Customise sideboxes per page

[cshart]

I have say 7 sideboxes on the frontpage which is fine, everything is balanced. When I get to the product description page 7 sideboxes unbalances everything and I don't want to show that many. So what do I do. I know what I don't do that doesn't work, but your tutorials online do not address my problem.

Say I want to turn off sidebox 3, 5, 7 how would I do that and where.

Thanks,

C

[clydejones]

I have say 7 sideboxes on the frontpage which is fine, everything is balanced. When I get to the product description page 7 sideboxes unbalances everything and I don't want to show that many. So what do I do. I know what I don't do that doesn't work, but your tutorials online do not address my problem.

Say I want to turn off sidebox 3, 5, 7 how would I do that and where.

Thanks,

C

I'm using the "featured" sidebox in this example.

If you look at the sidebox code (includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPALTE/

near the top of the code you will see the following line of code:

$show_featured= true;

Just below this line add the following:

if ($current_page_base == "product_info") {
$show_featured= false;
}

This code will turn the sidebox off on the product info page.

add similar code to the sideboxes you want to turn off.

[cshart]

<?php

/**

* information sidebox - displays list of general info links, as defined in this file

*

* @package templateSystem

* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team

* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce

* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0

* @version $Id: information.php 4132 2006-08-14 00:36:39Z drbyte $

*/

if ($current_page_base == "product_info") {
$show_information= false;
}


unset($information);

if (DEFINE_ABOUT_US_STATUS <= 1) {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ABOUT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_ABOUT_US . '</a>';

}
if (DEFINE_SHIPPINGINFO_STATUS <= 1) {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a>';

}

if (DEFINE_PRIVACY_STATUS <= 1) {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a>';

}

if (DEFINE_CONDITIONS_STATUS <= 1) {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a>';

}

if (DEFINE_CONTACT_US_STATUS <= 1) {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>';

}




// Forum (phpBB) link:

if ( (isset($phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && $phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && (isset($phpBB->phpBB['files_installed']) && $phpBB->phpBB['files_installed']) && (PHPBB_LINKS_ENABLED=='true')) {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link($phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX, '', 'NONSSL', false, '', true) . '" target="_blank">' . BOX_BBINDEX . '</a>';

// or: $phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX

// or: str_replace(str_replace(DIR_WS_CATALOG, '', DIR_FS_CATALOG), '', DIR_WS_PHPBB)

}



if (DEFINE_SITE_MAP_STATUS <= 1) {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SITE_MAP) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SITE_MAP . '</a>';

}



// only show GV FAQ when installed

if (MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_GV_STATUS == 'true') {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_GV_FAQ) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_GV . '</a>';

}

// only show Discount Coupon FAQ when installed

if (DEFINE_DISCOUNT_COUPON_STATUS <= 1 && MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_COUPON_STATUS == 'true') {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DISCOUNT_COUPON) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_DISCOUNT_COUPONS . '</a>';

}



if (SHOW_NEWSLETTER_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK == 'true') {

$information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_UNSUBSCRIBE) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_UNSUBSCRIBE . '</a>';

}



require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_information.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_information.php');



$title = BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION;
$title_link = false;



require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);

?>

Its still on

I'm using the "featured" sidebox in this example.

If you look at the sidebox code (includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPALTE/

near the top of the code you will see the following line of code:

$show_featured= true;

Just below this line add the following:

if ($current_page_base == "product_info") {
$show_featured= false;
}

This code will turn the sidebox off on the product info page.

add similar code to the sideboxes you want to turn off.

[clydejones]

Its still on

That's because the information sidebox needs a little more work to make it work.
the highlighted changes are necessary

<?php
/**
 * information sidebox - displays list of general info links, as defined in this file
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: information.php 4132 2006-08-14 00:36:39Z drbyte $
 */

$show_information=true;

if ($current_page_base == "product_info") {
  $show_information= false;
}


if ($show_information=true;) {

  unset($information);

  if (DEFINE_ABOUT_US_STATUS <= 1) {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ABOUT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_ABOUT_US . '</a>';

 }
  if (DEFINE_SHIPPINGINFO_STATUS <= 1) {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a>';

  }

  if (DEFINE_PRIVACY_STATUS <= 1) {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a>';

  }

  if (DEFINE_CONDITIONS_STATUS <= 1) {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a>';

  }

  if (DEFINE_CONTACT_US_STATUS <= 1) {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a>';

  }

// Forum (phpBB) link:

  if ( (isset($phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && $phpBB->phpBB['db_installed_config']) && (isset($phpBB->phpBB['files_installed']) && $phpBB->phpBB['files_installed'])  && (PHPBB_LINKS_ENABLED=='true')) {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link($phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX, '', 'NONSSL', false, '', true) . '" target="_blank">' . BOX_BBINDEX . '</a>';

// or: $phpBB->phpBB['phpbb_url'] . FILENAME_BB_INDEX

// or: str_replace(str_replace(DIR_WS_CATALOG, '', DIR_FS_CATALOG), '', DIR_WS_PHPBB)

  }

  if (DEFINE_SITE_MAP_STATUS <= 1) {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SITE_MAP) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SITE_MAP . '</a>';

  }

  // only show GV FAQ when installed

  if (MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_GV_STATUS == 'true') {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_GV_FAQ) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_GV . '</a>';

  }

  // only show Discount Coupon FAQ when installed

  if (DEFINE_DISCOUNT_COUPON_STATUS <= 1 && MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_COUPON_STATUS == 'true') {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DISCOUNT_COUPON) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_DISCOUNT_COUPONS . '</a>';

  }

  if (SHOW_NEWSLETTER_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK == 'true') {

    $information[] = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_UNSUBSCRIBE) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_UNSUBSCRIBE . '</a>';

  }
 require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_information.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_information.php');

  $title =  BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION;
  $title_link = false;

  require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
}
?>

[Ajeh]

NOTE: slight typo ...

This line:

if ($show_information=true;) {

should read:

if ($show_information == true) {