Zen Lightbox addon [Support Thread]

[VisExp]

I was running Lightbox 1.4 and wanted to upgrade to version 1.5. I am running Zen Cart v1.3.8a

As per the installation instructions I ran the uninstall sql, then uploaded the files after changing the folder names. Then I ran the install sql

Lightbox options are showing when I go to Admin > Configuration > Zen Lightbox. Everything seems fine there.

However it is not working on my site at http://www.syzygypens.com When I click on the image the larger image is just opened in the same window, no pop up or overlay, and I have to click the back button on my browser to go back to my site.

I have tried it in both IE and Firefox and get the same results.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[VisExp]

I was running Lightbox 1.4 and wanted to upgrade to version 1.5. I am running Zen Cart v1.3.8a

As per the installation instructions I ran the uninstall sql, then uploaded the files after changing the folder names. Then I ran the install sql

Lightbox options are showing when I go to Admin > Configuration > Zen Lightbox. Everything seems fine there.

However it is not working on my site at http://www.syzygypens.com When I click on the image the larger image is just opened in the same window, no pop up or overlay, and I have to click the back button on my browser to go back to my site.

I have tried it in both IE and Firefox and get the same results.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Can anybody help? Thank you.

[shoniqua]

shoniqua,

I've just checked your website and can't see any of the Zen Lightbox code in the HTML output.

Are you sure it's installed and you haven't recently changed your template?

Regards,

Alex

Hi Alex, I'm sorry I feel like a dope, when I FTP'd I uploaded the entire folder structure to public_html/store/includes instead of public_html/store

It's working! : thank you so much!

[Grace38]

Just a quick question.

I am running Lightbox 1.4 and it works just fine.

What would be the benefits of upgrading to 1.5 ?

Sorry if thats a dumb question but i'm wondering if it's worth waiting for 1.6 instead of updating a module that already works great at the moment.

[VisExp]

Grace38, from what I can see the upgrade is significant. The control panel in the Admin section offers a lot more options. Also one of the bigger advantages is the ability of Lightbox to work on other pages aside from just the product detail page. For example it would work on pictures on the EZ pages.

Having said that, I am not having much success installing it on my site at http://www.syzygypens.com

I uninstalled 1.4 and installed 1.5. It shows up in my Admin panel, I can see and change all the options, however it is not working on the site. When I click on an image, the larger image is opened up in the same window and I have to click on the browser back button to get back to the product detail page.

I've been trying to figure out what I'm doing wrong for a couple of days now. I'd really like to get it sorted as I like the extra features of 1.5.

[VisExp]

Well I figured out why Lightbox 1.5 was not working for me, which is pretty amazing considering how clueless I am

I am running Slideshow 2! on my main page and I had the code for that embedded in includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_footer.php

Well it seems like Lightbox 1.5 and Slideshow 2! don't play nice together. So I moved the code for Slideshow 2! into includes/languages/english/html_includes/MY TEMPLATE NAME/define_main_page.php and voila everyone's getting along fabulously

Just thought I would post this in case it helps anyone.

[CharInLasVegas]

Hi - I'm getting the following error when trying to run the sql file:

1146 Table 'bellabel_zc1.configuration_group' doesn't exist
in:
[SELECT @cgi := configuration_group_id FROM configuration_group WHERE configuration_group_title = 'Zen Lightbox';]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

I'm doing it via Admin > Tools > Install SQL Patches.

I'm using ZC 1.3.8a

[Alex Clarke]

Well I figured out why Lightbox 1.5 was not working for me, which is pretty amazing considering how clueless I am

I am running Slideshow 2! on my main page and I had the code for that embedded in includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_footer.php

Well it seems like Lightbox 1.5 and Slideshow 2! don't play nice together. So I moved the code for Slideshow 2! into includes/languages/english/html_includes/MY TEMPLATE NAME/define_main_page.php and voila everyone's getting along fabulously

Just thought I would post this in case it helps anyone.

Great news!

Sorry for not replying sooner - I wasn't ignoring you!

Thanks for posting the Slideshow 2 fix that worked for you. If more users run into issues with Slideshow 2 and Zen Lightbox I can always add a fix to v1.6 to address this.

[Alex Clarke]

Just a quick question.

I am running Lightbox 1.4 and it works just fine.

What would be the benefits of upgrading to 1.5 ?

Sorry if thats a dumb question but i'm wondering if it's worth waiting for 1.6 instead of updating a module that already works great at the moment.

v1.6 includes many updates and fixes.

Slimbox is now used and the output code has been reduced by over 50%. I pretty much re-wrote Zen Lightbox v1.4 from the ground up as v1.4 was very old and messy in places!
v1.6 will include many new features and a few fixes, but I recommend upgrading now.

Upgrading from v1.4 to v1.5 pretty much requires you to uninstall the old version and then install the new version (i.e. delete a load of files and upload the new ones). However, the v1.6 upgrade should simply involve uploading new files (i.e. there's no need to manually delete the old v1.5 files).

As VisExp pointed out, more admin options are available and the lightbox effect can now be used on any page of your website!

[Crunch]

v1.6 includes many updates and fixes.

Slimbox is now used and the output code has been reduced by over 50%. I pretty much re-wrote Zen Lightbox v1.4 from the ground up as v1.4 was very old and messy in places!
v1.6 will include many new features and a few fixes, but I recommend upgrading now.

Upgrading from v1.4 to v1.5 pretty much requires you to uninstall the old version and then install the new version (i.e. delete a load of files and upload the new ones). However, the v1.6 upgrade should simply involve uploading new files (i.e. there's no need to manually delete the old v1.5 files).

As VisExp pointed out, more admin options are available and the lightbox effect can now be used on any page of your website!

Is Zen Lightbox v1.6 still planned to be released? I am unable to get the Cherry Zen template to work properly with Zen Lightbox without causing a duplicate gallery image side effect. v1.6 referenced it would have support for Cherry Zen template.

Thanks.