Admin-Editable Sidebox - Support Thread

[Sancho]

Hi,

I have just installed this mod thinking it could do what I needed after someone in another thread said it could but I cannot see how it can when taking a closer look.

What I need is basically a 2nd instance of ez-pages. I have the categories with links to my products, then under that I have ez-pages which is shop specific information for the customer, how to order, who we use etc etc and then I want a 3rd navigation block called resources containing tutorials, big reviews and things like that. So ideally I want to use 'editable sidebox' as a simple navigation block containing links to internal pages, the same way ez-pages works. Can this mod do that? If so how would I go about it? If not does anyone have a solution for me? I am sure this must have been done before.

I have just finished a 12 hour shift at work so I hope this is clear and makes sense :)

Any help greatly appreciated.

[DivaVocals]

Hi,

I have just installed this mod thinking it could do what I needed after someone in another thread said it could but I cannot see how it can when taking a closer look.

What I need is basically a 2nd instance of ez-pages. I have the categories with links to my products, then under that I have ez-pages which is shop specific information for the customer, how to order, who we use etc etc and then I want a 3rd navigation block called resources containing tutorials, big reviews and things like that. So ideally I want to use 'editable sidebox' as a simple navigation block containing links to internal pages, the same way ez-pages works. Can this mod do that? If so how would I go about it? If not does anyone have a solution for me? I am sure this must have been done before.

I have just finished a 12 hour shift at work so I hope this is clear and makes sense :)

Any help greatly appreciated.

If you are looking for a way for this add-on to automatically add these links in the manner you've described to a sidebox, then NO this add-on alone will not automatically generate links in a sidebox for you..

What this mod does do (as it's name and install instructions state) is to allow you to add content to a sidebox using a defined page to manage the sidebox content. You would edit that sidebox content using the defined page editor.

In other words you can add content to a sidebox which contains the links you've described. You will have to create the sideboxes, and then edit the sidebox content yourself. If you are looking for a more automated solution, to my knowledge, there is no such animal..

oh yeah.. Example.. http://clients.overthehillweb.com/hairisle. The General Info and Comment sideboxes were created using this add-on..

[kuroi]

I agree with DivaVocals that this probably isn't the sidebox for your need.

Personally I'd create your content in EZ-Pages, use the blank side box rather than this one and add the notes using the function described in this > FAQ Entry.

[Sancho]

oh yeah.. Example.. http://clients.overthehillweb.com/hairisle. The General Info and Comment sideboxes were created using this add-on..

Thats exactly what I want there. How did you link them to pages inside the site? I think I am missing something obvious... :|

[DivaVocals]

Thats exactly what I want there. How did you link them to pages inside the site? I think I am missing something obvious... :|

I think you are.. It's nothing magical at all.. This mod allows you to create sidebox content which you can manage/edit using a defined page for that sidebox. In other words you are creating an HTML page that will display in it's corresponding sidebox..

I simply followed the instructions for this mod. (I created four of these admin editable sideboxes -- Though we only used two, I have a sneaking feeling the client MAY want more of these sideboxes..)

Then I simply created my EZPages, and edited the defined page for each sidebox and added the HTML for the links to these EZPages..

I used this mod to create specific sideboxes with certain EZPages because using the EZPages sidebox pulls in ALL EZPages linked to the sidebox. Additionally, my client wanted EZPages and other defined pages grouped together in specifc ways.. (She didn't like the default Information and More Information sideboxes)

Now I could have used the EZPages sidebox and one sidebox created from this add-on, but I wanted to keep things consistent.. Since she was going "off-book" with her link groupings, I decided to do all of these different groupings using this add-on so it was done consistently.. (and allow her to easily update these sideboxes later if she so desired..

Like I said before, if you are looking for a way to auto populate the sideboxes with EZPages meeting a certain criteria, you could use this mod, but I believe you would have to create code to define the criteria for which EZPages to display (The link Kuroi posted gets you started how to do this..) Kuroi can confirm if this is true..

If you are not stuck on auto-populating your sideboxes, my solution requires you to use this add-on and manually create the HTML for the links you want to appear in the sidebox..

[giuly]

kuroi please a hand...
I used this addon more and more times and I would use also this time.

I've to add DRBPoll that I add simply on main page with code
<?php
include("DRBPoll/poll.php");
?>

but if I insert this code in
define_editable_sidebox.php
I don't see the poll
So please do you say how can I do?

I've tried all poll around the web, now this I found goes but only on the main page, I would go on sidebox, please

Thank you in advance

[robbinsgj]

Is there a way to show the editable sideboxes on the main page only? I don't want them to show in the product listing or product info display.

Thanks

[kuroi]

Is there a way to show the editable sideboxes on the main page only? I don't want them to show in the product listing or product info display.

Thanks

It's explained for all sideboxes in this FAQ Entry

[robbinsgj]

It's explained for all sideboxes in this FAQ Entry

Doh. I guess I need to search the Forums AND the FAQ's before posting.

Sorry.

But thanks for your help!

[dbj-media]

Stupid question time!!!

I installed the editable side box and get it to show... its working..

Problem, I duplicated the files as directed and renamed, like below

languages > english > extra_definitions > editable_sidebox_defines, editable_sidebox1_defines, editable_sidebox2_defines, editable_sidebox3_defines

I cant get for the life of me, the new editable boxes to show!! instead its just showing the original editable sideboxes and not the new ones???

See what i mean????

http://www.dbj-media.com/merch-mecca...ain_page=index

Im sure im missing something..........