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17 Nov 2022, 3:45 PM
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footer menu problem

My zencart is 1.5.8. I installed a plug-in named "footer menu". But the page titles are messed up. my site is best4future.com

Quick Links
Home
TABLE_HEADING_FEATURED_PRODUCTS
BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS
BOX_HEADING_WHATS_NEW
CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_PRODUCTS_ALL
Information
BOX_INFORMATION_ABOUT_US
BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING
BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY
BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS
BOX_INFORMATION_SITE_MAP

I tried many time to fix it but failed. Could you please help me out? Thanks!!!

20 Nov 2022, 4:02 PM
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Re: footer menu problem

ZC 1.5.8 is a major re-write, and there are quite a few bugs and inconsistencies. You may be better off installing 1.5.7d .
HOWEVER
The errors you are referencing are most likely associated with LANGUAGE DEFINES. The code format for configuring the variables (the text displayed against the constants - eg: TABLE_HEADING_FEATURED_PRODUCTS), is not being accessed by the page code, so it is returning the constant, not the variable.
The problem is that "footer menu" module, of which the LANGUAGE file is not formatted to 1.5.8 standard.
It can be edited by a "reasonably confident novice" - by looking at other 1.5.8 LANGUAGE define files, and re-writing the code elements to match the format of the new language define php format.
The NAME of the files should follow this convention, for example - " lang.english.php "
NOTE: it might be necessary to ALSO edit other files, so that the new language PHP file is correctly referenced throughout the module.

20 Nov 2022, 4:15 PM
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Re: footer menu problem

I notice there are several "footer menu" plugins - and none of them will be compatible with 1.5.8

21 Nov 2022, 12:55 PM
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Re: footer menu problem

Thank you so much for the tips! I think it is better not to use this plug-in, since there are many files need to be rewritten.

21 Nov 2022, 1:46 PM
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Re: footer menu problem

schoolboy:

ZC 1.5.8 is a major re-write, and there are quite a few bugs and inconsistencies. You may be better off installing 1.5.7d .
HOWEVER
The errors you are referencing are most likely associated with LANGUAGE DEFINES. The code format for configuring the variables (the text displayed against the constants - eg: TABLE_HEADING_FEATURED_PRODUCTS), is not being accessed by the page code, so it is returning the constant, not the variable.
The problem is that "footer menu" module, of which the LANGUAGE file is not formatted to 1.5.8 standard.
It can be edited by a "reasonably confident novice" - by looking at other 1.5.8 LANGUAGE define files, and re-writing the code elements to match the format of the new language define php format.
The NAME of the files should follow this convention, for example - " lang.english.php "
NOTE: it might be necessary to ALSO edit other files, so that the new language PHP file is correctly referenced throughout the module.

i do not think this is correct.

my understanding is that language files written for v157 will still work fine in v158. provided they get loaded.

perhaps @swguy can clarify.

21 Nov 2022, 6:18 PM
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Re: footer menu problem

ZC 1.5.8 is a major re-write, and there are quite a few bugs and inconsistencies. You may be better off installing 1.5.7d .

LOL WUT?

Always go with the latest. Your favorite plugin may not be ready, but you're much better off investing your time into the latest version.

Go to the support thread for the footer plugin you want (or check all of the footer plugins and see which one is most active).