Hide sideboxes on main page

Hi,

I wanted to hide the right side boxes on the main page so I created the tpl_main_page in my custom directory to read:

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'index_default')) ) {
$flag_disable_right = true;
}

I thought this would do the trick and have kept trying but can't seem to get it right. The "space" for the right column still shows and the main content is not filling the screen.

Thanks for you help in advance.

Rick

Try this:

if ($current_page_base == 'index_home') {
$flag_disable_right = true;

Hi Clyde,

Do I replace the line with yours or in addition to. I tried to replace it and got a parse error.

By the way we live in Colorado Springs too. Small world!!

Thanks

Rick

Hi Clyde,

Nevermind. The statement you gave me was just missing the end bracket. Once I put that in it worked fine.

Thanks

Rick

I left out a bracket:

if ($current_page_base == 'index_home') {
$flag_disable_right = true;
}

Replace the line you have with the above.

We live in Security/Widefield.

Hi Clyde,

My wife's grandparents live there as well. We are close to there. We live at Markscheffel and Bradley.

Concerning the layout. The solution you gave me does not seem to allow me to have sideboxes on other pages.

Thanks

Rick

Rick,

Hmmmmmm!

What version of ZC are you using? It should work with versions as of 1.3.5 and later.

Let me work on this a bit. I'll find an answer and get back to you.

Sorry Clyde. I lied. The sideboxes do work on product pages but not top category pages. Does that make sense?

I am updating my old site to 1.36. I have it on my server in another directory to test.

Thanks

Rick

Makes perfect sense.

try this:

 if ($current_page_base == 'index_home' and $cPath == '') {
 $flag_disable_left = true;
 }

Worked perfectly. Thanks!!

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Ask for Rick. I work mainly nights.

Thanks again.

Rick

My daughter's hairdresser is located in the same area. Have had a few good lunches a Lonestar.

regards

Hi. I'm trying to do exactly the same thing,ie: hide the sideboxes on the main page but have them appear on EZpages. I unfortunately still get the sideboxes on the main page. :wacko:

I substituted the code as suggested into both:

\includes\templates\template_default\common\tpl_main_page.php
AND
\includes\templates\CUSTOM_TEMPLATE\common\tpl_main_page.php

just to be sure,
but neither seem to have any effect. I'm using Ver.1.3.7

(also tried keeping original code and adding just the recomended bit but..:()

could you please make suggestions as to what could be causing this. Thank you so much in advance. and sorry for the seemingly easy mistake on my behalf (the code obviously works!) but i'm pretty new at this and well you know how it is....:lamo: thank you.

well I got it!! I only removed "_home" from "index_home" in the recomended code above in customtemplate/common/tpl_main_page.php:

if ($current_page_base == 'index_home' and $cPath == '') {
$flag_disable_left = true;
}

so now it looks like this:

if ($current_page_base == 'index' and $cPath == '') {
$flag_disable_left = true;
}
of course to get rid of the right hand column & sideboxes also, I just added:

if ($current_page_base == 'index_home' and $cPath == '') {
$flag_disable_left = true;
$flag_disable_right = true;
}
I don't know why this worked and the other way,"index_home" didn't, but anyone who reads this, well I'm using version:1.3.7 and now ya have 2 ways to try and goodluck!

For version 1.3.7 the code should be:

 if ($this_is_home_page and $cPath == '') {
 $flag_disable_left = true;
 }

Note: $this_is_home_page already knows that $cPath is blank ... that is part of the build for this variable ...

$this_is_home_page = ($current_page=='index' && (!isset($_GET['cPath'])) && (!isset($_GET['manufacturers_id'])) && (!isset($_GET['typefilter'])) ); 

Thank, Ajeh.

Those commented out code snipets in tpl_main_page.php need to be updated.

So this is the correct code:

if ($this_is_home_page) {
 $flag_disable_left = true;
 }

They are commented out as they are changing an old method and before we tear somethings out completely we leave it in so that those using the new settings can see how the change happened ...

But the commented code means ... either its left for debugging or it's probably old code left as a tag for now ... :smile:

Understood, Thanks again.

Hey!! wow!! That works too!! Added the new code and lookin' good. xie xie nimen (thanks to both of you!)