PHP code</p>';

  $content .= '</div>';
?>

and

social.php

<?php
/**
 * blank sidebox - allows a blank sidebox to be added to your site
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright 2007 Kuroi Web Design
  * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: blank_sidebox.php 2007-05-26 kuroi $
 */

  // test if box should display
  $show_social = true;

  if ($show_social == true) {
      require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_social.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_social.php');
	  $title =  BOX_HEADING_SOCIAL;
      $title_link = false;
      require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
 }
 ?>

[Delights]

Now i just need to change tpl_social.php to show the images... right ?

[Delights]

Bingo, i think i got it....

<?php
/**
 * Product Type - allows you to show a sidebox that will list Product Types.
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright 2007 Kuroi Web Design
  * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: product_type.php 2007-05-26 kuroi $
 */

  $content = '';
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent centeredContent">';
  $content .= '<a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Esoteric-Emporium/145421388812693?sk=wall"><img src="images/fb.png" width="50" height="50" alt="Facebook" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://twitter.com/YOUR-TWITTER-HERE"><img src="images/tw.png" width="50" height="50" /></a>';
  $content .= '</div>';
?>

[gjh42]

Glad it's working now! You'll notice that the functional difference between your original social.php module file and the final version is that the standard code layout calls the tpl_ file before the $column_box_default file, while you had $column_box_default before the content. I was remiss in not checking on that when I thought your coding was unusual.

[Delights]

Glad it's working now! You'll notice that the functional difference between your original social.php module file and the final version is that the standard code layout calls the tpl_ file before the $column_box_default file, while you had $column_box_default before the content. I was remiss in not checking on that when I thought your coding was unusual.

Wasnt just that change either, it was also the coding in the TPL that was changed, however i will upload the mod to Zencart so everyone else can put it on their site if they wish.

[gjh42]

The require for the tpl_ file has the same effect as putting the code right in the module file - it's the sequence that makes a real difference. You now have code executing in the right sequence.

It will be good to have a packaged set of the right files for that... be sure to look at the mod submission guidelines when putting it together.