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Re: can different product templates be used?

Yes exactly, my business need doesnt need the xcart default layout.

My home page is index.php

I have a menu

Home Products Articles Forum

Products linked to xcart home.php

Products -> Product 1, Product 2, Product 3, Product 4

Clicking on the products

1.Categories 1 - Product 1 , Product 2

2.Category 2 - Product 3, Product 4

My question is can I have different product templates for each of the products.

as I am just hyperlinking the product from my menu.

Please let me know, if this clarifies, and let me know if this is possible.

Thanks

Prakash

Apologies Asked in the thread:

(PS -- Padraic busts his butt here to help everyone, and your pissy response back is not a good way to start. You didn't follow the forum guidelines, so you were asked to post your version. Basic stuff. Please respect our moderator!

Ballinor I am sorry, I have updated the signature.

I was pissed, because i typed my question, and the first mail, i see is someone asking me to update my signature.)

Re: can different product templates be used?

yes, you can easily have different product (and/or category) template layouts ona per-product or per-category basis.

It has NOTHING to do with "linking". You probably shouldn't use that terminology, as it will confuse the issue.

You have 2 ways to do this:

1. use if/else statements, as suggested by Padraic
2. use the mod(s) from websiteCM.

If you want to see how the if/else in products.tpl work, on a very basic way, on my site I have 2 different products_t.tpl variations... all are determined by an if/else in products.tpl. Some products are displayed with a 2-up category page, some with 3, some just use the default products listing.

Code:

{if $usertype eq "C" and $cat eq "20" or $cat eq "11" or $cat eq "3" or $cat eq "1" }

{include file="customer/main/products_t2.tpl" products=$products}

{elseif $usertype eq "C" and $cat ne "17" and $config.Appearance.products_per_row ne "" and $config.Appearance.products_per_row gt 0 and $config.Appearance.products_per_row lt 4 and ($featured eq "Y" or $config.Appearance.featured_only_multicolumn eq "N")}

{include file="customer/main/products_t.tpl" products=$products}

{else}

{if $products}

This is for CATEGORY pages -- but it all works the same way... this is a VERY simple way to implement this. You can make it much more complicated as your store requires.

The thread Padraic suggested is a great start.