Tabbed Products Pro (TPP) Contrib - Official Thread

I have Image Handler installed. It had an additional_images.php to overwrite my original. Perhaps this has something to do with it? I wouldn't think so, but I could be wrong.

Kaddie

kaddie:

I have Image Handler installed. It had an additional_images.php to overwrite my original. Perhaps this has something to do with it? I wouldn't think so, but I could be wrong.No known conflicts between IH2 and TPP.. So I doubt this is the issue.. Though if you are running the version of IH2 dated: Jul 16 2009, you should uninstall and update to the latest version of IH2.. See if this post helps:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=790825&postcount=4345

kaddie:

I see what is happening. I can see the tabs on product pages that DO NOT have additional images. The product pages that have additional images do not show tabs. I have (show Global additional images) set to true in the TPP config in the admin area so they should show.That's not true. In the two links I poste from your site neither one has additional product images. If you view the page source you will see that there are no images on either of those pages (even the one where the tabs are visible..)

Honestly unless someone has had the EXACT same issue, the only way to resolve this is to back your site up and start over. If it was me, this is what I woud do. Start with a vanilla Zen Cart install and add each add-on back one by one.. I would start with this one just to get it working first, then add your other add-ons back one by one until you find the one that causes the issue.. I would use the links I sent you as test products. This way you will know RIGHT away when it stops working.

I know this is tedious and it probably sucks, but short of someone here knowing the exact answer to your particular issue, it's likely what you are going to have to do...:blush:

kaddie:

I have Image Handler installed. It had an additional_images.php to overwrite my original. Perhaps this has something to do with it? I wouldn't think so, but I could be wrong.

KaddieSo I did some more looking at your site.. It looks like you are using a Template Monster template (AKA Template Monstrosity) You're not going to like hearing this, but IMO a HUGE part of not being able to get to the bottom of your issue may in fact be attributed to the Template Monster template you are using..

TM Templates IMO are a HUGE no no.. They contain crippled crappy code, broken code, compunded by poor use of nested divs. (One page on your site I saw nested divs TEN deep just to store a few images) They are in essence style over substance, and you don't need them to build nice looking Zen Cart sites. ANYTHING you see in a TM template can be done using the Zen Cart template sytem and overrides. (and I do mean ANYTHING -- there are LOTS of good examples of GOOD LOOKING sites that DO NOT use TM templates..)

I lost a client over TM templates -- so I REFUSE to mess with them again.. (She INSISTED on using one and then was upset when in early testing the template broke EVERYTHING!!) TM "design" shortcuts BREAK normal Zen Cart functionality, and unfortunately because you have to wade through their crappy template code, it's hard to tell what works and what doesn't and why..

There's an old TM thread here where their people actually had the nerve to come to the forum and try to defend their hacked templates. Then after getting a cyber beatdown from some of the vets here, they acquiesced and agreed to show a sample of a properly built site.. After making that promise, POOF, they disappeared and never returned.. That to me was the REAL proof of how horrible their product actually is..

Anyway I digress.. So to add to my suggestion above I suggest you do this using a GENERIC template.. Get every thing to work from a FUNCTIONAL standpoint first THEN make it pretty...

Use this tutorial as a guideline for building a generic vanilla template: https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=142.

Build the site from scratch and see if you don't have better luck getting everything to play nice together..

The version of Image Handler I'm using is (IH 2.0 for 1.3x). I did not installed anything from the shopad or optional extra folders.

No, I really truely :yuck: do not want to start over. I have been working on this site for 6 months now. I am using parts templates. Perhaps that is my issue.

Maybe I will install tabs pro on another template to see if I still get the same results. Tedious and probably sucks is the not the correct expression usage for starting over on something you've been working on for 6 months. I can't post the words here, but you get what I'm saying.

I'm going to also look through my coding to see if anything is interfering. If someone thinks of anything, absolutely anything that may fix my issue, please do let me know.

I know and have heard from so many people about template monster templates. They are not coded correctly for Zen Cart. That is after the fact!

Have a great day ALL and I so appreciate your time and help!

Kaddie

kaddie:

The version of Image Handler I'm using is (IH 2.0 for 1.3x). I did not installed anything from the shopad or optional extra folders.Only the current version of IH2 has attempted to adopt a version numbering convention which makes it easier to distinguish one version from another.

Prior to the current version of IH it's difficult to tell which version folks are saying they installed except based on the date of the version they installed.. That said, I hope the IH 2.0 for 1.3x version you installed is NOT the one dated Jul 16 2009. If it is, you should uninstall it and install the current V2.0 Rev 7 version.

kaddie:

No, I really truely :yuck: do not want to start over. I have been working on this site for 6 months now. I am using parts templates. Perhaps that is my issue.I know you don't, but IMO it's the ONLY way to get to the bottom of your issues.. and it really won't take as long as you think.. If you don't want to start completely from scratch, setup a seperate test store to work it all out first.

kaddie:

Maybe I will install tabs pro on another template to see if I still get the same results.I strongly suggest that you create a generic template using the instructions from the link I posted, it will help you rule out template specific issues..

kaddie:

I know and have heard from so many people about template monster templates. They are not coded correctly for Zen Cart. That is after the fact!But it's not too late to resolve it.. Your template is rather simple and could EASILY be recreated.. IMO it would take less time to do that than to spend time running down template specific issues..

Well, I have installed the image handler Ver2-0rev7 and tpp Ver106b. Newest versions. I installed in the standard classic template and in another template I downloaded for testing. I also installed IH first on one template, then TPP first in another template. I am also using the newest versions in my original site.

I am still having the same issue no matter what template I use. I am getting extremely frustrated and want to continue on without TPP. I would much rather have them, but nothing I do seems to work. I am tired of installing and reinstalling the thing. I have never had this much trouble installing a mod and surely not 7 times installing the same mod. :censored:

I am going to ask, does anyone know what is happening. How can I rectify this situation I'm having? :cry:

What is happening is the additional images do not show in a tab.

progroom dot com/shop

If you go to apparel, then jackets, click on Stylist Wear Rhinestone Jacket (no tabs correct), then click on next until you get to page 9 of 9, this page has tabs but it doesn't have additional images and the tabs show up (which is the way it is suppose to be).

I cannot get tabs (any tabs) to show on items that have additional images. :frusty:

Kaddie

I see additional images in the "Additional Image" tab on this product:
http://progroom.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=61_109&products_id=506

Why is that? Some products have tabs and some products don't. It doesn't seem to matter if they have additional images or not. :wacko: Doesn't make any since?

I will play around with it this weekend, perhaps a few days more. However, if I can't get the issue resolved I am going to just uninstall the TPP mod and continue on. Darn I sure wanted to use TPP, but I can't let it keep me at a turtles pace in getting my store completed. Hopefully, I can get resolved with the help from you all, especially you DivaVocals. :bigups: It is so nice of you to take the time to try and help me fix my head banging problem.

I would have answered this thread lastnight, but my server was down awhile.

Kaddie

kaddie:

Why is that? Some products have tabs and some products don't. It doesn't seem to matter if they have additional images or not. :wacko: Doesn't make any since?

I will play around with it this weekend, perhaps a few days more. However, if I can't get the issue resolved I am going to just uninstall the TPP mod and continue on. Darn I sure wanted to use TPP, but I can't let it keep me at a turtles pace in getting my store completed. Hopefully, I can get resolved with the help from you all, especially you DivaVocals. :bigups: It is so nice of you to take the time to try and help me fix my head banging problem.

I would have answered this thread lastnight, but my server was down awhile.

KaddieYou're welcome.. Happy to help..

Kaddie.. seriously though.. I am going to suggest AGAIN something that I KNOW you don't want to do.. However, I think you need to step through this one by one to REALLY figure out what is creating the issues you are having..

I don't know what other mods you have installed, but something has to either be installed incorrectly or something is conflicting which is likely creating the issues you are experienceing..

The ONLY way to know what the origin of the issue is is to step back and peel back each layer of your install. Now if you don't want to do this on your current site, you can build a test site and one by one add each of your add-ons to see where the issue starts..

I STRONGLY recommend again that you build a test site, install TPP FIRST, and then install your other add-ons one by one and see which one breaks TPP.. It would have taken you LESS time to do this exercise than all the time you've spent trying to troubleshoot this issue.. (IMHO)

This site is not my original site. However, it will be as soon as I upload all images, weight, prices and make sure all works well. Right now my original live store is using OSC and has been for 7 years now. The OSC site is a live store (progroom dot com). I am trying to design ZC store to look the same (plain jane and simple).

I will give your request a try. :frusty::frusty::frusty::cry::cry::cry:.

I will keep you updated throughout the process.

Thanks Diva Vocals!

Kaddie

kaddie:

This site is not my original site. However, it will be as soon as I upload all images, weight, prices and make sure all works well. Right now my original live store is using OSC and has been for 7 years now. The OSC site is a live store (progroom dot com). I am trying to design ZC store to look the same (plain jane and simple).

I will give your request a try..

I will keep you updated throughout the process.

Thanks Diva Vocals!

Kaddie
Hey Kaddie.. :smile:

I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW you don't want to do this..:no: but you are at the point where the time you are spending on running this issue down could have been spent on a do-over to SOLVE the problem.. I don't give you this advice lightly.. I have been there and done that.. Sometimes a do over SOLVES the problem..:smile: It does suck no doubt.. but if you SOLVE the problem, you will feel good when this exercise is over..

I am going to make another VERY STRONG suggestion.. DO NOT use the classic template or ANY OTHER TEMPLATE YOU HAVE DOWNLOADED if you do this.. Follow the instructions for creating a generic template I posted earlier.. When you are going through this exercise you need to concentrate on FUNCTIONALITY first.. Let em repeat that.. FUNCTIONALITY FIRST!!!:laugh:

Get it all working the way it should work from a functional perspective.. Once you have ALL the add-ons working together the way they should, then (and ONLY then) apply your template..

Now take a deep breath.. get a glass of wine (I like Merlot:laugh:) or your favorite non-alcoholic libation, roll up your sleeves, and be prepared to amaze yourself with what you can do..:smile:

Merlot is the only wine!! Cheers to ya! But not until 7PM.

Your suggestion. I'll give it a go. I promise! Even though I'm not feeling up to it.:no:

Kaddie

kaddie:

Merlot is the only wine!! Cheers to ya! But not until 7PM.Yes it is, but I light to break up the routine with a Cab or Zin as well.. and if I'm feeling spicy, and Syrah will do the trick!!:laugh::laugh:

kaddie:

Your suggestion. I'll give it a go. I promise! Even though I'm not feeling up to it.:no:I know.. sorry.. the wine helps though!!:laugh::laugh:

I have just installed this very nice mod but have a problem with the black line at the end of the description overwriting the text.

To see what I mean, here is the test site:
http://snow.byethost8.com/snowshop2/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=4&products_id=6

I have Image Handler 2 and Fual Slimbox installed so I had to hack my html_header.php to make them all work together.
The hack was simple, I just added the following lines before the //DEBUG: section at the end so the page brought in the tpp .css and .js files.

$files = loadCssJsFiles($css_files_to_load, $jscript_files_to_load);
foreach($files['css'] as $file)
if($file['include']) include($file['string']);
else echo $file['string'];

foreach($files['js'] as $file)
if($file['include']) include($file['string']);
else echo $file['string'];

Ok, back to my problem.....
I can add a blank line to the end of my product description to fix it, but I thought there was probably a better solution rather than going through all my product descriptions!

I did notice the div id for the product description was productDescription_1. I can't find that defined in any .css. Could that be the problem?

Thanks for taking a look!

Can anybody tell me how to move my Add to Cart button so it appears above the tabs section?
I'm very new to Zen cart and php and can't figure it out :frusty:
I've attached a screen shot of what my page looks like or you can have a look here:

http://snow.byethost8.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=1

All I want to do is move the Add to Cart and attribute selection dropdown so it appears above the tab section, but underneath the description because I think it would look better with the tabs at the bottom of the page.

If anybody can help I'd be really grateful because this mod has made my product page look loads better so much thanks to the author!

[quote=damiantaylor;799262]
All I want to do is move the Add to Cart and attribute selection dropdown so it appears above the tab section, but underneath the description because I think it would look better with the tabs at the bottom of the page.
[quote]
Here's a starting point, you can always search for "move add to cart button"

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=139278&highlight=MOVE+ADD+TO+CART

Many thanks for this great mod.
I have installed it and it is working fine.

I have a question, has anyone attempted to add a custom tab to the set of existing tabs. for example, i want to add a tab for "shipping"...is there an way to do it?

Any help/guidance is much appreciated!

Thanks stuff4toys!
I tried to follow the thread you suggested but still have problems.
I should mention I'm not exactly a php programmer lol.
I have moved my add to cart and attributes above the reviews tab but they have suddenly jumped above the description too!
Looking at the HTML page source, there are 2 sections of description....1 above the add to cart and the other one below. The one below seems to be the one that is being displayed even though the style is display:none.

All I have done in the tpl_product_info_display.php file is pick up the following code:

<?php //BOF :: Tabbed Products Pro :: echo '<div id="tpptabBlock" style="display:none;">' . $tabData . '</div>'; //EOF :: Tabbed Products Pro :: ?>

And move it after this line:

<!--eof Additional Product Images -->

I'm really struggling with something that I feel should be easy....it's so frustrating :censored: I feel like a dumbo :(

I've just tried editing the HTML using dreamweaver and testing...

Here's an extract of the page source, I've highlited the 2 identical descriptions in red.
For some reason only the second description is displaying which is why it is appearing below my add to cart button.
Is there some javascript somewhere that is stopping the first description from displaying?

Thanks for your help

<H1 class=productGeneral id=productName>Pocket Puck</H1><!--eof Product Name--><!--bof Product Price block --> <H2 class=productGeneral id=productPrices>Starting at:  <SPAN class=productSpecialPrice>£6.00</SPAN><BR>Original Price: <SPAN class=normalprice>£15.00 </SPAN><SPAN class=productPriceDiscount><BR>Save: 60% off</SPAN></H2><!--eof Product Price block --><!--bof free ship icon --><!--eof free ship icon --><!--bof Product description --> <DIV class="productGeneral biggerText" id=productDescription> <P>Quick, clean and easy! The pocket puck is a reusable hockey puck sized container with an applicator and 15g of NOTwax enough for 15 applications, each application lasts for 1-2 days of skiing or snowboarding. The puck fits conveniently in your pocket for easy application on the slopes. Now includes Rustblock, a quick coat after snow sliding will help prevent edge rust!</P></DIV><!--eof Product description --><BR class=clearBoth><!--bof Add to Cart Box --> <DIV id=cartAdd>Add to Cart: <INPUT maxLength=6 size=4 value=1 name=cart_quantity><BR><BR><INPUT type=hidden value=1 name=products_id><INPUT title=" Add to Cart " type=image alt="Add to Cart" src="Pocket Puck - £6_00 Snow Republic_files/button_in_cart.gif"> </DIV><!--eof Add to Cart Box--><!--bof Product details list --><!--eof Product details list --><!--bof Attributes Module --> <DIV id=productAttributes> <H3 id=attribsOptionsText>Please Choose: </H3> <DIV class=wrapperAttribsOptions> <DIV class="optionName back"><LABEL class=attribsSelect for=attrib-1>Colour</LABEL></DIV> <DIV class=back><SELECT id=attrib-1 name=id[1]> <OPTION value=1 selected>Red</OPTION> <OPTION value=2>Blue ( +£4.00 )</OPTION></SELECT> </DIV><BR class=clearBoth></DIV><BR class=clearBoth></DIV><!--eof Attributes Module --><!--bof Quantity Discounts table --><!--eof Quantity Discounts table --><!--bof Additional Product Images --><!--eof Additional Product Images --> <DIV id=tpptabBlock style="DISPLAY: none"> <DIV class="productGeneral biggerText" id=productDescription_tab> <P>Quick, clean and easy! The pocket puck is a reusable hockey puck sized container with an applicator and 15g of NOTwax enough for 15 applications, each application lasts for 1-2 days of skiing or snowboarding. The puck fits conveniently in your pocket for easy application on the slopes. Now includes Rustblock, a quick coat after snow sliding will help prevent edge rust!</P></DIV> <DIV id=slidetabsmenu style="DISPLAY: none"> <UL> <LI><A onClick="expandcontent('sc1', this)" href="javascript:void(0)"><SPAN>Reviews</SPAN></A> </LI></UL></DIV> <DIV id=tabcontentcontainer><!--bof Reviews_Tab sc1--> <DIV class=tabcontent id=sc1 style="DISPLAY: block"> <DIV style="WIDTH: 100%"> <DIV class=centerColumn id=reviewsDefault_tab> <DIV class="centeredContent back" id=productReviewsDefaultProductImage style="DISPLAY: none"> <DIV class="centeredContent back" id=productMainImageReview style="DISPLAY: none"><!-- bof Zen Slimbox v0.1 btyler 2007-12-04 --> <SCRIPT language=javascript type=text/javascript><!-- document.write('<div id="slimboxWrapper" style="display:block;"><a href="images/waxes/zardoz pocket puck.jpg" rel="lightbox[gallery]" title="Pocket Puck"><img src="bmz_cache/2/21094dd3d4f78f0ed2ff0b008f1c08f0.image.173x240.jpg" alt="Pocket Puck" title=" Pocket Puck " width="173" height="240" /></a><br class="clearBoth" /><a href="images/waxes/zardoz pocket puck.jpg" rel="lightbox[gallery]" title="Pocket Puck"><span class="imgLink">larger image</span></a></div>' ); //--></SCRIPT>

ok, I just had a flash of inspiration, but might be on the wrong track!
I suddenly realised, I don't want my description on a tab at all so stopped the javascript looking for it. In the tpp.js file, I commented out the following 2 lines:

//hackArr[8] = document.getElementById('productDescription');
//NewArr[8] = document.getElementById('productDescription_tab');

Which puts my original description back where it should be, but still displays the second description below the buttons.

Can you think of any way to turn off the second description or am I barking up the wrong tree here?