Flexible Footer Columns Menu for 1.5.x

using this patch will render the html properly on the front end

INSERT INTO `flexible_footer_menu` (`page_id`, `language_id`, `page_title`, `page_url`, `col_header`, `col_image`, `col_html_text`, `status`, `col_sort_order`, `col_id`, `date_added`, `last_update`) VALUES
(15, 1, 'Discount Coupons', 'index.php?main_page=discount_coupon', '', '', 'Get <font color="red">5% off</font><br />\r\nyour <u>first purchase</u><br />\r\nat my <i>demo site</i>!', 1, 24, 2, '2013-06-24 09:20:12', '2013-06-24 16:55:10');

but if I edit and update it in admin the html breaks and is rendered in phpmyadmin, col_html_text, as

Get <font color="red">5% off</font><br />
your <u>first purchase</u><br />
at my <i>demo site</i>!

rbarbour:

download the latest version of flexible footer multilingual

ok, thanks will do

rbarbour:

download the latest version of flexible footer multilingual

I installed the latest version of flexible footer multilingual and let it upgrade my installation. The same problem happened so I used the uninstall function and reinstalled using 'new install'.

Same problem is happening and as described in post 61

v1.5.5 added some security guards.
A workaround is:

Copy:

/ADMIN_FOLDER/includes/init_includes/init_sanitize.php

To:

/ADMIN_FOLDER/includes/init_includes/overrides/init_sanitize.php

On or around line: 216

Find:

$group = array('products_description', 'coupon_desc', 'file_contents', 'categories_description', 'message_html', 'banners_html_text', 'pages_html_text', 'comments');

Change to:

$group = array('products_description', 'coupon_desc', 'file_contents', 'categories_description', 'message_html', 'banners_html_text', 'pages_html_text', 'comments', 'col_html_text');

buildingblocks:

I installed the latest version of flexible footer multilingual and let it upgrade my installation. The same problem happened so I used the uninstall function and reinstalled using 'new install'.

Same problem is happening and as described in post 61

Thanks for your help :smile:

I am trying to figure out how to rel="nofollow" links on the Flexible Footer. I have a few in my footer to external websites that I do not want followed.

I am also trying to figure out how to do the same with links on the E-Z Pages in my top menu.

If I can make all external links nofollow in one swoop, that would be even better.

Does anyone know how to achieve this? I am using 1.54. Thank you in advance for addressing my questions.

FloridaGoFishing:

I am trying to figure out how to rel="nofollow" links on the Flexible Footer. I have a few in my footer to external websites that I do not want followed.

I am also trying to figure out how to do the same with links on the E-Z Pages in my top menu.

If I can make all external links nofollow in one swoop, that would be even better.

Does anyone know how to achieve this? I am using 1.54. Thank you in advance for addressing my questions.

Easiest way in both situations would be to use jquery

Thank you for the quick response. I just looked up your suggestion and read that that search engine spiders do not execute javascript while crawling pages. Is this true today?

FloridaGoFishing:

Thank you for the quick response. I just looked up your suggestion and read that that search engine spiders do not execute javascript while crawling pages. Is this true today?

Quote Google's JohnMu:

    "I would also recommend not explicitly disallowing crawling of the jQuery file. While we generally wouldn't index it on its own, we may need to access it to generate good Instant Previews for your site."

JohnMu later in the same thread...

    "Additionally, we're constantly working on improving processing of JavaScript for web-search in general, so if you use jQuery to pull in content, and the jQuery script is disallowed for Googlebot, then we would not be able to look at that at all."

https://productforums.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!msg/webmasters/0TJepn0B1Oo/ItBqd5mXId8J

Hello:

I am having problems with the flexible footer menu. Now the entire html is showing at the bottom of the page instead of the images and I have no idea why. I was attempting to get my new facebook page to replace Anne's with no success.

I replaced this
https://www.facebook.com/Custom.Zen.Cart.Design

with this:

https://www.facebook.com/Mygiftsite-1169118269789707/

That seemed to mess everything up so I simply put everything back the way it was and now I am left with this.

'<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Custom.Zen.Cart.Design" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a><a href="https://twitter.com/picaflorazul" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/picaflorazul" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"></i></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ZenCartEasyHelp" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-youtube"></i></a><a href="" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-instagram"></i></a>', 1, 41, 4, '2013-06-24 09:44:30', '2014-04-25 09:26:24');");

This is all showing at the bottom of my website in place of the flexible footer menu.

I went to admin/includes/installers/responsive_sheffield_blue/2_0.php and copied line 156 and replaced everything, thinking this would resolve the situation and I, obviously was wrong. Can you tell me where I went wrong here and how to get my facebook page in replacement here? I am using v. 1.54

Please take a look: http://www.mygiftsite.com

Thanks in advance for your help.

Silver

SilverHD:

Hello:

'<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Custom.Zen.Cart.Design" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a><a href="https://twitter.com/picaflorazul" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/picaflorazul" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"></i></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ZenCartEasyHelp" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-youtube"></i></a><a href="" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-instagram"></i></a>', 1, 41, 4, '2013-06-24 09:44:30', '2014-04-25 09:26:24');");

> 
> Silver


What happens if you remove the characters in RED (single quote a the beginning and the balance at the end)

[B]'[/B]<a href="https://www.facebook.com/Custom.Zen.Cart.Design" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></a><a href="https://twitter.com/picaflorazul" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/picaflorazul" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-pinterest"></i></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/ZenCartEasyHelp" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-youtube"></i></a><a href="" target="_blank"><i class="fa fa-instagram"></i></a>[B]', 1, 41, 4, '2013-06-24 09:44:30', '2014-04-25 09:26:24');");[/B]

From your pasted code?

Rick:

Just did and it is still showing up. Take a look: http://www.mygiftsite.com

Try looking back a page or two.

Post #59, 60 & 64

Does that help?

Rick:

Kind of confusing? Are you saying that I need to download the multilingual?

RixStix:

Try looking back a page or two.

Post #59, 60 & 64

Does that help?

I posted this hack in the Sheffield Blue Responsive forum: https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?217203-Responsive-Sheffield-Blue-v2-0&p=1307644#post1307644

Editing the footer links via admin panel did not work for me. Editing the database flexible_footer_menu table (column col_html_text) directly also did not work. Deleting that text in the db, typing the desired text in plain text editor, copying that and pasting into the database worked. Problem solved though just a hack. Don't know why this works. I presume problem is older footer menu code vs zc 1.5.5 but I'm a noob so that's just a guess.

Does post #59 match your issue?

rbarbour proposed 2 things to try.
soxophoneplayer also posted something to try.
Are you using the DIY install of Flexible Footer or built into a template? Now I am confused and the 2 versions may or may not be the same.

I am not a coder. Just read a lot.

There just seems to be quite a bit of issues of v155a not playing nice with various plugins and templates and it just scared the carp out of me to even think about beginning an upgrade.

Guys:

Hate to say it but I am confused and have to get back to this tomorrow because I have to leave. Any suggestions are obviously welcome.

Thanks again,

Silver

Hello I did a fresh installation of zencart, so no data and no any new template.
I try to install this plugin, I see everything on admin, but I don't see anything on store...
my site spepero dot com
It is a store multilanguage, is that the problem?
You have solved in any way?
Thanks
:smile:

Rick:

Does post #59 match your issue?

rbarbour proposed 2 things to try.
soxophoneplayer also posted something to try.
Are you using the DIY install of Flexible Footer or built into a template? Now I am confused and the 2 versions may or may not be the same.

I am not a coder. Just read a lot.

There just seems to be quite a bit of issues of v155a not playing nice with various plugins and templates and it just scared the carp out of me to even think about beginning an upgrade.

I am not sure but I don't think that #59 matches my issue. I am using v154 and the flexible footer menue came with the template.

Soxophoneplayer, even though you are a "noob" you are far ahead of the game. I, personally, wouldn't have a clue of how to alter the database. That is why I am not sure how to go about trying your suggestion.

Anyway, I'm still stuck where I am with this.

Silver

I am interested in any info also. I have 1.5.5A Is there a safe way to remove flexible footer menu, and maybe add another type of footer menu?