Apple Zen Support Thread

[jettrue]

If I replaced the "continue" button with a "checkout" button that should do the trick, if so could you please advise me how to do that??

I really appreciate all your help...thanks

I'm now totally lost... they do have to log in at some point, right?

So, in your website, they must:

a)go to your outside page, and pay money

b)somehow create an account

c)add an audition to the cart?

d)log in at some point?

e)then checkout?

Why not just have a third party payment page, totally outside the checkout process, without changing the "sign up link", or anything.

They can sign up on your site any time they want, but are only approved to shop once you approve them (after they pay you). In your sign up email, there can be a note that they must go to such and such a page to pay for privileged access, and there can be a page on your site stating the same thing. So whether they sign up first or pay first then sign up, it doesn't matter.

Then you can leave everything about zen cart the same, instead of hacking it to bits.

[actorxfactor]

I'm now totally lost... they do have to log in at some point, right?

So, in your website, they must:

a)go to your outside page, and pay money

b)somehow create an account

c)add an audition to the cart?

d)log in at some point?

e)then checkout?

Why not just have a third party payment page, totally outside the checkout process, without changing the "sign up link", or anything.

They can sign up on your site any time they want, but are only approved to shop once you approve them (after they pay you). In your sign up email, there can be a note that they must go to such and such a page to pay for privileged access, and there can be a page on your site stating the same thing. So whether they sign up first or pay first then sign up, it doesn't matter.

Then you can leave everything about zen cart the same, instead of hacking it to bits.

c)add an audition to the cart?
Actually you don't add audition to cart, you add a subscription to the cart and once subscribed you have access to the full details of all auditions for the duration of your subscription.

At the moment, this is how it works:


1. Customer attempts to apply for audition by clicking "Apply Now" button
2. Customer is prompted to "Sign Up" or "Login"
3. Once customer is signed up they can access EZ Pages which have the full details of the auditions. (EZ Pages have been set-up so that they are only accessible by signed up member) The problem is the customer can access the EZ pages as soon as they sign up and before they have paid the subscription. Therefore the "submit" button would have to be changed to go straight to checkout or anywhere rather than to the EZ pages which have all the full details of the auditions.

Your "third party payment page" sounds like a great idea though

ps sorry for being a pain in the a**

[julie.t]

Hi Jade,

I am having a problem with my drops down menu. You helped me with the alterations below and I am wondering if this has anything to do with it.

What I want to do is make a simple change. I renamed the "Categories" section to "Candles" and want to rename it to "Shop Now". I have updated this file: includes/languages/apple_zen/english.php like this:

// categories box text in sideboxes/categories.php
define('BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES', 'Shop Now');

but the actual category title still shows "Candles".

Do you what I am doing wrong?

Thank you

You want to sort the ezpage links? Have you given them a sort order for the header when you add them?

As far as the ezpage under the categories, I don't think that will work very well... actually wait, we can do a manual work around. Open up includes/classes/categories_ul_generator.php, and change this line:

$parent_group_end_string = '</ul>',

to this:

$parent_group_end_string = '<li><a href="index.php?main_page=page&id=2">YOUR PAGE NAME</a></li></ul>',

Of course replacing "index.php?main_page=page&id=2" with your own link.

[jettrue]

Hi Jade,

I am having a problem with my drops down menu. You helped me with the alterations below and I am wondering if this has anything to do with it.

What I want to do is make a simple change. I renamed the "Categories" section to "Candles" and want to rename it to "Shop Now". I have updated this file: includes/languages/apple_zen/english.php like this:

// categories box text in sideboxes/categories.php
define('BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES', 'Shop Now');

but the actual category title still shows "Candles".

Do you what I am doing wrong?

Thank you

Yes, you just changed it for the sidebox. To change it in the drop down menu, adjust it in includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/YOUR_TEMPLATE/headermenu.php

[oxxyfx]

Hello Jade,

I am not sure you would be the right person to help us out with this, but I'll try...

I have installed the apple_zen template and it looks and works to my expectations. However later I added the so called FAQ manager module and we have a problem with the FAQ manager not showing up in the main window.

Please take a look at my site: http://www.nghobbies.com/cart/index...._page=faqs_all - all teh FAQ's are on the bottom of the page and not on the main.

In the mean time Starcad has a more standard template and his is showing up in the right place: http://mydesertjade.com/index.php?main_page=faqs_all

It looks like this might be a template related issue - but also might be an FAQ manager related issue.

A few people and myself are kind of stuck here and we don't really know where else to go for help...

Please if you have a moment check this out - maybe it is something we are missing - and we should set by default in the template settings.

Thanks, Ox.

[jettrue]

Hello Jade,

I am not sure you would be the right person to help us out with this, but I'll try...

I have installed the apple_zen template and it looks and works to my expectations. However later I added the so called FAQ manager module and we have a problem with the FAQ manager not showing up in the main window.

Please take a look at my site: http://www.nghobbies.com/cart/index...._page=faqs_all - all teh FAQ's are on the bottom of the page and not on the main.

In the mean time Starcad has a more standard template and his is showing up in the right place: http://mydesertjade.com/index.php?main_page=faqs_all

It looks like this might be a template related issue - but also might be an FAQ manager related issue.

A few people and myself are kind of stuck here and we don't really know where else to go for help...

Please if you have a moment check this out - maybe it is something we are missing - and we should set by default in the template settings.

Thanks, Ox.

Arg, the designer of the mod didn't follow how zen cart template files work. Very frustrating when that happens.

ALL zen cart pages are SUPPOSED to have this before the middle content:

<div class="centerColumn">
and a </div> after the middle content.

If you look at the source of all the other pages on your site, they have that.

All of the faq pages are missing that code.

Any page that goes in includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates should always have that code around it. So you can open up ALL the files for that mod that are in the includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates folder, add <div class="centerColumn"> right after all the beginning file info:

<?php
//
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// |zen-cart Open Source E-commerce                                       |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// | Copyright (c) 2003 The zen-cart developers                           |
// |                                                                      |
// | http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php                                    |
// |                                                                      |
// | Portions Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce                               |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// | This source file is subject to version 2.0 of the GPL license,       |
// | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is        |
// | available through the world-wide-web at the following url:           |
// | http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt.                             |
// | If you did not receive a copy of the zen-cart license and are unable |
// | to obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to       |
// | [email protected] so we can mail you a copy immediately.          |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// $Id: faq_manager.php 001 2005-03-27 [email protected]
//
?>

and then add a closing div </div> right at the very end of the file.

Please let the creators of the mod know as well.

[ptbarbie]

I have tried searching, but have not found out how to remove the "conditions of use" under the information flyout menu.

I tried >configuration > define page status > conditions of use = 3

that did not work.

does anyone know of a way i can remove 'conditions of use'?

thanks
barbie

[jettrue]

I have tried searching, but have not found out how to remove the "conditions of use" under the information flyout menu.

I tried >configuration > define page status > conditions of use = 3

that did not work.

does anyone know of a way i can remove 'conditions of use'?

thanks
barbie

Open up includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_drop_menu.php and replace the information section (approx line 56-76) with the below:

<li class="submenu"><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_INFORMATION; ?></a>
              <ul class="level2">
			    <?php if (DEFINE_SHIPPINGINFO_STATUS <= 1) { ?>
                <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_SHIPPING_INFO; ?></a></li>
				<?php } ?>
				<?php if (DEFINE_PRIVACY_STATUS <= 1)  { ?>
                <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_PRIVACY_POLICY; ?></a></li>
				<?php } ?>
				<?php if (DEFINE_CONDITIONS_STATUS <= 1) { ?>
                <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CONDITIONS_OF_USE; ?></a></li>
				<?php } ?>
                <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_ABOUT_US); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_ABOUT_US; ?></a></li>
                <?php if (DEFINE_SITE_MAP_STATUS <= 1) { ?>
                <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_SITE_MAP); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_SITE_MAP; ?></a></li>
                <?php } ?>
                <?php if (MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_GV_STATUS == 'true') { ?>
                <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_GV_FAQ, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_GV_FAQ; ?></a></li>
                <?php } ?>
                <?php if (MODULE_ORDER_TOTAL_COUPON_STATUS == 'true') { ?>
                <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_DISCOUNT_COUPON, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_DISCOUNT_COUPON; ?></a></li>
                <?php } ?>
                <?php if (SHOW_NEWSLETTER_UNSUBSCRIBE_LINK == 'true') { ?>
                <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_UNSUBSCRIBE, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_UNSUBSCRIBE; ?></a></li>
                <?php } ?>
                <?php require(DIR_WS_MODULES . 'sideboxes/' . $template_dir . '/' . 'ezpages_drop_menu.php'); ?>
              </ul>
            </li>

Now all the define page status's should work.

[ephemol]

Hello everyone,

I have chosen this slick design for my up and coming site. I will be asking questions every so often until I get this perfect, so please bare with me, lol.

www.veerman.ca/justin/test

1. How do I get the mainpage to not be linked to the first item I had posted?

2. How do I get rid of the header text where it says Veerman Exclusive?

3. Is it possible to take out 'Categories' completely?

4. How do I delete 'Privacy Policy', 'Conditions of Use', and 'Gift Certificate FAQ' from the INFORMATION category menu?

5. I tried adding a picture for my first item, but it doesn't work? I choose the image on my machine with the button Browse, and then try to overwrite the no image, but I am missing something.


Thanks in advance on any help, it is appreciated.


- Justin Veerman

[oxxyfx]

Arg, the designer of the mod didn't follow how zen cart template files work. Very frustrating when that happens.

ALL zen cart pages are SUPPOSED to have this before the middle content:

<div class="centerColumn">
and a </div> after the middle content.

If you look at the source of all the other pages on your site, they have that.

All of the faq pages are missing that code.

Any page that goes in includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates should always have that code around it. So you can open up ALL the files for that mod that are in the includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates folder, add <div class="centerColumn"> right after all the beginning file info:

<?php
//
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// |zen-cart Open Source E-commerce                                       |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// | Copyright (c) 2003 The zen-cart developers                           |
// |                                                                      |
// | http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php                                    |
// |                                                                      |
// | Portions Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce                               |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// | This source file is subject to version 2.0 of the GPL license,       |
// | that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE, and is        |
// | available through the world-wide-web at the following url:           |
// | http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt.                             |
// | If you did not receive a copy of the zen-cart license and are unable |
// | to obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send a note to       |
// | [email protected] so we can mail you a copy immediately.          |
// +----------------------------------------------------------------------+
// $Id: faq_manager.php 001 2005-03-27 [email protected]
//
?>

and then add a closing div </div> right at the very end of the file.

Please let the creators of the mod know as well.

Thanks Jade, that did it. I will make sure the designer will read your remarks about designing the mod.

Thank you again,
Ox.