Multiple Product/Category Templates + CSS Override [1.5.x.x]

i am in no rush and would rather wait for a pro to code haha

many thanks

DannyMacD wrote:i am in no rush and would rather wait for a pro to code haha

many thanks

No problem, which version are you running?

1.4.8b but its custom. thanks

Just found this thread and I must say this is awesome. I would also request that Q and Daniel build this functionality into the core as it means you can be hugely flexible with the design!! It would be getting more like a wordpress templating system with this! Awesome.

Please integrate this into the core, this is the most useful addon I have seen!!

spikeachu wrote:You'll need to insert a new column named 'template' of type VARCHAR into your product table. That should do the job.

Regards, Spike.

Hi Spike,

There are 2 tables that seem relevant: "product" and "product_description". Do I need to amend them both?

Karen

Karen wrote:

spikeachu wrote:You'll need to insert a new column named 'template' of type VARCHAR into your product table. That should do the job.

Regards, Spike.

Hi Spike,

There are 2 tables that seem relevant: "product" and "product_description". Do I need to amend them both?

Karen

Two tables need a 'template' field inserting. These are 'category' and 'product'. 'product_description' shouldn't be amended by the mod.

As requested. Hopefully i've included all the code. I've had a very busy week, so if there's any issues I hope you'll forgive me and let me know. I'll look where i went wrong.


Code removed as making mod commercial.

Very detailed list of changes Very nice work spikeachu. Personally I'd rather these templates were in their own separate folders rather than directly in the product folder with all the others, just for continuity, but that's nothing major. Great job!

This is a very great betterment for OpenCart !
Is this contribution will be insert in core application as it suggested before ?

Integration into the core i think is a decision for Qphoria / Daniel to make for v1.5.0 - Needless to say, I have no problem with it going in there.

Hey spike.

Firstly thanks for helping me out with my previous question, which was a good few months ago it seems, but I'm only just getting back on to this project - and I've run into another issue, where I've obviously messed something up when installing.

Now I appreciate there may well be a number of reasons for this, but I thought I'd ask you first so you could point me in the right direction... I've got the option in the back end to select a template for my product and can choose an item and 'Save changes' with no problems or errors, the thing is my choice isnt being saved, the template reverts back to 'product.tpl' every time I go back to edit the product.

I've successfully add and changed template for categories, so I must have done something right during the install.

As I say, if you point out which bits of code I should be looking at that would be great. It seems like months since I installed the plugin and even touched opencart at all, so I can't instantly remember what I did to install it.......

Thanks.

timkirtley wrote:Hey spike.

Firstly thanks for helping me out with my previous question, which was a good few months ago it seems, but I'm only just getting back on to this project - and I've run into another issue, where I've obviously messed something up when installing.

Now I appreciate there may well be a number of reasons for this, but I thought I'd ask you first so you could point me in the right direction... I've got the option in the back end to select a template for my product and can choose an item and 'Save changes' with no problems or errors, the thing is my choice isnt being saved, the template reverts back to 'product.tpl' every time I go back to edit the product.

I've successfully add and changed template for categories, so I must have done something right during the install.

As I say, if you point out which bits of code I should be looking at that would be great. It seems like months since I installed the plugin and even touched opencart at all, so I can't instantly remember what I did to install it.......

Thanks.

From the description, ithink the likely candidate is file admin/model/catalog/product.php

Ensure that the first line of function addProduct,
$this->db->query ...
contains; template = '" . $data['template'] . '"
and the same for function editProduct.

Let me know how you get on.

Regards, Spike.

Ah brilliant,

Yeah turns out I didnt have that entry at all in the edit product function which would explain a lot.

You know your stuff, thanks Spike.

what about 1.4.9? i installed it, but don't working...

Not tested it for 1.4.9. To be honest, I'm not developing for 1.4.9 right now, as i've still not finished my 1.4.8 project. I will probably update the mod eventually, but it's not near the top of my agenda.

so maybe i can pay you some cash to make it on 1.4.9.1 ?

Money isn't the issue. Any mods I make available will always be for free as I strongly believe in the take something / give something back philosophy. Finding time at the moment is the problem, there aren't enough hours in the day right now.

I'm nearing the end of the project i'm currently working on. As this has been ongoing for some months, it is going to take priority.

If all goes well, i'll see if I can find some free time at the weekend to update the mod, but I can't make any promises.

Hi - Has there been any progress on this? 1.4.9.3 is here and it seems like 1.5 will change things substantially... thanks

I've picked up further paid work, so updates for 1.4.9 are on the back burner for now. I haven't checked, but I can't imagine that there will be any update required to work with 1.4.9. I understand that the template system is being radically overhauled in 1.5, so functionality of this module may already be included out of the box.

This is a great mod! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Im using 1.4.9 aswell and cant seem to get it working.
I replaced all code as youve mentioned, but the chosen template has no effect. It still loads the default template. Was anyone able to fix this issue?

regards
moritz