Cherry Zen Template Support Thread

CerysCrow:

1. I have successfully removed the sales_text_header message that was across the top of the page. Now the text size is pretty big. What did I do? How do I fix it? (CSS?)

Thanks for all of your help!

I have fixed this (just some general wonkiness I had going on) but any info on my other questions would be great!

thanks.

CerysCrow:

Love this template!

Just a few questions regarding my site
http://www.miss-crow.com/shop:

1. I have successfully removed the sales_text_header message that was across the top of the page. Now the text size is pretty big. What did I do? How do I fix it? (CSS?)

2. Can I get rid of the white bar to the left of my header image?

3. Why don't the hotspot links in my header image work?

Thanks for all of your help!

2. There's a padding-left on the logo, just remove it.

3. Where's the code for your hotspots? I'm assuming you're using an image map? There's no code in your page source for your image map.

jettrue:

That's not part of the template per se, you can just go to your admin and turn off "Categories-Tabs Menu" under "configuration", "Layout settings"

Thank you I didn't know what to turn off.

I appreciate you telling me now I can start working on my site :).

Have a wonderful day!:D
Sandra

jettrue:

Is the short description turned on? Does turning it off change anything (just grasping at straws here). Have you tried re-uploading includes/modules/cherry_zen/product_listing.php?

I reuploaded the product_listing.php, it's still the same problem.

jettrue:

2. There's a padding-left on the logo, just remove it.

3. Where's the code for your hotspots? I'm assuming you're using an image map? There's no code in your page source for your image map.

I apologize for my ignorance - I am not very familiar with php. (If this was HTML, I could do this in a heartbeat.)

In what doc do I remove the padding?

I created the header image and hotspots in Fireworks and exported it from there. What doc would have it's relative information?

Thanks for the fix everything is working great now
http://shoppingbasics.com

CerysCrow:

I apologize for my ignorance - I am not very familiar with php. (If this was HTML, I could do this in a heartbeat.)

In what doc do I remove the padding?

I created the header image and hotspots in Fireworks and exported it from there. What doc would have it's relative information?

Well, the hotspots shouldn't require any php skills, you just need to find the HTML code for the image map (I'm assuming its done via an image map). If that hotspot image is in action on a regular web site perhaps you can view the source of the page and copy the coding, and paste it in tpl_header.php.

Any styling is done in the stylesheet files, which are found in includes/templates/cherry_zen/css, the padding in question is in stylesheet.css.

I'm not familiar with Fireworks, so I can't help you there. :smile:

[email protected]:

I reuploaded the product_listing.php, it's still the same problem.

Have you turned off short description? If you switch to "rows" under "configuration", "product listing", "Product Listing Layout Style", does the issue go away?

jettrue:

Well, the hotspots shouldn't require any php skills, you just need to find the HTML code for the image map (I'm assuming its done via an image map). If that hotspot image is in action on a regular web site perhaps you can view the source of the page and copy the coding, and paste it in tpl_header.php.

Any styling is done in the stylesheet files, which are found in includes/templates/cherry_zen/css, the padding in question is in stylesheet.css.

I'm not familiar with Fireworks, so I can't help you there. :smile:

Thanks again for all of your help.

I removed the padding.

I do have the code for the image map anad have experimented with placing it into the tpl_header.php page, but thus far I can only get it at the top of the page. I am really not sure where to place it in the code.

I will keep working with it. Thanks!

CerysCrow:

Thanks again for all of your help.

I removed the padding.

I do have the code for the image map anad have experimented with placing it into the tpl_header.php page, but thus far I can only get it at the top of the page. I am really not sure where to place it in the code.

I will keep working with it. Thanks!

I don't think it matters too much where the actual map portion goes in the code. I've also put it below the footer on a zen cart site before. But you can hard code the logo so that you can add the usemap portion. So instead of this:

You'd do something like this:

It worked! Thanks so much for all of your help. Again, Cherry Zen is a terrific template!

jettrue:

Have you turned off short description? If you switch to "rows" under "configuration", "product listing", "Product Listing Layout Style", does the issue go away?

The issue does not go away changing from columns to rows. I am surprised that it is only happening with this template.

[email protected]:

The issue does not go away changing from columns to rows. I am surprised that it is only happening with this template.

Have you tried turning off short description? What I'm trying to do is understand what is different about your site than mine, then turn off whatever is different. This issue hasn't happened on any other site I've seen with the cherry_zen template so far....

jettrue:

Have you tried turning off short description? What I'm trying to do is understand what is different about your site than mine, then turn off whatever is different. This issue hasn't happened on any other site I've seen with the cherry_zen template so far....

I turned off the short description mod, then it worked correctly. Then I did some experimentation. I set the short description mod to 1, then the description worked fine, but the images appeared in duplicates. Then I set again the number to 4, this time, the images and the descriptions worked fine, but the prices appeared in duplicates. I set it back to the original 3, it was back to duplicate descriptions.

It's really strange. But there is no such problem in my current template Arch Shoppe.

Is there any solution to this?

thanks,

Isvara dasa.

[email protected]:

I turned off the short description mod, then it worked correctly. Then I did some experimentation. I set the short description mod to 1, then the description worked fine, but the images appeared in duplicates. Then I set again the number to 4, this time, the images and the descriptions worked fine, but the prices appeared in duplicates. I set it back to the original 3, it was back to duplicate descriptions.

It's really strange. But there is no such problem in my current template Arch Shoppe.

Is there any solution to this?

thanks,

Isvara dasa.

I was suspicious that that was the issue (thanks for finally trying to turn it off, LOL). It is apparent that Column Layout Grid and Short Description are not compatible. You'll need to delete this file: includes/modules/cherry_zen/product_listing.php, so that your zen cart uses your old product_listing file which should be the one that came in the short description mod. (includes/modules/product_listing.php).

Once you do that, you'll no longer be able to see the product in the column layout, they will only show up in rows one on top of the other like you have now. If you'd like to delete the option in the admin to choose columns (since you won't be able to use them), you can run this code below in "tools", "install sql patches":

delete from configuration where configuration_key in('PRODUCT_LISTING_LAYOUT_STYLE','PRODUCT_LISTING_COLUMNS_PER_ROW');

If you really want the columns, you'd need to either ask the short description creator to update the mod to work with column layout grid module, or turn off the short description. :smile: But the column layout mod is NOT required to run cherry zen.

jettrue:

I was suspicious that that was the issue (thanks for finally trying to turn it off, LOL). It is apparent that Column Layout Grid and Short Description are not compatible. You'll need to delete this file: includes/modules/cherry_zen/product_listing.php, so that your zen cart uses your old product_listing file which should be the one that came in the short description mod. (includes/modules/product_listing.php).

Once you do that, you'll no longer be able to see the product in the column layout, they will only show up in rows one on top of the other like you have now. If you'd like to delete the option in the admin to choose columns (since you won't be able to use them), you can run this code below in "tools", "install sql patches":

delete from configuration where configuration_key in('PRODUCT_LISTING_LAYOUT_STYLE','PRODUCT_LISTING_COLUMNS_PER_ROW');

Now everything is working fine. It's a big relief. Thanks for your effort and your wonderful tempate.

Isvara dasa.

I've updated this template to version 1.2. This is an important update!

The only change in this update is the inclusion of a missing file. If you've downloaded version 1.0 and 1.1, you need this file:

includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/cherry_zen/order_steps_defines.php

Without this file, your order steps at the order process will not have an image, and will only show the ALT TEXT of the order steps.

All you have to do, if you already have Cherry Zen installed, is download the update, and add that one file to your site.

Sorry guys! :hug:

Hi,
I have the template on my site and am having a terrible time getting it the way I want it :(

My logo is not right on there I want it to be the length of the white part (body) I also would like to change the color from white have not tried to do that yet.

I know I need to change something to make the logo correct, but I don't know what to do. I changed the width and everytime I do that and upload the stylesheet, all the categories in red DISAPPEAR on me.

I have dealt with this for about an hour now and just can't figure it out.

Can anyone please help me?

Thanks
Sandra

Oh my site is http://www.the-unique-boutique.com

Also how do I ad links to the top of my site like http://www.thegemtree.com/ has? If it isn't too much of a problem to do.

I like that.

Thanks again

icyorchid:

My logo is not right on there I want it to be the length of the white part (body) I also would like to change the color from white have not tried to do that yet.
Your logo is narrower than the site... that's why its not the length of the site. What I would do if I were you is keep your logo the size it is. Then, make a background image that is the same as the textured background of your logo. Make that the background image of #logoWrapper. That way, as your site stretches, it give the illusion that your logo is filling the entire space. You'll first need to remove this from #logo in your stylesheet:

float:left;
padding-left:15px;

That will make your logo centered. Then add the new background image to logo wrapper, like this:

#logoWrapper {background: url("../images/name-of-image.gif") repeat;}
You'd upload the image to includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/images/ folder.

icyorchid:

Also how do I ad links to the top of my site like http://www.thegemtree.com/ has? If it isn't too much of a problem to do.

That's what I was referring to when I mentioned you can add ezpages, and turn them on in the header. Those are ezpage links. Go to "Tools" "Ezpages" in your admin, add an ezpage, and turn it on in the header. It will show up there.

Thank you :) I am liking my site now!

I did more research and changed the whole thing. lol But you did help me alot in telling me how to get it all to work.

Can you tell me how to get rid of the gray on the categories?
I want to change them to another shade I don't like the gray.

Thanks for all the help
Sandra
http://www.the-unique-boutique.com