Abbington Mega Template [Support Thread]

davstr7:

Never mind, I read the readme file and that solved the issue.

I am happy that you solved the problem.

Thanks,

Anne

Hi Anne,

I am having issues with big numbers of spam emails coming through the contact us form on one of my sites - the emails contain links - is there any way to disallow html code in the contact us form?

cheers,
Mike
p.s. Is the form you have used the standard one used by Zencart or is it different?

shags38:

Hi Anne,

I am having issues with big numbers of spam emails coming through the contact us form on one of my sites - the emails contain links - is there any way to disallow html code in the contact us form?

cheers,
Mike
p.s. Is the form you have used the standard one used by Zencart or is it different?

You can add captcha to the contact form in the dropdown menu, or you can remove it.

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

You can add captcha to the contact form in the dropdown menu, or you can remove it.

Thanks,

Anne

Thanks Anne - I omitted to say that I do have Captcha installed - I did that when the problem first appeared however it isn't stopping the perpetrator - I just need to be able to disallow html, apply a rule? I have seen it before in contact forms on some other sites where when you click send if you have used html in the dialogue box it brings up an error message - are you familiar with that?

cheers,
Mike

Why not block his IP address in your Cpanel? It's easy and effective

shags38:

Thanks Anne - I omitted to say that I do have Captcha installed - I did that when the problem first appeared however it isn't stopping the perpetrator - I just need to be able to disallow html, apply a rule? I have seen it before in contact forms on some other sites where when you click send if you have used html in the dialogue box it brings up an error message - are you familiar with that?

cheers,
Mike

I would recommend doing a google search to find instructions for adding this.

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

I would recommend doing a google search to find instructions for adding this.

Thanks,

Anne
Is again suggesting BLOCK THE IP.

Hi Anne!

I'm building a new site and using your Abbington Mega as my base starting point. Thanks for the great template. Very nice, and the css3 mega menu is a nice step forward.

I was modding the contact portion of the code to at a subject line and noticed that you do not include the code for CSS anti-spam. Since this is now part of the core code in tpl_contact_us_default.php, I thought perhaps you might want to also add it to the common/tpl_mega_menu.php

I just put this snippet in above the div for the from button:

<br class="clearBoth" />
<label for="should_be_empty"></label>
<input name="should_be_empty" type="text" id="CUAS" size="30" value="" style="visibility:hidden; display:none;" autocomplete="off" /> 

Works as expected, and will not send mail if there is any value in the value field.

-chadd

Found one more >tiny< thing that's probably inconsequential...

in includes/languages/abbington_meg/english.php line 22 (or so) you have:

@setlocale(LC_TIME, 'en_US.ISO_8859-1');

I believe this should now be:

@setlocale(LC_TIME, 'en_US');

To coincide with the default english.php and since just a few line down the charset is defined at utf-8

I have no idea if this actually make any difference. But I'm one of those guys that actually READS the code ;p

-chadd

chadderuski:

Hi Anne!

I'm building a new site and using your Abbington Mega as my base starting point. Thanks for the great template. Very nice, and the css3 mega menu is a nice step forward.

I was modding the contact portion of the code to at a subject line and noticed that you do not include the code for CSS anti-spam. Since this is now part of the core code in tpl_contact_us_default.php, I thought perhaps you might want to also add it to the common/tpl_mega_menu.php

I just put this snippet in above the div for the from button:

Thank you so much for posting. I will be sure to include this in a future template update :-)

Thanks,

Anne

How to Style the Drop Menus...

Hi Anne,

I was hoping you could provide a little insight into stylizing the drop menus. I kind of like a roll over (hover) box effect. Something like what I did here:

http://royalindustriesinc.com/

But adjusted to fit in with my clients color scheme.

The mega-menu is really nice, but a bit more complex to style than what I used at Royal's website which all I had to do was style the #div hover:li {}.

Also, is it possible to target one drop menu only? I think it is from what I understand of CSS class specifiers, but I'm really a CSS NOOB ;p

-chadd

chadderuski:

How to Style the Drop Menus...

Hi Anne,

I was hoping you could provide a little insight into stylizing the drop menus. I kind of like a roll over (hover) box effect. Something like what I did here:

http://royalindustriesinc.com/

But adjusted to fit in with my clients color scheme.

The mega-menu is really nice, but a bit more complex to style than what I used at Royal's website which all I had to do was style the #div hover:li {}.

Also, is it possible to target one drop menu only? I think it is from what I understand of CSS class specifiers, but I'm really a CSS NOOB ;p

-chadd

You can definitely isolate just one of the drop downs by either using the css classes that are already there, or you can edit the includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_mega_menu.php file and adding your new classes.

If you want to add an on hover background color to the links you can add something like this:

.mega-menu .levels li a:hover, .mega-menu .levels li li a:hover, .mega-menu .levels li li li a:hover{background:#your background color;}

Thanks,

Anne

Hello :-) I just submitted an update to the template package. Major updates include:

• Admin interface for customizing the slide show, mega menu, and footer.
• Easily add your slide show images, social media icons, header about us image, and header and footer payment images, urls, etc. via the zen cart admin banner manager. All of the banner manager functionality including opening the link in a new window, showing on ssl pages, etc. is now available for these images. Also, get all of the banner reporting functionality.
• Enable or disable the slide show from the zen cart admin, set the effect for slide or fade, and set the play and pause speed.
• Enable or disable the header mega menu from the admin and hide any of the drop downs.
• Enable or disable the footer telephone number from the admin. If enabled you can customize the telephone number from the admin.

02/16/2013-----Cleaned up all stylesheets in the includes/tmeplates/abbington_mega/css directory
02/16/2013-----Removed includes/templates/abbington_mega/templates/tpl_modules_attributes.php
02/16/2013-----Added jquery fade effect to the tabbed home page center box modules
02/16/2013-----Moved slider images, mega menu about us image, mega menu payments image, footer payments image, and footer social media images from includes/templates/abbington_mega/images to images/banners
02/16/2013-----Changed files for new admin interface--includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_home_slider.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_header.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_mega_menu.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_footer_menu.php, includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/abbington_mega/footer_menu_defines.php
02/16/2013-----Added YOUR_ADMIN/includes/extra_datafiles/abbington_mega.php
02/16/2013-----Updated includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_header.php and includes/languages/english/abbington_mega/header.php to include multi-language functionality for "item(s)" text
02/16/2013-----Updated abbington_mega_patch.sql file

I'll post when the updated package is available for download from the plugins section.

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

Hello :-) I just submitted an update to the template package. Major updates include:

• Admin interface for customizing the slide show, mega menu, and footer.

• Easily add your slide show images, social media icons, header about us image, and header and footer payment images, urls, etc. via the zen cart admin banner manager. All of the banner manager functionality including opening the link in a new window, showing on ssl pages, etc. is now available for these images. Also, get all of the banner reporting functionality.

• Enable or disable the slide show from the zen cart admin, set the effect for slide or fade, and set the play and pause speed.

• Enable or disable the header mega menu from the admin and hide any of the drop downs.

• Enable or disable the footer telephone number from the admin. If enabled you can customize the telephone number from the admin.

02/16/2013-----Cleaned up all stylesheets in the includes/tmeplates/abbington_mega/css directory
02/16/2013-----Removed includes/templates/abbington_mega/templates/tpl_modules_attributes.php
02/16/2013-----Added jquery fade effect to the tabbed home page center box modules
02/16/2013-----Moved slider images, mega menu about us image, mega menu payments image, footer payments image, and footer social media images from includes/templates/abbington_mega/images to images/banners
02/16/2013-----Changed files for new admin interface--includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_home_slider.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_header.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_mega_menu.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_footer_menu.php, includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/abbington_mega/footer_menu_defines.php
02/16/2013-----Added YOUR_ADMIN/includes/extra_datafiles/abbington_mega.php
02/16/2013-----Updated includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_header.php and includes/languages/english/abbington_mega/header.php to include multi-language functionality for "item(s)" text
02/16/2013-----Updated abbington_mega_patch.sql file

I'll post when the updated package is available for download from the plugins section.

Thanks,

Anne

Sound good thank you.

picaflor-azul:

Hello :-) I just submitted an update to the template package. Major updates include:

• Admin interface for customizing the slide show, mega menu, and footer.

• Easily add your slide show images, social media icons, header about us image, and header and footer payment images, urls, etc. via the zen cart admin banner manager. All of the banner manager functionality including opening the link in a new window, showing on ssl pages, etc. is now available for these images. Also, get all of the banner reporting functionality.

• Enable or disable the slide show from the zen cart admin, set the effect for slide or fade, and set the play and pause speed.

• Enable or disable the header mega menu from the admin and hide any of the drop downs.

• Enable or disable the footer telephone number from the admin. If enabled you can customize the telephone number from the admin.

02/16/2013-----Cleaned up all stylesheets in the includes/tmeplates/abbington_mega/css directory
02/16/2013-----Removed includes/templates/abbington_mega/templates/tpl_modules_attributes.php
02/16/2013-----Added jquery fade effect to the tabbed home page center box modules
02/16/2013-----Moved slider images, mega menu about us image, mega menu payments image, footer payments image, and footer social media images from includes/templates/abbington_mega/images to images/banners
02/16/2013-----Changed files for new admin interface--includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_home_slider.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_header.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_mega_menu.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_footer_menu.php, includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/abbington_mega/footer_menu_defines.php
02/16/2013-----Added YOUR_ADMIN/includes/extra_datafiles/abbington_mega.php
02/16/2013-----Updated includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_header.php and includes/languages/english/abbington_mega/header.php to include multi-language functionality for "item(s)" text
02/16/2013-----Updated abbington_mega_patch.sql file

I'll post when the updated package is available for download from the plugins section.

Thanks,

Anne
Does the template include instructions for upgrading for those of us who are using older versions of this template and would like to upgrade to take advantage of the new admin management features.. Not a big deal.. It would just help light the way to an upgrade.. :smile:

DivaVocals:

Does the template include instructions for upgrading for those of us who are using older versions of this template and would like to upgrade to take advantage of the new admin management features.. Not a big deal.. It would just help light the way to an upgrade.. :smile:

There is a list of changed, added, and deleted files in the new readme.html file. You would also need to run the part of the new sql patch pertaining to the admin interface settings.

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

There is a list of changed, added, and deleted files in the new readme.html file. You would also need to run the part of the new sql patch pertaining to the admin interface settings.

Thanks,

Anne

Awesome!! :smile:

Hi Anne,

I have NOT moved to your 2.0 version yet. Missed it by DAYS :[

I was wondering what is needed to add a Google +1 to the social media area.

Your 2.0 version looks really awesome!

-chadd

chadderuski:

Hi Anne,

I have NOT moved to your 2.0 version yet. Missed it by DAYS :[

I was wondering what is needed to add a Google +1 to the social media area.

Your 2.0 version looks really awesome!

-chadd

Thanks! I hope that it will make using the templates easier. If it is well received I will update all of the templates to include the admin controls.

You can install the google plus one module from the plugins section and just position it so that it lines up with the addthis that is already included in the template package for the product info page.

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

Hello :-) I just submitted an update to the template package. Major updates include:

• Admin interface for customizing the slide show, mega menu, and footer.

• Easily add your slide show images, social media icons, header about us image, and header and footer payment images, urls, etc. via the zen cart admin banner manager. All of the banner manager functionality including opening the link in a new window, showing on ssl pages, etc. is now available for these images. Also, get all of the banner reporting functionality.

• Enable or disable the slide show from the zen cart admin, set the effect for slide or fade, and set the play and pause speed.

• Enable or disable the header mega menu from the admin and hide any of the drop downs.

• Enable or disable the footer telephone number from the admin. If enabled you can customize the telephone number from the admin.

02/16/2013-----Cleaned up all stylesheets in the includes/tmeplates/abbington_mega/css directory
02/16/2013-----Removed includes/templates/abbington_mega/templates/tpl_modules_attributes.php
02/16/2013-----Added jquery fade effect to the tabbed home page center box modules
02/16/2013-----Moved slider images, mega menu about us image, mega menu payments image, footer payments image, and footer social media images from includes/templates/abbington_mega/images to images/banners
02/16/2013-----Changed files for new admin interface--includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_home_slider.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_header.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_mega_menu.php, includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_footer_menu.php, includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/abbington_mega/footer_menu_defines.php
02/16/2013-----Added YOUR_ADMIN/includes/extra_datafiles/abbington_mega.php
02/16/2013-----Updated includes/templates/abbington_mega/common/tpl_header.php and includes/languages/english/abbington_mega/header.php to include multi-language functionality for "item(s)" text
02/16/2013-----Updated abbington_mega_patch.sql file

I'll post when the updated package is available for download from the plugins section.

Thanks,

Anne

Ok, the new updated package is now available in the Plugins section:

http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1397

Please note that there has been a bug fix to the sql file so if you have downloaded the update from my site within the last few days, please re-download the fixed package.

Thanks,

Anne