News Box Manager v3.0.0 [Support Thread]

Nick1973:

Cindy do you have the version of the module you are installing please? Just in case something is different.

Hi Cindy, I have done a clean install of 1.5.6c locally on my Macbook Pro and I am still getting the same issue after installing newsbox manager.

The news title isn't following the articles title. See attached using responsive classic.

You can see Test 1 has the correct title. And Test 2 has the title for Test 1.

> lat9:

Nick, I can't explain either of these two issues. I've applied the code that I posted to my local version of my website with no issue. Ditto on the $news_title not following an article's title.

I've also installed it on 1.5.7 and get the same issue.

The news title isn't following the articles title. See attached using responsive classic.

You can see 1.5.7 Test 1 has the correct title. And 1.5.7 Test 2 has the title for 1.5.7 Test 1.

Nick1973:

I've also installed it on 1.5.7 and get the same issue.

The news title isn't following the articles title. See attached using responsive classic.

You can see 1.5.7 Test 1 has the correct title. And 1.5.7 Test 2 has the title for 1.5.7 Test 1.
That screenshot helped a bunch, Nick.

The issue is that the same variable names are being used for both the sidebox and page-content rendering, so the selected article's name was being overwritten by that left-side sidebox. I've opened this (https://github.com/lat9/news_box_manager_v3/issues/23) issue on the plugin's GitHub repository to track to change required.

Note that the change is to /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_news_box_sidebox.php, so if you've made a template-override version you'll need to merge your changes with the subsequent update.

lat9:

That screenshot helped a bunch, Nick.

The issue is that the same variable names are being used for both the sidebox and page-content rendering, so the selected article's name was being overwritten by that left-side sidebox. I've opened this (https://github.com/lat9/news_box_manager_v3/issues/23) issue on the plugin's GitHub repository to track to change required.

Note that the change is to /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_news_box_sidebox.php, so if you've made a template-override version you'll need to merge your changes with the subsequent update.

Cool. All seems to be working correctly now. Thank you very much Cindy :-)

Nick1973:

Cool. All seems to be working correctly now. Thank you very much Cindy :-)
Thanks for the confirmation, Nick. That correction will be part of the forthcoming v3.0.5 of News Box Manager v3.

lat9:

Thanks for the confirmation, Nick. That correction will be part of the forthcoming v3.0.5 of News Box Manager v3.

Cool. In the meantime I can start blogging with Zen Cart now instead of having to use a separate blogging platform. I can see this module in particular having massive potential for store owners that blog to drive traffic through to their stores.

Nick1973:

Cool. In the meantime I can start blogging with Zen Cart now instead of having to use a separate blogging platform. I can see this module in particular having massive potential for store owners that blog to drive traffic through to their stores.
Yep, a combination of this and the Zen Product Tags (https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?225968-Zen-Cart-Product-Tags-%28and-Tag-Cloud%29-Support-Thread%29 plugin can make a Zen Cart independent of a separate blogging platform.

lat9:

Yep, a combination of this and the Zen Product Tags (https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?225968-Zen-Cart-Product-Tags-%28and-Tag-Cloud%29-Support-Thread%29 plugin can make a Zen Cart independent of a separate blogging platform.

Even cooler :D

I'm just adding this to my site now. This also creates huge benefits for SEO as search engines can then follow each tag, which can of course be a researched keyword or search term.

I've just submitted v3.0.5 of News Box Manager (v3) for the Zen Cart moderators' review; I'll post back here when it's available for download.

 This release contains changes associated with the following GitHub issues:

#20: zc157, missing admin's $template_dir.
#21: Correct admin duplicate-constant notice.
#22: zc157, admin-tool 'action' icons don't display correctly.
#23: Individual-article title overwritten if left-sidebox is enabled.

lat9:

I've just submitted v3.0.5 of News Box Manager (v3) for the Zen Cart moderators' review; I'll post back here when it's available for download.

 This release contains changes associated with the following GitHub issues:

#20: zc157, missing admin's $template_dir.
#21: Correct admin duplicate-constant notice.
#22: zc157, admin-tool 'action' icons don't display correctly.
#23: Individual-article title overwritten if left-sidebox is enabled.
Now available for download: https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2264

Hi Cindy,

I've upgraded from 1.5.5f to 1.5.7b and need to install your version 3.0.5 - my new database contains the tables box_news and box_news_content, with data, from your version 2.3.6, transferred from the 1.5.5.f data base. So that I can keep those articles what would be the best approach for the new install??

I'd really appreciate your assistance.

cheers,
Mike

News Box Manager went from 2.2.1 to 3.0.0 with no in between. Make sure you are talking the correct mod. If you still are sure it's NBM and are concerned about the installation of the DB, check the readme.html in the Docs folder under installation.

It will tell you how to wipe out the old database. Removing other files would involve determining the exact version, downloading it, and using it as a guideline in old file removal.

dbltoe:

News Box Manager went from 2.2.1 to 3.0.0 with no in between. Make sure you are talking the correct mod. If you still are sure it's NBM and are concerned about the installation of the DB, check the readme.html in the Docs folder under installation.

It will tell you how to wipe out the old database. Removing other files would involve determining the exact version, downloading it, and using it as a guideline in old file removal.

G'day dbltoe, yep should have been 2.2.1 to 3.0.5, my error. There is no information in the readme that I can find that covers what I am specifically looking for. v2.2.1 is not installed on the site so it is just the database tables that I'd like to preserve, or more accurately the data in those tables.

My take on it would be to install the plugin and after install delete the two tables, then upload the saved copy of those tables - the saved copy is of the same zc version, i.e. they came from the v1.5.5f site but existed in 1.5.7b version before database upgrade was performed hence exist already in the upgraded 1.5.7b database. The database table names are the same as v2.2.1 according to admin/includes/extra_data_files/news_box_manager_file_database_names.php from version 3.0.5

If there are any issues I then do another full reinstall so it is a virgin install, with no data in the tables, and ready to use. Then look to try something else - like putting the old v1.5.5f site in a folder of the 1.5.7b site and then open that old site live and simply copy the typed text of pages giving me a copy of the articles I can then copy and paste into the new site version.

I was hoping there may have been an easier way (e.g. not upload certain files in the install for example, hence not overriding the existing tables) but it is what it is.

cheers,
Mike

shags38:

G'day dbltoe, yep should have been 2.2.1 to 3.0.5, my error. There is no information in the readme that I can find that covers what I am specifically looking for. v2.2.1 is not installed on the site so it is just the database tables that I'd like to preserve, or more accurately the data in those tables.

My take on it would be to install the plugin and after install delete the two tables, then upload the saved copy of those tables - the saved copy is of the same zc version, i.e. they came from the v1.5.5f site but existed in 1.5.7b version before database upgrade was performed hence exist already in the upgraded 1.5.7b database. The database table names are the same as v2.2.1 according to admin/includes/extra_data_files/news_box_manager_file_database_names.php from version 3.0.5

If there are any issues I then do another full reinstall so it is a virgin install, with no data in the tables, and ready to use. Then look to try something else - like putting the old v1.5.5f site in a folder of the 1.5.7b site and then open that old site live and simply copy the typed text of pages giving me a copy of the articles I can then copy and paste into the new site version.

I was hoping there may have been an easier way (e.g. not upload certain files in the install for example, hence not overriding the existing tables) but it is what it is.

cheers,
Mike
Mike, as you noted, there's been no database "schema" changes (i.e. no database layout changes) going from News Box Manager v2 to v3.

I'll suggest simply exporting the box_news and box_news_content tables via your site's phpMyAdmin from the v155f site's database and then importing into your v157b database.

I've just submitted v3.1.0 of News Box Manager (v3) for the Zen Cart moderators' review; I'll post back here when it's available for download.

This version enables integration with SiteMapXML, so that your site's sitemap can also 'point to' your site's news articles.

lat9:

Mike, as you noted, there's been no database "schema" changes (i.e. no database layout changes) going from News Box Manager v2 to v3.

I'll suggest simply exporting the box_news and box_news_content tables via your site's phpMyAdmin from the v155f site's database and then importing into your v157b database.

Thanks for getting back to me Cindy - so I did the install of 3.0.5 and it actually 'upgraded' v2 and maintained the data - all my articles are intact. Absolutely MARVELLOUS ... so I had nothing to worry about afterall :cool: (albeit better to be sure than sorry).

thanks again,
Mike

lat9:

I've just submitted v3.1.0 of News Box Manager (v3) for the Zen Cart moderators' review; I'll post back here when it's available for download.

This version enables integration with SiteMapXML, so that your site's sitemap can also 'point to' your site's news articles.

I look froward to that SiteMapXML integration Cindy :smile: - no doubt will help keep the articles in front of Google.

cheers,
Mike

Hi Cindy,

in admin/tools/layout boxes controller when I activate the news_box_sidebox.php it shows as it should but the content also shows on mobile directly under the logo as two boxes with article title, before anything else on the site. So I cannot see how to obviate that. Side box layout configure is as it should be, left/right>on, single column>off and zero. news_box_sidebox2.php does the same thing - something appears to be telling it to show in the header in mobile?

I cannot see anything in configuration that selects that on/off.

cheers,
Mike

shags38:

Hi Cindy,

in admin/tools/layout boxes controller when I activate the news_box_sidebox.php it shows as it should but the content also shows on mobile directly under the logo as two boxes with article title, before anything else on the site. So I cannot see how to obviate that. Side box layout configure is as it should be, left/right>on, single column>off and zero. news_box_sidebox2.php does the same thing - something appears to be telling it to show in the header in mobile?

I cannot see anything in configuration that selects that on/off.

cheers,
Mike
What template is in use, Mike?

lat9:

What template is in use, Mike?

Responsive Classic