Override not working in Paradise?

godstedlund

Hi,

We need to make the Image Show GK4 module in the Paradise template open links in a new window (target="blank") for TripAdvisor reviews and have made the following override : ".../templates/gk_paradise/html/mod_image_show_gk4/styles/gk_testimonial_1/view.php" - but it doesn't work for some reason.

We have tried modifying the actual file in the styles folder (gk_testimonial_1) and that worked fine, so we know we're editing the correct file in the correct path - but when trying to do the same as an override it will not work.

When we created the override in Joomla! we got the attached warning message but also a message that the override was created successfully. (seemingly that wasn't the case) Does anyone know what could be the problem here?

Any help on this would be much appreciated. Thanks very much in advance! :-)

saguaros

Hi godstedlund

I got your point but I'm afraid that you can override this file of module that way. Actually, with this module, we don't override it in template but creating a new style for template specific like 'gk_testimonial_1', for example.

If you customize the base file:

/modules/mod_image_show_gk4/styles/gk_testimonial_1/view.php

Remember to backup it first, before you update new version of module.

Or another way is duplicating this style to have a new style so that it will not be affected when updating new version of module.

Regards

godstedlund

Hi Saguaros,

Okay, thank you for letting us know of this.

We have tried creating a new style and named it "gk_testimonial_2" but when we try to use it the whole page fails with an error "0". (please see screenshots)

It's unclear what goes wrong here, we have checked various things; the new style is basically a copy of the first one (gk_testimonial_1) and was created via sftp : download/rename/upload - and all the permissions for the folder and the files are the same. (755)

We tried transferring in FileZilla as both binary and ASCII but this also makes no difference.

We have also tried disabling the 'Automatic module ID' setting in the module but still no joy, it will not work. Do you have any idea what could be the reason for this?

Thanks in advance for any help on this. 🙂

saguaros

Hi godstedlund

It's not just duplicating that folder name, you will have to update files inside that style folder: PHP, JS, CSS, etc..

If you're not familiar with code, I recommend you to update the core file as you mentioned above and backup it before updating.

Regards

godstedlund

Hi Saguaros,

Well, I'm not a coder, no doubt, but I am familiar with code to some extent, I've just been away from it for some time, which you might have guessed! 😄

Anyway, using my trusty old Dreamweaver I have updated the files and it all works as it should now. Thanks again for your assistance - sometimes all that is needed is a gentle push in the right direction! 😊👍

saguaros

godstedlund Glad to hear that!