Westminster New

[picaflor-azul]

That sounds EXACTLY like the discussion I just had the other day with my client on the direction we're moving with her site and the swaps and changes I plan to make accordingly.. We have been doing an informal usability study with a group of her current customers, and their feedback was invaluable. (some even provided links to other sites they shop with to help guide some of the changes we're now going to be making) The first step is changing the mobile menu to one that looks more like the typical menus used in Android and iOS apps.. There are other things we're going to do some more usability testing on like for example, we haven't decided if we'll use the hamburger menu or the vertical ellipse as the menu icon.. Both are used in mobile applications to symbolize a menu.. That may sound silly, but it's all about providing intuitive features and a good usability experience for site visitors. What I am finding is that it's just not enough for the template to work on a mobile device.. The mobile experience has to be a good user experience or one will find themselves with high bounce rates from mobile users..

I encourage you to share with the community any code improvements you develop along these lines that would improve the template package.

Thanks,

Anne

[lankeeyankee]

since we're not all reinventing the same wheel, I created a git for collaboration. Although I really want to change the structure to work with the css/js loader and I don't know how everyone else feels about that, we can still collaborate on mutual goals. It will take me a few days to finish getting up to speed with the file layout and how it all works since it's all new to me.
https://github.com/lankeeyankee/westminster_new

[picaflor-azul]

since we're not all reinventing the same wheel, I created a git for collaboration. Although I really want to change the structure to work with the css/js loader and I don't know how everyone else feels about that, we can still collaborate on mutual goals. It will take me a few days to finish getting up to speed with the file layout and how it all works since it's all new to me.
https://github.com/lankeeyankee/westminster_new

I would definitely not want the css/js loader plugin integrated into the template. I feel that the decision to integrate this is best left to the template user.

Thanks,

Anne

[picaflor-azul]

I would definitely not want the css/js loader plugin integrated into the template. I feel that the decision to integrate this is best left to the template user.

Thanks,

Anne

See this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...51#post1268751

I always heed DrByte's advice ;)

Thanks,

Anne

[DivaVocals]

I would definitely not want the css/js loader plugin integrated into the template. I feel that the decision to integrate this is best left to the template user.

Thanks,

Anne

See this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...51#post1268751

I always heed DrByte's advice ;)

Thanks,

Anne

I agree, and will add my own comments from here: https://github.com/zencart/zencart/i...mment-75175225

Highlights of this post..

I have made no secret my disdain for the CSS/JS loader. I am not opposed to the BENEFIT it is supposed to bring.. What I've always objected to is the fact that it's not just difficult for beginners, it's difficult for folks who are NOT beginners too.. I find that the CSS/JS Loader is poorly documented, not user friendly, lacking in ANY admin level controls so that you can strategically manage how the minification is applied. In it's current form, it's either ON or OFF.. there's no in between.. WTH??? and here's ALL the instruction you get in the readme for when things go wrong (which for many is usually as soon as you turn this very non-configurable module ON..):

I NEVER like the fact that nearly every single one of a popular contributor's modules FORCES you to install the CSS/JS Loader whether you want it or not.. With all due respect, I personally find that the "we know what's good for you better than you do" stance taken by this contributor is a bit akin to the "Borg" in Star Trek (you know.. that whole "resistance is futile" POV ).

[lankeeyankee]

Not a problem, to each their own. I will use the git for the general changes like navigation and touch abilities etc and then fork it to work with the loader for those interested in it. Or, if no one here is really interested in doing this I will just use it for my own purposes and for those that want to incorporate the loader. I guess just let me know what the interest level is.

[DivaVocals]

Not a problem, to each their own. I will use the git for the general changes like navigation and touch abilities etc and then fork it to work with the loader for those interested in it. Or, if no one here is really interested in doing this I will just use it for my own purposes and for those that want to incorporate the loader. I guess just let me know what the interest level is.

I'm interested in the the navigation and touch capabilities as it is a direction I was moving towards.. I am not against the benefit that the CSS/JS Loader is supposed to bring, I object to the execution of these benefits in it's current application.. Which is why the CSS/JS Loader incorporation is not something I'd want..

[picaflor-azul]

Not a problem, to each their own. I will use the git for the general changes like navigation and touch abilities etc and then fork it to work with the loader for those interested in it. Or, if no one here is really interested in doing this I will just use it for my own purposes and for those that want to incorporate the loader. I guess just let me know what the interest level is.

That sounds like a plan.

Thanks,

Anne

[CosmosK]

Hi, sorry, I haven't read all 73 pages yet. I'm up to about 15 but have a question as I'm trying to go live today/tomorrow. Is there a way to remove the British flag? To me, it indicates a different country and not the language of English. My site is no international as of yet, so I'd like to hide or remove it. Can someone point me towards what edit I can make? Thanks (great template btw!)

Also, is there a way to make "page 2" be named something else?

[lankeeyankee]

The flag is the language sidebox, just turn it off in the admin.

change the name in includes/languages/your_custom_template/english.php. If you don't have one, create that directory and copy languages/english.php there so it won't be overwritten when upgrading. The developers toolkit, in the tools menu, will become your best friend when making changes to the site. search for page 2 in the bottom field and you can see where it occurs. Same for just about anything else non-database value related.