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Different Column Number Based on Category

I was looking through the boards and could not find anything that was even remotely similar to my question.

I'd like something like this:

{if $cat eq "342"}
then number of columns 4
{else}
number of columns 3
{/if}

This is for my main categories, by the way.

I tried editing the Appearance.products_per_row, x, %product.index% and any other variable or equation possible in products.tpl and products_t.tpl, but nothing ever does anything. It stubbornly just keeps the 3-column display.

Does anyone have anything that I can do that I haven't done already (=has not been said on these boards already)?

No paid mods, please (I got burnt before).

Thanks. :D/

Re: Different Column Number Based on Category

Insert this code at the very top of products_t.tpl

Code:

{if $cat eq 23}{assign var=products_per_row value="2"}{else}{assign var=products_per_row value="3"}{/if}

Then replace $config.Appearance.products_per_row with $products_per_row in the file.

Re: Different Column Number Based on Category

Does a weird design with 3, 1, 2 and 2 products per row. Strange.

Re: Different Column Number Based on Category

You probably missed $config.Appearance.products_per_row occurence.
All of them must be replaced with $products_per_row