CMS Block not fully configurable - how to remove extra links?

[ember1205]

I have a 1.5.4.1 install that I'm configuring. In Preferences->CMS I have the opportunity to create specific CMS pages for the site.

 

WIth the CMS Block module, I have the option to "Display various CMS links and information in the Footer". Below this are checkboxes for all of the CMS pages that I have in my site so that I can choose which ones to have appear or not appear.

 

After enabling the footer display option and selecting two pages, the footer changes to include an "Information" column. The issue is that there are links that display that I do not want displayed, they are not CMS pages, and I see no option to disable them.

 

Specials, Best Sellers, Sitemap are but three examples of the links I do not want displayed in the column. How do you get rid of these without having to turn the whole footer display off for CMS pages?

[benjamin utterback]

Hello! You would actually need to edit a .tpl file in your Back Office, Read this thread for more information. http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/234814-solvedremoving-footer-links-in-v1531/

 

Let me know what you think. Make sure to back up all files first!

[ember1205]

Thanks. I had already tried modding the tpl file and wasn't getting the results that I wanted. So, I started looking for the "right" way to do it. I'll obviously have to go back and actually mod the file after all.

 

What I "think" is that it's pretty bold to presume that IF I want to add CMS content to the footer, then I want the all "mandatory" links that are hard-coded in there. Being that this is a module, it should be fully configurable as a module and not require code changes to remove stuff that I don't want in the first place - especially in light of the fact that this is a module coded up by the PrestaShop folks directly!

 

Those links should be pre-built as CMS pages, just like all of the rest, and should be enabled and disabled in exactly the same way.

Edited August 1, 2013 by ember1205 (see edit history)

[ember1205]

As a side note, removing code from that section of the TPL changes the formatting on the word "Information" and it no longer displays correctly - which is why I didn't want to be modifying the file in the first place.

[benjamin utterback]

Thanks. I had already tried modding the tpl file and wasn't getting the results that I wanted. So, I started looking for the "right" way to do it. I'll obviously have to go back and actually mod the file after all.

 

What I "think" is that it's pretty bold to presume that IF I want to add CMS content to the footer, then I want the all "mandatory" links that are hard-coded in there. Being that this is a module, it should be fully configurable as a module and not require code changes to remove stuff that I don't want in the first place - especially in light of the fact that this is a module coded up by the PrestaShop folks directly!

 

Those links should be pre-built as CMS pages, just like all of the rest, and should be enabled and disabled in exactly the same way.

 

I agree with you. I'll be sure to bring it up to the dev team. Many people love the information links at the header, but they want an easy way to remove some of the links.

 

To remove, Specials, Best Sellers, and SiteMap I used this code in the root/themes/yourtheme/modules/blockcms/blockcms.tpl around line 46

 

 <!-- MODULE Block footer -->
<div class="block_various_links" id="block_various_links_footer">
<p class="title_block">{l s='Information' mod='blockcms'}</p>
<ul>
<!--{if !$PS_CATALOG_MODE}<li class="first_item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink('prices-drop')}" title="{l s='Specials' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Specials' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>{/if} -->
<li class="{if $PS_CATALOG_MODE}first_{/if}item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink('new-products')}" title="{l s='New products' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='New products' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>
<!--{if !$PS_CATALOG_MODE}<li class="item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink('best-sales')}" title="{l s='Top sellers' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Top sellers' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>{/if} -->
{if $display_stores_footer}<li class="item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink('stores')}" title="{l s='Our stores' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Our stores' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>{/if}
<li class="item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink($contact_url, true)}" title="{l s='Contact us' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Contact us' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>
{foreach from=$cmslinks item=cmslink}
{if $cmslink.meta_title != ''}
<li class="item"><a href="{$cmslink.link|addslashes}" title="{$cmslink.meta_title|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}">{$cmslink.meta_title|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}</a></li>
{/if}
{/foreach}
<!--<li><a href="{$link->getPageLink('sitemap')}" title="{l s='sitemap' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Sitemap' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>
{if $display_poweredby}<li class="last_item">{l s='Powered by' mod='blockcms'} <a class="_blank" href="http://www.prestashop.com">PrestaShop</a>™</li>{/if} -->
</ul>
{$footer_text}
</div>
<!-- /MODULE Block footer --> 

[ember1205]

So, upon further investigation, it appears that the formatting issue is because I'm using a theme that didn't include a blockcms.tpl file and the one I copied from the default theme is apparently setting different formatting parameters. So, now I have to run without the tpl file and check the source so that I can mod the default theme tpl to implement the correct formatting.

[benjamin utterback]

Do you have a link to your store? We should be able to see what module is using the footer block for the cms info.

[ember1205]

I don't have anything I can share. This is a store "rewrite" and is being worked on in place on the production server in a subdir. It's user/password protected.

 

However, if there's something in particular that you want me to do in order to get you the details, I'd be happy to find it for you.

 

If you're looking to understand what module is putting the code there, it's the CMS Block module from Presta, v1.1.1.

Edited August 1, 2013 by ember1205 (see edit history)

[benjamin utterback]

Do you have the blcokcms.tpl inside your /modules/blockcms/blockcms.tpl ?

[ember1205]

I do, but only because I copied it there from the default theme and have modified it accordingly for proper formatting.

[joa_pen]

I have commented the lines from the .tpl and it works perfectly,

 

I am agree with the previous comments that ALL links should be shown for configuration purposes.

 

many thanks!!

[benwiggy]

I asked the very same question today.

http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/271514-solved-which-module-is-that-text-in/

 

We can't be the only ones who want everything on the shop to be configurable in the Back Office.

[JohnADK]

I agree with you. I'll be sure to bring it up to the dev team. Many people love the information links at the header, but they want an easy way to remove some of the links.

 

To remove, Specials, Best Sellers, and SiteMap I used this code in the root/themes/yourtheme/modules/blockcms/blockcms.tpl around line 46

 

<!-- MODULE Block footer -->
<div class="block_various_links" id="block_various_links_footer">
<p class="title_block">{l s='Information' mod='blockcms'}</p>
<ul>
<!--{if !$PS_CATALOG_MODE}<li class="first_item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink('prices-drop')}" title="{l s='Specials' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Specials' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>{/if} -->
<li class="{if $PS_CATALOG_MODE}first_{/if}item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink('new-products')}" title="{l s='New products' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='New products' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>
<!--{if !$PS_CATALOG_MODE}<li class="item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink('best-sales')}" title="{l s='Top sellers' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Top sellers' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>{/if} -->
{if $display_stores_footer}<li class="item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink('stores')}" title="{l s='Our stores' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Our stores' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>{/if}
<li class="item"><a href="{$link->getPageLink($contact_url, true)}" title="{l s='Contact us' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Contact us' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>
{foreach from=$cmslinks item=cmslink}
{if $cmslink.meta_title != ''}
<li class="item"><a href="{$cmslink.link|addslashes}" title="{$cmslink.meta_title|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}">{$cmslink.meta_title|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}</a></li>
{/if}
{/foreach}
<!--<li><a href="{$link->getPageLink('sitemap')}" title="{l s='sitemap' mod='blockcms'}">{l s='Sitemap' mod='blockcms'}</a></li>
{if $display_poweredby}<li class="last_item">{l s='Powered by' mod='blockcms'} <a class="_blank" href="http://www.prestashop.com">PrestaShop</a>™</li>{/if} -->
</ul>
{$footer_text}
</div>
<!-- /MODULE Block footer -->

 

Hi Benjamin,

 

Thanks for the guidelines. I agree with the other comments, it should be possible to configure which of these "default" links one wants to use in their shop, without having to go into the code.

 

Your workaround functions well. Thanks.

[benjamin utterback]

Hi Benjamin,

 

Thanks for the guidelines. I agree with the other comments, it should be possible to configure which of these "default" links one wants to use in their shop, without having to go into the code.

 

Your workaround functions well. Thanks.

 

I do agree that this module should be upgraded. I will check with the team to see if we can implement this in upcoming versions. 

[ricky11]

I have found around 10-20 forum posts on the poor cms block, that really needs a overhaul.

 

What i am surprised is that they just released recently 1.5.6.1 and this was not included as a fix in the cms block.

Benjamin, i know you are part of the presta team, and we really congratulate you on your tireless support and help around here. Do you know why this wasn't included in the latest fix.  You discovered this issue in August, and yourself agreed that needs needs to be changed.  I dont see it as a big time consuming fix. Since August, their have been 3 release versions, and none of them included this basic fix.

 

Hope to hear your feedback.

 

Thanks

RICKY

[jetx]

I see this is still an issue in 1.6. Like the OP I really don't want Best Sellers, etc in my footer. Would be great to have the full list customisable via Back office.

[Smiles]

It is one of the worst parts to do how to make a good footer as you cant catagorize your cms pages....

[benjamin utterback]

It is one of the worst parts to do how to make a good footer as you cant catagorize your cms pages....

 

 

It is something that has been suggested, but it's not in the Feedback section. I suggest you add it here http://feedback.prestashop.com/forums/124931-general

 

Have as many people vote for it as you can. For now, the only remove specific links would be through the code that is outlined in this post.

 

Thanks

[ember1205]

It is something that has been suggested, but it's not in the Feedback section. I suggest you add it here http://feedback.prestashop.com/forums/124931-general

 

Have as many people vote for it as you can. For now, the only remove specific links would be through the code that is outlined in this post.

 

Thanks

 

And why did it take nine months for this process to be suggested as a means of having it updated?

[benjamin utterback]

And why did it take nine months for this process to be suggested as a means of having it updated?

 

Hi ember1205, This feedback portal started 2 weeks ago as a way for the community to suggest and vote for improvements and fixes.

[Smiles]

I did post it 5 minuts ago... i hope it is approved and then we can vote

 

In the mean while i have started a topic to fix it myself: http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/325995-how-to-add-footer-to-cms-blocks-module/?do=findComment&comment=1649333 If some usefull ideas are posted im a noob in php.

[Smiles]

Hi Guys and Girls please vote for it:

 

http://feedback.prestashop.com/forums/124931-general/suggestions/5828293-in-cms-block-configuration-add-the-option-footer-b

Edited April 30, 2014 by Smiles (see edit history)