CSS Dropdown menu for the header- With Categories!

[CES]

I'm no admin so please take these comments with a pinch of salt :)

@ChuftyBill
I presume you have added code somewhere so that the header menu is disabled on the main page.

Can you confirm what you have done and give us a link to your site?


@vik007
Try deleting the following from:
\includes\templates\YOUR_TEMPLATE\common\tpl_drop_menu.php
About lines 37-53, code should be similar to this:

      <li class="submenu"><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_SITE_MAP); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATEGORIES; ?></a>
        <?php

 // load the UL-generator class and produce the menu list dynamically from there
 require_once (DIR_WS_CLASSES . 'categories_ul_generator.php');
 $zen_CategoriesUL = new zen_categories_ul_generator;
 $menulist = $zen_CategoriesUL->buildTree(true);
 $menulist = str_replace('"level4"','"level5"',$menulist);
 $menulist = str_replace('"level3"','"level4"',$menulist);
 $menulist = str_replace('"level2"','"level3"',$menulist);
 $menulist = str_replace('"level1"','"level2"',$menulist);
 $menulist = str_replace('<li class="submenu">','<li class="submenu">',$menulist);
 $menulist = str_replace("</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n","</li>\n</ul>\n",$menulist);
 echo $menulist;
?>
      
      </li>

@tolefairy

I know you have un-installed it, but have you got a screen grab or test site we can look at? You should not run mods 'live' until you have tested them.


@Chufty Bill
Like I say, I am not the developer of this mod, and I have had excellent support from all areas of this forum before. Remember people do not get paid for these mods or the support. And we all have shops to run too!!

A little patience goes a long way.

Craig

[mauryg]

I have asked numerous times for help in previous threads, various boards without a single reply.

No point in adding mods without support is there?

I know how frustrating it can be when you are trying to get your shop set up and you run into a bug. But as another user, I can assure you that the developer of this mod has donated many hours of help to all of us in trying to improve it and help us learn how to use it.

On my index page (Main_page), I am using the page as a 'gateway' page and have disabled both side columns, etc.

The drop menu doesnt appear, and I have just set up a page with Dreamweaver. It looks Ok for now, but when I look at the page source, it contains all the zen and drop menu coding. I have inserted part below.

I don't know what kind of a 'gateway' page you set up. Is it an EZpage or Defined page or just a page of HTML that you wrote? If it is an HTML page which links to ZenCart, it shouldn't have ANY drop menu code in it unless you put it there. The stuff you are seeing at the top of the page looks like a part of the meta tags from the head section of a ZenCart page. My site uses the 'main-page' defined page for the first page with both side columns turned off and the drop menu works just fine. And I have made a number of revisions to the menu, most with some good coaching from the developer. Hang in there. We all try to help one another.

[jettrue]

I have asked numerous times for help in previous threads, various boards without a single reply.

No point in adding mods without support is there?

And its been things like this that make me enjoy providing hours and hours and hours of free help less and less. Its a lot of energy and time expended, with very little reward. I am a full time working mom of three kids, a dog, a cat, two turtles and until yesterday, three fish. My free time is greatly limited. One would think that my 2,586 posts on this site, FOUR free well supported (though not lately, I admit), nicely designed, frequently updated templates would count for something, but I guess not.

For what its worth, you are not using my mod, but the one called "Paul's Edition". Paul being the guy who bull-dozed over this mod in the past, over-wrote my version and changed it totally without notifying anyone (though it is now separated as a different version), then doesn't start a support thread to support it. So I get all of the questions for his mod too.

So, now hat ALL that frustration has been spewed out of my head, please post a link to your site, as I'd SINCERELY like to help, but my replies have been greatly delayed lately, and I do apologize for that.

I'm not doing this for monetary gain, or even heaps of adoring praise, but lately I'm feeling like its taken for granted. Just because I added the mod, does NOT mean I have to support it, but I do try the best that I can. Not everyone who submits a mod supports it, by the way, that is not a requirement here at zen cart.

Also, if the code is in the source, perhaps the menu is there, but you can't see it, because it might be white on white? I think perhaps I've seen that happen to someone using paul's version? Roll over the section where the menu should be with your mouse, and see if it appears.

Also, the version I designed has all of the products in its own drop down menu, also with other informational links in the drop down menu, etc., you can see it in action here:

http://www.zencart137.jadetrue.com

[shocker]

And its been things like this that make me enjoy providing hours and hours and hours of free help less and less. Its a lot of energy and time expended, with very little reward. I am a full time working mom of three kids, a dog, a cat, two turtles and until yesterday, three fish. My free time is greatly limited. One would think that my 2,586 posts on this site, FOUR free well supported (though not lately, I admit), nicely designed, frequently updated templates would count for something, but I guess not.

For what its worth, you are not using my mod, but the one called "Paul's Edition". Paul being the guy who bull-dozed over this mod in the past, over-wrote my version and changed it totally without notifying anyone (though it is now separated as a different version), then doesn't start a support thread to support it. So I get all of the questions for his mod too.

So, now hat ALL that frustration has been spewed out of my head, please post a link to your site, as I'd SINCERELY like to help, but my replies have been greatly delayed lately, and I do apologize for that.

I'm not doing this for monetary gain, or even heaps of adoring praise, but lately I'm feeling like its taken for granted. Just because I added the mod, does NOT mean I have to support it, but I do try the best that I can. Not everyone who submits a mod supports it, by the way, that is not a requirement here at zen cart.

Also, if the code is in the source, perhaps the menu is there, but you can't see it, because it might be white on white? I think perhaps I've seen that happen to someone using paul's version? Roll over the section where the menu should be with your mouse, and see if it appears.

Also, the version I designed has all of the products in its own drop down menu, also with other informational links in the drop down menu, etc., you can see it in action here:

http://www.zencart137.jadetrue.com

I don't mean to take this thread off topic, but after reading Chufty's comment and Jettrue's response I just thought we should all take things in perspective.

I too have experienced frustration getting answers to my questions for a mod but like Jettrue said it's free. Hell, Zen Cart is free. So we who have benefited from this project and ALL the mods that we rush to installed have two options; 1) patience since we are truly beneficiaries of other's hard work. 2) Pay someone to go through the frustration for us. Believe me, there are those who will work for $$$.

I used to be a software engineer, but as I've grown older I simply don't have the inclination to fit that into my busy life. So for Jettrue, you ROCK! Say hi to kids, pet the cat and through the dog a bone. I don't know what to do with turtles, so you'll have to figure that one out. Sorry about the fish. Keep up the good work. I read your post to my wife and she really admires you now (think you have inspired her).
I love the menu, thanks again.

[CES]

...would count for something, but I guess not.

Oh yes it does!

Thanks again for everything. I try and chip in if I can if I see someone floundering. I probably hinder rather than help though!!

All the best to you and yours...

Craig

[Get Em Fast]

Ya know what? I recently lost everything I had (long story). I don't even have a website, anymore, but Jade has helped me on SEVERAL occasions when I DID have a site. You can look at my recent posts........I'm STILL trying to return the favor by helping other ZC users all I can. You know why? BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT ZC USERS DO.......HELP EACH OTHER!!!!!!!
Whining, bawlbags, like that just make me sick. GET OVER IT!!!! If somebody know the answer to your problem, they WILL reply......sometimes even if they don't......you just gotta have a little patience!

Jade...........You're GREAT!!!! Keep up the good work.......some of us DO appreciate what you do here. Don't let one ########-head keep you from doing what you do so well. You know that you love us Zenners, and we love you! And just in case I've neglected to say thanks on occasion.......THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH for all the help you've gave to the ZC community.


Wow! you can't say but (with two T's) on here? Who would've though?

[mauryg]

Get em Fast,
A long time ago I learned a very useful expression..."Before you start a fight with someone, walk a mile in HIS shoes. Then, if the fight begins, you are a mile away and you have his shoes."

You should sound like you've had your share of woes, but there really isn't any reason to flame the guy who was frustrated because he couldn't get the mod to work. We all think Jade does a fantastic job and we all try to help when we can. But we need to encourage the newbies to be patient and learn, not drive them away in frustration.

[Get Em Fast]

Get em Fast,
A long time ago I learned a very useful expression..."Before you start a fight with someone, walk a mile in HIS shoes. Then, if the fight begins, you are a mile away and you have his shoes."

You should sound like you've had your share of woes, but there really isn't any reason to flame the guy who was frustrated because he couldn't get the mod to work. We all think Jade does a fantastic job and we all try to help when we can. But we need to encourage the newbies to be patient and learn, not drive them away in frustration.

Haha, mauryg, my bad. You're right, and I'll even supply the fire extinguisher , but you know how it is, when you see stuff like that posted, right? Sometimes, you just shoot off at the.......fingers? The hand is quicker than the brain, isn't it?

Sorry all. I know flaming isn't the ZC way.

[jettrue]

Haha, mauryg, my bad. You're right, and I'll even supply the fire extinguisher , but you know how it is, when you see stuff like that posted, right? Sometimes, you just shoot off at the.......fingers? The hand is quicker than the brain, isn't it?

Sorry all. I know flaming isn't the ZC way.

I appreciate the support, vehement though it was.

I've learned my lesson, and now when I'm angry and want to reply, I make three versions (at least most of the time). The first, I just let everything out, curses and all... it's usually very immature and unhelpful, short but definitely to the point, and for a short moment makes me feel much better. Then I itch to impulsive tap that Submit Reply button, but I've always regretted that decision. Instead, I write a second version, one which is much more constructive, exponentially less vulgar, but full of bold, ALL CAPS, SOMETIMES GREATLY ENLARGED words for emphasis, with a dash of sarcasm thrown in. Then I edit that, remove *most* of the strong feeling, and finish it with some attempt at offering the olive branch.

[Get Em Fast]

Three versions, huh, Jade? Sounds like a very well thought out philosophy. I'll have to try that. Maybe, just maybe, then can my brain keep up with my fingers.