Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:35 am
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Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 12:41 am
What would the code be if used only on the product-listing page?
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 1:32 am
Thank you Q, thats awesome!
i2paq,
I think it would be the same but you enter the code into
catalog/controller/product/category.php
and
catalog/view/theme/default/template/product/category.tpl
but im no coding expert so backup if your gonna try it
Id try it but got to rush out now
Helen
i2paq,
I think it would be the same but you enter the code into
catalog/controller/product/category.php
and
catalog/view/theme/default/template/product/category.tpl
but im no coding expert so backup if your gonna try it
Id try it but got to rush out now
Helen
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:24 am
Nope, I'm getting:helenmarie wrote:Thank you Q, thats awesome!
i2paq,
I think it would be the same but you enter the code into
catalog/controller/product/category.php
and
catalog/view/theme/default/template/product/category.tpl
but im no coding expert so backup if your gonna try it
Id try it but got to rush out now
Helen
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Notice: Undefined index: description in /var/www/vhosts/oc-directory.info/subdomains/oc148/httpdocs/catalog/view/theme/default/template/product/category.tpl on line 54Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:50 am
aah yeh same error here too 
I dont know then, maybe Q will be able to help?
I dont know then, maybe Q will be able to help?
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 3:22 pm
Hopefully... Qphoria, help please?helenmarie wrote:aah yeh same error here too
I dont know then, maybe Q will be able to help?
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:34 pm
You should have
after
in
Then in your category.tpl you need to use
inside the for loop of the products
My guess is you've not used the [$j]
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'description' => preg_replace('/[\r\n\s]+/', ' ', strip_tags(substr(html_entity_decode($result['description']),0,80)))."...", Code: Select all
'name' => $result['name'], Code: Select all
/catalog/controller/product/category.phpCode: Select all
<?php echo $products[$j]['description']; ?>My guess is you've not used the [$j]
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:55 pm
Nope, still the same errorJAY6390 wrote:You should have
afterCode: Select all
'description' => preg_replace('/[\r\n\s]+/', ' ', strip_tags(substr(html_entity_decode($result['description']),0,80)))."...",inCode: Select all
'name' => $result['name'],Then in your category.tpl you need to useCode: Select all
/catalog/controller/product/category.phpinside the for loop of the productsCode: Select all
<?php echo $products[$j]['description']; ?>
My guess is you've not used the [$j]
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Notice: Undefined index: description in /var/www/vhosts/oc-directory.info/subdomains/oc148/httpdocs/catalog/view/theme/default/template/product/category.tpl on line 54Code: Select all
<table class="list">
<?php for ($i = 0; $i < sizeof($products); $i = $i + 4) { ?>
<tr>
<?php for ($j = $i; $j < ($i + 4); $j++) { ?>
<td style="width: 25%;"><?php if (isset($products[$j])) { ?>
<a href="<?php echo $products[$j]['href']; ?>"><img src="<?php echo $products[$j]['thumb']; ?>" title="<?php echo $products[$j]['name']; ?>" alt="<?php echo $products[$j]['name']; ?>" /></a><br />
<a href="<?php echo $products[$j]['href']; ?>"><?php echo $products[$j]['name']; ?></a><br />
<span class="smallText"><?php echo $products[$j]['model']; ?></span><br />
<?php echo $products[$j]['description']; ?>
<?php if ($display_price) { ?>
<?php if (!$products[$j]['special']) { ?>
<span class="price"><?php echo $products[$j]['price']; ?></span>
<?php } else { ?>
<div class="price"><span class="ifspecial"><?php echo $products[$j]['price']; ?></span> <span class="special"><?php echo $products[$j]['special']; ?></span></div>
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
<a class="button_add_small" href="<?php echo $products[$j]['add']; ?>" title="<?php echo $button_add_to_cart; ?>" > </a>
<br />
<?php if ($products[$j]['rating']) { ?>
<img src="catalog/view/theme/default/image/stars_<?php echo $products[$j]['rating'] . '.png'; ?>" alt="<?php echo $products[$j]['stars']; ?>" />
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?></td>
<?php } ?>
</tr>
<?php } ?>
</table>
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:10 pm
Can you post your controller code for
/catalog/controller/product/category.php
/catalog/controller/product/category.php
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:23 pm
Sure!JAY6390 wrote:Can you post your controller code for
/catalog/controller/product/category.php
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$this->data['categories'][] = array(
'name' => $result['name'],
'description' => preg_replace('/[\r\n\s]+/', ' ', strip_tags(substr(html_entity_decode($result['description']),0,80)))."...",
'href' => $this->model_tool_seo_url->rewrite(HTTP_SERVER . 'index.php?route=product/category&path=' . $this->request->get['path'] . '_' . $result['category_id'] . $url),
'thumb' => $this->model_tool_image->resize($image, $this->config->get('config_image_category_width'), $this->config->get('config_image_category_height'))
);
}
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:34 pm
Well theres the problem right there, you're adding it to the categories array, you should be adding it to the
array instead (should be further down the code)
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$this->data['products'][] Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:45 pm
Yep, your right. Now it worksJAY6390 wrote:Well theres the problem right there, you're adding it to the categories array, you should be adding it to thearray instead (should be further down the code)Code: Select all
$this->data['products'][]
It will show the ..., can we make the .... click-able?
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:53 pm
yeah, to what exactly?
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:06 pm
To the product itself.JAY6390 wrote:yeah, to what exactly?
Better would be that the whole Short Description would be click-able.
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:14 pm
When you add
to the tpl
change it to
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<?php echo $products[$j]['description']; ?>change it to
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<a href="<?php echo $products[$j]['href']; ?>" alt="<?php echo $products[$j]['name']; ?>"><?php echo $products[$j]['description']; ?></a>Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:51 pm
Yup that'll do it
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 4:48 pm
yep, works like a charm.
What to do to have the Price always below the text?
Sometimes the currency-sign is next to the text and the price is on the next line/row.
This does not look that good
What to do to have the Price always below the text?
Sometimes the currency-sign is next to the text and the price is on the next line/row.
This does not look that good
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:24 pm
In your template file (catalog/view/theme/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template/product/category.tpl), find:
and insert a <br /> after it.
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<?php if ($display_price) { ?>Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:55 pm
Yep, thanksfido-x wrote:In your template file (catalog/view/theme/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template/product/category.tpl), find:and insert a <br /> after it.Code: Select all
<?php if ($display_price) { ?>
I tried </br> but that did not do it.
Re: Short Product Description / Description Excerpt
Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 6:31 pm
eek avoid <br/> 's all you can. Use a div instead around it. That should work