Two Cloning queries...

[donthecat]

Hi,

What's the basic difference between  "Clone to Extension" and "Clone to Core Template ?

After Cloning, in Blocks, is it normal for all Templates' Blocks to be visible ? (Screenshot attached)

Thanks

[abolabo]

What's the basic difference between  "Clone to Extension" and "Clone to Core Template ?

Difference in destination of clone. "Core Template" will be placed inside storefront/view folder. "Extension" - inside extension directory.

After Cloning, in Blocks, is it normal for all Templates' Blocks to be visible ? (Screenshot attached)

what means "visible"? Status?
On you screenshot you have custom banner blocks. Some block assigned into layout and it have status button. Other blocks just orphans (without statuses)

[donthecat]

Difference in destination of clone. "Core Template" will be placed inside storefront/view folder. "Extension" - inside extension directory.

Got that abalabo, just curious as to why the two options... what's are the advantages/differences in each ?

On you screenshot you have custom banner blocks. Some block assigned into layout and it have status button. Other blocks just orphans (without statuses)

I have the default template and the one I cloned... if you see my screenshot, you will find 4 Main Banner Blocks.. 2 showing as ON and 2 Inactive... I presume that the Inactive ones pertain to the unused template. But why two ?

[abolabo]

But why two ?

Because it's a custom blocks. Each custom blocks use generic as pattern. For example html_block. You have it as generic but you cannot to use it in layout. You should to create custom html block and paste some html-content into it.
You can have a lot of you custom blocks in layout and all of them use html_block as "parent". Another words : custom blocks are descriptions of html-block. We had decided never delete and change it during block-management operations.
Main difference between generic and custom block is adding to database. You cannot to add generic block via admin.
The same approach with form-blocks etc.
So you should to enable, disable, adds and delete all custom blocks manually.

[donthecat]

I'm reopening my query cos I've been working on AbanteCart for the past 5 months and sorta getting the hang of it .... :-)

I'm attaching the screenshots of my Blocks...

My queries

• How did so many Blocks get created on the same day ? (Probably the DoI)
• While I get a gist of what Abalabo said, I still not able to figure out why there are 4 of each ? All of them have the same content
• Were they created automatically or did I create them?
• If I delete 3 of them, would it matter? and how will I know which ones to delete ?

Many Thanks for the anticipated responses...

[Basara]

Hi.
Blocks are parts of template layouts pages. If you clone or install templates which have blocks with same names you will get "duplicates".