Abbington Mega Template [Support Thread]

shags38:

Hello Anne,

Here is another one please - do the crawlers read the HEADER_SALES_TEXT in includes/languages/english/abbington_mega/header.php as text or treat it as part of an image given that it is in the logo wrapper? Reason for asking is for SEO reasons - if indeed read as text is the text allocated a H1,2,3 or 4 .html tag, (e.g. <h1> or <h2> etc.)

this is what I see in page source however I do not have enough coding knowledge to ascertain the above.

<!--bof-branding display--> <div id="logoWrapper"> <div id="logo"><a href="http://treeoflifejewellery.com/"><img src="includes/templates/abbington_mega/images/treeoflifelogopng.png" alt="Stunning Tree of Life Necklaces & Tree of Life Jewelry" title=" Stunning Tree of Life Necklaces & Tree of Life Jewelry " width="350" height="100" /></a> <div id="taglineWrapper"> <div id="tagline">Stunning Tree of Life Necklaces & Tree of Life Jewelry</div></div> </div>

cheers,
Mike
This is STILL another general ZEN CART question and it is NOT specifically related to SUPPORT for this template.. The short answer is search engines read TEXT as TEXT.. If there is no header tag (h1, h2, etc), the search engines will not INTERPRET one.. A header tag has to be EXPLICITLY be stated (part of the HTML)

Now if you need MORE INFO on this topic, you really need to create a post in the GENERAL topic which is a more appropriate place to ask this question..

DivaVocals:

This is STILL another general ZEN CART question and it is NOT specifically related to SUPPORT for this template.. The short answer is search engines read TEXT as TEXT..

Hello Diva - If I had posted what I posted in 'General Questions' forum I would have been told it is a template issue - can't win. I suppose I need to read the rules and regulations of what is a template support subject and what isn't. But you see I thought I asked the question specifically referring to the template. I suppose I work on the theory that the person who wrote the template would be in the best position to succinctly answer the query - maybe Anne might have responded differently?

Yes I know bots read text as text, I just needed to know that the text is not contained within an image file constraint in the coding of this particular template (not being a coder) - I assumed not but I do hate to assume, don't you?

QUESTION: So can I attribute a H1 tag to that text? if so how would I do that, this question being asked within the context of this particular template of course, not as a general question because I know how to do that in a general sense but need guidance on how to do it within this particular template.

thanks,
Mike

shags38:

Hello Diva - If I had posted what I posted in 'General Questions' forum I would have been told it is a template issue - can't win. I suppose I need to read the rules and regulations of what is a template support subject and what isn't. But you see I thought I asked the question specifically referring to the template. I suppose I work on the theory that the person who wrote the template would be in the best position to succinctly answer the query - maybe Anne might have responded differently?But it's NOT a template support issue.. it's a GENERAL Zen Cart question as the sales text is not specific to this template at all.. THIS template simply has an override for the tpl_header.php file and that override file DOES NOT modify the default code for the sales text you are inquiring about.. hence WHY I say this is not a question specific to this template, but more of a GENERAL Zen Cart question..

shags38:

Yes I know bots read text as text, I just needed to know that the text is not contained within an image file constraint in the coding of this particular template (not being a coder) - I assumed not but I do hate to assume, don't you?

QUESTION: So can I attribute a H1 tag to that text? if so how would I do that, this question being asked within the context of this particular template of course, not as a general question because I know how to do that in a general sense but need guidance on how to do it within this particular template.

thanks,
MikeText is not CONTAINED in an image file.. Text is either displayed on the page or it can be the "alt" or "title" tags.. In the case of this text you would need to update the corresponding language file that contains the sales text defines.

Honestly this really ISN'T a template support question.. It's GENERAL Zen Cart question, and the answer will benefit ANYONE not just those using this template.. May I suggest you start another thread in a more appropriate place on the forum if you have additional questions??

shags38:

Hello Anne,

my question is two part;

1. I have used an existing sidebox 'banner' to add a sidebox to the site and cannot find anywhere to change the title of the sidebox - existing title is 'Sponsors' which is not appropriate for my use - the banner was a ZenCart standard advert - I used Banner Manager to change the image but it does not allow me to change the 'header title' of the banner (sidebox)- I have tried numerous folders/files including .css within includes/templates (common, custom, and Abbington Mega) and cannot find any reference - any ideas?

2. I would prefer the ability to make my own sidebox(es) - can this be done, is there a suitable plugin that works with your template?

cheers,
Mike

p.s. posted the banner header name change question in General Questions and got a simple reply "use search for 'sponsors' in Developer Toolkit" but it resulted in 'not found'

1. You can use the admin--tools--developers toolkit to search for the file that you need to edit

2. Any stable, properly installed plugin/module/addon will work with the template.

Thanks,

Anne

shags38:

Hello Anne,

Here is another one please - do the crawlers read the HEADER_SALES_TEXT in includes/languages/english/abbington_mega/header.php as text or treat it as part of an image given that it is in the logo wrapper? Reason for asking is for SEO reasons - if indeed read as text is the text allocated a H1,2,3 or 4 .html tag, (e.g. <h1> or <h2> etc.)

this is what I see in page source however I do not have enough coding knowledge to ascertain the above.

<!--bof-branding display--> <div id="logoWrapper"> <div id="logo"><a href="http://treeoflifejewellery.com/"><img src="includes/templates/abbington_mega/images/treeoflifelogopng.png" alt="Stunning Tree of Life Necklaces & Tree of Life Jewelry" title=" Stunning Tree of Life Necklaces & Tree of Life Jewelry " width="350" height="100" /></a> <div id="taglineWrapper"> <div id="tagline">Stunning Tree of Life Necklaces & Tree of Life Jewelry</div></div> </div>

cheers,
Mike

I don't know th eseo value or how a crawler will treat alt text. Try doing a google search.

Thanks,

Anne

shags38:

Hello Diva - If I had posted what I posted in 'General Questions' forum I would have been told it is a template issue - can't win. I suppose I need to read the rules and regulations of what is a template support subject and what isn't. But you see I thought I asked the question specifically referring to the template. I suppose I work on the theory that the person who wrote the template would be in the best position to succinctly answer the query - maybe Anne might have responded differently?

Yes I know bots read text as text, I just needed to know that the text is not contained within an image file constraint in the coding of this particular template (not being a coder) - I assumed not but I do hate to assume, don't you?

QUESTION: So can I attribute a H1 tag to that text? if so how would I do that, this question being asked within the context of this particular template of course, not as a general question because I know how to do that in a general sense but need guidance on how to do it within this particular template.

thanks,
Mike

You can use the developers toolkit to search for which file is generating the html code and then add your h1 to there.

Thanks,

Anne

DivaVocals:

But it's NOT a template support issue.. it's a GENERAL Zen Cart question as the sales text is not specific to this template at all.. THIS template simply has an override for the tpl_header.php file and that override file DOES NOT modify the default code for the sales text you are inquiring about.. hence WHY I say this is not a question specific to this template, but more of a GENERAL Zen Cart question..

Text is not CONTAINED in an image file.. Text is either displayed on the page or it can be the "alt" or "title" tags.. In the case of this text you would need to update the corresponding language file that contains the sales text defines.

Honestly this really ISN'T a template support question.. It's GENERAL Zen Cart question, and the answer will benefit ANYONE not just those using this template.. May I suggest you start another thread in a more appropriate place on the forum if you have additional questions??

Diva is correct about these all being general zen cart questions ;) I would guess that if you did searches on the forum you would find similar questions have already been asked and answered.

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

1. You can use the admin--tools--developers toolkit to search for the file that you need to edit

2. Any stable, properly installed plugin/module/addon will work with the template.

Thanks,

Anne

Edit the file /includes/languages/english.php starting at about line 71.
You can install customizable side boxes using the plugin http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=470

shags38:

Hello Anne,

my question is two part;

1. I have used an existing sidebox 'banner' to add a sidebox to the site and cannot find anywhere to change the title of the sidebox - existing title is 'Sponsors' which is not appropriate for my use - the banner was a ZenCart standard advert - I used Banner Manager to change the image but it does not allow me to change the 'header title' of the banner (sidebox)- I have tried numerous folders/files including .css within includes/templates (common, custom, and Abbington Mega) and cannot find any reference - any ideas?

2. I would prefer the ability to make my own sidebox(es) - can this be done, is there a suitable plugin that works with your template?

cheers,
Mike

p.s. posted the banner header name change question in General Questions and got a simple reply "use search for 'sponsors' in Developer Toolkit" but it resulted in 'not found'

Edit the file /includes/languages/english.php starting at about line 71.
You can install customizable side boxes using the plugin http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=470

Pablo:

Edit the file /includes/languages/english.php starting at about line 71.
You can install customizable side boxes using the plugin http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=470

Make sure that you edit the override file in /includes/languages/abbington_mega/english.php

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

Diva is correct about these all being general zen cart questions ;) I would guess that if you did searches on the forum you would find similar questions have already been asked and answered.

Thanks,

Anne
Yes ma'am and because these are GENERAL Zen Cart questions, the answer will benefit ANYONE who has similar questions, not just those folks using THIS template which is why I suggested posting it in a more appropriate place.. (a NEW thread) Your suggestion is even better because I'm sure a search would have lead to similar posts which held the answers shags was after..

I've seen it somewhere but I can't find it now - detailed instructions on how to add a slide to the home page slider. Can someone point me to this?

godt:

I've seen it somewhere but I can't find it now - detailed instructions on how to add a slide to the home page slider. Can someone point me to this?
It's in the read me.
The image goes in templates>template name>images

Sorry, but I can't see it in the readme. All I have under 'Customizing the slide show' is stuff on adding a banner. Nothing about adding another slide.

godt:

Sorry, but I can't see it in the readme. All I have under 'Customizing the slide show' is stuff on adding a banner. Nothing about adding another slide.
It's somewhere in here
http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?195520-Abbington-Mega-Template-Support-Thread/page13

Doesn't seem to be there.

Found what I was looking for:

http://www.picaflor-azul.com/blog/?p=1033/

but that pertains to slides added using define_main_page.php, and does not relate to where slides are added using banner groups, ie., other templates.

What files need to be altered to add slides using the banner group thing? How does one identify a banner group, as in

< ? php
if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET13 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET13)) {
if ($banner->RecordCount() > 0) {
echo zen_display_banner('static', $banner);
}
}
? >

Banner groups are not numbered in this way in the zencart banner manager, at least that I can see.

godt:

I've seen it somewhere but I can't find it now - detailed instructions on how to add a slide to the home page slider. Can someone point me to this?

If you want more slides than the 5 you will need to add a new banner group.

Thanks,

Anne

godt:

Found what I was looking for:

http://www.picaflor-azul.com/blog/?p=1033/

but that pertains to slides added using define_main_page.php, and does not relate to where slides are added using banner groups, ie., other templates.

What files need to be altered to add slides using the banner group thing? How does one identify a banner group, as in

< ? php
if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET13 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET13)) {
if ($banner->RecordCount() > 0) {
echo zen_display_banner('static', $banner);
}
}
? >

Banner groups are not numbered in this way in the zencart banner manager, at least that I can see.

If you do a search on the forum for how to add a new banner group, you will find instructions ;)

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

If you do a search on the forum for how to add a new banner group, you will find instructions ;)

Thanks,

Anne
Thanks Anne I was trying to assist him but the iphone wouldn't search right lol