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[FTI]

I want to make a custom homepage. On the homepage, I want only header, minicart ad login panel and only a few images, like this one:

http://www.lancome.co.uk/_en/_gb/

But when I hide all the pannels in the home.tpl, they disappear on the other pages, too. I want a home page like the one on the link and standart light & lucid 3 columns view on all other pages. Which file to edit to remove everything in the #left-bar, #right-bar and #center only on the frontpage and keep them on all other pages. Please help...

[pauldodman]

You are in the right template, but you need to surround the include statements for the menus with an if statement:

{if $main neq "catalog" || $current_category.category neq ""}

If you use that, the pannels will appear on all pages but the home page.

[FTI]

Thanks, I figured it out.

[cosy]

Thanks for that infrmation what i can not figureout is

"when I hide all the pannels in the home.tpl, they disappear on the other pages, too. I want a home page like the one on the link and standart 3 columns view on all other pages.
remove everything in the #left-bar, #right-bar and #center only on the frontpage and keep them on all other pages. "

This is my home.tpl pls see you can help me?

<div id="main_container" style="width:{if $config.Smart_Template.st_col_layout_type eq "Fixed"}{$config.Smart_Template.st_col_layout_widt h}px{else}100%{/if}">
<!-- ************************************************** ********************************** -->
{include file="custom/header_`$config.Smart_Template.st_col_header_type` .tpl}
<!-- ************************************************** ********************************** -->
<div class="colmask">
<div class="colmid">
<div class="colright">
<div class="col1wrap">
<div class="col1pad">
<div class="col1">
<div class="colpad_body">
<!-- Column 1 start -->

{if $main neq "catalog" || $current_category.category neq ""}
{include file="customer/bread_crumbs.tpl"}
{/if}

{if $config.Smart_Template.st_show_ie6_warning eq "Y"}
{include file="custom/ie6_upgrade.tpl"}
{/if}
{if $gcheckout_enabled && $main ne "cart" && $main ne "checkout" && $main ne "anonymous_checkout" && $main ne "order_message"}
{include file="modules/Google_Checkout/gcheckout_top_button.tpl"}
{/if}
{include file="customer/evaluation.tpl"}
{include file="customer/dialog_message.tpl"}
{if $page_title}
<h1>{$page_title|escape}</h1>
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Special_Offers}
{include file="modules/Special_Offers/customer/new_offers_message.tpl"}
{/if}
{include file="customer/home_main.tpl"}
{include file="customer/printable_link.tpl"}
<!-- Column 1 end -->
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col2">
<div class="colpad">
<!-- Column 2 start -->
{if $categories && ($active_modules.Flyout_Menus || $config.General.root_categories eq "Y" || $subcategories)}
{include file="customer/categories.tpl" }
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Bestsellers}
{include file="modules/Bestsellers/menu_bestsellers.tpl" }
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Manufacturers ne "" and $config.Manufacturers.manufacturers_menu eq "Y"}
{include file="modules/Manufacturers/menu_manufacturers.tpl" }
{/if}
{include file="customer/special.tpl"}
{if $active_modules.Survey && $menu_surveys}
{foreach from=$menu_surveys item=menu_survey}
{include file="modules/Survey/menu_survey.tpl"}
{/foreach}
{/if}

<!-- Column 2 end -->
</div>
</div>
<div class="col3">
<div class="colpad">
<!-- Column 3 start -->
{include file="customer/language_selector.tpl"}
{if $active_modules.SnS_connector}
{include file="modules/SnS_connector/button.tpl"}
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Feature_Comparison && $comparison_products ne ''}
{include file="modules/Feature_Comparison/product_list.tpl" }
{/if}
{include file="customer/menu_cart.tpl" }
{if $config.Smart_Template.st_use_my_account ne "Y"}
{if $login eq "" }
{include file="customer/auth.tpl" }
{else}
{include file="customer/authbox.tpl" }
{/if}
{/if}
{include file="customer/news.tpl" }
{* Recently Viewed *}
{include file="customer/recent.tpl"}
{* /Recently Viewed *}
{include file="customer/help/menu.tpl"}
{if $active_modules.XAffiliate && $config.XAffiliate.partner_register eq 'Y' && $config.XAffiliate.display_backoffice_link eq 'Y'}
{include file="partner/menu_affiliate.tpl" }
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Interneka}
{include file="modules/Interneka/menu_interneka.tpl" }
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Users_online}
{include file="modules/Users_online/menu_users_online.tpl"}
{/if}
<!-- Column 3 end -->
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<div class="clearing"></div>
<!-- ************************************************** ********************************** -->
{include file="custom/footer.tpl}
<!-- ************************************************** ********************************** -->
{if $config.Smart_Template.st_use_my_account eq "Y"}
{include file="custom/modules/my_account/my_account.tpl"}
{/if}
</div><!-- /maincontainer -->
{if $config.Smart_Template.st_use_cufon eq "Y"}
<script type="text/javascript" src="{$SkinDir}/custom/modules/cufon/render_cufon.js"></script>
{/if}
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[cosy]

Originally Posted by pauldodman

You are in the right template, but you need to surround the include statements for the menus with an if statement:

{if $main neq "catalog" || $current_category.category neq ""}

If you use that, the pannels will appear on all pages but the home page.

i got that but still showin in the home page?

[gb2world]

Try debugging until you figure out how it works - you can enter code in home.tpl and see the values of the variables and understand why things are showing and not showing:

<p>Here is my debug code:<br />
main: {$main}<br />
current category: {$current_category.category}
</p>

{if $main eq "catalog" && $current_category.category eq ""}
<p>This should display only on the home page</p>
{else}
<p>This should display on other pages</p>
{/if}

Look at skin1/customer/home_main.tpl - it will give you an idea of what value to test for in $main for various pages.

[FTI]

Hi cosy,

If you want to hide included file only on the homepage you go like this:

{if $main neq "catalog" || $current_category.category neq "" and ($main ne "catalog" or $cat ne "")}
              {include file="customer/bread_crumbs.tpl"}
            {/if}

You can replace the string in red with any included file you want.

If you want to hide a module only on the homepage you go like this:

{if $active_modules.Bestsellers and ($main ne "catalog" or $cat ne "")}
            {include file="modules/Bestsellers/menu_bestsellers.tpl" }
          {/if}

The only file you need to edit is: skin1/customer/home.tpl

Thats everything I did and it works for me

Take care!

[kevfromwiganinlancashire]

Thanks FTI, good to know

Kev