jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

13 Sep 2014, 20:28

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jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

I'll be uploading the subject plugin for review shortly and will post its download URL when I receive it.

This plugin provides three new sideboxes: featured_scrolling, specials_scrolling and whats_new_scrolling. In each case, the sidebox is based on the Zen Cart built-in sidebox with a similar name ... except it only displays one product at a time to reduce the amount of screen "real-estate" required!

13 Sep 2014, 20:54

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

Once approved, the plugin can be downloaded here: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1909

14 Sep 2014, 23:44

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

Now available from the Plugins area ...

20 Sep 2014, 19:46

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

lat9:
Now available from the Plugins area ...

What are the differences between the new module and this one:

http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=871

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Anne

20 Sep 2014, 20:04

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

I don't know; I didn't see that one before I developed this plugin. Do you have a site where I could see Clyde's contribution in action?

21 Sep 2014, 01:13

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

lat9:
I don't know; I didn't see that one before I developed this plugin. Do you have a site where I could see Clyde's contribution in action?

no ;) But if I remember correctly, it has the product scrolling vertically for new, featured, specials, and possibly best sellers.

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21 Sep 2014, 13:36

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

I installed Clyde's contribution on a local test site; here are the differences:

javascript (6KB) vs. jQuery (1KB)
The selections actually scroll, rather than simply changing the image at a defined rate
Replaces existing sideboxes, rather than providing additional ones
Includes best-sellers, which is on my list ...

21 Sep 2014, 18:21

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

You can see this contribution in action at http://test.vinosdefrutastropicales.com.

22 Sep 2014, 13:02

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

lat9:
I installed Clyde's contribution on a local test site; here are the differences:

javascript (6KB) vs. jQuery (1KB)
The selections actually scroll, rather than simply changing the image at a defined rate
Replaces existing sideboxes, rather than providing additional ones
Includes best-sellers, which is on my list ...

That sounds great. I am thinking of including this in my new free responsive template packages that I am working on ;)

Thanks,

Anne

22 Sep 2014, 18:34

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

picaflor-azul:
That sounds great. I am thinking of including this in my new free responsive template packages that I am working on ;)

Thanks,

Anne

I'd be honored!:smile:

25 Sep 2014, 11:43

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

I just submitted v1.1.0 of this plugin; it now includes a best_sellers_scrolling sidebox.

28 Sep 2014, 20:22

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

v1.1.0 is now available for download.

08 Oct 2014, 06:42

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

hi
nice module, but can we have something like a slider, with buttons, would be a great module to work with

cheers

08 Oct 2014, 12:11

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

I'll make a note of your enhancement request!

11 Oct 2014, 16:09

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

How does this work? I can see new "Featured [MORE]" and "WHAT'S NEW [MORE]" and the rest if I turn it on in Layout Boxes Controller, but these are empty and useless.

12 Oct 2014, 12:18

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

khejit:
How does this work? I can see new "Featured [MORE]" and "WHAT'S NEW [MORE]" and the rest if I turn it on in Layout Boxes Controller, but these are empty and useless.

Just like with the built-in featured and what's new sideboxes, if you don't have any products defined as featured or up-coming then these sideboxes won't have content ... so you should turn them off.

21 Oct 2014, 16:48

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

Question: (yep here I go pushing the envelope again.. :laugh:)

I haven't downloaded this yet to take a looksee, but I would like to add this kind of functionality to the Testimonials and reviews sideboxes.. In your opinion, will it be fairly OBVIOUS looking at your code to figure out how to apply this to the Testimonials and reviews sideboxes??

22 Oct 2014, 12:33

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

DivaVocals:
Question: (yep here I go pushing the envelope again.. :laugh:)

I haven't downloaded this yet to take a looksee, but I would like to add this kind of functionality to the Testimonials and reviews sideboxes.. In your opinion, will it be fairly OBVIOUS looking at your code to figure out how to apply this to the Testimonials and reviews sideboxes??

Yes. In each case, the plugin's sideboxes were cloned from their built-in Zen Cart sidebox of a similar name. The jQuery that handles the scrolling is a common function, invoked via the sidebox's tpl_ file.

22 Oct 2014, 13:24

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

lat9:
Yes. In each case, the plugin's sideboxes were cloned from their built-in Zen Cart sidebox of a similar name. The jQuery that handles the scrolling is a common function, invoked via the sidebox's tpl_ file.

Cool!!! Thanks.. I'll have a looksee..

29 Dec 2015, 20:18

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Re: jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

lat9:
You can see this contribution in action at http://test.vinosdefrutastropicales.com.

I took down that test subdomain a while ago; you can view their operation on http://vinosdefrutastropicales.com, though!