Use Custom Add-On Instead Of My_Changes Add-On

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Hi community,

instead of using the "my_changes" add-on for custom implementations I want to split my custom code into several "own" add-ons.

This code works in "my_changes" add-on:



Stylesheet is included and script runs as expected.


 




The code is located here in a file named "head_scripts.post.tpl":


/var/www/cscart/design/themes/responsive/templates/addons/my_changes/hooks/index


It works. So far, so good.


 


Now I moved this code (the file head_scripts.post.tpl) to this location:


/var/www/cscart/design/themes/responsive/templates/addons/my_addon_font_awesome/hooks/index


Also I created a addon.xml file in this newly created folder:


/var/www/cscart/app/addons/my_addon_font_awesome




<?xml version="1.0"?>

my_addon_font_awesome
My Addon Font Awesome
Enables Font Awesome Support and other things
1.0
  10000
  10000
active
My company
  https://example.com
  
      
          My company
          example@example.com
          https://example.com
      
   



When I try to install the add-on (click on Install in "Manage Add-Ons") the message "add-on has been installed successfully" occurs. But: button "Install" remains (switches not to "active" as expected).


 


Does someone know why? I checked folder permissions. What else can I do?


 


Best regards


hummer




 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

            


            

              
              
              
            


            

                
                
              


          

          

            

              

              


              
                  
                  
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Usually such thing happens when addon ID in the addon.xml does not correspond the addon directory name. Please double check

            


            

              
              
              
            


            

                
                
              


          

          

            

              

              


              
                  
                  
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I have now given the add-on a new (shorter) name and copied it via the clipboard into all folder names and into the Add-On Id field.


 


It works now. :grin:  Although I checked it a hundred times before.  :mad:


 


What bothers me now: under "Manage Add-Ons" there is still the old add-on name and the old description displayed. I deleted the subfolders in


 




\cscart\var\cache 




 


but it still shows the old name and description.


 


Do you know why?


 


May I ask for help again?


 


Best regards


hummer

            


            

              
              
              
            


            

                
                
              


          

          

            

              

              


              
                  
                  
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Name can be changed if you uninstall and install the module again

            


            

              
              
              
            


            

                
                
              


          

          

            

              

              


              
                  
                  
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Or remove the entry from the 'addons' table.

            


            

              
              
              
            


            

                
                
              


          

          

            

              

              


              
                  
                  
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Thanks for your suggestions!


Name can be changed if you uninstall and install the module again


Did not work for me, sorry. I uninstalled the add-on, deleted all files in cscart/var/cache folder and installed it again - unfortunalely with no effect.


Or remove the entry from the 'addons' table.


Does that mean the entry will then be rewritten (based on the entries in add_on.xml)? 


So far, I haven't dared to delete the entry, just edited it (in the cscart_addons table).


Can I actually delete it?

            


            

              
              
              
            


            

                
                
              


          

          

            

              

              


              
                  
                  
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If you use translations both in addon.xml and .po file, value in .po file will take precedence

            


            

              
              
              
            


            

                
                
              


          

          

            

              

              


              
                  
                  
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Does that mean the entry will then be rewritten (based on the entries in add_on.xml)? 


So far, I haven't dared to delete the entry, just edited it (in the cscart_addons table).


Can I actually delete it?


 






 


If you remove or rename it, the addon is effectively uninstalled.  I made this suggestion ONLY because I though you deleted the files BEFORE uninstalling the addon.  Hence there's no way to find the data to uninstall.