News Box Manager v3.0.0 [Support Thread]

[lat9]

Just checking, you've got those sideboxes configured via the Layout Boxes Controller with Single Column Status set to OFF?

[shags38]

Just checking, you've got those sideboxes configured via the Layout Boxes Controller with Single Column Status set to OFF?

Yes

[lat9]

Yes

Weird, that's how I've got those set on My website and those sideboxes don't display.

[shags38]

Weird, that's how I've got those set on My website and those sideboxes don't display.

I agree, it is wierd. Now I need to consider whether I've inadvertently created the problem, albeit I can't figure how? So I have the sidebox configured to GridTitleDateDesc - I actually like the way each article is displyed in the sidebox with a neat border around each.

I have one other issue with sideboxes layout controller - when turning search/header to on the search/sidebox also appears. The only way to get rid of the sidebox search is to turn off the header search. The sidebox search can be turned on independently when header search is off ... weird.

cheers, Mike

[shags38]

these images are small (from Lighthouse report) but still show with and without news side box on then off - I even disabled news on home page to see if that made a difference but alas not.

[lat9]

I've just submitted v3.1.0 of News Box Manager (v3) for the Zen Cart moderators' review; I'll post back here when it's available for download.

This version enables integration with SiteMapXML, so that your site's sitemap can also 'point to' your site's news articles.

Now available for download: https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2264

[swguy]

Fantastic job as usual, Cindy - thank you.
Suggestion: Article page allows date display in box with rounded corners. Would be good to do this on the All Articles page as well.
Also, includes/modules/pages/all_articles/header_php.php references the GET variable 't', which doesn't seem to be set - did you intend to add a dropdown to the all articles page at the top to permit filtering by article type?

I will be adding this contribution to the list of suggestions on FAQ on adding pages to your site.
https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/customizing/add_pages/

[lat9]

Fantastic job as usual, Cindy - thank you.
Suggestion: Article page allows date display in box with rounded corners. Would be good to do this on the All Articles page as well.
Also, includes/modules/pages/all_articles/header_php.php references the GET variable 't', which doesn't seem to be set - did you intend to add a dropdown to the all articles page at the top to permit filtering by article type?

I will be adding this contribution to the list of suggestions on FAQ on adding pages to your site.
https://docs.zen-cart.com/user/customizing/add_pages/

Thanks for the compliment, Scott.

The "All Articles" page does display the date with rounded-corners (if configured), as on my website: https://vinosdefrutastropicales.com/...l_articles&t=1

The $_GET['t'] is set by the type-specific sidebox display, when you click the associated "View All" link.

[swguy]

Should have been more clear: in Table format (All Articles: Display Mode = Table) it does not show the date in a rounded box, but in Listing it does, as you noted.

[RoseStar]

ZC 1.5.7c
News Box Mgr v3.1.0
Lovely plugin! I have two active News Box Manager blog posts. The sidebox (class="nb-grid-inner nb-t1") repeats only one news_content (class="nb-content") beneath each correct blog post link heading (class="nb-t1") and date (class="nb-dates").

The visible news_content changes depending on which story was last viewed; either way, both blog entry sidebox news_content summaries always contain the same data. Content is fine everywhere else. How may I resolve this please?