Footer Menu Support Thread

dpet102:

Awesome, thanks clyde.

Sorry to add more work to your pile :)

Maybe you can also direct me quickly. I use define_pages_2 as my "about us", and define_pages_3 as "fundraising initiative".

I'm not familiar with EZ pages, for some reason it doesn't like me, but I'm wondering how to get those define pages links into my footer.

Thanks for your help

Dave

If you don't use EZ Pages then you will have to edit includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/footer_menu_defines.php
and insert new definitions for them.

Using EZ Pages is not that difficult.

go to admin -> tools -> EZ Pages

click the "New File" button

Add a page title

Set everything except FOOTER to no (make sure you give it a sort order)

scroll down to
Internal Link URL:
add the link to your page - index.php?main_page=page_2

click the insert button

Do the same for your page_3 link.

make sure you have the ez pages footer status set to 1

and that's it.

Hi Clyde,

Yeah, I kind of figured that out before you posted, but I appreciate you doing so just the same.

I finally have a professional looking footer. (Happy Happy Joy Joy)

Thanks Clyde for this module. I think I'm going to take a few hours off and suck back a couple of pints lol. I'll have one for you too.

Cheers

Dave

Hi clyde,

Just wondering if you had a chance to look at the centering issue I'm having with the footer module?
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dpet102:

Hi clyde,

Just wondering if you had a chance to look at the centering issue I'm having with the footer module?
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try making the highlighted changes in stylesheet_footer_menu.css

#navSuppWrapper {
margin: 40px 0 0 150px;
padding: 0;
background:none;
text-align:left;
font-weight: bold;
color: #ff9900;
width: 1100px;
height: 140px;

}

Hi Clyde,

Great mod, love it. It gives that finishing touch... that many websites (including mine) needed.

One question, in the footer_menu_defines.php file, how would you code in different links. I want to provide my customers with links to the different menu options in their account when they would be logged in. The links under the "My Account" and "Email Notifications".

Essentially I would like:

• My Account
• Check Order Status
• Update Address
• Manange Newsletters
• Product Notifications

I don't quite know PHP and I am still learning ZC, would you be able to provide those for me or maybe give me a starting point.

Thank you for your help and again... Great Mod!

autoace:

Hi Clyde,

Great mod, love it. It gives that finishing touch... that many websites (including mine) needed.

One question, in the footer_menu_defines.php file, how would you code in different links. I want to provide my customers with links to the different menu options in their account when they would be logged in. The links under the "My Account" and "Email Notifications".

Essentially I would like:

• My Account

• Check Order Status

• Update Address

• Manange Newsletters

• Product Notifications

I don't quite know PHP and I am still learning ZC, would you be able to provide those for me or maybe give me a starting point.

Thank you for your help and again... Great Mod!

You would only need the My Account link (and that link is included by default). The other links you have listed can be found on the "My Account" page when a user is logged in.

clydejones:

You would only need the My Account link (and that link is included by default). The other links you have listed can be found on the "My Account" page when a user is logged in.

Hi Clyde,

Thanks for the reply.

I am wandering if you could show me how to code those define statements in footer_menu_defines.php?

I'd like to make some custom links and lets just say its not working out too well.

Just some simple instructions would be really helpful. Thank you.

autoace:

Hi Clyde,

Thanks for the reply.

I am wandering if you could show me how to code those define statements in footer_menu_defines.php?

I'd like to make some custom links and lets just say its not working out too well.

Just some simple instructions would be really helpful. Thank you.

The easiest way to create custom links is to use EZ-Pages and create either "internal" or "external" links.

This method has been taken into account when I created the mod.

That way you don't need to do anything with the footer_menu_defines.php file.

clydejones:

The easiest way to create custom links is to use EZ-Pages and create either "internal" or "external" links.

This method has been taken into account when I created the mod.

That way you don't need to do anything with the footer_menu_defines.php file.

Thanks for suck a quick reply.

You know, honestly I did not even think about that. Kind of used to having to code here and there to get little mods done. That is actually much better, bcuz then its maintained by ZC and not me!!!

Thanks for a great mod!

Hi Clyde,

In the case of the EZ Pages creating the links, I want 3 of the 4 columns to be based on EZ Pages.

Do I need to do anything to the footer_menu_defines.php file? I see that is set up for only 1 column of EZPages links.

Can you please advise, thanks for your help.

autoace:

Hi Clyde,

In the case of the EZ Pages creating the links, I want 3 of the 4 columns to be based on EZ Pages.

Do I need to do anything to the footer_menu_defines.php file? I see that is set up for only 1 column of EZPages links.

Can you please advise, thanks for your help.

In that case, you're going to have to roll up your sleeves and work on the footer_menu_defines.php file.

each of the columns is defined in its own section.

I'll use column three for this example. All these links use Zen Cart pages.

/*BOF Menu Column 3 link Definitions*/
Define('TITLE_THREE', '<li class="menuTitle">Customer Service</li>');
Define('CONTACT','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a></li>');
Define('SHIPPING', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a></li>');
Define('PRIVACY', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a></li>');
Define('CONDITIONS','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a></li>');
Define('ACCOUNT', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT . '</a></li>');
/*EOF Menu Column 3 link Definitions*/

You can change the define statements to your liking:
change the constant If you wish.
Since I'm not sure whether you will be using internal or external links, I'll use external links.

Define('CONDITIONS','<li><a href=" http://your_link.com">this is my link</a></li>');

Now You'll need to make sure that you include any changes to the constants appear in the "footer menu defines

Define('CUSTOMER_SERVICE', '<dd class="third">

clydejones:

In that case, you're going to have to roll up your sleeves and work on the footer_menu_defines.php file.

each of the columns is defined in its own section.

I'll use column three for this example. All these links use Zen Cart pages.

/BOF Menu Column 3 link Definitions/
Define('TITLE_THREE', '<li class="menuTitle">Customer Service</li>');
Define('CONTACT','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a></li>');
Define('SHIPPING', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHIPPING) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '</a></li>');
Define('PRIVACY', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a></li>');
Define('CONDITIONS','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a></li>');
Define('ACCOUNT', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT . '</a></li>');
/EOF Menu Column 3 link Definitions/

> 
> You can change the define statements to your liking:
> change the constant If you wish.
> Since I'm not sure whether you will be using internal or external links, I'll use external links.
> 
> Define('CONDITIONS','<li><a href=" http://your_link.com">this is my link</a></li>');
> 
> Now You'll need to make sure that you include any changes to the constants appear in the "footer menu defines
> 
> Define('CUSTOMER_SERVICE', '<dd class="third">
> <ul>' . TITLE_THREE . CONTACT . SHIPPING . PRIVACY . CONDITIONS . ACCOUNT . '</ul></dd>');

Hi Clyde,

Thanks for the reply.  I just finished making about 15 footer links via EZPages, all INTERNAL LINKS.  Man that was easy, love Zen Cart!

How would I go about setting up footer_menu_defines.php to have columns 2,3,4 be EZ Pages INTERNAL links at about 5 links a column.

Again your help is very much appreciated.

autoace:

Hi Clyde,

Thanks for the reply. I just finished making about 15 footer links via EZPages, all INTERNAL LINKS. Man that was easy, love Zen Cart!

How would I go about setting up footer_menu_defines.php to have columns 2,3,4 be EZ Pages INTERNAL links at about 5 links a column.

Again your help is very much appreciated.

You can't. columns 2 and 3 will have to be edited with your internal links.

just follow the pattern in the define statements

Column 4 can be left as ez pages links

clydejones:

You can't. columns 2 and 3 will have to be edited with your internal links.

just follow the pattern in the define statements

Column 4 can be left as ez pages links

Ok, Clyde, thanks for the great info. Doing as advised I constructed define statements for my internal links leaving column 4 alone.

I basically just reorganized column 1 and then made define statements for columns 2 and 3.

Can you take a look at my code and tell me if there is anything wrong with it (errors in logic or syntax). The following is my customized file:

I spaced the define statements out to make them easier to read

/BOF Menu Column 1 link Definitions/
Define('TITLE_ONE', '<li class="menuTitle">Company</li>'); //table heading

Define('ABOUT', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ABOUT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_ABOUT_US . '</a></li>');

Define('CONTACT','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a></li>');

Define('CONDITIONS','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a></li>');

Define('PRIVACY', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a></li>');

Define('SITEMAP', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SITE_MAP) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SITE_MAP . '</a></li>');
/EOF Menu Column 1 link Definitions/

/BOF Menu Column 2 link Definitions/
Define('TITLE_TWO', '<li class="menuTitle">Account Information</li>'); //table heading possible error below

Define('LOGIN', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_LOGIN . '</a></li>');

Define('ACCOUNT', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT . '</a></li>');

Define('ADDRESSBOOK', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ADDRESS_BOOK, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_ADDRESS_BOOK . '</a></li>');

Define('ACCOUNTHISTORY', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT_HISTORY, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_ACCOUNT_HISTORY . '</a></li>');

Define('UNSUBSCRIBE', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_UNSUBSCRIBE) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_UNSUBSCRIBE . '</a></li>');

Define('ACCOUNTNOTIFICATIONS', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT_NOTIFICATIONS, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_ACCOUNT_NOTIFICATIONS . '</a></li>');
/EOF Menu Column 2 link Definitions/

/BOF Menu Column 3 link Definitions/
Define('TITLE_THREE', '<li class="menuTitle">Shopping Links</li>'); //table heading

Define('ADVANCEDSEARCH', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ADVANCED_SEARCH) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_ADVANCED_SEARCH . '</a></li>');

Define('SHOPPINGCART', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_SHOPPING_CART . '</a></li>');

Define('NEWPRODUCTS', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_NEW) . '">' . BOX_HEADING_WHATS_NEW . '</a></li>');

Define('SPECIALS', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS) . '">' . BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS . '</a></li>');

Define('FEATURED','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_FEATURED_PRODUCTS) . '">' . TABLE_HEADING_FEATURED_PRODUCTS . '</a></li>');

Define('ALLPRODUCTS', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_ALL) . '">' .CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_PRODUCTS_ALL . '</a></li>');
/EOF Menu Column 3 link Definitions/

/BOF Menu Column 4 link Definitions/
Define('TITLE_FOUR', '<li class="menuTitle">Customer Support</li>');
/*The actual links are determined by "footer links" set in EZ-Pages
*EOF Menu Column 4 link Definitions
*/

/BOF Footer Menu Definitions/ //table headings definitions
Define('COMPANY', '<dd class="first">

Also do I need to leave all of the EZPages that I created last night in order for this file to work or do I delete them or .... please advise.

Thanks for all your help!

autoace:

Ok, Clyde, thanks for the great info. Doing as advised I constructed define statements for my internal links leaving column 4 alone.

I basically just reorganized column 1 and then made define statements for columns 2 and 3.

Can you take a look at my code and tell me if there is anything wrong with it (errors in logic or syntax). The following is my customized file:

I spaced the define statements out to make them easier to read

/BOF Menu Column 1 link Definitions/
Define('TITLE_ONE', '<li class="menuTitle">Company</li>'); //table heading

Define('ABOUT', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ABOUT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_ABOUT_US . '</a></li>');

Define('CONTACT','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONTACT_US) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '</a></li>');

Define('CONDITIONS','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CONDITIONS) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '</a></li>');

Define('PRIVACY', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRIVACY) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '</a></li>');

Define('SITEMAP', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SITE_MAP) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_SITE_MAP . '</a></li>');
/EOF Menu Column 1 link Definitions/

/BOF Menu Column 2 link Definitions/
Define('TITLE_TWO', '<li class="menuTitle">Account Information</li>'); //table heading possible error below

Define('LOGIN', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_LOGIN . '</a></li>');

Define('ACCOUNT', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT . '</a></li>');

Define('ADDRESSBOOK', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ADDRESS_BOOK, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_ADDRESS_BOOK . '</a></li>');

Define('ACCOUNTHISTORY', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT_HISTORY, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_ACCOUNT_HISTORY . '</a></li>');

Define('UNSUBSCRIBE', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_UNSUBSCRIBE) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_UNSUBSCRIBE . '</a></li>');

Define('ACCOUNTNOTIFICATIONS', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT_NOTIFICATIONS, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_ACCOUNT_NOTIFICATIONS . '</a></li>');
/EOF Menu Column 2 link Definitions/

/BOF Menu Column 3 link Definitions/
Define('TITLE_THREE', '<li class="menuTitle">Shopping Links</li>'); //table heading

Define('ADVANCEDSEARCH', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_ADVANCED_SEARCH) . '">' . BOX_INFORMATION_ADVANCED_SEARCH . '</a></li>');

Define('SHOPPINGCART', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'SSL') .'">' . HEADER_TITLE_SHOPPING_CART . '</a></li>');

Define('NEWPRODUCTS', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_NEW) . '">' . BOX_HEADING_WHATS_NEW . '</a></li>');

Define('SPECIALS', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS) . '">' . BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS . '</a></li>');

Define('FEATURED','<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_FEATURED_PRODUCTS) . '">' . TABLE_HEADING_FEATURED_PRODUCTS . '</a></li>');

Define('ALLPRODUCTS', '<li><a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_ALL) . '">' .CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_PRODUCTS_ALL . '</a></li>');
/EOF Menu Column 3 link Definitions/

/BOF Menu Column 4 link Definitions/
Define('TITLE_FOUR', '<li class="menuTitle">Customer Support</li>');
/*The actual links are determined by "footer links" set in EZ-Pages
*EOF Menu Column 4 link Definitions
*/

/BOF Footer Menu Definitions/ //table headings definitions
Define('COMPANY', '<dd class="first">

<ul>' . TITLE_ONE . HOME . FEATURED . SPECIALS . NEWPRODUCTS . ALLPRODUCTS . '</ul></dd>'); Define('ACCOUNT_INFORMATION', '<dd class="second"> <ul>' . TITLE_TWO . ABOUT . SITEMAP . GVFAQ . COUPON . UNSUBSCRIBE . '</ul></dd>'); Define('SHOPPING_LINKS', '<dd class="third"> <ul>' . TITLE_THREE . CONTACT . SHIPPING . PRIVACY . CONDITIONS . ACCOUNT . '</ul></dd>'); Define('CUSTOMER_SUPPORT', '<dd><ul>' . TITLE_FOUR); Define('CUSTOMER_SUPPORT_END', '</ul></dd>'); /*EOF Footer Menu Definitions*/

Also do I need to leave all of the EZPages that I created last night in order for this file to work or do I delete them or .... please advise.

Thanks for all your help!

If you're not going to use the ez-pages just turn the footer off
admin -> configuration -> ez pages settings -> EZ-Pages Display Status - FooterBar (set to 0)

You'll also need to change this section to match your updated column definitions.

/BOF Footer Menu Definitions/ //table headings definitions
Define('COMPANY', '<dd class="first">

Define('ACCOUNT_INFORMATION', '<dd class="second">

Define('SHOPPING_LINKS', '<dd class="third">

Define('CUSTOMER_SUPPORT', '<dd><ul>' . TITLE_FOUR);
Define('CUSTOMER_SUPPORT_END', '</ul></dd>');
/EOF Footer Menu Definitions/

clydejones:

If you're not going to use the ez-pages just turn the footer off
admin -> configuration -> ez pages settings -> EZ-Pages Display Status - FooterBar (set to 0)

You'll also need to change this section to match your updated column definitions.

/BOF Footer Menu Definitions/ //table headings definitions
Define('COMPANY', '<dd class="first">

<ul>' . TITLE_ONE . ABOUT . CONTACT . CONDITIONS . PRIVACY . SITEMAP . '</ul></dd>');

Define('ACCOUNT_INFORMATION', '<dd class="second">

<ul>' . TITLE_TWO . ABOUT . SITEMAP . GVFAQ . COUPON . UNSUBSCRIBE . '</ul></dd>');

Define('SHOPPING_LINKS', '<dd class="third">

<ul>' . TITLE_THREE . CONTACT . SHIPPING . PRIVACY . CONDITIONS . ACCOUNT . '</ul></dd>');

Define('CUSTOMER_SUPPORT', '<dd><ul>' . TITLE_FOUR);
Define('CUSTOMER_SUPPORT_END', '</ul></dd>');
/EOF Footer Menu Definitions/

Hi Clyde,

I got it working! Thanks for your help!

Hi Clyde,

I was looking thru this thread and found this (Post 24):

Define('LINKS', '<li><a href="' . zen_ez_pages_link(31) . '"> Links</a></li>');

You'll then need to add this to the following definition statement

Define('QUICKLINKS', '<dd class="first">

Is the above code what is necessary to add a link created via the EZPages in any one of the first 3 columns?

autoace:

Hi Clyde,

I was looking thru this thread and found this (Post 24):

Define('LINKS', '<li><a href="' . zen_ez_pages_link(31) . '"> Links</a></li>');

You'll then need to add this to the following definition statement

Define('QUICKLINKS', '<dd class="first">

<ul>' . TITLE_ONE . HOME . FEATURED . SPECIALS . NEWPRODUCTS . ALLPRODUCTS . LINKS . '</ul></dd>');

Is the above code what is necessary to add a link created via the EZPages in any one of the first 3 columns?

Yes, that is the correct format for ez page links

Hello,

Great contribution. I added and removed some things and it looks great in every browser but IE7 on. I am using one of the CSS Flyout Header contributions and I thought it might be causing problems, but I can't seem to figure it out. Can you take a look and let me know what you see? Basically it is sitting right on top of the copyright info. But again, it only happens in IE.

https://www.betweenthesheetsinc.com

Thanks,

Rick

ricksterinps:

Hello,

Great contribution. I added and removed some things and it looks great in every browser but IE7 on. I am using one of the CSS Flyout Header contributions and I thought it might be causing problems, but I can't seem to figure it out. Can you take a look and let me know what you see? Basically it is sitting right on top of the copyright info. But again, it only happens in IE.

https://www.betweenthesheetsinc.com

Thanks,

Rick

open includes/templates/YOUR_TENPLATE/css/stylesheet_footer_menu.css

find the following and make the highlighted changes

#siteinfoLegal {
margin:10px auto;
padding: .5em 0 0;
font-size: 0.9em;
text-align:center;
width:100%;
line-height:normal;
clear:both;
}