Specials page blank

Recently, I upgraded to 1.3.5 and now my Specials page is blank when there are no specials to display. The blank content area also causes the layout to collapse a bit.

Modifying tpl_specials_default.php doesn't seem to have any effect on the page. I can add foo code to it, but then can't find that in the resulting page.

Looking closer at tpl_modules_specials_default.php, it appears to call tpl_columnar_display.php for the template, not tpl_specials_default.php.

I want to insert

<?php
  if ($specials_split->number_of_rows < 1)
{
    echo '<tr><td>Sorry, there are no Specials available at this time.</td></tr>';
} 

into the correct template so that this message shows when there are no specials. Which template should I add this to?

I did a search for "if ($specials_split->number_of_rows < 1)" in all the default templates, but didn't find it. Has this code been removed in 1.3.5?

...if there are not any Specials, there aren't any links to the page. Why do you need to change the page?

Well, we have a hard link to the Specials page in the image navigation.

Any other ideas?

I was wondering how to do this as well. Ever find the answer?

And Kim, There is always a link to specials in the sitemap. It looks unprofessional if a customer stumbles onto a blank page.:blink: