Login Box 1.5 problems....

Hi everyone!

My problem: I installed Login box 1.5, add on from here http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=154

Now I click on the create account option and it takes me to the login page - index.php?main_page=login

I need it to direct me to the create account page - index.php?main_page=create_account

Ive looked at all the files that come with the add on and I cant find any options to change.

I need the Create account option to send me to that page and not the login page.

Which file in zen cart should be edited to affect this change?

(Ive spent hours looking through the forums If there is a support thread for Login Box 1.5 please give me the link)

THANK YOU!!

If I "inspect element" I can see
<a href="https://www.majesticsilver.co.uk/store/index.php?main_page=login">Create Account</a>

So I obviously need to change that piece of code but what file is it in....

My website is https://www.majesticsilver.co.uk/store

I hope the Green Elf would come to help me soon... or anyone :P

I am directed to your login page as it shoud be

Might clear your browser cache and/or your router cache

no Kobra... I want to be directed to index.php?main_page=create_account when you click on Create account in the side box, not login...

Ok I FOUND THE SOLUTION!

And since nobody helps me here any way I helped myself and I am publishing this information for others to enjoy.

NOTICE TO DR BYTE: Please amend your Sidebox 1.5 based on my corrections.

So as you may know clicking "create account" in the side box takes you to your login page and NOT to create account page which causes issues, for me with the CAPTCHA add on that doesnt display the word challenge in the login page ONLY the create account page, which kinda makes sense.

All you need to do to fix this is edit your /home/majestic/public_html/store/includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_login_box.php

and replace
Line #37 : $content .='<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PASSWORD_FORGOTTEN, '', 'SSL') . '">' . LOGIN_BOX_PASSWORD_FORGOTTEN . '</a>' . '<br />' . '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL') . '">' . LOGIN_BOX_CREATE_ACCOUNT . '</a>' . '<br />';

with

Line #37 : $content .='<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PASSWORD_FORGOTTEN, '', 'SSL') . '">' . LOGIN_BOX_PASSWORD_FORGOTTEN . '</a>' . '<br />' . '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_CREATE_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL') . '">' . LOGIN_BOX_CREATE_ACCOUNT . '</a>' . '<br />';

Hey PRESTO! your "create account" link in your login sidebox will now redirect you to the correct create account page!

Im a new zenner and not a programmer at all. Im really proud of this simple little contribution I couldnt find anywhere in the posts.

ENJOY!!!

aozhaver:

NOTICE TO DR BYTE: Please amend your Sidebox 1.5 based on my corrections.Add-ons are community driven efforts. DrByte wasn't the original author of this particular add-on merely the last one to update it.. I say this to point out that YOU could bundle up your correction and submit it as an update to this module.. (versus making a request for others to do it.. Just sayin':cool:)

I'm much too green to offer my own flavour add ons. I would say this I have MANY add-ons new as well as really old ALL working perfectly on zen-cart 1.3.9f. I dont see the big deal on the forums about backward compatibility. Ofcourse things are compatible!! esp to 1.38/7 HELLO!! its the same zen cart just follow install instructions and spend many sleepless nites and one can make anything work, people tend to throw the blame for things not working on compatibility- I say laziness and lack of feedback on THIS forum :P but you know I really love u all!!!!!!!!!:D

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aozhaver:

I'm much too green to offer my own flavour add ons.If you found the answer an posted the solution then you are not green at all.. ANYONE can submit an update/correction to an add-on.. 'tis my only point..:smile:

aozhaver:

lack of feedback on THIS forum :P but you know I really love u all!!!!!!!!!:D
There is PLENTY of feedback on this forum.. In my experience, while not all of my questions get answered I have ALWAYS found my answers on THIS forum in other ways (the search feature is an awesome tool!).. and in EXTREME cases I have found my answers via Google.. I know you think there is a lack of feedback on this forum.. I have to respectfully agree to disagree..

Seems my problem is deeper than I thought after all :(

That little change of code only affects the link from the login sidebox but there seems to be a global redirect that throws me to the login page even if I manually put in the browser URL box

http://.....store/index.php?main_page=create_account

I cleared the cache it doesn't help!

Its hard coded somewhere this zen_redirect.

I searched on the toolkit and experimented changing some redirect statements from FILENAME_LOGIN to FILENAME_CREATE_ACCOUNT but none of it works it INSISTS on taking me to the login page where CAPTCHA doesnt work.

Ive looked at the CAPTCHA files I don't know if I can override this behaviour from there...

Please anyone involved in zen cart development would you kindly tell me where in the files is this redirect so I can cancel it.

All my tpl_create_account files everything is correct
:cry:

I think im onto something I wonder what your thoughts are oh invisible help....

I use CAPTCHA add on with FEC everything seems fine except the CAPTCHA box doesnt appear in the account creation/login page.

I thoroughly checked through all the files and compared my existing templates and module files to the original CAPTCHA mod and FEC mod. my files look more like the CAPTCHA original, I dont know how FEC even works it must be a miracle.

Anyway I notied my tpl_create_account in /templates and create_account in /modules were missing the CAPTCHA code in the original mod files- so I added it and no conflicts everything the same as before but still no CAPTCHA!

Then a bulb lit up in my head when I realise that these 2 mods use a slightly different folder structure.

while CAPTCHA calls the module file from ...include/modules directly FEC calls them from includes/modules/MY_TEMPLATE

Ah ha! and then i saw I had 2 create_account module files one in each folder. So i disabled each to see what happens, and the file in include/modules has no impact whatsoever, so I left it disabled and merged the CAPTCHA code with the other file, as mentioned.

I have a feeling that since the 2 mods use different folder structure and since FEC is clearly king here that the CAPTCHA files that call upon the create_account module file would not find one.... even if there was one there...(makes sense?) since FEC was ruling things and IT calls the shots from the file in includes/modules/MY_TEMPLATE

I want to know where in the CAPTCHA mod files I can somehow "redirect" or re-code to make that mod seek the module file from the includes/modules/MY_TEMPLATE folder where the merged create_account file is.

I always feel like I dont make myself clear and thats why nobody ever helps me....:cry:

But what happened to a bit of good brainstorming.. is everyone really that busy to lend a hand :huh:

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:oops:sorry everyone false alarm it seems.....

POST # 16
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=156720&highlight=captcha

sorts it all, so basic WHY!!!!!..

sorry....:blush:
P.S. will test now vigorously and report back.

You're not gonna like this answer:smile:, but while your correction to the login box is correct the issue is NOT the login box, and it is NOT a Zen Cart issue either..

Part of your issue is your TM template and the way you have integrated FEC and CAPTCHA.. Unfortunately issues in stores with TM template frequently get little to no response from many folks here -- mostly because TM does many things very bass ackwards -- it makes troubleshoot difficult because they DO NOT follow Zen Cart standards which has been part and parcel of the issues you've run into.. particularly the way TM ignores or tries to work around the Zen Cart overrides system..

No simple answers here.. Without looking at your site personally I couldn't begin to say what the issue MIGHT be especially when you factor in a template which does not follow the norm..

I appreciate your point but the folder structure for each Mod was done by the people who wrote the mods no me...

you wana hear something funny?? CAPTCHA works fine with or without a module file... do I get it? no.. just testing

Im getting 2 problems ..

It throws up errors when trying to create an account (with or without the CAPTCHA bit)

The Password Confirmation must match your Password.

and

Is your email address correct? It should contain at least 6 characters. Please try again.

Ill keep trying

aozhaver:

I appreciate your point but the folder structure for each Mod was done by the people who wrote the mods no me...

you wana hear something funny?? CAPTCHA works fine with or without a module file... do I get it? no.. just testing

I think you are missing the point I'm trying to make.. The mods are written correctly.. THEY follow the Zen Cart standards for the Zen Cart override system.. Your template does not follow these standards.. From what you have described your template overrides default files as opposed to using a proper override file.. So as a result you will run into issues with add-ons.. Yes some add-ons work without overrides, but many will not as you have discovered.

Like I said, I know you don't want to hear this, but the way TM codes their templates really is part of the issues you've run into with certain mods, and I suspect this is part of the reason why folks may be reluctant to assist you.. My experience here on this forum is that TM sites get sort of the "hands off" treatment.. Again because TM does not build their templates to Zen Cart standards..

aozhaver:

Im getting 2 problems ..

It throws up errors when trying to create an account (with or without the CAPTCHA bit)

The Password Confirmation must match your Password.

and

Is your email address correct? It should contain at least 6 characters. Please try again.

Ill keep tryingYou are using FEC correct?? Have you triple checked that all the FEC files in their proper override folders are in place?? FEC has it own set of checkout template files along with some of default files modified. Did you update all the FEC login and account creation files with the CAPTCHA code??

As always you are absolutely right dear Diva... I mustve messed up some files in all my experimentation, i simply uploaded all the files again and its working swimmingly. Ill use that CAPTCHA fix from before so its should all come together nicely

some useful information here on integrating FEC and CAPTCHA

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?p=950814#post950814