is there an override to includes/filenames.php?

[R1ckster]

i want to add new pages (ie. news, press releases, legal notice). doing this with EZpages is still not very clear to me. and additionally i see the disadvantage of having the content in database (limited by length of a blob field) and loosing it during resetup or move of the shop.

that's why i'd like to have such additional contents in files, i'd prefer an override solution.
but for adding files and building links by using zencarts internal addressing system i seem to need to edit the includes/filenames.php. this change would probably get lost during an update of the shop with a newer version.

any suggestions?

[yellow1912]

" i want to add new pages"
Go to download section, look for a mod called "about us", you can make any new page based on that mod.

[DrByte]

but for adding files and building links by using zencarts internal addressing system i seem to need to edit the includes/filenames.php. this change would probably get lost during an update of the shop with a newer version.

any suggestions?

In the case of filenames.php, you can create another "my_filenames.php" file in the /includes/extra_datafiles folder ... and just add to it any additional definitions you require.
You can do similarly for database_tables.php if necessary.

[R1ckster]

the about_us mod worked great and helped me to understand the override system much better. it makes use of the same modification as suggested by DrByte (added includes/extra_datafiles/about_us_filenames.php).
thank you both.

[swguy]

If you anticipate adding multiple filenames, you will want to put all your defines in a single file and choose a more general name than about_us_filenames.php so that your changes are more self-documenting.

Good luck,
Scott

[R1ckster]

last question about this mod... is the about_us mod intended to appear in admin as editable page? i can use the about_us contents in the frontend but there is not option in page editor to edit the content by backend. surely i can edit it directly by hand but just for perfectness i'd prefer to have it in the admin as the other pages are.
did i do some mistake or does the about_us page really not appear in admin?

[swguy]

Two part answer:

a) You could always edit ./includes/languages/english/html_includes/define_about_us.php in the defines page editor. Don't know if all your content would reside there, but if so, this would be one approach.

b) If you really need something editable from admin, maybe just use EZ Pages. Creating a page based on about_us is really for people who like to use text editors.

YMMV. Good luck,
Scott