Apple Zen Support Thread

Hi Jade,
first of all thanks for what you created and the support you give us. I hope people thanks you with donations because you really deserve this (or a t least with a free voucher in our shops when ready!). :clap:
I tell you that I have no basics about php, apart from knowing that each instruction start and and, that they are txt etc... well not so much.
Then i tried to do my best reading as many posts as i could because i kbow that is pretty annoying to answer something you answered already, so if has been discussed somewhere fell free to reject my requests.
I would like to customize a little your template to be more consistent with our company.

1. remove the wite parts next to the logo on the top (that i have already enlarged as 100% of the central column)
2. change the language right box with a simple text ita/eng placed out of the central column
3. reduce the eight of the drop down menu bar (and maybe also the drop menu itself)
4. change the label of the drop down choice menu (i.e categories into product)
5. set in the home page only a big sliding picture like http://www.calandre.com/
   i wanted to enclose a pic that maybe can help but i have it in my pc, and it asks me alink... :wacko:
   achieveing this i would be happy... then maybe i'll try to do other things :)
   thanks a lot in advance
   Rob

Jimbofoxman:

My customer emailed me and said he was putting new products into the database and all of the sudden the sideboxes and top dynamic menu disappeared. Looking at the admin activity log, it only shows him accessing catalog stuff and nothing else.

Anyone have any thoughts as to why those items would disappear?

Website: http://www.flagshipmodels.com

THANKS
No, just adding products wouldn't do that. Something has been done incorrectly. Check the home page text in "Tools", "Define Pages Editor", since the source of the site stops directly after that (view the source of the page and you'll see this is how the page ends):

bertazzoli:

Hi Jade,
first of all thanks for what you created and the support you give us. I hope people thanks you with donations because you really deserve this (or a t least with a free voucher in our shops when ready!). :clap:
I tell you that I have no basics about php, apart from knowing that each instruction start and and, that they are txt etc... well not so much.
Then i tried to do my best reading as many posts as i could because i kbow that is pretty annoying to answer something you answered already, so if has been discussed somewhere fell free to reject my requests.
I would like to customize a little your template to be more consistent with our company.

1. remove the wite parts next to the logo on the top (that i have already enlarged as 100% of the central column)
2. change the language right box with a simple text ita/eng placed out of the central column
3. reduce the eight of the drop down menu bar (and maybe also the drop menu itself)
4. change the label of the drop down choice menu (i.e categories into product)
5. set in the home page only a big sliding picture like http://www.calandre.com/
   i wanted to enclose a pic that maybe can help but i have it in my pc, and it asks me alink... :wacko:
   achieveing this i would be happy... then maybe i'll try to do other things :)
   thanks a lot in advance
   Rob
   Could I see a link to your site?

1. That white space is the background color of #logoWrapperOuter. Either you need to change the background color to the color you'd like in stylesheet.css, or make your logo bigger. Without seeing the site I'm not sure if that will help you.

2. Would be a good question for the general forum, and search the add on modules to see if perhaps its been done already.

3. A little bit tricky. First reduce the padding of div#dropMenu li a in stylesheet_header_menu.css (from .6em to maybe .4em). Then open up stylesheet.css and change the height of #dropMenuWrapper from 2.18em to a smaller number, till it looks right. Then once you get that number, change all instances of 2.18em in the stylesheet.css to whatever number you changed it to.

4.includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/extra_definitions/apple_zen/headermenu.php

I hope people thanks you with donations because you really deserve this (or a t least with a free voucher in our shops when ready!). :clap:

Doesn't happen often, but I appreciate it when it does. :cool:

jettrue:

No, just adding products wouldn't do that. Something has been done incorrectly. Check the home page text in "Tools", "Define Pages Editor", since the source of the site stops directly after that (view the source of the page and you'll see this is how the page ends):

<p style="text-align: left;"> </p> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size: larger;">1/192 SCALE USS ONONDAGA</span></span></b></h3> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: larger;">Twin turret Union ironclad ram.</span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"> </p></div>

Something else must be causing issues........maybe it's not a template issue. I put back the original define_main_page.php file and no sideboxes or menus appear.

Hi, this is my first post, so thanks in advance for taking the time to answer. I have installed the Apple Zen template (I love it). I haven't made many changes. Mainly color changes and adding my logo. For some reason I cannot remove the EZ-Pages header bar. I went to "Configuration", "Ez-Pages Settings" and changed it to '0'. But it's still there. I looked at my stylesheet thinking maybe I commented something wrong but couldn't find anything. Here's a link to my site in case someone has any ideas. Thanks.
http://paperazzidesigns.com/index.php?main_page=

momof2:

Hi, this is my first post, so thanks in advance for taking the time to answer. I have installed the Apple Zen template (I love it). I haven't made many changes. Mainly color changes and adding my logo. For some reason I cannot remove the EZ-Pages header bar. I went to "Configuration", "Ez-Pages Settings" and changed it to '0'. But it's still there. I looked at my stylesheet thinking maybe I commented something wrong but couldn't find anything. Here's a link to my site in case someone has any ideas. Thanks.
http://paperazzidesigns.com/index.php?main_page=

Never mind:blush: My mistake. I am looking at the wrong header bar.

Jimbofoxman:

Something else must be causing issues........maybe it's not a template issue. I put back the original define_main_page.php file and no sideboxes or menus appear.

Either files are missing, or issue with changes in a language file. Would be my best guess.

jettrue:

Either files are missing, or issue with changes in a language file. Would be my best guess.

Not sure what happened. I figured out my hosts restore function and restored files from a week earlier. Seems to be fine now.

I am using apple zen, the text on this sidebox is a little over the edge, how can I move it over a little more to the right?

I've created an index.html that is to be the main page for this Zen/Apple Zen site. Now the Home link in the drop-down menu needs to be updated. I tried changing this:

<li class="submenu"><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a>

to This

            <li class="submenu"><li><a href="http://www.MyStore.com">Home</a></li>

But broke my Zen cart. Can you please tell me the proper procedure? Thanks!

keylesslocks:

I am using apple zen, the text on this sidebox is a little over the edge, how can I move it over a little more to the right?

Link to site please? Did you follow the instructions in the readme.txt regarding setting the sidebox width?

MeltDown:

I've created an index.html that is to be the main page for this Zen/Apple Zen site. Now the Home link in the drop-down menu needs to be updated. I tried changing this:

You have two <li>'s. Remove the second one, and then remove the ending </li> (that <li class="submenu" is closed later in the file):

<li class="submenu"><li><a href="http://www.MyStore.com">Home</a></li>

MeltDown:

I've created an index.html that is to be the main page for this Zen/Apple Zen site. Now the Home link in the drop-down menu needs to be updated. I tried changing this:

Duh..! OK, now that I've posted I can see that I doubled up on <li It's working properly as:

<li class="submenu"><a href="http://www.Mystore.com">Home</a></li>

MeltDown:

Duh..! OK, now that I've posted I can see that I doubled up on <li It's working properly as:

If you have that menu item as a drop down menu, with "New Products", "All Product", etc. you also need to remove that </li> as it is closed after drop down item (search).

Thanks for catching that!!

http://airbrushmakeup.me

jettrue:

Link to site please? Did you follow the instructions in the readme.txt regarding setting the sidebox width?

keylesslocks:

http://airbrushmakeup.me

As per the readme.txt instructions, what did you enter into "configuration", "Layout settings" for the sidebox widths?

jettrue:

Could I see a link to your site?

1. That white space is the background color of #logoWrapperOuter. Either you need to change the background color to the color you'd like in stylesheet.css, or make your logo bigger. Without seeing the site I'm not sure if that will help you.

2. Would be a good question for the general forum, and search the add on modules to see if perhaps its been done already.

3. A little bit tricky. First reduce the padding of div#dropMenu li a in stylesheet_header_menu.css (from .6em to maybe .4em). Then open up stylesheet.css and change the height of #dropMenuWrapper from 2.18em to a smaller number, till it looks right. Then once you get that number, change all instances of 2.18em in the stylesheet.css to whatever number you changed it to.

4.includes/languages/YOUR_LANGUAGE/extra_definitions/apple_zen/headermenu.php

Doesn't happen often, but I appreciate it when it does. :cool:

Thanks a lot. clear and complete instructions as always.
i think i did almost everything, still searching how to change the two flags into a text allowing people to chose between ita and eng.
i have few more problem that i hope you can see in the pic attahced:

1. how to insert a sliding pic in tha main page only
2. how do reduce the font in the dropdown menu
   3)the logo is not aligned with the main body.
   thanks a gain for your help.

Unfortunately i am still learning how to upload the shop creating a new page in an existing website like https://www.cantinabertazzoli.com/test so i have to upload a pic.
Many thx
roberto

bertazzoli:

Thanks a lot. clear and complete instructions as always.
i think i did almost everything, still searching how to change the two flags into a text allowing people to chose between ita and eng.
i have few more problem that i hope you can see in the pic attahced:

1. how to insert a sliding pic in tha main page only
2. how do reduce the font in the dropdown menu
   3)the logo is not aligned with the main body.
   thanks a gain for your help.

Unfortunately i am still learning how to upload the shop creating a new page in an existing website like https://www.cantinabertazzoli.com/test so i have to upload a pic.
Many thx
roberto

1. You'll have to create the image yourself, in some kind of image editing software than can create a rotating (animated) .gif, then simply add it to your define_main_page.php in "tools", "define pages editor" in your admin

2. In your stylesheet.css, you can add a font size to SELECT

3. Unfortunately I can't tell without seeing the site. Since you say it wiggles around depending on what you hover over, I'd confirm that all your tags are closed (<div>, <li>, <font>, etc.)

I am trying to install the Apple Zen template. I just completed the Zen Cart install. I am on a Mac. I noted in your readme file that you suggested using Chronosync. I have downloaded Chronosync, but still uncertain how to proceed. I understand I do not want to replace the entire includes folder, but what I am doing, "mirroring". Or "merging" as Transmit calls it. I tried "merging" as I use Transmit, but I do get prompted about what do to about certain files that already exist. Do I replace those?

Thanks.