Specific sideboxe to show on specific page only

[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]

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.

Thank you for helping me with this.

I tried your code but it does not work.

If i use

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

The blank_sideboxes does not show anywhere.

And if i try:

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

The blank_sidebox shows everywhere.

I put these code in /includes/modules/sideboxes/smooth_green/blank_sidebox.php


Any ideas what could be the problem?

Thank you

[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??

[simon1066]

Sorry, all out of ideas I'm afraid - as I say it works for me.

I'll have to refer you back to schoolboy's answers, and also to the link he provided to another thread - which is where I got my information from.

[nicksab]

Sorry, all out of ideas I'm afraid - as I say it works for me.

I'll have to refer you back to schoolboy's answers, and also to the link he provided to another thread - which is where I got my information from.

I finally got it to work by using this:

if ($current_page_base == 'san_rafael') {
$show_blank_sidebox = true;
} else {
$show_blank_sidebox = false;
}

Thank you for helping and pointing me in the right direction

[simon1066]

Excellent, well done.