CSS Dropdown menu for the header- With Categories!

some name not taken:

This has the potential to be a really nice and extremely useful mod once it has been finished.

At the moment, once installed, you end up with one category that has no header (and no, it is not possible to add one - it simply won't display), Categories, Information, Contact Us categories, and two categories that contain nothing, have no titles and which also cannot be removed or modified.

Then there is that thing in the readme about a hidden link for an "About Us" page - WTF? - Surely the whole idea of this module is to enable you to add stuff like that by configuring the files or adding in your existing EZPages links? And why the need for for this hidden link anyway?

Well, I'm going back to EZPages - they don't do what I need them to do, but this module as it is is hopeless, and cannot be configured either. - The PHP template is shot and the coding appears to be broken.

One other thing, the code for manual inclusion into the tpl_header.php needs to go before

At the moment, once installed, you end up with one category that has no header (and no, it is not possible to add one - it simply won't display), Categories, Information, Contact Us categories, and two categories that contain nothing, have no titles and which also cannot be removed or modified.
UH NO, that is PATENTLY UNTRUE if you install it correctly, you end up with a menu with categories that work fine, titles that work fine, just like is here:
http://www.zencart137.jadetrue.com

My guess is you started with not all the files uploaded in their correct spots. I don't as a rule upload mod's that don't WORK. I test and test and adjust and adjust and spend hours and hours making sure it works correctly. But I can't account for people who don't know what they're doing.

Then there is that thing in the readme about a hidden link for an "About Us" page - WTF? - Surely the whole idea of this module is to enable you to add stuff like that by configuring the files or adding in your existing EZPages links? And why the need for for this hidden link anyway?
Was the WTF really necessary??? If you don't want the link, you don't have to un-hide it. It's really that simple. This mod comes from my apple zen template, and I happened to add an about us page to the apple zen template. Because some people wanted that, as they wanted to be able to define an about us page in the "define pages editor". Is that OK with you?
Well, I'm going back to EZPages - they don't do what I need them to do, but this module as it is is hopeless, and cannot be configured either. - The PHP template is shot and the coding appears to be broken.You're welcome to it!

So, you say that this isn't working:

<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCESS); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_ACCESS; ?></a></li>

Do you actually use this:

<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCESS); ?>

to successfully get a link to work in other zen cart files? Because the error you describe suggests to me that you didn't define the FILENAME_ACCESS correctly in a file in includes/extra_datafiles/ like this:

define('FILENAME_ACCESS', 'access');

so that zen cart knows to go to that page. Download the about us page mod in the downloads section, it shows you all the files you have to add to get a new page you make to work FULLY within zen cart.

Please have more respect when you come to this thread, or ask someone else who likes people to be rude to them.

jettrue:

Wow, ...

Was the WTF really necessary???

Please have more respect when you come to this thread, or ask someone else who likes people to be rude to them.

Here, here.

Thanks for all your efforts jettrue. I recently 'upgraded' to the latest 'version' and it's looking better than ever on my site.

CES:

Hi Jade

Have you tested IE8 on ZenCart yet?

I've just downloaded the beta2 and tried it out because I have heard it sometimes 'breaks' sites designed for IE6/IE7!

Tested it on my site: https://www.NicheLocks.com and it does break the dropdown menu.

Also tried http://www.zencart137.jadetrue.com/ and although it works better, it is still not perfect.

Good news is, it works fine in 'compatability' mode.

Love to hear your thoughts.

Craig

After my 'upgrade' and making a couple of small tweaks, it looks fine now in IE8 beta. :-)

Thanks once again.

Craig

Jade,

To contrast what "some name not taken" said, you are right and your mod works wonderfully. No one has the right to be so rude when at the same time asking for help in something that was provided for free and came at the cost of hours and hours spent while nothing is asked for in return. Thank you for providing a much appreciated mod.

I apologise for being a little tetchy. - The module is good, it simply will not work on my setup.

I do not have GoDaddy hosting, but obviously something is preventing your module from working on some web hosts and there is probably very little either of us can do about it. The same problem is also preventing EZPages from working, so that's that. - Don't install Zen Cart on GoDaddy or Litespeed servers if you want a fully working setup.

some name not taken, I have my ZenCart on GoDaddy and as much as I dislike GoDaddy in general, the site works just fine.

I only mentionned GoDaddy hosting because it is known to cause some people problems with their install.

I have just reinstalled my cart purely to test CSS Dropdown on a completely new install with clean database and it is still affected by exactly the same problems as before and the debug utility is telling me precisely nothing.

The .htc mime type does not need to be set in .htaccess for my server (already pre-set, and checked) and the files have been uploaded correctly, so there's no reason why it should not work, but it isn't, and won't.

Can you give a link so we can look at your sites?

Sure, and thanks...

http://litez.co.uk

I have just reinstalled the module.

As you will see, several of the categories display properly and the others refuse to display, except for the home column which displays the links but not the header.

If you did not already know the blank columns are supposed to titled for home, account, and catalogue; although I cannot see any reason why they should not be displaying properly.

The CSS has been left just as it was in the original download, EZ Page links have not been added in, and in Layout Boxes Controller ezpages_drop_menu.php has been set to Single Column Status (only) ON. EZ Pages header bar has not been hidden, as there are currently no header links.

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I see no other home, account, etc. Links anywhere else on the site either. I bet you changed them to blank for one reason or another, and that is why they aren't showing up.
I highly doubt the issue is godaddy.
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Hi jettrue I'm using Godaddy and I have no issues with them, some but not with anything he is talking about. Getting back why I need help. Did you see my earlier post? If not here it is Thank You

some name not taken:

If you did not already know the blank columns are supposed to titled for home, account, and catalogue; although I cannot see any reason why they should not be displaying properly.

The CSS has been left just as it was in the original download, EZ Page links have not been added in, and in Layout Boxes Controller ezpages_drop_menu.php has been set to Single Column Status (only) ON. EZ Pages header bar has not been hidden, as there are currently no header links.

What do you have defined for:
HEADER_TITLE_CREATE_ACCOUNT
HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT
HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS
HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG
HEADER_TITLE_LOGIN

in includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/header.php?

Let me guess. You changed them to blank for some reason? Did something else you weren't supposed to do? Your issue is in a language file, I promise.

Text doesn't just turn blank for some mystical magical reason. No, silly me, it makes perfect sense that godaddy would block certain words from your website for the fun of it. :lamo: :clap:

Here's an experiment for you to try. Next time you have a problem with zen cart, think that MAYBE just PERHAPS the issue could be caused by something you did. Even if you're quite POSITIVE it's not your fault, just use your imagination skills that you learned in kindergarten to pretend that in some alternate universe it could be so. Then present the problem in a polite fashion, and ask "can anyone help me figure out what I might have done to cause this".

Did you see my comment in my above post as to why your extra pages you created weren't working?

Yes. I'm still angry.

countrycharm:

Hi jettrue I'm using Godaddy and I have no issues with them, some but not with anything he is talking about. Getting back why I need help. Did you see my earlier post? If not here it is Thank You
Why, I'm sure your issue is Godaddy. They're setup is causing your menu to not work correctly. Contact them and yell at them right away! :P (sorry, I couldn't help it)

I'm trying to validate your site and its producing a lot of errors because of this chunk of code:

<!-- AddToBookmarks.com CSS - Place this in the head of your page -->
			<style type="text/css">
				@import "addto/addto.css";
			</style>
			<!-- End AddToBookmarks.com CSS -->

Try moving that to includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/html_header.php and see what happens. At least that will clean up a lot of errors so that we can troubleshoot.

I'm trying to validate your site and its producing a lot of errors because of this chunk of code:

Code:

<!-- AddToBookmarks.com CSS - Place this in the head of your page -->

  	<style type="text/css">
  		@import "addto/addto.css";
  	</style>
  	<!-- End AddToBookmarks.com CSS -->

Try moving that to includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/html_header.php and see what happens. At least that will clean up a lot of errors so that we can troubleshoot.
What if I never had a html_header.php in includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common. I always wondered why there was not one there...lol I just put one there. Now I'm trying to find all the errors I have. I don't know where to start looking..lol Maybe you can point me in the right direction. All your help is much appreciated. Thank you

thanks heaps i love it :D Great Mod!

Thanks for the advice, jettrue. - I installed a fresh copy of Zen Cart to eliminate any problems with amended files, etc..

Note: I do not use GoDaddy! hosting.

The problem was also one with titles becoming corrupted in IE, and categories not working with additional entries or removed drop down sections; however I will try to sort out the titles first and take things from there.

Once again, thank-you.

Has any done this drop down to make it vertical? Sorry but going through 127 different pages makes me shiver.

SonyaT:

Has any done this drop down to make it vertical? Sorry but going through 127 different pages makes me shiver.

No, not this menu specifically, but there are some vertical menus available in the download section.

jettrue, all that posted was "Posted via Mobile Device":P