EasyPopulate 4.0 Support Thread

chadderuski:

v_products_image refers to the main image and assumes the image is located in <website root>/images/ folder

if you organize your images INSIDE the /image folder, then you would add that to your image path

say your image is:

<website root>/images/books/bible.png

then you would put "books/bible.png" in your v_products_image column.

For multiple images, review the instructions here:

https://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?100-how-do-i-add-multiple-images-to-a-product

hope this helps :p

Thank you for your responses Gentlemen. However, what I am trying to avoid is to have to add additional images using Image Handler to add additional product pictures manually for each individual product. I am looking for a way to be able to add the additional picture links within the EasyPopulate plugin to accomplish this task. Product A would point to imageA.jpg and imageA_1.jpg etc.

Best regards,

Frank

fjbern1943:

Thank you for your responses Gentlemen. However, what I am trying to avoid is to have to add additional images using Image Handler to add additional product pictures manually for each individual product. I am looking for a way to be able to add the additional picture links within the EasyPopulate plugin to accomplish this task. Product A would point to imageA.jpg and imageA_1.jpg etc.

Best regards,

Frank

Additional product images are 'assigned' buy the file name of the image file. They are not assigned to the product in any way. This plugin does not upload any images, those need placed on the server separately. Use this to assign the main image. Upload the main image and any additional using the proper naming convetion.

We were both saying the same thing in different approaches.

As chadderuski stated, if the image for Product A is product_A.jpg and the image is to be in the images/category_i_chose_directory folder then in EP4 no matter how many additional images there are, you would populate the field with category_i_chose_directory/product_a.jpg.

Then product_a.jpg would be the main image and product_a_1.jpg would be loaded just like all of the other additional images.

EP4 does not upload the image, it uploads the path in the database field used to present and process images.

In order to upload all of your actual images you could use ftp to do so, after they have been named to align with the primary/main image filename base as described in the link chadderuski provided and as you have indicated to want.

mc12345678:

We were both saying the same thing in different approaches.

As chadderuski stated, if the image for Product A is product_A.jpg and the image is to be in the images/category_i_chose_directory folder then in EP4 no matter how many additional images there are, you would populate the field with category_i_chose_directory/product_a.jpg.

Then product_a.jpg would be the main image and product_a_1.jpg would be loaded just like all of the other additional images.

EP4 does not upload the image, it uploads the path in the database field used to present and process images.

In order to upload all of your actual images you could use ftp to do so, after they have been named to align with the primary/main image filename base as described in the link chadderuski provided and as you have indicated to want.

So let me see if I understand this correctly. As long as I populate the v_products_image column in the easypopulate csv file with productA.jpg and then upload via ftp two files into the same directory. One being productA.jpg and the other productA_1.jpg the product info page in the storefront will show both images??????

Frank the Confused!

Well I'll be a Monkeys uncle, I just tried it and it works AOK. Now all I need to figure out is how to get the additional image to open up with lightbox like the original image instead of a regular browser popup window. Any hints!

Thanks to all.

Frank

fjbern1943:

Well I'll be a Monkeys uncle, I just tried it and it works AOK. Now all I need to figure out is how to get the additional image to open up with lightbox like the original image instead of a regular browser popup window. Any hints!

Thanks to all.

Frank

Wrong thread to discuss, but usually involves making sure the javascript is installed to the correct includes/modules/pages directory and/or properly merged the applicable files. It also depends on other factors, but usually its all about the install.

QUOTE=mc12345678;1320326]Wrong thread to discuss, but usually involves making sure the javascript is installed to the correct includes/modules/pages directory and/or properly merged the applicable files. It also depends on other factors, but usually its all about the install.[/QUOTE]

Of course you are right , I thought that when I asked the question. I will move this part of the discussion to the right thread. Thanks for your help.

Frank

fjbern1943:

mc12345678:

Wrong thread to discuss, but usually involves making sure the javascript is installed to the correct includes/modules/pages directory and/or properly merged the applicable files. It also depends on other factors, but usually its all about the install.

Of course you are right , I thought that when I asked the question. I will move this part of the discussion to the right thread. Thanks for your help.

Frank
Never hurts to ask. :)

curious problem here. I installed EP4 to my test site. the configuration menu is not working. every item shows the "Uploads Directory" configuration setting, but the options are true / false not a text entry box. If I pick one of those, eavy item on the page is changed the that selection. All true or all false. That's just all kinds of wrong /smile/
I did the uninstall option, deleted all the files, and deleted the configuration items left behind by a different version, and reinstalled the current cersion. same result.

version installed is: Easy Populate 4.0.36.ZC - 07-05-2016

Any ideas?

jsteggy:

curious problem here. I installed EP4 to my test site. the configuration menu is not working. every item shows the "Uploads Directory" configuration setting, but the options are true / false not a text entry box. If I pick one of those, eavy item on the page is changed the that selection. All true or all false. That's just all kinds of wrong /smile/
I did the uninstall option, deleted all the files, and deleted the configuration items left behind by a different version, and reinstalled the current cersion. same result.

version installed is: Easy Populate 4.0.36.ZC - 07-05-2016

Any ideas?
Very curious indeed.

Did you happen to try logging out and then back in after trying the install?

What's really odd here is a few things:

1. multiple configuration_key columns have been uploaded (which must all be unique otherwise would error out and not get imported)
2. with each unique id the same "settings" are applied.
3. the database install uses an insert command not a select so caching (ZC cache anyways) should not be a factor for a default store.
4. if there was a previous version of EP4 installed, the queries are written such that they attempt to insert, if unsuccessful then they move to the next query all except one which updates itself if there is a "problem". And that query doesn't even provide a result in a "normal" configuration area.

Would you mind trying something for me?

In the includes/function/extra_functions/easy_populate_4_functions.php file, there is a section related to install. In that install section is a series of: $db->Execute( statements

At the end of each one, could you replace:

);

with:

, false, false, 0, true);

Could you also identify more about your system's setup (posting tips information for starters)? What program/version was previously installed?

That's very interesting because in my testing I didn't come across a situation like that.

And try that?

How to exclude the domain name from the metatags_title

su35:

How to exclude the domain name from the metatags_title

Generally a combination of modifying: includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/YOUR_TEMPLATE/meta_tags.php and includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/meta_tags.php

If the file does not exist at the end location, then suggest copying it from the directory above (removing YOUR_TEMPLATE) or the default language of English as well.

YOUR_TEMPLATE is the folder name given to the template you use which ideally should not be any directory that exists in a default zc install but instead a template folder added as part of your build.

EP4 does not add this information as part of the process.

mc12345678:

Generally a combination of modifying: includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/YOUR_TEMPLATE/meta_tags.php and includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/meta_tags.php

If the file does not exist at the end location, then suggest copying it from the directory above (removing YOUR_TEMPLATE) or the default language of English as well.

YOUR_TEMPLATE is the folder name given to the template you use which ideally should not be any directory that exists in a default zc install but instead a template folder added as part of your build.

EP4 does not add this information as part of the process.

Thanks reply
The domain name is part of the content in the databasse (table:meta_tags_products_description, culumn:metatags_title). The same file, if I import on local host, the content of metatages_title includes the local domain name; if I upload and improt on living site, it includes the living site's domain name. That suggests that the domain name is induced in the EP4 proccess.

su35:

Thanks reply
The domain name is part of the content in the databasse (table:meta_tags_products_description, culumn:metatags_title). The same file, if I import on local host, the content of metatages_title includes the local domain name; if I upload and improt on living site, it includes the living site's domain name. That suggests that the domain name is induced in the EP4 proccess.

I didn't say that EP4 couldn't have an effect on the metatags, but if you did not enter the content into the import file for metatags_title, if they are not appearing in your exported file and also are not appearing in the imported file, but they are appearing on the website, then it is the file(s) on the website that are preparing the information for display. EP4 can turn on/off meta information for a product. It can add/or import specific content to be a part of specific product meta tags, but it does not add the domain name to any of the content.

The fact that importing an EP4 file causes the same response but with different information means that EP4 is triggering the code to show that type of information, but it is not "aware" of what information should be shown and it does not magically add that content.

If you would like, please provide the header row and one row of data for a product that is showing something that you are not wanting and also explain what it is that you do want to have happen.

Thanks nc12345678. I find a few products haven't such problem. It looks like that there is some error in my data prepare code.

Hi all

I have just changed from OSC to Zencart and have a very basic install, but EP 4 is not exporting a file ( I only have 1 product at present) to test it as I need the correct headings

I have been using EP in OSC for about 8 years now and have recently done a new OSC 2.3.4 BS Edge website, but where I list my products do not have a compatible product feed yet, so I had to change

While loading the new site with a new version of EP for OSC I had to change my headings for me to load the 15 000 items I list

I have tried to download this 1 item to see the headings but all I get is a blank screen

Any help out there please?

Thx
Russel

When you say a basic install, can you please identify what ZC version, what php version?

When a blank screen is provided, this typically means that an error has been caused and if the error occurs during the after a ZC trigger point, then it should be logged where ZC logs it's error logs (see this FAQ on blank or partial blank pages).

Which type of export was attempted, from what path? (ie. Dropdowns at top, links along side?) is the one product an active product or is it marked as out-of-stock.

Ie. Details help to be able to see how to reproduce the issue, what might be causing it, and how to prevent it from occurring again.

Hi there

I googled and found a wiki entry that lists the headings

I have the latest 1.5.5b installed, and the latest Easy Populate 4.0.36.ZC

Server OS: Linux 2.6.32-642.11.1.el6.centos.plus.i686, Database: MySQL 5.6.33, PHP Version: 5.6.24 (Zend: 2.6.0)

Product is active, selected from drop down menu for just that category or all

Error log says easypopulate_4_filelayout.php is missing - checked now and saw all files for modules were missing!

It worked now - will test after converting my current file

Thx

A couple of things, if not mistaken the wiki entry of specific fields hasn't been updated in some time (some may have been added/changed), but it is a good resource with which to begin. The EP4 code permits export of additional product table fields, but those fields must be identified to EP4. They can be found by review/comparison of the fields in the products table of your database.

Glad it's working for you now and welcome to ZC!

For what it's worth, EP4 version 4.0.36.ZC (available for download from https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2069) has been tested against ZC 1.5.5d with no issues; however, there has been a reported issue with ZC 1.5.5d and a change introduced in versions c and d that may need to be undone in admin/includes/functions/database.php as referenced in this post although that issue did not appear in my testing against product addition or modification either manually or with EP4.