138 mods tested on 139

Dont know if the Devs mind me posting this.. but then if they dont they can delete it or move it somewhere else as its not so much about 139 bugs or out.

I have started testing Add-ons and although i have ONLY just installed and played... it might be helpful to some others out their that have no backbone (like me) when it comes to upgrading.

ON a clean install of ZC139 the following mods seem to work just as well on 138a
(in fact the sites seems a fair bit faster than a 138a.. but then that could just be excitement)

Image Handler 2 - No problems as yet :clap:
Zen Lightbox - No problems as yet :clap:
Module Manager Revision 185 - No problems as yet :clap:
JUst another Xsell Mod - No Problems as yet :clap:
Category Dressing - No problem as yet ;clap;
Display Inc/Ex Tax or VAT Prices - doesnt work properly (but then that could be me not installing it right?

dont know about you lot but im at the gym at 6am and im funked... i will play more over the next few days and test the following

Admin Profiles (kuroi)
Ask a Question (SWGUY)
Ez Pages Metatag Fields (Ebspromo)
Simple Google ANALytics (EConcepts)
Encrypted Master Password (Dennis Sayer)
Login As Customer (Sid Smith)
Edit Orders (Scott Turner)
Invoice (SWGUY)
Login Spruce Up (Tony Cradwick)
Add customers from Admin (Crunch)
BORED OF TYPING... LOADS MORE...

Unless other already know the craic.. (god i have no life:cry:)

tu'rar (geordie for goodbye)

thanks for the feedback, much appreciated.

Funny - I almost created a thread like this myself.

So far, for my stuff:

• Quantity Discounts and Better Together both work with 1.3.9.

Random question, but will it matter what order you install the mods in?

for example, what if the mods work in the installation order MOD A, MOD B, MOD C, but don't work in the order MOD B, MOD C, MOD A.

Does it matter which mods you build your 'foundation' with? or am I just being silly? :ohmy:

Either way will work as long as you merge changes as you go. If mod A makes changes to the shopping cart template and so does mod B, you cannot simply copy the shopping cart template from mod A or mod B to your template directory - you have to merge the changes each one makes to your final file. A good rule of thumb is:

a) If a file in a mod is a template file (override file), does it already exist in your cart? If so, merge the changes in.
b) If a file in a mod is not a template file, does your cart already change this file? (Compare it with a fresh download to determine the answer.) If so, merge the changes.

Keep a fresh, unmodified download somewhere on your computer for reference and use a comparison tool such as WinMerge. And always make a backup!

Legitimate question. If two mods both alter the same file, then their versions of the file would have to be merged, no matter which order they were installed. If they don't interfere that way, it shouldn't matter.
It is conceivable that there could be database changes that would make a difference, but if so, at least one of the mods will likely mention the dependency, or there will be discussion of it in its support thread.

Yo..

UPDATE
i originally reported that:
Display Inc/Ex Tax or VAT Prices - doesnt work properly (but then that could be me not installing it right?

I am very pleased to say that it was me being rubbish again!

All works great!!! *(with one small tiny thing of Admin Setting * show price with TAX = FALSE , Still shows the price with VAT on the product listing, but then that happened for me on 138a.. personally im over the moon.. If this is a sign of something bigger not working.. then im not bright enough to work that out)

Shane78:

Yo..

UPDATE
i originally reported that:
Display Inc/Ex Tax or VAT Prices - doesnt work properly (but then that could be me not installing it right?

I am very pleased to say that it was me being rubbish again!

All works great!!! *(with one small tiny thing of Admin Setting * show price with TAX = FALSE , Still shows the price with VAT on the product listing, but then that happened for me on 138a.. personally im over the moon.. If this is a sign of something bigger not working.. then im not bright enough to work that out)

It's just a sign you didn't read the FAQ- Specifically the part that says:

Q. Can I make all my prices show Including and Excluding Tax/VAT (eg Specials, Featured etc)?

A. Yes- but it will mean making a change to a ZenCart core file. If you are happy to do that, here's the instructions:

1. Backup includes\functions\functions_price.php
2. Edit includes\functions\functions_price.php
3. Rename the function called 'zen_get_products_display_price' to 'xxx_get_products_display_price'

For what it's worth, I've nearly finished writing a Zencart Mod Installer and I've been testing it on v1.3.9 which has made testing mods very easy- I'm going through all mine at the moment.

Told you i was not bright enough! lol :P

hem:

It's just a sign you didn't read the FAQ- Specifically the part that says:.

That would be great, im just going thru them (slowly) by hand, it's taking ages! Still, im sad and im finding it fun..

hem:

For what it's worth, I've nearly finished writing a Zencart Mod Installer and I've been testing it on v1.3.9 which has made testing mods very easy- I'm going through all mine at the moment.

Shane, what config are you testing on?
MySQL-version, PHP-version etc.
Wondering because I'm running PHP5.3.1 and most add-ons I use I have to rewrite for getting it to work. It's easier to know which add-on is already compatible with php5.3 :wink:

Hi arjen,

I never thought about that.. Here are the details for my server.

Server OS: Linux 2.6.9-78.0.13.ELsmp
Database: MySQL 5.0.67
PHP Version: 5.2.9 (Zend: 2.2.0)

so far, i have not come across any mods that dont seem to work, but i have only had the chance to try about 5 (in first post). I believe kuroi is having a far more indepth chat with someone about 138a mods running on PHP5.3... somewhere in this 1.3.9 BETA program feedback forum... (i think)

What mods have you tried that have not worked on php5.3+ ?

Can't remember which, had to change a lot suddenly, 'cause my hoster suddenly changed to php5.3

UPDATE: (if it helps)

1.3.8 mods i have working on 139 running off
PHP5.2.9 (Zend 2.2.0)
MySQL 5.0.67

Image Handler 2
Zen Lightbox
Module Manager Revision 185
Just another Xsell Mod
Category Dressing
Display Inc/Ex Tax or VAT Prices
Invoice
Edit Orders

just got Admin Profiles working on 139...
however.. please note my comments in this post

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=871088&postcount=5

Icons for Manufacturers - replaces drop down menu

This one has me completely stumped! so its something im probs doing wrong... it modifies one file (tpl_index_product_list.php)

Uploaded it to the classic folder to create an override (as per downloaded file structure).. but nothing happened.

so i deleted the original tpl_index_product_list.php from the default_template, still nothing.

so i then deleted includes/templates/classic/templates/tpl_index_product_list.php

and still nothing.. nothing broke or has changed in the front office/storefront.. what ever you like to call it
??

(NB: i used winmerge to add the little change in the file from 138a to 139)

Have the following working w/o issue:

add_customers_from_admin_105 << Version in contribs untested as it was retro hacked for PHP 4X

admin_activity_report_1-3

backup_mysql_plugin_v1-3

business_activity_report_1-5-0

ezpages_meta_tag_fields_1-0

google_analytics_by_andrew_2-2-1

image-handler_2.0-zc13

monthly_sales_and_tax_summary_report_1-3

recover_cart_sales_300B

sales_report_rev104

sales_tax_summary_report_2-0

More will come

~Melanie

Thank you Melanie!!

The story so far:

**add_customers_from_admin_105 **<< Version in contribs untested as it was retro hacked for PHP 4X
admin_activity_report_1-3 (verified by Melanie)
**backup_mysql_plugin_v1-3 ** (verified by Melanie)
business_activity_report_1-5-0 (verified by Melanie)
**ezpages_meta_tag_fields_1-0 **(verified by Melanie)
google_analytics_by_andrew_2-2-1 (verified by Melanie)
**monthly_sales_and_tax_summary_report_1-3 ** (verified by Melanie)
recover_cart_sales_300B (verified by Melanie)
**sales_report_rev104 **(verified by Melanie)
**sales_tax_summary_report_2-0 **(verified by Melanie)
**Image Handler 2 ** (verified by Melanie and me)
**Zen Lightbox **(verified by me, so youre probs best testing it yourself!)
Module Manager Revision 185 (verified by me)
**Just another Xsell Mod **(verified by me)
**Category Dressing **(verified by me)
Display Inc/Ex Tax or VAT Prices (verified by me and im not very good at these things lol)
**Invoice **(verified by me)
Edit Orders (verified by me)
Admin Profiles (verified by me)
Quantity Discounts (verified by author (swguy))
**Better Together **(verified by author (swguy))

there will no more testing from me today, because I have been sat at this PC all day, in this box of an office, since 7am and having drank far too much coffee than can good for me.. I need to go to the pub straight after work because I actually am rocking in my chair and going mad!!!

can the mod testers please verify what version of PHP they are running under? Want to make sure while we are at it that they all work with 1.3.9 on 5.3.x if possible since many hosts are switching soon or have already switched. Or is that outside the scope of this thread?:smile:

Hi,

I can only answer for myself.. sadly
im on php 5.29.

I bloody hope these mods work on 5.3!!

id not say im a mod tester.. just plodding thru the mods and documenting my findings in the chance it might benefit someone.

I would dearly love it if a smarter more ZC savvy person were to takeover or help.. ideally using 5.3

lankeeyankee:

can the mod testers please verify what version of PHP they are running under? Want to make sure while we are at it that they all work with 1.3.9 on 5.3.x if possible since many hosts are switching soon or have already switched. Or is that outside the scope of this thread?:smile:

Whether an addon works on 1.3.9 has NO DIRECT RELATIONSHIP to whether it works on PHP 5.3 ... or vice-versa.
Those are completely separate mutually exclusive factors.

An addon's compatibility with PHP 5.3 depends on whether the author of the addon paid attention to PHP 5.3 requirements, or even knew about them.

Zen Cart itself is compatible, but the addons must stand on their own.