jQuery Scrolling Sideboxes [Support Thread]

I'll be uploading the subject plugin for review shortly and will post its download URL when I receive it.

This plugin provides three new sideboxes: featured_scrolling, specials_scrolling and whats_new_scrolling. In each case, the sidebox is based on the Zen Cart built-in sidebox with a similar name ... except it only displays one product at a time to reduce the amount of screen "real-estate" required!

Once approved, the plugin can be downloaded here: http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1909

Now available from the Plugins area ...

lat9:

Now available from the Plugins area ...

What are the differences between the new module and this one:

http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=871

Thanks,

Anne

I don't know; I didn't see that one before I developed this plugin. Do you have a site where I could see Clyde's contribution in action?

lat9:

I don't know; I didn't see that one before I developed this plugin. Do you have a site where I could see Clyde's contribution in action?

no ;) But if I remember correctly, it has the product scrolling vertically for new, featured, specials, and possibly best sellers.

Thanks,

Anne

I installed Clyde's contribution on a local test site; here are the differences:

1. javascript (6KB) vs. jQuery (1KB)
2. The selections actually scroll, rather than simply changing the image at a defined rate
3. Replaces existing sideboxes, rather than providing additional ones
4. Includes best-sellers, which is on my list ...

You can see this contribution in action at http://test.vinosdefrutastropicales.com.

lat9:

I installed Clyde's contribution on a local test site; here are the differences:

2. javascript (6KB) vs. jQuery (1KB)

3. The selections actually scroll, rather than simply changing the image at a defined rate

4. Replaces existing sideboxes, rather than providing additional ones

5. Includes best-sellers, which is on my list ...

That sounds great. I am thinking of including this in my new free responsive template packages that I am working on ;)

Thanks,

Anne

picaflor-azul:

That sounds great. I am thinking of including this in my new free responsive template packages that I am working on ;)

Thanks,

Anne
I'd be honored!:smile:

I just submitted v1.1.0 of this plugin; it now includes a best_sellers_scrolling sidebox.

v1.1.0 is now available for download.

hi
nice module, but can we have something like a slider, with buttons, would be a great module to work with

cheers

I'll make a note of your enhancement request!

How does this work? I can see new "Featured [MORE]" and "WHAT'S NEW [MORE]" and the rest if I turn it on in Layout Boxes Controller, but these are empty and useless.

khejit:

How does this work? I can see new "Featured [MORE]" and "WHAT'S NEW [MORE]" and the rest if I turn it on in Layout Boxes Controller, but these are empty and useless.
Just like with the built-in featured and what's new sideboxes, if you don't have any products defined as featured or up-coming then these sideboxes won't have content ... so you should turn them off.

Question: (yep here I go pushing the envelope again.. :laugh:)

I haven't downloaded this yet to take a looksee, but I would like to add this kind of functionality to the Testimonials and reviews sideboxes.. In your opinion, will it be fairly OBVIOUS looking at your code to figure out how to apply this to the Testimonials and reviews sideboxes??

DivaVocals:

Question: (yep here I go pushing the envelope again.. :laugh:)

I haven't downloaded this yet to take a looksee, but I would like to add this kind of functionality to the Testimonials and reviews sideboxes.. In your opinion, will it be fairly OBVIOUS looking at your code to figure out how to apply this to the Testimonials and reviews sideboxes??
Yes. In each case, the plugin's sideboxes were cloned from their built-in Zen Cart sidebox of a similar name. The jQuery that handles the scrolling is a common function, invoked via the sidebox's tpl_ file.

lat9:

Yes. In each case, the plugin's sideboxes were cloned from their built-in Zen Cart sidebox of a similar name. The jQuery that handles the scrolling is a common function, invoked via the sidebox's tpl_ file.

Cool!!! Thanks.. I'll have a looksee..

lat9:

You can see this contribution in action at http://test.vinosdefrutastropicales.com.
I took down that test subdomain a while ago; you can view their operation on http://vinosdefrutastropicales.com, though!