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[xspresso]

Excellent Thanks so much

[DivaVocals]

Excellent Thanks so much

The readme has not been fully updated yet -- specifically the "Optional Install Files" section which had been replaced with a custom product type.. (will do that on Friday) but the add-on will work.. In place of the "Optional Install Files" hideCategories now includes files and a supporting SQL files for adding it's own "hidden" product type. This "hidden" product type is a clone of the general product type with the navigation buttons removed to prevent folks from paging through products in the hidden category.. I even include the scripts you need to run to convert existing product in the hidden category to use the new "hidden" product type..

The issue is that I cannot upload the files.. so I'll have to come back at this on Friday when I can properly submit this to the Plugins section..

[southshorepizza]

Thank you sooooo much!!! I've been waiting on this for a long time!

[DivaVocals]

Thank you sooooo much!!! I've been waiting on this for a long time!

If you've been waiting for this, you could have used it long ago with Zen Cart v1.5.x if you had made use of Winmerge..

Honestly converting this didn't really require a lot of "coding".. It is really a matter of comparing the current fileset with their default Zen Cart counterparts and merging in any changes made to those files.. Many didn't change at all between 1.3.9 and 1.5.1.. Most of the "work" done in the upcoming version is in the files to support a "hidden" product type.. That took a fair bit of trial and error to get everything nailed down.. There is an FAQ that I used as a starting point, but there were many more little changes needed that the FAQ didn't cover that I had to run down to get it to work correctly..

[DivaVocals]

Just wanted to let folks know.. again.. I will be creating a NEW hideCategories support thread when I submit the new version, and asking the admins to close this one.. This support thread is a bit long in the tooth, all of the "fixes" over the years to make this add-on fully support hiding categories in all of the default Zen Cart files have been implemented.. and as i said previously, the original author has made it clear that he no longer supports this mod and would like to be rid of this mod anyway (which I can help out with by creating a new support thread..)

Stay tuned..

[southshorepizza]

Most of the "work" done in the upcoming version is in the files to support a "hidden" product type.. That took a fair bit of trial and error to get everything nailed down.. There is an FAQ that I used as a starting point, but there were many more little changes needed that the FAQ didn't cover that I had to run down to get it to work correctly..

This is where I would have been completely lost.

[DivaVocals]

This is where I would have been completely lost.

Why?? the custom product type code isn't anything YOU would have NEEDED to do to use this add-on.. it's a NEW FEATURE I am adding to replace the Optional Modifications section of the current available version.. The OPTIONAL modifications are not required to use this add-on and the current instructions are still valid.. I am replacing it because I realized that instead of using an existing default Zen Cart product type for hidden products that hidden products shouldprobably have their own product type..

Again, if you had wanted to use this add-on there was no need to wait for someone to come along and update it. A file merging program would have had allowed you to have hideCategories converted to work with Zen Cart v1.5.1 in fairly short order


If you are installing ANY add-ons for Zen Cart a file merging program like Winmerge or Beyond Compare is a MUST HAVE tool.. TONS of Zen Cart add-ons overwrite core files and many of the SAME core files.. You CANNOT install Zen Cart add-ons without a file merging program to make sure that you properly merge all the code changes they make.. A file merging program will help you to see where these differences are an put the modifications in their correct locations..

THIS module in particular REQUIRES a file merging program to install as it modifies MANY core files that are modified by/used by other add-ons.

[southshorepizza]

I had read or I thought I had read about some issues on v1.51 not doing searches correctly. I use this for both online ordering and as an in store POS system. I have just enough knowledge to get myself into real trouble. I have been getting a second permanent test site up and running so now hopefully I can be a little less gun shy on trying to do trial and error. I have merged before several times. It's the little details that kill me when something doesn't go right as I get lost not knowing what symbols and what not actually does what. One day I'll have to take a class or something.

[DivaVocals]

I had read or I thought I had read about some issues on v1.51 not doing searches correctly. I use this for both online ordering and as an in store POS system. I have just enough knowledge to get myself into real trouble. I have been getting a second permanent test site up and running so now hopefully I can be a little less gun shy on trying to do trial and error. I have merged before several times. It's the little details that kill me when something doesn't go right as I get lost not knowing what symbols and what not actually does what. One day I'll have to take a class or something.

and this isn't an issue if you have a test/dev site setup to test any updates before applying the changes to your live store..

[southshorepizza]

I have my test site up now. I merged these files together. I just have one issue. The site is http://onlineorder.sshorepizza.com across the top of the page is a navigation bar. It has all the categories listed there. I like having it there but I'm sure I can turn it off just haven't found where. Ideally though I'd like to modify the file that makes this category listing. I think it is found at onlineorder/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_categories_tabs.php I'm not positive. I was going to try and merge that with the sidebox template but can't figure out what I would put where. Can you give me any help with this? Other than this one issue it seems to be working. I can't search for the items and can't see them in the category sidebox.

Thank you