Admin-Editable Sidebox - Support Thread

[Tropheus]

Hi,

What's the best way to place a link to a new page into the sidebox I have tried:

$content .= '<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link( PAGE_NAME, '' ) . '">Link Text</a>'; ?>';

It does not like it?

[daneh]

I just used the

<a href="www.yoursite.com">YOUR TEXT</a>

. It worked for me.

I am still having the issue with my second box showing the same content as the first....any one?????????

http://hiddenhillsnursery.com/shopping cart

[faith]

I just used the

<a href="www.yoursite.com">YOUR TEXT</a>

. It worked for me.

I am still having the issue with my second box showing the same content as the first....any one?????????

http://hiddenhillsnursery.com/shopping cart

I was having the same problem so I went through each of the files again and searched for the word 'editable'. I eventually stumbled across one that I had missed.

Are you sure that you haven't missed one somewhere too? If that isn't the case, then I don't have the knowledge to help you...wish I did.

[kuroi]

I was having the same problem so I went through each of the files again and searched for the word 'editable'. I eventually stumbled across one that I had missed.

Faith is right. This is the only possible reason for code or titles being shared between sideboxes. Only if the duplicate has not been 100% separated from the original can it access the original's data.

[pwood31]

I have just read each post in this support thread hoping to find someone who has the same issue as I do.

The editable sideboxes are my dream come true -- except I can't get the content to show up.

I followed each instruction, put the file in each place (I've checked each one at least a dozen times).

I have the box turned on in the admin console and the box with the correct title shows up on the web-site.

I went to define-pages and added my content ... it is "there", but it does not show up. I checked the files and the content does appear in the define_editable_sidebox_content.php file under / public_html / includes / languages / english / html_includes / (Current Folder)

My zen-cart version is1.3.8a and I am using the Sophy Blue template

Thank you in advance for any insight you can offer.... I was so excited about this module and am quite disappointed that I haven't been able to put it to the good uses I intend it for.

[gourmets]

I have installed this mod a few days ago trying to use it for one category only. I found a thread that instructed me to put the following code into the editable_sidebox.php file, however when I do this and turn on the editable_sidebox in layout boxes controller, ALL of my sideboxes disappear, including my specials and featured sideboxes...on ALL of my pages.

if ($current_category_id == '1' || $current_category_id == '4' || $current_category_id == '5') 
$show_editable_sidebox = true;
}
else
{ $show_editable_sidebox = false; }

Can anyone tell me what might be wrong, or how I can use this new sidebox to display within 1 category only? Thanks.

[gourmets]

Disregard this message. I figured it out. Was just missing a bracket.

[kuroi]

What's the best way to place a link to a new page into the sidebox I have tried:

$content .= '<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link( PAGE_NAME, '' ) . '">Link Text</a>'; ?>';

It does not like it?

It doesn't like it because you have copied code that is intended to be inserted into a non-php area and therefore has php tags, into an area that doesn't need them.

You only need:

$content .= '<a href="' . zen_href_link( PAGE_NAME, '' ) . '">Link Text</a>';

[Tropheus]

Thanks Kuroi,

Works a treat

Tropheus

[daneh]

Kuroi,

It is not the names of the boxes that are the same, it is the content. I have tried on numerous occasions to get this to work, but each time, the content is the same. I will look again to see if I have missed changing editable sidebox to editable sidebox 2, but I have done that numerous times.....I didn't think I was dumb, but I guess I have to consider it if I can't get this figured out...LOL