Show/Hide sideboxes based on page

[numinix]

How would I do this to make a banner only display on ezpages?

Here is what I have so far in the tpl_main_page.php:

<!--bof-banner #5 display -->
<?php
 $show_ezpages = false;
 if (isset($_GET['pages_id']) and zen_pages_id_valid($_GET['pages_id'])) {
        $show_ezpages = true;
    }
  if ($show_ezpages == true) {
   if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET5 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET5)) {
     if ($banner->RecordCount() > 0) {
    
?>
<div id="bannerFive" class="banners"><?php echo zen_display_banner('static', $banner); ?></div>
<?php
    }
  }
}
?>
<!--eof-banner #5 display -->

zen_pages_id_valid is a clone of zen_products_id_valid

Right now I'm getting all false and the banner does not display... Hopefully someone can clean up my mess!

[numinix]

Solution:

<?php
  if ($_GET['main_page'] == page) {
    // put in the code of the banner display
  }
?>

[Ajeh]

Thanks for the update of what worked for you ...

[khopek]

I disabled sideboxes on my Home Page using this code

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

And one thing I've noticed is... with my Cateogries Dropdown, if you are already in a category and happen to just select "shop by category" it takes you to the Home Page, BUT the Sideboxes appear...

It's showing the link as ..../index.php?main_page=index&cPath=
same with "shop by brand" which is showing .../index.php?manufacturers_id=&main_page=index

What do I need to fix this?

Also to hide just my navbar/breadcrumbs...is $flag_disable_header = true; right? I was just guessing and it seems to work...

[MB1]

at this moment i just want my reviews sidebox to show up in my ez page #11 how do i go about this

[monkeyjr47906]

Hi I'm working on a site that has about 100 products and I would like, 3 sideboxes unique to each product.

Now using the techniques that I've seen the server would need to "if then" about 300 potential sideboxes ... will this bog down the server?

If so, is there an alternative technique?

Please let me know if my question is unclear.

Thanks.

[kuroi]

If these genuinely are unique then yes it will slow things down as all 300 would have to be checked every time a page is loaded to see if they apply.

However, often it's possible to make this easier by having a smaller number of sideboxes containing code that is conditional upon which product is being displayed.

[monkeyjr47906]

Thanks for the reply Kuroi.

I'm really more of an html/graphics guy - would it be too much of a bother to request a code sample? (of the conditional code mentioned - based on a product)

[dealbyethan.com]

Hi,

On the shopping cart page, there is no point showing showing cart sidebox. How do I turn it off easily?

[kuroi]

On the shopping cart page, there is no point showing showing cart sidebox. How do I turn it off easily?

Admin > Configuration > Layout Settings > Shopping Cart Box Status (set to 2)