Apple Zen Support Thread

schoolboy:

Just a quick thanks to Jade for this great template...

It's so well-structured and logical, and is therefore quite customizable.

I'm trying it on a new site (still in early development), but who would know that:

https://www.callmecupcakes.co.uk

... is using Apple Zen ?

I use it on most sites I begin development on myself. :cool:

I'm using it here:
http://www.greenchicmama.com/
and here:
http://www.monkeypantskids.com/
(both in progress)

suekay:

Hi,

I've just installed apple zen on a clean install (lovely design - thank you) and I can only display the INFORMATION side box, none of the others appear. I've switched it on in layout settings and switched the relevant sidebox in in layout boxes controller.

I tried reinstalling the template just in caase i'd missed anything.

Any ideas?

thank you

What sideboxes? Certain ones (like the shopping cart, reviews, tell a friend, etc.) don't turn on at all times, only when somethings added to cart, or on a certain page, etc.

Hi,
I was curious if it would be possible if I wanted to remove a specific category from the dropdown by session ID - preferably only in the drop down menu template file?

I was wanting to link to it from a different area on the website, but not from the main category.

If it's possible, it would be awesome to exclude it from the category link - and then I can directly link to it from a different link further down on the page.

Thank you for your help!

jettrue:

Try opening icludes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_information.php

If you go into that file, move them where you want them, and then wrap them in <li> and </li> they should format nicely. Also remove the

Hello Jade

Thanks for getting back to me. I could only find the file you referenced in /www/includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes (not in /www/includes/templates/apple_zen/sideboxes)

and I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be doing with the content. Am I looking in the right place?

  $content = '';
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';
  $content .= "\n" . '<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none;">' . "\n";
  for ($i=0; $i<sizeof($information); $i++) {
    $content .= '<li>' . $information[$i] . '</li>' . "\n";
  }
  $content .= '</ul>' .  "\n";
  $content .= '</div>';

Hi Jade,

Thanks again for the template. Love, love, love it!

I am wondering if you can help me out. I have removed my catagory tab menu that normally would show between my logo.gif and the dropdown menu.

In doing so, it also removed the "green bar" where the tab menu was located. How can I insert a green bar like the one above the logo, where the "Home," "Log In" and "Search Field and button" are located?

Here is the link to my store: http://www.handmadepantry.com/NewTest/index.php?main_page=index

Another question...

I also noticed that the "Home," "Log In" and "Search Field and button" in the top green bar are not centered top to bottom in the bar. How does one fix that?

Thanks In Advance!

Jane

sethererm:

Hi,
I was curious if it would be possible if I wanted to remove a specific category from the dropdown by session ID - preferably only in the drop down menu template file?

I was wanting to link to it from a different area on the website, but not from the main category.

If it's possible, it would be awesome to exclude it from the category link - and then I can directly link to it from a different link further down on the page.

Thank you for your help!

That is of course possible, it's just a matter of being able to create the coding for it. Basically you need some php that says
if category_id=(number of category you don't want), then,
Don't show.

If you open up includes/classes/categories_ul_generator.php, you might be able to do something like this:

$categories_query = "select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd
where c.categories_id = cd.categories_id
[B]and c.categories_id !=3[/B]
and c.categories_status=1 " . " and cd.language_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['languages_id'] . "' " . " order by c.parent_id, c.sort_order, cd.categories_name";

And change the number 3 to the category id number of the category you want to block.

Not sure if it will work, I'm a php hacker, not a php coder. :smile:

Good luck, and back a copy of that file up before making changes.

backinthesaddle:

Hello Jade

Thanks for getting back to me. I could only find the file you referenced in /www/includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes (not in /www/includes/templates/apple_zen/sideboxes)

and I wasn't sure what I was supposed to be doing with the content. Am I looking in the right place?

$content = '';
$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';
$content .= "\n" . '<ul style="margin: 0; padding: 0; list-style-type: none;">' . "\n";
for ($i=0; $i<sizeof($information); $i++) {
$content .= '<li>' . $information[$i] . '</li>' . "\n";
}
$content .= '</ul>' . "\n";
$content .= '</div>';

OOPS
Try includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/information.php

organicplanet:

Hi Jade,

Thanks again for the template. Love, love, love it!

I am wondering if you can help me out. I have removed my catagory tab menu that normally would show between my logo.gif and the dropdown menu.

In doing so, it also removed the "green bar" where the tab menu was located. How can I insert a green bar like the one above the logo, where the "Home," "Log In" and "Search Field and button" are located?

Here is the link to my store: http://www.handmadepantry.com/NewTest/index.php?main_page=index

Another question...

I also noticed that the "Home," "Log In" and "Search Field and button" in the top green bar are not centered top to bottom in the bar. How does one fix that?

Thanks In Advance!

Jane
You can open up includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_header.php and add a new div.

Then in the css, style #nameofdivhere the way you'd like. You can style it like.

You can mess with the padding of #navMainWrapper, #navMain, or #navMainLinks and #navMainSearch.

Just wanted to say thankyou very much for this tempate!!

I did read in the documentation that it isn't possible to have layout boxes on the left hand side, but I wasn't sure if there have been any updates since that was written.

Just wanted to check this is still current? As I would loooove the boxes on the left hand side.

Thankyou again, you're very generous!!

Penny

Hey,

I am looking for someone to help redesign my template starting with the basic apple zen red template. I need this help to have good knowledge of apple zen coding... They will be changing some layouts with my site. I will compensate this help based on work completed.

Anyone interested please email me at [email protected].

Thanks,
Nick

kinderyum:

Just wanted to say thankyou very much for this tempate!!

I did read in the documentation that it isn't possible to have layout boxes on the left hand side, but I wasn't sure if there have been any updates since that was written.

Just wanted to check this is still current? As I would loooove the boxes on the left hand side.

Thankyou again, you're very generous!!

Penny
Well, there are instruction in the readme.txt on moving the sideboxes to the left. However, you can't have both left and right :)

jettrue:

That is of course possible, it's just a matter of being able to create the coding for it. Basically you need some php that says
if category_id=(number of category you don't want), then,
Don't show.

If you open up includes/classes/categories_ul_generator.php, you might be able to do something like this:

$categories_query = "select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd
where c.categories_id = cd.categories_id
[B]and c.categories_id !=3[/B]
and c.categories_status=1 " . " and cd.language_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['languages_id'] . "' " . " order by c.parent_id, c.sort_order, cd.categories_name";

> 
> And change the number 3 to the category id number of the category you want to block.
> 
> Not sure if it will work, I'm a php hacker, not a php coder. :smile:
> 
> Good luck, and back a copy of that file up before making changes.

Jettrue,
You are a godsend!!! Thank you for your intelligence - your hacking abilities are supreme (as are your designs!)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! :clap:
Seth

HELLO,

I've just installed apple zen template but now I have a problem with the navigation.

In Englisch my horizontal navigation works fine , but in Dutch I get this:

o HEADER_TITLE_NEW_PRODUCTS
o HEADER_TITLE_ALL_PRODUCTS
o HEADER_TITLE_SPECIALS
o HEADER_TITLE_SEARCH

HEADER_TITLE_CATEGORIES
HEADER_TITLE_INFORMATION

How do I change these in Dutch?

my site: http://www.afro-masks.com

lieven23:

HELLO,

I've just installed apple zen template but now I have a problem with the navigation.

In Englisch my horizontal navigation works fine , but in Dutch I get this:

o HEADER_TITLE_NEW_PRODUCTS
o HEADER_TITLE_ALL_PRODUCTS
o HEADER_TITLE_SPECIALS
o HEADER_TITLE_SEARCH

HEADER_TITLE_CATEGORIES
HEADER_TITLE_INFORMATION

How do I change these in Dutch?

my site: http://www.afro-masks.com
Wherever there is an english language file for this template, you will also need to have a corresponding dutch language file.

So, in your dutch folder, simply paste my english language files, then just change the text to Dutch.

sethererm:

Jettrue,
You are a godsend!!! Thank you for your intelligence - your hacking abilities are supreme (as are your designs!)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! :clap:
Seth

You are welcome! :clap:

hello,
Since i installed the zen cart apple template I don't get Gooogle analytics results anymore?
Does annyone know why this is?

lieven23:

hello,
Since i installed the zen cart apple template I don't get Gooogle analytics results anymore?
Does annyone know why this is?

You probably installed google analytics on another template, and never moved the code to the apple zen template.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me on how to fix the space i have between my logo and my dropdown menu. For some reason it doesn't show up on firefox, but on IE7 the pink space shows up. Thanks in Advance!

phoeuth:

Hi, I was wondering if anyone can help me on how to fix the space i have between my logo and my dropdown menu. For some reason it doesn't show up on firefox, but on IE7 the pink space shows up. Thanks in Advance!

Try turning the Ezpage Header Status to off under "Configuration', "EzPages Settings".

Thank you very much, that did the trick. Once again, great job on the template.