Sheffield Blue Template Support Thread

pewe:

I used Zen Cart back in 2006, but have had no need of it since 2008 - until now :smile:

I have installed this template but want to remove the Social Sidebar.

In the instructions it says

I do not have this file - so assume it is referring to* /includes/templates/sheffield_blue/css/stylesheet_social_sidebar.css.*

However modifying this does not seem to remove (hide) the sidebar.

This is what I tried

I also tried it without the '-sh' as this is excluded in the example in the instructions - this didn't work either.

Can anyone enlighten me as to what I am missing here.

Thanks.

Add the display:none; to the .sidebar.

Thanks,

Anne

Thanks Anne

But I am still in the dark - tried that and now have this in the css file

.sidebar{background:#e3e9ff;-moz-border-radius:10px;border:3px solid #bbccff;position:fixed;cursor:pointer;}
.sidebar-words{color:#000000;font-weight:bold;font-family:helvetica;list-style:none;padding:0px;}
.soico{margin-right:2px;margin-bottom:5px;margin-top:5px;width:40px;}

.sidebar{display:none;}

The sidebar still shows.

:wacko:

pewe:

Thanks Anne

But I am still in the dark - tried that and now have this in the css file

The sidebar still shows.

:wacko:

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

Thanks,

Anne

I am also confused as to why my previous mod to the css did not hide the icons specified.
I have just visited another site using the template. On that site only three of the icons show, and from what I can tell their css file has identical content to the details in my earlier post.

:unsure:

Heres a link

pewe:

I am also confused as to why my previous mod to the css did not hide the icons specified.
I have just visited another site using the template. On that site only three of the icons show, and from what I can tell their css file has identical content to the details in my earlier post.

:unsure:

Heres a link

Add display:none !important; to the .sidebar

Thanks,

Anne

Sorry, but I'm not following your answer!

What should the content of the css file look like after your suggested changes??

pewe:

Sorry, but I'm not following your answer!

What should the content of the css file look like after your suggested changes??

Add this to the .sidebar:

display:none !important;

Thanks,

Anne

Hi Anne,

First off, Thank you for providing such a slick template. I have been working on it for a couple days and up to now have been able to find all the answers for changing the things I wanted off here, google, and your own site.

I finally got around to messing with the social sidebar and it is here I am having an issue. I followed the readme and the files are named slightly different, but I assume they must be what you are referring to since the inner text is the same you state to edit. Once editing I save the file and upload to the exact same directory I pulled the file from to start with. Then when I go to test the site it still has all the social icons and links to the default that come with the template.

I could only find one thread with the same issue I am describing (On here and your own site, which was a duplicate post) and you state that the person must not have uploaded to the override directory, but I assume what you are referring to is the directory I pulled the files from.

I am speaking of these two files - The links I changed and the changes saved but it is not updating the links that the sidebar actually links to even though the code now shows the correct links. includes/templates/Sheffield_blue/css/stylesheet_social_sidebar.css and includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/sheffield_blue/social_defines.php

Please let me know what you think the fix might be. Thanks in advance for the help.

eric47905:

Hi Anne,

First off, Thank you for providing such a slick template. I have been working on it for a couple days and up to now have been able to find all the answers for changing the things I wanted off here, google, and your own site.

I finally got around to messing with the social sidebar and it is here I am having an issue. I followed the readme and the files are named slightly different, but I assume they must be what you are referring to since the inner text is the same you state to edit. Once editing I save the file and upload to the exact same directory I pulled the file from to start with. Then when I go to test the site it still has all the social icons and links to the default that come with the template.

I could only find one thread with the same issue I am describing (On here and your own site, which was a duplicate post) and you state that the person must not have uploaded to the override directory, but I assume what you are referring to is the directory I pulled the files from.

I am speaking of these two files - The links I changed and the changes saved but it is not updating the links that the sidebar actually links to even though the code now shows the correct links. includes/templates/Sheffield_blue/css/stylesheet_social_sidebar.css and includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/sheffield_blue/social_defines.php

Please let me know what you think the fix might be. Thanks in advance for the help.

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

Thanks,

Anne

Sandbox site - http://newsite.orings-online.net

eric47905:

Sandbox site - http://newsite.orings-online.net

You need to edit the includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/sheffield_blue/social_defines.php and be sure that you are overwiting the file on your server with the changes.

Thanks,

Anne

I did. As it turns out I figured out the problem. It is pulling these sidebox defines from "footer_menu_defines" not from the sidebar_defines. As soon as I changed that other file it took immediately. I don't know why it is pulling from the incorrect file though.

The second part though was to remove the blog icon and the file you say to edit doesn't do anything either so I wonder where that is actually pulling its source from?

eric47905:

I did. As it turns out I figured out the problem. It is pulling these sidebox defines from "footer_menu_defines" not from the sidebar_defines. As soon as I changed that other file it took immediately. I don't know why it is pulling from the incorrect file though.

The second part though was to remove the blog icon and the file you say to edit doesn't do anything either so I wonder where that is actually pulling its source from?

I am so happy that you figured it out! I will add to the bug list to remove the defines from the fotoer_menu_defines file.

You can edit the includes/templates/sheffield_blue/common/tpl_main_page.php

Thanks,

Anne

Hi Anne,
First of all, thanks for this really great template. It is really well done and different then what we usually find. I really appreciate your great work in this.

I've installed it and started to modify it a little. Everything was going well. I just installed the zen lightbox pluging and started to fill the store with products but the image do not appears on the product pages... I just can't figure why..

Here's a link to the store: http://www.offroadrescuenetwork.com/salesorn/ If you goo and take a look at red sticker product on the left sidebox you'll ses that no picture are showing.

AlexThibo:

Hi Anne,
First of all, thanks for this really great template. It is really well done and different then what we usually find. I really appreciate your great work in this.

I've installed it and started to modify it a little. Everything was going well. I just installed the zen lightbox pluging and started to fill the store with products but the image do not appears on the product pages... I just can't figure why..

Here's a link to the store: http://www.offroadrescuenetwork.com/salesorn/ If you goo and take a look at red sticker product on the left sidebox you'll ses that no picture are showing.

There is not inherently a conflict between the lightbox plugin and the template. My guess is that you have installed the lightbox plugin correctly. I would check to be sure that all of the lightbox files are in the correct location on your server.

Thanks,

Anne

DivaVocals:

How do you know which form the spam is coming from??
As it turned out, the primary contact form was delivering plenty of SPAM. I never figured out WHY it began as soon as I implemented the new template. Does anyone know if there is a software or web platform available to test form against spambots? I couldn't find one.
Al any rate, ended up adding a simple SPAM trap with an html/text driven captcha which seems to be doing the trick and is not as user-unfriendly as reCaptcha. I posted a tutorial here. Feedback welcome and hope it helps. It's implemented here.

mutinyzoo:

As it turned out, the primary contact form was delivering plenty of SPAM. I never figured out WHY it began as soon as I implemented the new template. Does anyone know if there is a software or web platform available to test form against spambots? I couldn't find one.
Al any rate, ended up adding a simple SPAM trap with an html/text driven captcha which seems to be doing the trick and is not as user-unfriendly as reCaptcha. I posted a tutorial here. Feedback welcome and hope it helps. It's implemented here.

Thank you for posting your solution ;) I am happy that you figured it out.

Thanks,

Anne

Hello Ann,
I had a question about adding social icons to the footer of this template. I was wondering under which file would I place the main code if you can help me out? Thanks

asharp01:

Hello Ann,
I had a question about adding social icons to the footer of this template. I was wondering under which file would I place the main code if you can help me out? Thanks

I would add them to the includes/templates/sheffield_blue/common/tpl_footer.php or the includes/templates/sheffield_blue/common/tpl_footer_menu.php

Thanks,

Anne

Hi there...
I've installed this theme and I'm having issues with these 2 pages. I'm not sure if there are others just yet but I hope someone can help me.
I get white pages and Im not sure how to fix them.

http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=112_114
http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=checkout_shipping
http://scrapsncompany.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=27