MT Yoming + MT Slideshow - No access to Configuration and Layout issue

[malves61]

Hello MT team,

I am really enjoying MT Yoming, but faced a few issues with MT Slideshow added to it. I've read the posts before asking, no prevail:

My installation is Magento 1.6.2 (test instance), we have installed MT Yoming theme (acquired through Themeforest) on top of it and then MT Slideshow. We did not use the quickinstall procedure on MT Yoming theme for it would have installed a previous Magento release. (test instance: http://ec2-177-71-167-10.sa-east-1.c...amazonaws.com/). (The instance is populated, we rather not reinstall via the quickinstall package.)

Our intention was to have the same layout of the quickinstall package, that is mt_slideshow on top of mt_banner, out of the content area and covering the whole window.

So, after installing MT Slideshow on top of MT Yoming, we have a MagenThemes->MT Slideshow tab at the backend. The Manage Slideshow part works, but if we choose MagenThemes->MT Slideshow->Configuration, we have a 404. (Issue #1). Although we do not access Configuration, it seems that the slideshow is present on Top-Content position (descriptions are visible there, not the pictures).

And what would the required changes to have the same layout of the quickinstall package, that is the slideshow running on top of mt_banner and not on the content area? (issue #2).

Keep on the good work,

Best regards,

Marcelo

[linhpdt]

Hi,

Could you please show me your site url (I can't access the test instance url) and the administrator information of this site. I will take a look at this. Please use PM system to send me these information!

Best regards,
Linh

[linhpdt]

Hi,

I see the configuration page is work now (backend) and the slideshow has been shown on frontpage.
But it seem that your folder "/js/MagenThemes/mtslideshow/timthumb" is not able to write public, please try to chmod it to 777 then refresh your homepage.

Best regards,
Linh

[malves61]

Hi,

I see the configuration page is work now (backend) and the slideshow has been shown on frontpage.
But it seem that your folder "/js/MagenThemes/mtslideshow/timthumb" is not able to write public, please try to chmod it to 777 then refresh your homepage.

Best regards,
Linh

Lihn,

Thank you, the backend is really OK. I also did chmod 777 that folder.

But the position of the slideshow is still not quite like MT Yoming's quickstart package. The slideshow is positioned on top of the content area, below the mt_block. On the MT yoming quickstart pack it is on top of the mt_banner block. How do we do that?

Intended position as on the quickstart package: http://ec2-177-71-161-181.sa-east-1....amazonaws.com/

I left block and templates names hints on.

Best regards,

Marcelo

[linhpdt]

Hi,

Please check the configuration of mtslideshow (Admin panel -> MagenThemes -> MT Slideshow -> Manage Slideshow then click to the slideshow item you are using)
Check the "Position *" param and make sure you have set it to "Top content" position!

Then please open the file: app/design/frontend/default/mt_Yoming/layout/page.xml
Find

            <block type="core/text_list" name="mtbanner" as="mtbanner"/>

Replace it by

            <block type="core/text_list" name="mtnewslide" as="mtnewslide"/>
            <block type="core/text_list" name="mtbanner" as="mtbanner"/>

Open file: app/design/frontend/default/mt_Yoming/layout/mtslideshow.xml
Find

	<reference name="mtnewslide">
	    <block type="mtslideshow/content_top" before="-" name="mtslideshow-content-top" template="magenthemes/mtslideshow/content.phtml" />
	    <block type="mtslideshow/content_bottom" after="-" name="mtslideshow-content-bottom" template="magenthemes/mtslideshow/content.phtml" />
	</reference>
	<reference name="left">
	    <block type="mtslideshow/left_top" before="-" name="mtslideshow-left-top" template="magenthemes/mtslideshow/left.phtml" />
	    <block type="mtslideshow/left_bottom" after="-" name="mtslideshow-left-bottom" template="magenthemes/mtslideshow/left.phtml" />
	</reference>
	<reference name="right">
	    <block type="mtslideshow/right_top" before="-" name="mtslideshow-right-top" template="magenthemes/mtslideshow/right.phtml" />
	    <block type="mtslideshow/right_bottom" after="-" name="mtslideshow-right-bottom" template="magenthemes/mtslideshow/right.phtml" />
	</reference>

If it does exist, it is ok, other wise, please show me your mtslideshow.xml file.

Open file: app/design/frontend/default/mt_Yoming/template/page/2columns-right.phtml
Find:

            <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('mtbanner') ?>

Replace it by:

            <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('mtnewslide') ?>
            <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('mtbanner') ?>

Best regards,
Linh

[malves61]

Linh,

Thank you for the reply.
- app/design/frontend/default/mt_Yoming/layout/page.xml was already as intended.
- app/design/frontend/default/mt_Yoming/layout/mtslideshow.xml was missing.
- app/design/frontend/default/mt_Yoming/template/page/2columns-right.phtml was already as intended.

After creating mtslideshow.xml and adding that content (with xml, layout and default tags) and tweaking the theme css, it seems to be working. I will apply to the production instance - I believe it will be OK.

Thank you very much,

Marcelo