Bentley Classic Template Support Thread

lar48ry:

I installed the template and was working my way through the Read Me page. Everything was working well and I was getting the results that I wanted. When I got to the footer portion of the Read Me file a problem cropped up for Step #11.

When I went to the Tools>EZ-Pages,the drop down menu shows that the Footer page is there but when I select it nothing is displayed, in fact none of the items in the list does. (This includes Header, Sidebox, Page Title, Page ID, Title).

I do not know if this is a template issue or a general type issue, could you please help?

Thank you

Do you mean that the options are missing from your admin--tools--ezpages?

Try setting a sort order for the page and see if it shows up.

Thanks,

Anne

Do you mean that the options are missing from your admin--tools--ezpages?

Try setting a sort order for the page and see if it shows up.

The options are there, they just do not display any content. When I click on the one nothing is displayed.

As to setting a sort order, I guess I do not understand exactly what you mean here. Could you please may be a bit more specific - as I understand what you mean here, this would be more of a data base function rather than a html or php function, or am I out in left field?

I am running this on a local host rather than an on-line server.

lar48ry:

The options are there, they just do not display any content. When I click on the one nothing is displayed.

As to setting a sort order, I guess I do not understand exactly what you mean here. Could you please may be a bit more specific - as I understand what you mean here, this would be more of a data base function rather than a html or php function, or am I out in left field?

I am running this on a local host rather than an on-line server.

At the top of the ezpage in admin--tools--ezpages there is box under the footer:yes no that says order. Fill this in with a number.

Thanks,

Anne

At the top of the ezpage in admin--tools--ezpages there is box under the footer:yes no that says order. Fill this in with a number.

First let me apologize for not responding sooner, I had gotten a data base error and I ran out of time to fix it. I have since taken care of that.

When I go to admin -- tools -- ezpages, here is what I see:

When I click on any of the page elements in the drop down box no page appears, to allow editing.

Thank you

lar48ry:

First let me apologize for not responding sooner, I had gotten a data base error and I ran out of time to fix it. I have since taken care of that.

When I go to admin -- tools -- ezpages, here is what I see:

When I click on any of the page elements in the drop down box no page appears, to allow editing.

Thank you

It doesn't look like you have any ezpages created yet? Check the FAQ's section for instructions on how to create an ezpage.

Thanks,

Anne

When I make changes to headings or text content in headermenu.php, the changes do not appear. CSS edits appear OK, and I can change the about us image. But changes to original text do not appear. Is there another file at work here? I can't find any through the developers toolkit. I have browser cache disabled, and I have also checked on another PC.

godt:

When I make changes to headings or text content in headermenu.php, the changes do not appear. CSS edits appear OK, and I can change the about us image. But changes to original text do not appear. Is there another file at work here? I can't find any through the developers toolkit. I have browser cache disabled, and I have also checked on another PC.

It sounds like you are either not saving the file before you upload to your server, uploading the file to the wrong location on your server, not overwriting the file on your server, or editing the wrong file. You should be editing: includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/bentley_classic/headermenu.php.

Thanks,

Anne

I have not set up any EZ_Pages at this time, because I am trying to get the Store Front (Home) page set the way I want it, before propagating additional pages. This deals mainly with the primary style sheet.

I have the following pages in templates > bentley_classic > common: tpl_columnar_display.php, html_header.php, tpl_footer.php, tpl_footer_menu.php, tpl_header.php, tpl_home_slider.php, tpl_main_page.php, tpl_mega_menu.php.

In the tpl_main_page, I found this for the Left Side Bar:

<?php if (COLUMN_LEFT_STATUS == 0 || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL == '1' and $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '') || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_COLUMN_LEFT_OFF == 'true' and ($_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0 or $_SESSION['customer_id'] == ''))) { // global disable of column_left $flag_disable_left = true; } if (!isset($flag_disable_left) || !$flag_disable_left) { ?>

Which allows the Left Side Bar to be displayed.

For the Right Side Bar I have this:

<?php //if (COLUMN_RIGHT_STATUS == 0 || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL == '1' and $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '') || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_COLUMN_RIGHT_OFF == 'true' && $_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0)) { if (COLUMN_RIGHT_STATUS == 0 || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL == '1' and $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '') || (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_COLUMN_RIGHT_OFF == 'true' and ($_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0 or $_SESSION['customer_id'] == ''))) { // global disable of column_right $flag_disable_right = true; } if (!isset($flag_disable_right) || !$flag_disable_right) { ?>

When I comment out the “$flag_disable_right = true;” nothing displays on the Home page.

Why the difference between the two side column PHP code?

For the Footer I have this:

<?php /** * prepares and displays footer output */ if (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL_AUTHORIZATION == 1 && CUSTOMERS_AUTHORIZATION_FOOTER_OFF == 'true' and ($_SESSION['customers_authorization'] != 0 or $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '')) { //$flag_disable_footer = true; } require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_footer.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common'). '/tpl_footer.php'); ?>

In the tpl_footer.php, which also does not currently display I did this:
" // if (!isset($flag_disable_footer) || !$flag_disable_footer) {".
The "} // flag_disable_footer" was already flagged out.

Here is an image of where I currently stand:

lar48ry:

I have not set up any EZ_Pages at this time, because I am trying to get the Store Front (Home) page set the way I want it, before propagating additional pages. This deals mainly with the primary style sheet.

I have the following pages in templates > bentley_classic > common: tpl_columnar_display.php, html_header.php, tpl_footer.php, tpl_footer_menu.php, tpl_header.php, tpl_home_slider.php, tpl_main_page.php, tpl_mega_menu.php.

In the tpl_main_page, I found this for the Left Side Bar:

Which allows the Left Side Bar to be displayed.

For the Right Side Bar I have this:

When I comment out the “$flag_disable_right = true;” nothing displays on the Home page.

Why the difference between the two side column PHP code?

For the Footer I have this:

In the tpl_footer.php, which also does not currently display I did this:
" // if (!isset($flag_disable_footer) || !$flag_disable_footer) {".
The "} // flag_disable_footer" was already flagged out.

Here is an image of where I currently stand:

Turn off the right or left hand column in the admin--configuration--layout settings.

I am not sure exactly what you are trying to do in the footer. Are you trying to turn off the footer menu?

Thanks,

Anne

Anne,

Turn off the right or left hand column in the admin--configuration--layout settings.

I am not sure exactly what you are trying to do in the footer. Are you trying to turn off the footer menu?

What I want to do is cause both the Right Hand Sidebar and the Footer to display on my home (front) page. In the image from my previous post, it shows only that the Header, Left Hand Sidebar and Main Content.

I was working on building my High Caliber Knives site and then realized that I was going to have a problem with integrating a shopping cart into it, this is why I went to Zen Cart. Here is an image of the home page:

As you can see, I am not a novice when it comes to building a site. I have the necessary skills to accomplish most of what I want to do, including building a data base from scratch.

Examples include: http://www.kandlewebdesign.com/ and http://www.impelind.com/

The nice thing about Zen Cart is that it provides all of the back side features for an e-commerce site - I looked at Drupal and Joomla as possibilities but they did not appear to be as flexible (for my needs).

The hardest part in working with Zen Cart is learning how to use the template structure - the documentation regarding what each template file is used for seems to be sorely lacking or rather cryptic. I also realize that most of these templates are for behind the scene functionality and that only a relative few needs to be modified, but trying to figure this out is quite daunting. And yes I do have the latest edition of "e-Start Your Web Store with Zen Cart", which has been a great resource but it still has the same failure in explaining how the template system works as do many of the responses within the forum (a great resource once you noodle through them).

Thank you

lar48ry:

Anne,

What I want to do is cause both the Right Hand Sidebar and the Footer to display on my home (front) page. In the image from my previous post, it shows only that the Header, Left Hand Sidebar and Main Content.

I was working on building my High Caliber Knives site and then realized that I was going to have a problem with integrating a shopping cart into it, this is why I went to Zen Cart. Here is an image of the home page:

As you can see, I am not a novice when it comes to building a site. I have the necessary skills to accomplish most of what I want to do, including building a data base from scratch.

Examples include: http://www.kandlewebdesign.com/ and http://www.impelind.com/

The nice thing about Zen Cart is that it provides all of the back side features for an e-commerce site - I looked at Drupal and Joomla as possibilities but they did not appear to be as flexible (for my needs).

The hardest part in working with Zen Cart is learning how to use the template structure - the documentation regarding what each template file is used for seems to be sorely lacking or rather cryptic. I also realize that most of these templates are for behind the scene functionality and that only a relative few needs to be modified, but trying to figure this out is quite daunting. And yes I do have the latest edition of "e-Start Your Web Store with Zen Cart", which has been a great resource but it still has the same failure in explaining how the template system works as do many of the responses within the forum (a great resource once you noodle through them).

Thank you

If you search in the FAQ's section, there is an article that outlines how to turn off secrtions on the main page only.

Thanks,

Anne

The problem seems to be caused by renamed/earlier versions of the file left in the directory. If I clean them out - whatever the rename is - it seems to function OK. At least, it does in IE. But in Opera, Firefox and Chrome, the drop down boxes appear on hover over the top menu item, but do not persist when mouse is moved over dropdown box. What might be the cause of this?

godt:

The problem seems to be caused by renamed/earlier versions of the file left in the directory. If I clean them out - whatever the rename is - it seems to function OK. At least, it does in IE. But in Opera, Firefox and Chrome, the drop down boxes appear on hover over the top menu item, but do not persist when mouse is moved over dropdown box. What might be the cause of this?

I have no idea what you are talking about. Can you quote your original question, or post a link to your site so that I can take a look?

Thanks,

Anne

godt:

When I make changes to headings or text content in headermenu.php, the changes do not appear. CSS edits appear OK, and I can change the about us image. But changes to original text do not appear. Is there another file at work here? I can't find any through the developers toolkit. I have browser cache disabled, and I have also checked on another PC.

I clicked on the 'reply' link at the bottom of my earlier post, never having done so before. Didn't do what I expected. Anyway, an interesting solution. Any thoughts on the dropdown problem? First two dropdowns disappear when moving mouse over - in Opera, Firefox, Chrome - but this does not happen with 'info' dropdown.

picaflor-azul:

This is in includes/templates/bentley_classic/css/stylesheet_module_tabs.css.

Thanks,

Anne

Hi Anne,

I'm having a similar issue as Fudge (as evidenced when I click on Fudge's website link). I've taken all product listings off the home page module tabs (except for New Products) through the admin. I'm not sure why it is but by default, I have a blank listing and the new products only show up after I click on the "New" link.

How can I get the new product listing to show up by default? (it may be defaulting to Featured products)

http://www.hulaboba.com

Thanks,
Willis

godt:

I clicked on the 'reply' link at the bottom of my earlier post, never having done so before. Didn't do what I expected. Anyway, an interesting solution. Any thoughts on the dropdown problem? First two dropdowns disappear when moving mouse over - in Opera, Firefox, Chrome - but this does not happen with 'info' dropdown.

If you post a link to your site I can take a look.

Thanks,

Anne

IntegraRacer:

Hi Anne,

I'm having a similar issue as Fudge (as evidenced when I click on Fudge's website link). I've taken all product listings off the home page module tabs (except for New Products) through the admin. I'm not sure why it is but by default, I have a blank listing and the new products only show up after I click on the "New" link.

How can I get the new product listing to show up by default? (it may be defaulting to Featured products)

http://www.hulaboba.com

Thanks,
Willis

See this post:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?195520-Abbington-Mega-Template-Support-Thread&p=1134272#post1134272

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

See this post:

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?195520-Abbington-Mega-Template-Support-Thread&p=1134272#post1134272

Thanks,

Anne

Worked like a charm, thanks! On a side note, do you know how I can keep the Product Detail section's inclusion of the Pintrest/FB/Twitter bar from causing a security error when I'm in SSL mode? Having the Secure/Non-secure warning show up is having a negative effect on click-through...

Thanks,
Willis

IntegraRacer:

Worked like a charm, thanks! On a side note, do you know how I can keep the Product Detail section's inclusion of the Pintrest/FB/Twitter bar from causing a security error when I'm in SSL mode? Having the Secure/Non-secure warning show up is having a negative effect on click-through...

Thanks,
Willis

Are you sure that it is the addthis that is causing the error? There are a lot of people using this template and I have not heard about anyone else having this problem.

Thanks,

Anne

Hey Anne quick question.. Is there something in this template that would prevent the product name from word wrapping?? My client has a couple of REALLY LONG product names and because the text does not wrap, they mess up the layout of the product info page..

I shortened the name on this product:
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)overthehillweb(dot)com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=259&products_id=5697

Here's how it looks on other products:
http://clientlaserdiscvault(dot)overthehillweb(dot)com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=259&products_id=5693
(and oh YES I KNOW his product descriptions are a bloody MESS..:laugh: I'm working with him on this..)