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Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

I moved the code from for the skin1.css to skin1_c.css and it worked for me.

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Is there anyway to change my category list in vertmenu left to display icons and text instead of just text?

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Thanks so much for this - but I have a really weird thing going on - on the two main categories that don't have sub-categories, only products, it's showing up differently. Is there anyway to adapt this so the categories without sub-categories show the same way?
Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 27stars

Hi toddpatterson,

Please try to replace customer/main/subcategories.tpl with this file:

{* $Id: subcategories.tpl,v 1.55.2.1 2006/06/27 08:20:37 svowl Exp $ *}
{if $active_modules.Bestsellers ne "" and $config.Bestsellers.bestsellers_menu ne "Y"}

{include file="modules/Bestsellers/bestsellers.tpl"}
{/if}

{if $active_modules.Special_Offers && $category_offers}
<br /><br />
{include file="modules/Special_Offers/customer/category_offers_short_list.tpl"}
{/if}
{if ($navigation_page eq "")||($navigation_page eq "1")}{$current_category.description}<br /><br />{/if}
{capture name=dialog}
{assign var="tmp" value="0"}
{foreach from=$subcategories item=c key=catid}
{if $c.category}{assign var="tmp" value="1"}{/if}
{/foreach}

{if $subcategories}

{*
<table cellspacing="5" width="100%">
{foreach from=$subcategories item=subcat}
<tr>
{if $tmp and $first_subcat ne "Y"}
<td valign="top" rowspan="{count value=$subcategories print="Y"}"><img src="{if $current_category.icon_url}{$current_category.icon _url}{else}{$xcart_web_dir}/image.php?id={$cat}&type=C{/if}" alt="" /></td>
{assign var="first_subcat" value="Y"}
{/if}
<td class="SubcatTitle"><a href="home.php?cat={ $subcat.categoryid }"><font class="ItemsList">{ $subcat.category|escape }</font></a><br /></td>
<td class="SubcatInfo">{if $config.Appearance.count_products eq "Y"}
{if $subcat.product_count}{ $subcat.product_count } {$lng.lbl_products}
{elseif $subcat.subcategory_count}{ $subcat.subcategory_count } {$lng.lbl_categories|lower}
{/if}
{/if}</td>
</tr>
{/foreach}
</table>
*}

{* subcategories in 4 columns mod by Finestshops.com *}
<table border=0 cellspacing="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
{foreach from=$subcategories key=k item=subcat name=subcategories}
{if $smarty.foreach.subcategories.index is div by 4}
</tr><tr valign="top">
{/if}
<td valign="top" width="25%" align="center">

<A href="home.php?cat={ $subcat.categoryid }"><IMG alt="{* $subcat.category|escape *}" border="0" src="{if $subcat.icon_url}{$subcat.icon_url}{else}{$xcart_w eb_dir}/icon.php?categoryid={$subcat.categoryid}{/if}"></a>
<br>
<A href="home.php?cat={ $subcat.categoryid }"><FONT class="ItemsList">{ $subcat.category|escape }</FONT></A>
<br>
<FONT class="Text">{if $config.Appearance.count_products eq "Y"}
{if $subcat.product_count}{ $subcat.product_count } {$lng.lbl_products}
{elseif $subcat.subcategory_count}{ $subcat.subcategory_count } {$lng.lbl_categories|lower}
{/if}
{/if}
</FONT>
</td>
{/foreach}
</tr>
</table>
{* subcategories in 4 columns mod by Finestshops.com *}

<table width="100%" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1">

{math equation="floor(100/x)" x=$config.Appearance.products_per_row assign="width"}

{section name=product loop=$products}
{assign var="discount" value=0}

{if %product.index% is div by $config.Appearance.products_per_row}
<tr>
{assign var="cell_counter" value=0}
{/if}

{math equation="x+1" x=$cell_counter assign="cell_counter" }

<td width="{$width}%" class="PListCell">

<a href="product.php?productid={$products[product].productid}&cat={$cat}&page={$navigation_p age}" class="ProductTitle">{$products[product].product}</a><br />
{if $config.Appearance.display_productcode_in_list eq "Y" and $products[product].productcode ne ""}
{$lng.lbl_sku}: {$products[product].productcode}<br />
{/if}
<table cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td height="100" nowrap="nowrap" align="center">{include file="product_thumbnail_cust.tpl" product=$products[product]}</td>
</tr>
</table>
<a href="product.php?productid={$products[product].productid}&cat={$cat}&page={$navigation_p age}{if $featured eq 'Y'}&featured{/if}">{$lng.lbl_see_details}</a>
{if $products[product].product_type ne "C"}
<br />
<br />
{if $active_modules.Subscriptions ne "" and $products[product].catalogprice}
{include file="modules/Subscriptions/subscription_info_inlist.tpl"}
{else}
{if $config.General.unlimited_products ne "Y" && ($products[product].avail le 0 or $products[product].avail lt $products[product].min_amount) && $products[product].variantid}
 
{elseif $products[product].taxed_price ne 0}
{if $products[product].list_price gt 0 and $products[product].taxed_price lt $products[product].list_price}
{math equation="100-(price/lprice)*100" price=$products[product].taxed_price lprice=$products[product].list_price format="%3.0f" assign=discount}
{if $discount gt 0}
<font class="MarketPrice">{$lng.lbl_market_price}: <s>
{include file="currency.tpl" value=$products[product].list_price}
</s></font><br />
{/if}
{/if}
<font class="ProductPrice">{$lng.lbl_our_price}: {include file="currency.tpl" value=$products[product].taxed_price}</font><br /><font class="MarketPrice">{include file="customer/main/alter_currency_value.tpl" alter_currency_value=$products[product].taxed_price}</font>{if $discount gt 0}{if $config.General.alter_currency_symbol ne ""},{/if} {$lng.lbl_save_price} {$discount}%{/if}
{if $products[product].taxes}<br />{include file="customer/main/taxed_price.tpl" taxes=$products[product].taxes}{/if}
{if $active_modules.Special_Offers ne "" and $products[product].use_special_price ne ""}
{include file="modules/Special_Offers/customer/product_special_price.tpl" product=$products[product]}
{/if}
{else}
<font class="ProductPrice">{$lng.lbl_enter_your_price}</font>
{/if}
{/if}
{if $active_modules.Feature_Comparison ne '' && $products[product].fclassid > 0}
<div align="center" style="width: 100%; padding-top: 10px;">
{include file="modules/Feature_Comparison/compare_checkbox.tpl" id=$products[product].productid}
</div>
{/if}
{*** Uncomment it if you need 'Buy Now' button ***
{if $usertype eq "C" and $config.Appearance.buynow_button_enabled eq "Y"}
{include file="customer/main/buy_now.tpl" product=$products[product]}
{/if}
*** Uncomment it if you need 'Buy Now' button ***}
{/if}
</td>

{capture name=prod_index}
{math equation="index+x+1" index=%product.index% x=$config.Appearance.products_per_row}
{/capture}
{if $smarty.capture.prod_index is div by $config.Appearance.products_per_row }
</tr>
{/if}

{/section}

{if $cell_counter lt $config.Appearance.products_per_row}
{section name=rest_cells loop=$config.Appearance.products_per_row start=$cell_counter}
<td class="SectionBox"> </td>
{/section}
</tr>
{/if}

</table>

{/if}

{if $tmp and $products ne "" }
<br clear="left" />
<hr size="1" noshade="noshade" />
{/if}
{if $products}
{if $sort_fields}
<div align="right">{include file="main/search_sort_by.tpl" sort_fields=$sort_fields selected=$search_prefilled.sort_field direction=$search_prefilled.sort_direction url="home.php?cat=`$cat`&"}</div>
{/if}
{if $total_pages gt 2}
<br />
{ include file="customer/main/navigation.tpl" }
{/if}
<br />
{include file="customer/main/products.tpl" products=$products}
{/if}
{if $products eq "" and $tmp eq "0"}
{$lng.txt_no_products_in_cat}
{/if}
{/capture}
{include file="dialog.tpl" title=$current_category.category content=$smarty.capture.dialog extra='width="100%"'}
{if $products eq ""}
{if $f_products ne ""}
<p />
{include file="customer/main/featured.tpl"}
{/if}
{/if}
{ include file="customer/main/navigation.tpl" }

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Hey guys,

Does any one has this mod working with 4.1.11 and like to share the code. I will be very grateful.

Kind regards,

Ricky

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

The code is in the thread, just read through the last couple pages :)

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Balinor,

After I post the replied i found a code and I am comparing it now to see if is the correct version.

Thank you

Kind regards,

Ricky

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

hi,

It works great!!! Thanks.

I had some modification on home page, where i choose product for featured items, without price, and the customer choose if to see the item details or can go to the category products to see them all.

http://www.4-legged.com/images/T/TwinkleToes-t.jpg See details
http://www.4-legged.com/skin1/images/spacer.gif
See all category products

I would like to change it now, so this new mod will work on the home page too.

No clue how to do it.

I found that a customer/main/products_tfp.tpl was added.
If i delete this tpl ( _tfp) from /customer/main/featured.tpl - now the prices are shown and no access to the category. But i do not get the new mod to work.
http://www.4-legged.com/images/T/TwinkleToes-t.jpg
See details

Our price from:

/customer/main/featured.tpl

{capture name=dialog}
{if $f_products ne ""}
{if $total_pages gt 2}
<br />
{ include file="customer/main/navigation.tpl" }
{/if}
{include file="customer/main/products_tfp.tpl" products=$f_products featured="Y"}
{if $total_pages gt 2}
<br />
{ include file="customer/main/navigation.tpl" }
{/if}
{else}
{$lng.txt_no_featured}
{/if}
{/capture}
{include file="dialog.tpl" title=$lng.lbl_featured_products content=$smarty.capture.dialog extra='width="100%"'}

Any help greatly appreciated

Tammy

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

I am gonna be adding the below code. What would need to be changed or added to see the number of items in each category?

Thanks in advance

Quote:

Originally Posted by 27stars

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

HI,

How do i make the box around all the images?

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Has anyone got an example of this running on 4.1.10 or 4.1.11?

Thanks

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Take a look .. is this what you are looking for ?

http://www.lingerieblowout.com/SEXY-LINGERIE-p-1-c-26.html

Hence ... the link is sexy but not X rated .. just in case your at work

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Oh my! well at least the girlfriend is not around!

OK.. concentrate...

I dont see much but I think there's one under Accessories yes? is the gloves a sub-category?

Looks very good. Very nice site. I have always avoided subcategories because it was so crap just to have the descriptions turn up.

This to me means I will review my use of sub categories.

Thank you :-)

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

huh ?

the site is full of sub cats .....

bathing suits
Sexy Lingerie
Sexy clothing

The link i sent is all sub cats

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

sure, I saw them when I refocused my eyes.

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Thank you everyone for this. I have installed this today (271: Thank you 27 Stars & barbyb12000 for confirming it with 4.1.11) and it seems to work perfectly.

This seems to me to be an essential mod for most x-cart users with relatively large amounts of products. It makes browsing the categories more customer friendly.

Now my images seem to want to 'fat' out the page, so I will do some work to standardize the image size, and also check out to see if there was any mod for putting a frame around the images.

Thanks once again guys.

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

HI,

Nice work but my images are diffeent sizes and making shop look bad so i'm looking following

" Now my images seem to want to 'fat' out the page, so I will do some work to standardize the image size, and also check out to see if there was any mod for putting a frame around the images. "

so I need that too.

Also hw do i just remove the subcat icons and keep the names in columns?

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

The different sized images is probably really simple but I've not got back to this yet, its just a case of editing your images to ensure they are all the same size.

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

anyone kno whow to do this in 4.2? sql is different, and I'm not sure how to get the subcat description available in subcategories.tpl

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Any luck with 4.2 yet?

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Quote:

Originally Posted by chawla@moviesandgamesonli

Can someone please enter the complete code for this mod as its quite confusing at the moment.

Did anyone ever answer with the complete working code for 4.2? :?

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

I'm wondering this as well - how the heck do you get the sub-category description to appear under the thumbnail on the sub-category list (or anywhere on the page for that matter)? What's the point of having a description for a sub-category if it doesn't appear anywhere? QT needs to remedy this.

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

in includes/func/func.category.php around line 539

Code:

    if ($short_list === X_CATEGORIES_FOR_SELECT_BOX) { 

        $to_search = " $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid as cid, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid, $sql_tbl[categories].parentid, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid_path, $sql_tbl[categories].category";



    } elseif ($short_list) {

        $to_search = " $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid as cid, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid, $sql_tbl[categories].parentid, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid_path, $sql_tbl[categories].category, $sql_tbl[categories].avail, $sql_tbl[categories].order_by";



    } else {

        $to_search = "$sql_tbl[categories].categoryid as cid, $sql_tbl[categories].*";

    }

to this

Code:

    if ($short_list === X_CATEGORIES_FOR_SELECT_BOX) {

        $to_search = "$sql_tbl[categories].description, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid as cid, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid, $sql_tbl[categories].parentid, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid_path, $sql_tbl[categories].category";



    } elseif ($short_list) {

        $to_search = "$sql_tbl[categories].description, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid as cid, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid, $sql_tbl[categories].parentid, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid_path, $sql_tbl[categories].category, $sql_tbl[categories].avail, $sql_tbl[categories].order_by";



    } else {

        $to_search = "$sql_tbl[categories].description, $sql_tbl[categories].categoryid as cid, $sql_tbl[categories].*";

    }

Then in subcategories_t.tpl call the description with this.

{$subcategory.description}

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Works perfectly Ashley, THANK-YOU!!!!

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

I have the same issue re sub cats etc but
All these little tweaks and changes are all well and good.But it really doesnt give me much confidence in the product.
I have been here before with other carts, you make a little change here, a little tweak there , and before you know it you have a very customised design. The problem then comes when you need to upgrade to the latest version, and yuou then lose all those little tweaks , or even worse your upgrade doesnt work.

How do you guys overcome this problem ?

Re: Mod for subcategories in columns with descriptions and icons

Quote:

Originally Posted by voodoo1967

The problem then comes when you need to upgrade to the latest version, and you then lose all those little tweaks, or even worse your upgrade doesn't work.

How do you guys overcome this problem ?

Hi Voodoo,

Yes, it is a hassle with any cart, to have to re-apply your custom changes after an upgrade.

Some people do not want to deal with those upgrade hassles you mentioned, and choose to either use a Shopping Cart As-Is, or maybe just customize with only simple style mark-up changes that can be done via the CSS file without touching the templates.

Others may choose an integrated store, such as Ecwid, that is updated automatically for you, as it is just a widget that fits into an existing web site.

But, for those of us who like our shopping carts to be highly customized, one of the best ways to proceed is through the use of heavy documentation.

We keep a Word Doc of every customized file in our Cart. We also add comments to every file that we customize.

When we are ready to upgrade to the newest version we just go through our list of files with custom mods, and manually insert them into the new files...

First, we download and unpack the latest version of the cart to our local hard drive. Then, we open each old file and new file side-by-side and copy and paste each mod into the new file. Then, we FTP the new files up to the test server. Next, we run the Database updater script on a copy of our database. Test everything out, make any adjustments that might be required, and we are good to go. Now, we can move all the files to our live site and run the DB updater on the live site.

Robert