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[cotc2001]

Is it possible to have different side menus (like bestseller, login etc.) depending on what page you are at.

i.e if im at product.tpl , i can show recommended other products but I dont want to display the news box.

They all seem to be controlled from the home.tpl but not sure how to control them from other pages.

x-cart 4.0.5

[Jon]

You have to use conditionals in your home.tpl

[cotc2001]

cheers jon, you couldnt give me an example to follow could you?

[Jon]

Open up your skin1/customer/home_main.tpl

You'll see a wack of conditionals using the $main variable. You could implement similar things in home.tpl

For example:

{if $main eq "register"}
We know we are on the register page
{/if}

{if $main eq "product"}
We know we are on a product page
{/if}

{if $main eq "catalog"}
We know we are viewing a category
{/if}

[cotc2001]

Ok gotcha, i'll give it a go in the mornin

[cotc2001]

Ok cheers Jon,

But what happens if you want it on several pages but not on some

can I use & (yes i know I should really read up on smarty)

for example i want to hide the news.tpl on just the product and products tpls

could I use

{if $main ne "product" & "products"}
{ include file="cartmods/testimonials/testimonials.tpl"}

{/if}

[Jon]

{if $main ne "product" AND $main ne "catalog"}
{ include file="cartmods/testimonials/testimonials.tpl"}
 
{/if}

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