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Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

I too would love to see this mod ported to 4.4.x...anyone?

:D

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

Original instructions -> http://forum.x-cart.com/showpost.php?p=102302&postcount=1

The modified instructions (4.4.x):

Quote:

Within Patch/Upgrade section of X-Cart or within SQL Admin run this query:

Code:

INSERT INTO `xcart_modules` VALUES ( , 'Random_Products', 'This module displays random products', 'Y');

INSERT INTO `xcart_config` VALUES ('number_of_randomproducts', 'Number of Random Products to Display', '', 'Random_Products', '75', 'text', '3', '', '');

Next create a new directory under /modules/ named "Random_Products" and a directory under /skin/common_files/modules/ named "Random_Products".

Within /modules/Random_Products create a file named "random.php" with this content:

Code:

<?php

#

# $Id: random.php,v 1.00.0.0 0 TelaFirma $

#

# Random Products

#



if (!defined('XCART_SESSION_START')) { header("Location: ../../"); die("Access denied"); }



if (!is_numeric($config["Modules"]["number_of_randomproducts"]))

        $config["Modules"]["number_of_randomproducts"] = 0;



#

# Get products data for current category and store it in an array

#

$cat = intval($cat);

if ($cat) {

        $category_data = func_query_first("SELECT parentid FROM $sql_tbl[categories] USE INDEX (PRIMARY) WHERE categoryid='$cat'");

        $result = func_query("SELECT categoryid FROM $sql_tbl[categories] USE INDEX (parentid) WHERE parentid = '$category_data[parentid]' AND avail='Y'");

        $cat_ids = array();

        if (is_array($result)) {

                foreach($result as $k=>$v) {

                        $cat_ids[] = $v["categoryid"];

                }

        }

        else

                $cat_ids[] = $cat;

        $str = " AND $sql_tbl[products_categories].categoryid IN (".implode(",", $cat_ids).")";

}

$order_by = "RAND()";

$search_query = $str;

#

# Search the products

#

$randoms = func_search_products($search_query, @$user_account["membership"], $order_by, $config["Modules"]["number_of_randomproducts"]);



$smarty->assign("r_products",$randoms);



?>

Next create two files under /skin/common_files/modules/Random_Products/ named "random.tpl" and "random_image.tpl" with the contents as:

random.tpl

Code:

{capture name=dialog}

{if $r_products ne ""}

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

{/if}

{/capture}

{include file="dialog.tpl" content=$smarty.capture.dialog extra="width=100%"}

random_image.tpl

Code:

{assign var="rand" value="0"|mt_rand:"`$config.Modules.number_of_randomproducts-1`"}

<a href=product.php?productid={$r_products[$rand].productid}>{include file="product_thumbnail.tpl" productid=$r_products[$rand].productid image_x=$config.Appearance.thumbnail_width product=$r_products[$rand].product tmbn_url=$r_products[$rand].tmbn_url}</a>

Now, edit your home.php file in root directory and add the following lines under the section that loads the Best Sellers module:

Code:

if($active_modules["Random_Products"])

        include $xcart_dir."/modules/Random_Products/random.php";

** New Step **
This is a new step that you will need to do to make the single random image work on most systems (since that code is using a PHP modifier and not a Smarty modifier). If the single random image is working for you already then you do not need to perform this step.

Open the file /include/lib/smarty/Smarty.class.php for editing. On or around line 234 you will see the code:

Code:

'MODIFIER_FUNCS' => array('count'),

This need to be change to read

Code:

'MODIFIER_FUNCS' => array('count', 'mt_rand'),

** New Step End **

Now, where ever you want to display random products, just add this code in the template

Code:

{include file="modules/Random_Products/random.tpl"}

and where you want to display a random product image add this code

Code:

{include file="modules/Random_Products/random_image.tpl"}

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

Awesome. Thanks Alex!

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

Is it possible to use the tag inside a static page? For instance on the F.A.Q. page, have it display a random product image by entering the tag in the WYSIWYG code area?

Thanks for the new version. I have it on my 4.1.9 and want it for the 4.4.4 version.

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

Hi, Alex,

Just tried the patch on 4.4.4 and got the following error:

SQL PATCH FAILED AT QUERY:
INSERT INTO `xcart_modules` VALUES ( , 'Random_Products', 'This module displays random products', 'Y')

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

Acqua,

Have you tried running the patch through phpMyAdmin? Also try removing the ' around the table names. The patch is failing at the first query, is there an error message?

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

Hi, Mike, thanks for the reply.

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

the list of random products returned/displayed does not have it's URL, ie <a href=""> is returned.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

Quote:

Originally Posted by franki

the list of random products returned/displayed does not have it's URL, ie <a href=""> is returned.

Does anyone know how to fix this?

Take a look at webmaster mode. See the smarty assign in random.php?

Code:

$smarty->assign("r_products",$randoms);

When you look at the variable in WM, what values are assigned to $r_products? That will tell us if the URL is getting pulled from the DB or not.

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

Quote:

Originally Posted by totaltec

Take a look at webmaster mode. See the smarty assign in random.php?

Code:

$smarty->assign("r_products",$randoms);

When you look at the variable in WM, what values are assigned to $r_products? That will tell us if the URL is getting pulled from the DB or not.

Hi Totaltec, this is what's assigned:

Code:

Array (12)

0 => Array (22)

  productid => "525"

  provider => "1"

  productcode => "SKUFOR9"

  avail => "2"

  min_amount => "1"

  list_price => "20.03"

  distribution => ""

  product => "XYZ (product name)"

  price => 10

  variantid => "0"

  weight => "0.13"

  is_product_options => ""

  is_variant => ""

  taxid => "1"

  taxed_price => "11.00"

  tmbn_url => "http://www.example.com/image..."

  image_x => "40"

  image_y => "150"

  tmbn_x => "40"

  tmbn_y => "150"

  price_deducted_tax => "Y"

  taxes => Array (1)

    GST => Array (16)

      taxid => "1"

      tax_name => "GST"

      formula => "DST+SH"

      address_type => "S"

      active => "Y"

      price_includes_tax => "Y"

      display_including_tax => "Y"

      display_info => ""

      regnumber => ""

      priority => "0"

      rate_value => 10

      rate_type => "%"

      tax_display_name => "GST"

      tax_value_precise => 1

      tax_value => 1

      taxed_price => 11

Looks like no URL - looking at the sql query, should it query for the productid to be able to grab it's URL map?

Also, I think there's bug in the this code (random.php):

Code:

if (!is_numeric($config["Modules"]["number_of_randomproducts"]))

        $config["Modules"]["number_of_randomproducts"] = 0;

Should this be:
[code]

Code:

if (!is_numeric($config["Random_Products"]["number_of_randomproducts"]))

        $config["Random_Products"]["number_of_randomproducts"] = 0;

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

If you have the product id then you have the URL. the URL is product.php?productid={$productid} Look at the template, what is the code for the link look like?

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

I'm using the exact template as provided in this thread, but a href is blank in the rendered HTML.

Code:

[random.tpl]



{capture name=dialog}

{if $r_products ne ""}

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

{/if}

{/capture}

{include file="dialog.tpl" content=$smarty.capture.dialog extra="width=100%"}

Do we need to pass more parameters herein?

and customer/main/products.tpl is the stock xcart file without any mods...

Re: Random Image or Random Products - Category Specific

Code:

<a href="{$product.alt_url|default:$product.page_url|amp}" class="product-title">{$product.product|amp}</a>

the above is the a href code from products.tpl

and by changing it to (and create a new template file so not to wreck products.tmp; e.g. products_random.tpl:

Code:

<a href="product.php?productid={$product.productid}" class="product-title">{$product.product|amp}</a>

This now fixes the problems.

One other thing is, this only display the product name (and link) and it's thumbnail, but it doesn't display the price, buy now button, etc...