[Done v1.3.9a] Customized Title not shown on Admin Home page (ignores tpl override)

Issue:
Customizing the file
includes/languages/english/meta_tags.php

and modifying the TITLE define works fine in the catalog but is not
reflected in the Admin section.

Root Cause:
In admin/includes/languages/english.php, $template_dir not set

This results in the defaults from includes/languages/english being used, rather than any customizations.

The workaround is to change admin/includes/languages/english.php just after

// removed for meta tags
// page title
//define('TITLE', 'Zen Cart');

// include template specific meta tags defines

to include the code

// removed for meta tags
// page title
//define('TITLE', 'Zen Cart');

// include template specific meta tags defines
$template_query = $db->Execute("select template_dir
from " . TABLE_TEMPLATE_SELECT .
" where template_language = '0'");
$template_dir = $template_query->fields['template_dir'];

This is just a workaround; I'm sure the final fix will be quite different.
Be sure to back up admin/includes/english/english.php so you can restore it
when a proper fix is provided.

Scott

It has not yet been fixed in core code. It has behaved this way for a long time, and it's always aggravated me because I'm the kind of dork who likes to have 27 windows open, so the title is very important to me.

Here's a nicer presentation of this tip for those who want it:

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_admin_title.html

Scott

swguy:

It has behaved this way for a long time, and it's always aggravated me because I'm the kind of dork who likes to have 27 windows open, so the title is very important to me.

Here's a nicer presentation of this tip for those who want it:
http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_admin_title.html

Scott I'm with you on this ;-) Can you confirm if your fixes above work well in 1.35x?

Works like a champ! In fact, I just updated my page to indicate that this fix is required in 1.3.0-1.3.5.

Scott

My fix is still required in 1.3.6. I have updated my documentation to reflect this.

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_admin_title.html

Scott

I found that in v1.3.6 I was able to change the Admin Title with just one change.

admin/includes/languages/english.php

line 40
// removed for meta tags
// page title
define('TITLE', 'Admin - Name of Site);

This works but it could be confusing if you have overriden this file. Other changes you make in the core file (but not your override) would not be picked up.

Scott

Template overrides are being used so not sure what you mean by "if you have overriden this file"?

You're editing admin/includes/languages/english.php, which is not an override - it's a core file. You may have overridden it and have a bunch of other things in the override, but if you want to change the title again, you have to remember to edit the core file, not the override. Now you're probably not as forgetful as I am, but for me, this would cause a lot of wailing and gnashing of teeth because I would immediately head for the override and forget that I had changed the core file.

Your method works but it doesn't fix the root cause. When I wrote up my approach, I wanted to do it in such a way that it could be incorporated into the product.

Scott

Understand now what you are saying and how it applies.

I have to wonder though, how many times one would need or want to change the Admin Title of their site and why it was originally commented out by the developers? Although I cannot see how modifying the core file in this instance would cause a problem, the developers would know better than anyone why it was commented out to begin with.

My suspicion is that it was simply forgotten when the meta stuff was moved around, but you'd have to ask a person on the core team for an authoritative answer. At any rate, people now have two ways of fixing this problem. :)

Scott

Perhaps the developers will take a tip from you, Scott, and apply your fix in the next release. Hint Hint :wink2:

Dunno. Like everything else, it has to be triaged, prioritized, tested, regressed, etc. etc. Every little bit counts in software. :)

Scott

Website Rob:

Understand now what you are saying and how it applies.

I have to wonder though, how many times one would need or want to change the Admin Title of their site ...

I meant to respond to this earlier.

I have a bunch of different copies of ZenCart installed on my test system that I use for trying different configurations, software, etc. and it's nice to at a glance be able to tell which of the oodles of windows I have open is the correct admin page for which zencart system. This is why it was important to me to get this problem resolved.

Scott

i'm in the same boat - i have a couple different stores that i work on (different sites) and having the admin title changed is a definite bonus. true there is no need for a meta_tags file in the admin for most purposes... but having the ability to use the override system for the admin panel should be available.

of course, i might be overlooking the fact that the override system is in place for the admin panel - it's just not used very often??

Website Rob:

I found that in v1.3.6 I was able to change the Admin Title with just one change.

admin/includes/languages/english.php

line 40
// removed for meta tags
// page title
define('TITLE', 'Admin - Name of Site);

This is the approach I recommend at the present time.

While swguy's suggestion works, I've found that many folks get confused about which browser session is the right one when both their storefront and their admin are called the same thing.

The final solution will likely be to have a separate define for the admin vs the store. That will be addressed during the admin rewrite.

that's the approach i've taken - change the line 40 stuff in admin/includes/languages/english.php

i'm just voicing my support for the admin re-write :)

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This bug is fixed in 1.3.9! Thank you, Zen Cart team.