[SOLVED] Page content & category description not visible in Front office

[mojedile]

Hi, newbie here!

 

Did a lot of 'corrections' by myself in my PS just reading the forum. You guys are all great btw!

 

To my problem:

 

The category description and page content are not visible in front office, but in back office it all works fine. I have tried everything from the similar topics help, but still can't manage it. I seriously don't know what is the problem, since I've tried everything that I've read here.

 

Oh, forgot to mention that the image of the category is visible in FO, there is only text that keeps making problems and it's not visible.

 

Any idea?

 

Thanks in advance

[mojedile]

anyone? pretty please

[vekia]

 

 

The category description and page content are not visible in front office, but in back office it all works fine. I have tried everything from the similar topics help, but still can't manage it. I seriously don't know what is the problem, since I've tried everything that I've read here.

what theme you use? default?

in addition, what about languages? you've got all descriptions defined for language used in front office?

any chance to see it live? if so, share url please

[mojedile]

I'm using the Balim theme. There is one language only (slovene) and it's set to default.

 

Here's the page http://www.mojedile.si/index.php?id_category=14&controller=category&id_lang=2

 

I have made a subcategory for 'Navodila za apliciranje fototapet', so you can see that there is blank instead of text which should be there as a description.

[vekia]

hello

can you show contents of your theme category.tpl file ?

[mojedile]

There you go

 

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{include file="$tpl_dir./breadcrumb.tpl"}
{include file="$tpl_dir./errors.tpl"}

{if isset($category)}
    {if $category->id AND $category->active}
        <h1>
            {strip}
                {$category->name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}
                {if isset($categoryNameComplement)}
                    {$categoryNameComplement|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}
                {/if}
            {/strip}
        </h1>
        

        
        {if $scenes || $category->description || $category->id_image}
        <div class="content_scene_cat">
            {if $scenes}
                <!-- Scenes -->
                {include file="$tpl_dir./scenes.tpl" scenes=$scenes}
            {else}
                <!-- Category image -->
                {if $category->id_image}
                <div class="align_center">
                    <img src="{$link->getCatImageLink($category->link_rewrite, $category->id_image, 'category_default')}" alt="{$category->name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" title="{$category->name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" id="categoryImage" />
                </div>
                {/if}
            {/if}
        </div>
        {/if}
        {if isset($theme_options.show_subcategories) && $theme_options.show_subcategories == 1}
        {if isset($subcategories)}
        <!-- Subcategories -->
        <div id="subcategories">
    
            <ul class="inline_list">
            {foreach from=$subcategories item=subcategory}
                <li class="clearfix categorylist fade">
                    <a href="{$link->getCategoryLink($subcategory.id_category, $subcategory.link_rewrite)|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" title="{$subcategory.name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" class="img">
                        {if $subcategory.id_image}
                            <img src="{$link->getCatImageLink($subcategory.link_rewrite, $subcategory.id_image, 'categorysub')}" alt="" />
                        {else}
                            <img src="{$img_cat_dir}default-medium_default.jpg" alt="" />
                        {/if}
                    </a>
                    <a href="{$link->getCategoryLink($subcategory.id_category, $subcategory.link_rewrite)|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" class="cat_name">{$subcategory.name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}</a>
                </li>
            {/foreach}
            </ul>
            <br class="clear"/>
        </div>
        {/if}
        {/if}
        {if $products}
            <div class="content_sortPagiBar">
            <div class="sortPagiBar clearfix">
                    {include file="./product-compare.tpl"}
                    {include file="./product-sort.tpl"}
                    {include file="./nbr-product-page.tpl"}
                </div>
            </div>
          <div id="view_way" class="{if isset($theme_options.product_view) && $theme_options.product_view == 1}list_view{else} grid_view{/if} viewtype">
              {include file="./product-list.tpl" products=$products}
          </div>
            <div class="content_sortPagiBar">
                {include file="./pagination.tpl"}
            </div>
        {/if}
    {elseif $category->id}
        <p class="warning">{l s='This category is currently unavailable.'}</p>
    {/if}
{/if}

[vekia]

ok, so it's because of... your theme

you haven't got there {$category->description} so it doesnt appear

 

so try to use this:

{$category->description}

after:

{if $scenes || $category->description || $category->id_image}
        <div class="content_scene_cat">
            {if $scenes}
                <!-- Scenes -->
                {include file="$tpl_dir./scenes.tpl" scenes=$scenes}
            {else}
                <!-- Category image -->
                {if $category->id_image}
                <div class="align_center">
                    <img src="{$link->getCatImageLink($category->link_rewrite, $category->id_image, 'category_default')}" alt="{$category->name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" title="{$category->name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" id="categoryImage" />
                </div>
                {/if}
            {/if}

[mojedile]

hello again! I've tried it, yet still no succes.

 

since there are problems with the cms pages also, would it help if I just purchase a new theme? I guess that would be easier - but still it's such a nice theme i feel sorry for it 

 

if yes, which one would you suggest so that cms and other stuff would be wirking as they should? I wouldn+t like to spend money on a new theme, which does not work.

 

oh, and also vekia thank you for you help. You're the man! Solving everybodies problems here ))

[mojedile]

it worked! but have just found out now, after clearing the cache! 

 

Thank you very very very much!

[vekia]

yea it's common problem due to the caching,

while you dealin with your theme files, turn on force compile and turn of cache (temporarily)

 

i marked this thread as [solved]

with regards,

Milos

[webadherhone]

Hi, i have a similar problem.

Some categories description and images are showing but some are not showing...

 

I checked if category is active, on the right language, clearing cache front browser and prestashop, etc...

 

but nothing is working.

 

http://kite-shop.fr

 

Thanks.

[Awadhesh Prajapati]

hi i have same problem categories description not show please help?

[vekia]

hi i have same problem categories description not show please help?

 

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