home page only sidebox

[Ajeh]

All you did is put the variable in your code, you need to actually use it ...

  if ($this_is_home_page == true) {
  // show it   
    $show_blank_sidebox = true;
  } else {
  // do not show it   
    $show_blank_sidebox = false;
  }  

  if ($show_blank_sidebox == true) {

See if this works better for you ...

[krazey]

Ok great, thanks alot, but im still getting it on each page. This is what i have:

// test if box should display
  if ($this_is_home_page == true) {
  // show it   
    $show_blank_sidebox = true;
  } else {
  // do not show it   
    $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);
 }
?>

[Ajeh]

In the Tools ... Developers Tool Kit ... in the bottom input box type in:
$show_blank_sidebox

Select the Catalog and click SEARCH ...

What files come up?

[krazey]

I did a search and the only file that shows up is
includes/modules/sideboxes/mydfa/blank_sidebox.php

/home/mydfas27/public_html/store/includes/modules/sideboxes/mydfa/blank_sidebox.php

Line #27 : $show_blank_sidebox = true; 

Line #29 : if ($show_blank_sidebox == true) {

This is the correct file to put it in isn't it???

[Ajeh]

I have not been able to duplicate the problem ...

from what you have shown, the code appears correct ...

[krazey]

ok here is what i have in my blank_sidebox.php

<?php
//
// Blank Sidebox Mod
// includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/blank_sidebox.php
//
//  --------------------------------------------------
//  http://www.MommaMuse.com mod Zen-Cart - by Judi Cox                  
//  --------------------------------------------------
//  zen-cart Open Source E-commerce                                      
//  Copyright (c) 2003-2006 The zen-cart developers                           
//  http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php                                    
//  Portions Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce                               
//  --------------------------------------------------
//  This source file is subject to version 2.0 of the GPL license,       
//  that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is        
//  available through the world-wide-web at the following url:           
//  http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt.                             
//  If you did not receive a copy of the zen-cart license and are unable 
//  to obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to       
//  [email protected] so we can mail you a copy immediately.
//  --------------------------------------------------
//
// $Id: blank_sidebox_defines.php,v 1.0 6/24/2006
// Original modification by Carter Harris [email protected] based on the tpl_featured.php file 
// Additionally modified by Judi Cox http://www.mommamuse.com

// test if box should display
  $show_blank_sidebox = true;
  
  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);
 }
?>

Is there anything in here that shouldn't be???

[Ajeh]

You don't have any conditions to limit the code from displaying ... so it will show on all pages ...

This is the code that is missing to show it only on the home page and goes just above the IF statement:

// test if box should display
  if ($this_is_home_page == true) {
  // show it   
    $show_blank_sidebox = true;
  } else {
  // do not show it   
    $show_blank_sidebox = false;
  }

[krazey]

Thank you so much!!!
That was what i was missing!!!

[Ajeh]

Glad that you got this working once you added the code ... thanks for the update ...

[smoke133]

Would this work for the ezpage sidebox? If so, what would it look like?