Override for includes/modules/pages?

[dbrewster]

Taking this upgrade opportunity to improve my grasp of the override system.

I did find this in the Wiki, but I am yet uncertain of its interpretation for my example below.

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.p...tem_simplified

Wherever you see a folder named "classic" you can safely add your own /CUSTOM folder.

    modules
        classic
        CUSTOM

Does this mean that if I have a customization for the checkout confirmation page, I can do this:

includes/modules/[MY_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE]/pages/checkout_confirmation/header.php

?

Muchas gracias.

---Diana

[Kim]

includes/modules/[MY_CUSTOM_TEMPLATE]/pages/checkout_confirmation/header.php

Sorry, no it does not.

[dbrewster]

thanks for the speedy reply, Kim!

Saved me some bumbling-around time.

---Diana

[Website Rob]

Kim, are you saying the overrides can only be one level deep?

i.e.
/includes/modules/*.php
can be replaced in
/includes/modules/custom/*.php

and

/includes/modules/sideboxes/*.php
can be replaced in
/includes/modules/sideboxes/custom/*.php

[swguy]

In includes/modules/sideboxes, there's a "classic" directory. This is your clue that the directory can be overridden. The directory includes/modules/pages does not have a classic subdirectory and cannot be overridden, so be sure to make a backup of (and notes about) any files you change.

The things you can change in includes/modules/custom are files from includes/modules, such as column_left.php.

Good luck,
Scott

[Website Rob]

And do I understand correctly, 'template_default' is the exception to the rule?

i.e.
any file / dir. within the 'template_default' dir. can be copied over, or are we restricted to just 4: common, css, images, templates, and their subsequent files?

[swguy]

template_default is the baseline. Copy out of here into your own template and start modifying. This directory is overwritten every release, so you don't want to modify files in here.

Good luck,
Scott

[DrByte]

Yes, overrides outside the "templates" folder are 1-level deep.

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=298

[Website Rob]

Nice chart, DrByte. Thanks for pointing it out. Don't think I would have found it otherwise. Hopefully, the downloads section will one day become searchable.

The chart indicates that only 3 main directories are worked with for overrides.
includes - languages, modules, templates

Although the chart looks like it is/was part of something with more information on overrides, if I know the 3 above dir. are all I need to focus on then it definitely helps to focus on the required areas.

I find I'm asking a lot of questions on the override setup because I have not yet wrapped my head around its proper usage. Will be doing a CSS Template shortly that I would like to freely offer to others and that should answer a lot of questions as well. Don't know about others but completely understanding how the overrides setup works, is so very important and for many reasons.

[qhome]

. The directory includes/modules/pages does not have a classic subdirectory and cannot be overridden, so be sure to make a backup of (and notes about) any files you change.
Scott

Why is that ? I just came across this trying to be Zen-like and come to find I can't. Is there plans on using overrides here in the future?