Show/Hide sideboxes based on page

[Ajeh]

See if this helps ...

if ($current_category_id > 0 || $_GET['main_page'] == 'product_info') {
  $show_this_box = true;
} else {
  $show_this_box = false;
}

[byoriginaldesign]

Thanks for the quick reply, but I'm still not getting it, for my situation I'm editing includes/modules/sideboxes/MY TEMPLATE/blank_sidebox.php and now have the following code:

<?php

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

if ($current_category_id > 0 || $_GET['main_page'] == 'product_info') {
  $show_blank_sidebox = true;
} else {
  $show_blank_sidebox = false;
}
  if ($show_blank_sidebox == true) {
      require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_blank_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_blank_sidebox.php');
      $title =  BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX;
      $title_link = false;
      require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
 }
?>

See if this helps ...

if ($current_category_id > 0 || $_GET['main_page'] == 'product_info') {
  $show_this_box = true;
} else {
  $show_this_box = false;
}

[Ajeh]

You indicated that you want this to show when you are navigating the Categories ... and the product _info pages ...

I see this only if I am navigating through the Category tree ... or if I am on the product _info page ...

First, test what happens if you make both parts of the IF true ... do you always see the sidebox?

Next, set the false back in there and go to the home page ... as there isn't a selected Category, you will not see the sidebox ...

Next, click on a Category, and you should see the sidebox ...

Now, click on a Product and you should see the sidebox ...

Is this how you are wanting it to work?

[byoriginaldesign]

First, test what happens if you make both parts of the IF true ... do you always see the sidebox?

Next, set the false back in there and go to the home page ... as there isn't a selected Category, you will not see the sidebox ...

Next, click on a Category, and you should see the sidebox ...

Now, click on a Product and you should see the sidebox ...

You're accurate, that this should only display on those pages, the sidebox is a subcategory navigation dropbox system, so it does not need to be on the front page or pages such as add to cart, checkout, etc...

I had previously added the following code to tpl_main_page.php to at minimum stop it from loading on the page. (per a suggestion in this thread.)

if ($this_is_home_page == true) {

    $flag_disable_left = true;
    $flag_disable_right = true;

}

To test things out further, I removed that code to start clean and then went back to the blank_sidebox.php we've been discussing and tested the if statements per your suggestion. I feel like I'm really missing something obvious now, because regardless of if both are true or both are false, the sidebox is still loading. I feel like I'm working on the wrong file, even though I'm sure I'm not, but just to re-confirm I tested on both the original and over-ride file.

[byoriginaldesign]

Quick correction, I can get the side box to be on all pages or no pages by editing the true/false or even reversing them. I had a silly error when I copied back in your code suggestion I forgot to change to $show_blank_sidebox, but in any case I still can't get it to only show on the pages discussed.

[Ajeh]

Could you go to the Tools ... Developers Tool Kit ... and in the bottom input box enter:
$show_blank_sidebox

What files come up?

If you look at that file on the server, what does the code read?

[byoriginaldesign]

Error: No matching Configuration Keys were found ... $show_blank_sidebox

I had added this sidebox from the blank sidebox addon at http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=174

[gjh42]

Did you change the blank_sidebox name to something else? If so, that would be the code to search for.

[byoriginaldesign]

No I left everything as is. Just using it to develop an add-on, so there was no need to do anything. :-/

I'll go double check I didn't post any portion of it in the wrong location, because multi-site mod is also installed, so it's easier to make a mistake on folders.

[Ajeh]

Could you peek in the Tools ... Layout Boxes Controller ... and ensure that this sidebox is turned on ...

What is the path on that sidebox?

When you searched in the Tools ... Developers Tool Kit ... in the bottom input box on:
$show_blank_sidebox

did you select Catalog from the dropdown and then click search?