How do EZ-Pages work?

[devyani]

Worked for me too!
This should be made sticky. I searched and searched and found the answer today !

That is how it is designed so you can make custom titles ...

You could try customizing the:
/includes/modules/meta_tags.php

using your templates and overrides for:
/includes/modules/your_template_dir/meta_tags.php

and customize this code:

// EZ-Pages:
  case 'page':
  $ezpage_id = (int)$_GET['id'];
  $chapter_id = (int)$_GET['chapter'];
  if (defined('META_TAG_TITLE_EZPAGE_'.$ezpage_id)) define('META_TAG_TITLE', constant('META_TAG_TITLE_EZPAGE_'.$ezpage_id));

to read:

// EZ-Pages:
  case 'page':
  $ezpage_id = (int)$_GET['id'];
  $chapter_id = (int)$_GET['chapter'];
  if (defined('META_TAG_TITLE_EZPAGE_'.$ezpage_id)) {
    define('META_TAG_TITLE', constant('META_TAG_TITLE_EZPAGE_'.$ezpage_id));
  } else {
    define('META_TAG_TITLE', (defined('NAVBAR_TITLE') ? NAVBAR_TITLE . PRIMARY_SECTION : ''));
  }
  if (defined('META_TAG_DESCRIPTION_EZPAGE_'.$ezpage_id)) define('META_TAG_DESCRIPTION', constant('META_TAG_DESCRIPTION_EZPAGE_'.$ezpage_id));

[Kevin205]

Trying to implement a lot of easy pages, with a lot of characters. Product parts manuals and cannot use PDFs!

What is the best way to use EZ pages without storing data in the database?

Other than using page2 and page3 method, how can data be pulled, from an outside html page on your own server, utilizing EZ pages?

[gjh42]

You could create the ez-page as an external link; this would go to the actual html page when clicked, and would be outside the ZC structure.

You would probably want some standardized HTML wrapping for these pages so they resemble your site, including prominent links to lead back to the ZC structure.

[Kevin205]

Is this the only way that this could be achieved?

Thanks for the reply.

[gjh42]

Other than using page2 and page3 method, how can data be pulled, from an outside html page on your own server, utilizing EZ pages?

Define pages are the way to handle external files within Zen Cart. It would take custom coding to make ez-pages do this, and might introduce security risks (one method bears warnings about this).

There is a define page generator in Plugins that may make the task of creating them easier: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=566

[Kevin205]

Thanks Glen.