Show/Hide sideboxes based on page

[ctcentralinfo]

If you want the sidebars to go away completely on those pages, you would put that in tpl_main_page.php, and use it to set $flag_disable_left and $flag_disable_right.

if (in_array($current_page_base, explode(',','about_cool_tech,cool_tech_values,inside_cool_tech,giving_back,think_green,tech_support,discount-coupon'))){
//skip these pages
  $flag_disable_left = true;
  $flag_disable_right = true;
} else {
  $flag_disable_left = false;
  $flag_disable_right = false;
} 

This would go near the top of the file - look at it for guidance.

I just wanted the categories and testimonials to not show up on the pages, I apologize for not being more specific.

[gjh42]

Ah ok, in that case you would wrap the test around all of the executable code in the categories.php and testimonials.php module files, or possibly the tpl_ files, I don't recall which at the moment (check on their exact names).

Yes (post 62), categories.php and testimonials.php.

[ctcentralinfo]

Would the executable code be:

require ($template->get_template_dir('tpl_testimonials.php', DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base, 'sideboxes'). '/tpl_testimonials.php');
require ($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base, 'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);

For includes/modules/sideboxes/my_template/testimonials.php

and:

require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_categories.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_categories.php');

$title = BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES;
$title_link = false;

require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
}

For includes/modules/sideboxes/my_template/categories.php

If so I rapped this bit of code around them:

if(in_array($_GET['main_page'],explode(',','about_cool_tech,cool_tech_values,inside_cool_tech,giving_back,thin k_green,tech_support,discount-coupon'))){
}

but it didn't work.

[jdyach]

Add this to tpl_main_page.php

$center_column_only = array('checkout');

Where in the page is this added?

[kburner]

I am somewhat confused with coding as I go through this thread.

My goal is to hide certain sideboxes from the product pages. But, do not see sideboxes for them. Sideboxes to hide: newsletter, links, testimonials, and About Us.

Which file? I think this may be code? Where should it go in file at?

if (in_array($current_page_base, explode(',','about_cool_tech,cool_tech_values,inside_cool_tech,giving_back,think_green,tech_support,discount-coupon'))){
//skip these pages
} else {

//...execute the code

}  

Thanks, Kim

[kburner]

I am somewhat confused with coding as I go through this thread.

My goal is to hide certain sideboxes from the product pages. But, do not see sideboxes files for them. Sideboxes to hide: newsletter, links, testimonials, and About Us.

Which file? I think this may be code? Where should it go in file at?

if (in_array($current_page_base, explode(',','about_cool_tech,cool_tech_values,inside_cool_tech,giving_back,think_green,tech_support,discount-coupon'))){
//skip these pages
} else {

//...execute the code

}  

Thanks, Kim

Anyone?

[kburner]

I want to hide certain sideboxes from product pages or basically keep only on main page. I went to includes/template/my temp/common/tpl_main_page. I added this code to keep only on main page for links side box, newsletter side box(subscribe), testimonials side box and About Us (ezpages).

$main_page_only = array('testimonials-manager','subscribe','linksbox','ezpages');
if (in_array($current_page_base,$main_page_only) ) {
$flag_disable_right = true;
$flag_disable_left = true;
}

I still can not get it to work.

[gjh42]

If you really want those sideboxes only on the home page, use

if (!$this_is_home_page){
  $flag_disable_left = true;
  $flag_disable_right = true;
} 

or to target just those pages

if (in_array($current_page_base, explode(',','testimonials-manager,subscribe,linksbox,ezpages'))){
  $flag_disable_left = true;
  $flag_disable_right = true;
} 

I know this should be equivalent to the test you posted, but I have successfully used this version many times.

[kburner]

If you really want those sideboxes only on the home page, use

if (!$this_is_home_page){
  $flag_disable_left = true;
  $flag_disable_right = true;
} 

or to target just those pages

if (in_array($current_page_base, explode(',','testimonials-manager,subscribe,linksbox,ezpages'))){
  $flag_disable_left = true;
  $flag_disable_right = true;
} 

I know this should be equivalent to the test you posted, but I have successfully used this version many times.

I do not know what I am doing wrong. I put it as the top of the page in includes/template/my temp/common/tpl_main_page....I will work on it some more..

[Ajeh]

Just curious ... are you trying to turn off individual sideboxes or are you trying to turn off columns?

These variables and their values:
$flag_disable_left = true;
$flag_disable_right = true;

are used to control the left and right columns ... and, when placed correctly in the code the whole column will turn off ...

If you want to turn off individual sideboxes, look at how the featured.php sidebox module is written where you see:

// test if box should display
  $show_featured= true;

  if ($show_featured == true) {

currently, nothing "controls" or changes that sidebox but the code is there so that you "could" change when this shows such as only show the sidebox when on the main page:

// test if box should display
  $show_featured= true;

if (!$this_is_home_page) {
  $show_featured= false;
}
  if ($show_featured == true) {

Notice on this sidebox how the IF statement surrounds the whole code ...

Any sidebox where this type of IF does not exist, you can set it up yourself to have similar logic ...