template switch addon

navido:

In which path is this templates.txt file uploaded to?

Just as the read me states

1. edit images/templates.txt; put in your templates for switching

1. edit images/templates.txt; put in your templates for switching

Thanks for answering, but i still dont get it, in your templates for switching it says..but where in your template? in what folder? :wacko:

navido:

Thanks for answering, but i still dont get it, in your templates for switching it says..but where in your template? in what folder? :wacko:

edit SHOP_ROOT/images/templates.txt file
or goto admin > tools > templateSwitcher & the file will be generated ( if you have write permissions fot the images-folder )

Anyone else having problem with this? As one of the users wrote in the beginning of this thread i also get the classic view, and i cannot switch to other templates in my admin

I have 1.3.8a off course, and i have enabled the templateswitch sidebox to "Yes" for all of my templates.

The templates.txt file is put into www/images/

but still no work.

Anyone please??

I deleted the "init_templates.php" from included/init_includes/overrides and now my template is ok and i can switch between the templates in my admin.

But off course the file init_tempaltes.php should not be deleted..is it maybe supposed to be in the " included/init_includes" folder?

Anyone please?:(

I have a temporary solution that worked for me. Find your file includes\init_includes\overrides*init_templates.php*. On that file find the following code on line 41:

 $template_dir = 'classic'; 
   if(isset($_GET['template_switch_id'])){
    zen_setcookie("zctemplate", $_GET['template_switch_id'], time()+(60*60*24*365));
    $template_dir = $_GET['template_switch_id'];
  } else {
      if(isset($_COOKIE["zctemplate"])){
        $template_dir = $_COOKIE["zctemplate"];
        zen_setcookie("zctemplate", $_COOKIE["zctemplate"], time()+(60*60*24*365)); 
      }
  }

and change it to:

 $template_dir = 'classic'; 
   if(isset($_GET['template_switch_id'])){
    zen_setcookie("zctemplate", $_GET['template_switch_id'], time()+(60*60*24*365));
    $template_dir = $_GET['template_switch_id'];
  }

the only problem with this solution is that the chosen template will not be stored in a cookie for future visits.

I have this addon installed in one of my websites and works fine. I installed the same files on a different website and ran into the same problem you did.:blink:

If I find a better solution I'll post it here.

Would this work with different size of header, columns, and boxes if they are fixed?

I installed this mod and now find that the buttons are a little issue. If I set a template to use css buttons then when switching between templates the other templates will also have to use the css buttons. For some templates I would like to have css buttons turned off.

If I have css buttons turned on in admin settings, is there a file I can override on a per template basis to hardcode turning off css buttons?

MyDigitalFixation:

If I have css buttons turned on in admin settings, is there a file I can override on a per template basis to hardcode turning off css buttons?

one way could be to change the database-entry IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS ```
UPDATE configuration SET configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS_' WHERE configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS' LIMIT 1;

this files make use from the constant IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS```
includes\functions\html_output.php (267:20)
includes\functions\html_output.php (293:20)
includes\templates\template_default\sideboxes\tpl_search.php (17:18)
includes\templates\template_default\sideboxes\tpl_search_header.php (16:18)

you have now to create or modify the file includes\templates\YOUR_TEMPLATE\common\main_template_vars.php

add a line with ```
define('IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS', 'no')

you can see it
- <http://demo.zen-cart.at/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25&products_id=100&language=de&template_switch_id=css> == CSS buttons
<http://demo.zen-cart.at/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25&products_id=100&language=de&template_switch_id=XAJAX> == image buttons

Thank you very much!

I've revised code to alter the look of zencart but have never revised the functional code (except for installing mods) so I better run this by you first to be sure I get it correct.

From includes\functions\html_output.php

line 267

if (strtolower(IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS) == 'yes' && strlen($alt)<30) return zenCssButton($image, $alt, 'submit', $sec_class /, $parameters = ''/ );

line 293

if (strtolower(IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS) == 'yes') return zenCssButton($image, $alt, 'button', $sec_class, $parameters = '');

From includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes - the code referencing IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS

your line 17, in my file is at line 33

if (strtolower(IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS) == 'yes') {

From includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes - the code referencing IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS

your line 16, in my file is at line 31

if (strtolower(IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS) == 'yes') {

for the above strings, after they have been revised, is this how they should look?

From includes\functions\html_output.php

line 267

if (strtolower(UPDATE configuration SET configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS_' WHERE configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS' LIMIT 1;) == 'yes' && strlen($alt)<30) return zenCssButton($image, $alt, 'submit', $sec_class /, $parameters = ''/ );

line 293

if (strtolower(UPDATE configuration SET configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS_' WHERE configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS' LIMIT 1;) == 'yes') return zenCssButton($image, $alt, 'button', $sec_class, $parameters = '');

From includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes - the code referencing IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS

your line 17, in my file is at line 33

if (strtolower(UPDATE configuration SET configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS_' WHERE configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS' LIMIT 1;) == 'yes') {

From includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes - the code referencing IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS

your line 16, in my file is at line 31

if (strtolower(UPDATE configuration SET configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS_' WHERE configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS' LIMIT 1;) == 'yes') {

Can someone PLEASE, answer my question? :cry:

sorry for confusion

you have only to manipulate 1 template file :: includes\templates\YOUR_TEMPLATE\common\main_template_vars.php
if the file does not exist, copy the one from template_default
now add a line with

  if (file_exists(DIR_WS_MODULES . 'pages/' . $current_page_base . '/main_template_vars.php')) {
    $body_code = DIR_WS_MODULES . 'pages/' . $current_page_base . '/main_template_vars.php';
  } else {
    $body_code = $template->get_template_dir('tpl_' . preg_replace('/.php/', '',$_GET['main_page']) . '_default.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_' . $_GET['main_page'] . '_default.php';
  }

// template-switch
define('IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS', 'no');

2. use zen-cart admin
   tools > install sql patches and run ```
   UPDATE configuration SET configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS_', configuration_title = 'CSS Buttons (functionless)' WHERE configuration_key = 'IMAGE_USE_CSS_BUTTONS' LIMIT 1;

@ideasgirl
look at :: http://demo.zen-cart.at/index.php?main_page=index&template_switch_id=viennablood

viennablood == the standard german-template; 800px
XAJAX == 1024px & ajax for products
css == zen-cart international = screen wide
hugo13_orange == smarty based template (never finished)

hugo13:

@ideasgirl
look at :: http://demo.zen-cart.at/index.php?main_page=index&template_switch_id=viennablood

viennablood == the standard german-template; 800px
XAJAX == 1024px & ajax for products
css == zen-cart international = screen wide
hugo13_orange == smarty based template (never finished)

Yes Hugo, but my question goes to "if it fixed" and not fluid. See, your templates (and other I've seen) are with fluid backgrounds (colors and bars) but I haven't seen it with different columns and boxes with different fixed width (which usually you have to change in admin panel).

That works perfectly. Thank you very much for the mod and the extra help!

I think you can do all what you can do with css
look at: http://demo.zen-cart.at/index.php?main_page=index&template_switch_id=css

#navColumnTwo {
  width: 111px !IMPORTANT;
}

#templateswitch {
	position:absolute;
	width:400px !IMPORTANT;
	height:15px;
	z-index:1;
	left: 333px;
	top: 77px;
}
#categories{
	position:absolute;
	width:200px !IMPORTANT;
	height:15px;
	z-index:1;
	left: 3px;
	top: 77px;
}

Ok, great! I'll give it a try...

Hi there is any way to make this template switcher to do the job automatic every time it detects an iphone browser, it will be great :smartalec:

I have a dumb question. Do i need to upload each template that I plan on using to switch templates, or how does this work. I mean if I going to let my customers pick from 10 different templates do I upload all these? If not this does not work. I can not change from the default template and it is all screwed up. Thank you in advance.