Cherry Zen Template Support Thread

[jettrue]

Hi Jade,
I am trying to optimize the checkout bit of the template to improve sales.
I wanted to turn off the left and right columns so that people can concentrate more on the payment bit.

I followed the instructions on page 101 and 102 by you used the css
#loginBody #navColumnOne, #loginBody #navColumnTwo {display:none;}

#loginBody .contentWrap {padding:0 15px;}

#loginBody .outer {padding:0!important;}

#loginBody .float-wrap {width:100%}
it works fine on IE6 and Firefox &geko. IE7 makes the content box go small and to the right. I changed the
Padding: 0!important to Padding 1 important for now. It works on all browsers now although the side boxes show.

Is there anyway to tackle the problem.
the website is http://morgan111morgan.com and pages are all the checkout pages.
Thank you for the nice template.
Regards
Onesimpleman

You found a glitch in my template, THANKS , however, your "solution" was just because of an error in your css, which caused IE to freak out, which caused the sideboxes to be hidden. FYI, in a stylesheet, you can't just change 0 to 1. 1 what? 1 px? 1 em? 1 yard? 1 mile? You have to tell it what the unit of measure is. And anyway it needs to be 0, in all reality.

BUT to fix your issue, open up includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_main_page.php

and change these lines (approx line 137-143):

            <!-- end left div -->
            <div class="clearBoth"></div>
          </div>
          <!-- end float-wrap -->
          <?php
}
?>

to this:

            <!-- end left div -->
          <?php
}
?>
<div class="clearBoth"></div>
          </div>
          <!-- end float-wrap -->

And once you do that, and change 1 back to 0, all should be well.

[onesimpleman]

You found a glitch in my template, THANKS , however, your "solution" was just because of an error in your css, which caused IE to freak out, which caused the sideboxes to be hidden. FYI, in a stylesheet, you can't just change 0 to 1. 1 what? 1 px? 1 em? 1 yard? 1 mile? You have to tell it what the unit of measure is. And anyway it needs to be 0, in all reality.

BUT to fix your issue, open up includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_main_page.php

and change these lines (approx line 137-143):

            <!-- end left div -->
            <div class="clearBoth"></div>
          </div>
          <!-- end float-wrap -->
          <?php
}
?>

to this:

            <!-- end left div -->
          <?php
}
?>
<div class="clearBoth"></div>
          </div>
          <!-- end float-wrap -->

And once you do that, and change 1 back to 0, all should be well.

Tried that and changed css back to 0 and it still breaks in IE7.
Thank you for the help .....

[Dannie]

Jettrue,

Is there a way to remove or reduce the space that surrounds the template?

I would like to remove the space above the main nav and outside the left and right sideboxes. Can it be removed or reduced to a minimum value? I was looking for the obvious quick solution like (template spacing=1px). Can you point me in the right direction?

Thank you for taking the time to put together a wonderful template.

Dannie

MySite Link

[jettrue]

Jettrue,

Is there a way to remove or reduce the space that surrounds the template?

I would like to remove the space above the main nav and outside the left and right sideboxes. Can it be removed or reduced to a minimum value? I was looking for the obvious quick solution like (template spacing=1px). Can you point me in the right direction?

Thank you for taking the time to put together a wonderful template.

Dannie

MySite Link

To increase the width of the template, open up includes/templates/cherry_zen/templates/stylesheet.css and find the section that starts with:

/* site and main content width section */

and change the width of #nw.

The space at the top is controlled by the margin-top for body:

body {
font-family: "Lucida Grande", tahoma, verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;
font-size:73.5%;
margin-top:20px;
}

[jettrue]

Tried that and changed css back to 0 and it still breaks in IE7.
Thank you for the help .....

looking into a fix, sorry short on time at the moment.

[gsdcypher]

hi jettrue;

i have the admin feature show cart after adding a product set to false so the customer stays on the product page, but the box that says "successfully added product to the cart... doesn't show anywhere. how can i get that box to show at the top of product page (middle column)?

thanks!

[jettrue]

hi jettrue;

i have the admin feature show cart after adding a product set to false so the customer stays on the product page, but the box that says "successfully added product to the cart... doesn't show anywhere. how can i get that box to show at the top of product page (middle column)?

thanks!

This is exactly what the template is designed to do (and works fine on my test site). Make sure that your includes/templates/cherry_zen/common/tpl_main_page.php still has this section (approx. line 77-91):

<div class="contentWrap">
<?php
// Display all header alerts via messageStack:
if ($messageStack->size('header') > 0) {
echo $messageStack->output('header');
}
if (isset($_GET['error_message']) && zen_not_null($_GET['error_message'])) {
echo htmlspecialchars(urldecode($_GET['error_message']));
}
if (isset($_GET['info_message']) && zen_not_null($_GET['info_message'])) {
echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['info_message']);
} else {

}
?>

[gsdcypher]

yep it seems to be there. this is the code from lines 73-101. also when there is no item in the cart the side columns touch the nav bar (no gap). but when you add an item to the cart, it creates a small gap between the side columns and the nav bar... maybe that has something to do with it???

 
 /**
  * prepares and displays header output
  *
  */
  if (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER_OFF == 'true' and ($_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0 or $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '')) {
    $flag_disable_header = true;
  }
  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_header.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_header.php');?>
  <div id="contentMainWrapper">
    <div id="contentMainWrapperb">
      <div class="outer">
        <div class="inner">
          <div class="float-wrap">
            <div id="content">
              <div class="contentWrap">
     <?php
  // Display all header alerts via messageStack:
  if ($messageStack->size('header') > 0) {
    echo $messageStack->output('header');
  }
  if (isset($_GET['error_message']) && zen_not_null($_GET['error_message'])) {
  echo htmlspecialchars(urldecode($_GET['error_message']));
  }
  if (isset($_GET['info_message']) && zen_not_null($_GET['info_message'])) {
   echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['info_message']);
} else {
}
?>

thanks!

[TBSM]

Hi there, sorry to bother you again..

Just having a little issue with the shopping cart and specials sideboxes, the product names are displaying all in one line when the names are long and it is causing the side boxes to widen and then drop down below the main content. I am running 170px width and, since you helped me last time, it has been fine without hassle.

[jettrue]

yep it seems to be there. this is the code from lines 73-101. also when there is no item in the cart the side columns touch the nav bar (no gap). but when you add an item to the cart, it creates a small gap between the side columns and the nav bar... maybe that has something to do with it???

 
 /**
  * prepares and displays header output
  *
  */
  if (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_HEADER_OFF == 'true' and ($_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0 or $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '')) {
    $flag_disable_header = true;
  }
  require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_header.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_header.php');?>
  <div id="contentMainWrapper">
    <div id="contentMainWrapperb">
      <div class="outer">
        <div class="inner">
          <div class="float-wrap">
            <div id="content">
              <div class="contentWrap">
     <?php
  // Display all header alerts via messageStack:
  if ($messageStack->size('header') > 0) {
    echo $messageStack->output('header');
  }
  if (isset($_GET['error_message']) && zen_not_null($_GET['error_message'])) {
  echo htmlspecialchars(urldecode($_GET['error_message']));
  }
  if (isset($_GET['info_message']) && zen_not_null($_GET['info_message'])) {
   echo htmlspecialchars($_GET['info_message']);
} else {
}
?>

thanks!

Do you have text defined for the add to cart message, in includes/languages/cherry_zen/english.php

Something like this?
define('SUCCESS_ADDED_TO_CART_PRODUCT', 'Successfully added Product to the cart ...');