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I am not understanding the logic behind the layouts. I setup the store and it is working but I cannot understand why certain thing work. Notice that I have created new layouts in the first picture. In the second picture I have assigned a new layout to the default store. In the third picture, If I assign the CSM_11_Home layout to the main store the top banner in my Slideshow fails to be present, but if i change the layout to Home it will work. I do not understand why that works. If I change it to anything else other than Home it will not work, Why? I would think that if I am Using the CSM_11_Home layout that I should be using it throughout all the settings etc... Any understanding would be helpful...
CherryShopMaui.com
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in layouts you can create a route for each page in your shop and add specific modules just to that page.
if already a route to home is existing, you can not add it a second time.
but you can add a route that does not exist.
say there is a certain category you want a banner, and url to that categoty is mydomain/category1
you can create a route to this page wich makes it possible to display say a banner just in this category.
if already a route to home is existing, you can not add it a second time.
but you can add a route that does not exist.
say there is a certain category you want a banner, and url to that categoty is mydomain/category1
you can create a route to this page wich makes it possible to display say a banner just in this category.
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So to expand on the last post.
Say you had a url like www.mysite.com/category1/subcat
And you wanted the banner to only show on that page, and no other pages.
Create a layout called subcatbanner then give it a url such as /category1/subcat
Now go to your banner module, and select layout, then choose subcatbanner
Now, whenever you go to category1/subcat the banner will show only on that page.
As the post above says, you cant have two routes to home, only 1.
Say you had a url like www.mysite.com/category1/subcat
And you wanted the banner to only show on that page, and no other pages.
Create a layout called subcatbanner then give it a url such as /category1/subcat
Now go to your banner module, and select layout, then choose subcatbanner
Now, whenever you go to category1/subcat the banner will show only on that page.
As the post above says, you cant have two routes to home, only 1.
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yep that explains it even better.
Once you understand the routing principle op opencart it becomes a very powerfull adition i never found somewhere else.
yep that explains it even better.
Once you understand the routing principle op opencart it becomes a very powerfull adition i never found somewhere else.
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https://koelcel-onderdelen.com
I think its also possible to create your own page using layouts as well. I think I tried it once, but it requires, hardcoding the url as a link somewhere on your template pages.
So say you wanted a new page, that only displays modules and nothing else, obviously you cant use a pre defined url like a category, information or product page, because you want your own unique page.
If you create a new layout, you can assign a unique url, something like /anewlink, call the layout newlink
Then for every module you want displayed on that page, you use the layout newlink
Now as I say you would need to hard code the url on your template, say you wanted it in the top menu, you would add <li><a href="/anewlink">newlink</a></li>
Then in theory, when that page is clicked, the modules you assigned will be displayed.
So say you wanted a new page, that only displays modules and nothing else, obviously you cant use a pre defined url like a category, information or product page, because you want your own unique page.
If you create a new layout, you can assign a unique url, something like /anewlink, call the layout newlink
Then for every module you want displayed on that page, you use the layout newlink
Now as I say you would need to hard code the url on your template, say you wanted it in the top menu, you would add <li><a href="/anewlink">newlink</a></li>
Then in theory, when that page is clicked, the modules you assigned will be displayed.
Yes its possible, but no need for hard coding, you can create a caetgorie, and if you dont assign any product to it, you can use the route to display whatever you want.
i found and use this clever free mod that even lets you assign a certain url to a categorie, so you can display a information page or if you want a hard coded html page or external contact form and show link in top menu.
So its even possible to use it as e regular cms, it opens a lot off possebilitys
i found and use this clever free mod that even lets you assign a certain url to a categorie, so you can display a information page or if you want a hard coded html page or external contact form and show link in top menu.
So its even possible to use it as e regular cms, it opens a lot off possebilitys
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Sorry, did not clear up a thing...
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Perhaps I should state that it is a multi-store and while I can control what is on the main store pages the other stores do not respond correctly to the same settings. Example, I put a different banner on 4 stores, All stores share some products and categories. I go to the main store and select a product, the product appears and the banner disappears Great. On all the other stores with the same exact settings, when I select a product, the product appears but under the banner. Why is the banner still on all other stores except the main store? (which is what I want).
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