hideCategories

[southshorepizza]

Most of the "work" done in the upcoming version is in the files to support a "hidden" product type.. That took a fair bit of trial and error to get everything nailed down.. There is an FAQ that I used as a starting point, but there were many more little changes needed that the FAQ didn't cover that I had to run down to get it to work correctly..

This is where I would have been completely lost.

[DivaVocals]

This is where I would have been completely lost.

Why?? the custom product type code isn't anything YOU would have NEEDED to do to use this add-on.. it's a NEW FEATURE I am adding to replace the Optional Modifications section of the current available version.. The OPTIONAL modifications are not required to use this add-on and the current instructions are still valid.. I am replacing it because I realized that instead of using an existing default Zen Cart product type for hidden products that hidden products shouldprobably have their own product type..

Again, if you had wanted to use this add-on there was no need to wait for someone to come along and update it. A file merging program would have had allowed you to have hideCategories converted to work with Zen Cart v1.5.1 in fairly short order


If you are installing ANY add-ons for Zen Cart a file merging program like Winmerge or Beyond Compare is a MUST HAVE tool.. TONS of Zen Cart add-ons overwrite core files and many of the SAME core files.. You CANNOT install Zen Cart add-ons without a file merging program to make sure that you properly merge all the code changes they make.. A file merging program will help you to see where these differences are an put the modifications in their correct locations..

THIS module in particular REQUIRES a file merging program to install as it modifies MANY core files that are modified by/used by other add-ons.

[southshorepizza]

I had read or I thought I had read about some issues on v1.51 not doing searches correctly. I use this for both online ordering and as an in store POS system. I have just enough knowledge to get myself into real trouble. I have been getting a second permanent test site up and running so now hopefully I can be a little less gun shy on trying to do trial and error. I have merged before several times. It's the little details that kill me when something doesn't go right as I get lost not knowing what symbols and what not actually does what. One day I'll have to take a class or something.

[DivaVocals]

I had read or I thought I had read about some issues on v1.51 not doing searches correctly. I use this for both online ordering and as an in store POS system. I have just enough knowledge to get myself into real trouble. I have been getting a second permanent test site up and running so now hopefully I can be a little less gun shy on trying to do trial and error. I have merged before several times. It's the little details that kill me when something doesn't go right as I get lost not knowing what symbols and what not actually does what. One day I'll have to take a class or something.

and this isn't an issue if you have a test/dev site setup to test any updates before applying the changes to your live store..

[southshorepizza]

I have my test site up now. I merged these files together. I just have one issue. The site is http://onlineorder.sshorepizza.com across the top of the page is a navigation bar. It has all the categories listed there. I like having it there but I'm sure I can turn it off just haven't found where. Ideally though I'd like to modify the file that makes this category listing. I think it is found at onlineorder/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_categories_tabs.php I'm not positive. I was going to try and merge that with the sidebox template but can't figure out what I would put where. Can you give me any help with this? Other than this one issue it seems to be working. I can't search for the items and can't see them in the category sidebox.

Thank you

[DivaVocals]

I have my test site up now. I merged these files together. I just have one issue. The site is http://onlineorder.sshorepizza.com across the top of the page is a navigation bar. It has all the categories listed there. I like having it there but I'm sure I can turn it off just haven't found where. Ideally though I'd like to modify the file that makes this category listing. I think it is found at onlineorder/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_categories_tabs.php I'm not positive. I was going to try and merge that with the sidebox template but can't figure out what I would put where. Can you give me any help with this? Other than this one issue it seems to be working. I can't search for the items and can't see them in the category sidebox.

Thank you

The Categories tab is already included in the hideCategories module.. (see the changelog, this was added in v2.00) Hidden categories should not appear in the categories tab..

[southshorepizza]

Okay so the problem I have now is the test site is identical to the real site. I used filezilla to just copy everything from the store domain to the test site. I then created a opened every category and resaved it. Then created a new category and marked it hidden(not the one with direct link required but just hidden). I created a product called RCS gave it a description of RCS. On the test site I cannot search for RCS and find it. On the real site I can search for it and find it. Unfortunately on the test site I cannot find anything via search. I have recopied the files from the real site to the test site in the folders includes/modules/pages/advanced_search and includes/modules/pages/advanced_search_result So I cannot find hidden or non hidden. Can you help with this?