Tabbed Products Pro (TPP) Contrib - Official Thread

[DivaVocals]

I tried that, unfortunately I just can't get tpp to work. Maybe something else I have installed is interfering

Perhaps.. It's hard to pinpoint issues when you have a store with multiple mods. There are a FEW known issues, but unfortunately every store is slightly different.. So you may have to create a test store and install your add-ons one by one until you figure out which mod is creating the problem..

After having run into this issue recently, I now have a test Zen install just for this purpose.. It allows me to troubleshoot mods to figure out why/how they are not working together without touching the store where I'm having the issue..

Good luck.. troubleshooting can be taxing..

[CharInLasVegas]

Perhaps.. It's hard to pinpoint issues when you have a store with multiple mods. There are a FEW known issues, but unfortunately every store is slightly different.. So you may have to create a test store and install your add-ons one by one until you figure out which mod is creating the problem..

After having run into this issue recently, I now have a test Zen install just for this purpose.. It allows me to troubleshoot mods to figure out why/how they are not working together without touching the store where I'm having the issue..

Good luck.. troubleshooting can be taxing..

Oh, this is my test store. My live store is osc which I really want to get away from.

I'm thinking I'm just not going to be able to use this, it's taking up too much time trying to get it work.

[DivaVocals]

Oh, this is my test store. My live store is osc which I really want to get away from.

I'm thinking I'm just not going to be able to use this, it's taking up too much time trying to get it work.

Well if you are using OSC, then you KNOW that their mods don't always work together without a hammer and a chisel sometimes.. Zen Cart in comparison is NIGHT & DAY as far as I am concerned.. Most of the add-ons for this app work fairly well together which is more than I can say for most of the OSC add-ons last time I looked at it.. (with the exception of the ones written by Linda McGrath which tells you how long ago that was!)

Before you toss the baby with the bath water so to speak why don't you give what I suggest a try.. I know troubleshooting is a real PITA, but it might resolve your issue..

Install a FRESH copy of Zen in a different location.. Copy the Classic Template folder and re-name it with the SAME name as your customple template folder. DO NOT copy your template files in at this point.. Just use the Classic Template files for the moment.. Then install JUST this mod (if this is the one giving you the issue) and see if you can get it to work on a virgin Zen Cart install. Then try adding in Image Handler, and test again that BOTH mods seem to be working together. The add your Lightbox mod to the mix, and text to see that all three mods are working well together.. See at which point things stop working.. If nothing stops working then the next thing you need to factor in is what is going

I JUST did this this past weekend with a site that I was working on.. I had a dev site setup, but the Nifty Corners script would NOT work, and it was causing other mods to stop working correctly.. So I created fresh Zen Cart install and tested until I found the issue.. Then I copied the corrected files back over to the dev site I was working on, and moved on.. Like I said.. It's a PITA, but in the end I am glad I did it..

[CharInLasVegas]

A hammer & a chisel is right. I have about 30 mods installed on that store (the ones I could actually get to work). It took months.

Good idea on setting up another site. I'll give it a shot, I would like to use this mod.

[DivaVocals]

This is why you can't post when talking to others.. I left out a whole section of my thoughts.. see below as I have "finished" my thought.. Troubleshooting is a PITA, but give it a shot before you give up.. Besides you don't really wanna go back to OSC, and what's better than Zen Cart??

Well if you are using OSC, then you KNOW that their mods don't always work together without a hammer and a chisel sometimes.. Zen Cart in comparison is NIGHT & DAY as far as I am concerned.. Most of the add-ons for this app work fairly well together which is more than I can say for most of the OSC add-ons last time I looked at it.. (with the exception of the ones written by Linda McGrath which tells you how long ago that was!)

Before you toss the baby with the bath water so to speak why don't you give what I suggest a try.. I know troubleshooting is a real PITA, but it might resolve your issue..

Install a FRESH copy of Zen in a different location.. Copy the Classic Template folder and re-name it with the SAME name as your customple template folder. DO NOT copy your template files in at this point.. Just use the Classic Template files for the moment.. Then install JUST this mod (if this is the one giving you the issue) and see if you can get it to work on a virgin Zen Cart install. Then try adding in Image Handler, and test again that BOTH mods seem to be working together. The add your Lightbox mod to the mix, and text to see that all three mods are working well together.. See at which point things stop working.. If nothing stops working then you need to factor in what else is going on.. Sometimes your template files are the culprit.. Copy over your template files and see if everything still works together.. If it doesn't then the culprit is probably in one of your template files.. If you discover your template is part of the issue, start by looking at the any outside javascript files.. By outside, I mean javascript files not being used by one of your add-ons..

I JUST did this this past weekend with a site that I was working on.. I had a dev site setup, but the Nifty Corners script would NOT work, and it was causing other mods to stop working correctly.. So I created fresh Zen Cart install and tested until I found the issue.. Then I copied the corrected files back over to the dev site I was working on, and moved on.. Like I said.. It's a PITA, but in the end I am glad I did it..

[DBB1]

I installed this without too much headache, and thought it was working fine. But upon review, I'm noticing that the main product description does not show anywhere, regardless of whether the detail text is set in TPP Config to be above or on the description tab.

I'm also suspicious that the Global Review Tab - when disabled in the TPP config - may not be working right. When this is disabled in the tab, should the review info then show up above the tabs?

Any ideas?

[CharInLasVegas]

This is why you can't post when talking to others.. I left out a whole section of my thoughts.. see below as I have "finished" my thought.. Troubleshooting is a PITA, but give it a shot before you give up.. Besides you don't really wanna go back to OSC, and what's better than Zen Cart??

Well so far so good. I've installed about 5 mods on top of tpp on my vanilla zc and all is working well. I have a feeling I know which one the culprit is, so I'm going to do that one last. Glad I took your advice.

The more times I install ZC the better I get at it. I think this is number 5

[CharInLasVegas]

I installed this without too much headache, and thought it was working fine. But upon review, I'm noticing that the main product description does not show anywhere, regardless of whether the detail text is set in TPP Config to be above or on the description tab.

I'm also suspicious that the Global Review Tab - when disabled in the TPP config - may not be working right. When this is disabled in the tab, should the review info then show up above the tabs?

Any ideas?

The product details & the description are two different tabs. The product details is the model #, weight, etc. So that would show up on a different tab from product description.

[DivaVocals]

Well so far so good. I've installed about 5 mods on top of tpp on my vanilla zc and all is working well. I have a feeling I know which one the culprit is, so I'm going to do that one last. Glad I took your advice.

The more times I install ZC the better I get at it. I think this is number 5

Seeeeeeeeeee.. Glad you stuck it out.. I told you it's a PITA to do, but when you find the problem don't cha just feel so darn smart!!!??

[CharInLasVegas]

Seeeeeeeeeee.. Glad you stuck it out.. I told you it's a PITA to do, but when you find the problem don't cha just feel so darn smart!!!??

Yup