Specific sideboxe to show on specific page only

[schoolboy]

CSS may be easier...

If you want the sidebox to be hidden on ALL pages EXCEPT one specific page, then you create a declaration in the main stylesheet that says:

#mySidebox {display:none;}

Then you create a PAGE-SPECIFIC stylesheet (for whatever page you want that sidebox on) and change the declaration to:

#mySidebox {display:block;}

Look at the stylesheet README file in the main CSS folder (probably classic/css) for instructions on creating page-specific stylesheets.

SEE IT IN ACTION (sort of)...

GRAPHIC SIDEBOX is ON

GRAPHIC SIDEBOX is OFF

[nicksab]

CSS may be easier...

If you want the sidebox to be hidden on ALL pages EXCEPT one specific page, then you create a declaration in the main stylesheet that says:

#mySidebox {display:none;}

Then you create a PAGE-SPECIFIC stylesheet (for whatever page you want that sidebox on) and change the declaration to:

#mySidebox {display:block;}

Look at the stylesheet README file in the main CSS folder (probably classic/css) for instructions on creating page-specific stylesheets.

SEE IT IN ACTION (sort of)...

GRAPHIC SIDEBOX is ON

GRAPHIC SIDEBOX is OFF

I dont think CSS would work in my case. I planning on adding 5 specific sideboxe to 5 unique page so it would prob increase page load time.

[schoolboy]

so it would prob increase page load time.

The additional CSS is a single declaration... Maybe increases page load time by seven-trillionths of a second...

[nicksab]

The additional CSS is a single declaration... Maybe increases page load time by seven-trillionths of a second...

I created a page specific stylesheet called san_rafael.css with the folowing inside of it:

/**
* Main CSS Stylesheet
*
* @package templateSystem
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
* @version $Id: san_rafael.css 5952 2007-03-03 06:18:46Z drbyte $
*/

#blanksidebox {display:block;}

Then I added #blanksidebox {display:none;} to stylesheet.css


When I go to the main page, the sidebox is not showing but it is not showing on the other page either

I must be missing something or did something wrong.

Could you please help me?

Thank you

[simon1066]

I've done a lot of sidebox 'placement' on a website - maybe I can be of some use.

While I haven't needed to have a sidebox on one page only I have had a sidebox appear on all pages except one, so the code should be able to be switched.

Is your page a 'define page'? i.e. is there a folder for it in /includes/modules/pages ? if so what is its name?

[schoolboy]

I still maintain the URL rewriter is an issue here... but even so, that's your choice:

Look here: http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?44364

[nicksab]

I still maintain the URL rewriter is an issue here... but even so, that's your choice:

Look here: http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?44364

I tried it with the rewritter off so the actual page id shows up but I have the same problem with the sideboxe

Hidden everywhere even with the page specific .css

[nicksab]

I've done a lot of sidebox 'placement' on a website - maybe I can be of some use.

While I haven't needed to have a sidebox on one page only I have had a sidebox appear on all pages except one, so the code should be able to be switched.

Is your page a 'define page'? i.e. is there a folder for it in /includes/modules/pages ? if so what is its name?

Yes the page was created on the about_us page mod so it is a define page. there is a folder for it in .../includes/modules/pages.

The name of the folder is san_rafael and the folder contains the header.php file for this specific page.

Thank you for your help on this issue

[simon1066]

Yes the page was created on the about_us page mod so it is a define page. there is a folder for it in .../includes/modules/pages.

The name of the folder is san_rafael and the folder contains the header.php file for this specific page.

Thank you for your help on this issue

The code I use if I want to have blank_sidebox NOT appear on san_rafael page is:

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'san_rafael')) ) {
$$show_static_blank_sidebox = false;
} else {
$show_static_blank_sidebox = true;
}

So I think that to have this sidebox ONLY appear on san_rafael page I would replace your code in modules/sideboxes/blank_sidebox.php:

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

if (in_array($_GET['main_page'], array(FILENAME_SAN_RAFAEL))) {
$show_blank_sidebox = true
} else
$show_blank_sidebox = false

with:

// test if box should display

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'san_rafael')) ) {
$$show_static_blank_sidebox = true;
} else {
$show_static_blank_sidebox = false;
}

It shouldn't matter that the url for san_rafael has been rewritten, I use rewrites (CEON mapping) and don't seem to have an issue.

As I type I notice that your code seems to be missing some brackets:

if (in_array($_GET['main_page'], array(FILENAME_SAN_RAFAEL))) {
$show_blank_sidebox = true
} else {
$show_blank_sidebox = false
}

Perhaps that was the problem?

Hope it works.

[nicksab]

If I use this code

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'san_rafael')) ){
$$show_blank_sidebox = false;
} else {
$show_blank_sidebox = true;
}


if ($show_blank_sidebox == true) {
require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_blank_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_blank_sidebox.php');
$title = BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX;
$title_link = false;
require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
}
?>

The sideboxe shows everywhere except on san_rafael.

If I change the code to

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'san_rafael')) ){
$$show_blank_sidebox = true;
} else {
$show_blank_sidebox = false;
}


if ($show_blank_sidebox == true) {
require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_blank_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_blank_sidebox.php');
$title = BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX;
$title_link = false;
require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
}
?>

It does not show anywhere.

What am I missing here??