Ok I almost slammed my head into a wall too trying to figure this one out. Okay so here's the solution for X-Cart 4.4.4.
FORGET ABOUT PRODUCT.PHP!!! All the other posts are saying to add to that file and it doesn't do anything.
Edit:
/products.php <---- That's products.... with a 'S' on the end
Find this at the bottom of the file:
PHP Code:
$smarty->assign('cat_products', isset($products) ? $products : array());
Add this magical rare code above that line:
PHP Code:
if ($products)
foreach ($products as $k => $v)
$products[$k]['manufacturer'] = func_query_first_cell("select manufacturer from $sql_tbl[manufacturers] where manufacturerid = '$v[manufacturerid]'");
Now edit:
/skin/your_skin/customer/main/products_list.tpl (if you are using single column)
/skin/your_skin/customer/main/products_t.tpl (if you are using multi column)
Add this code where you want the manufacturer name to appear:
PHP Code:
{if $product.manufacturer ne ""}
<div class="brand">Brand: {$product.manufacturer}</div>
{/if}
That makes it work on the regular category pages. But if you want it to appear on the search pages read on.
Edit:
/search.php
Find this line all the way at the bottom:
PHP Code:
// Assign the current location line
$smarty->assign('location', $location);
Add this code above:
PHP Code:
if ($products)
foreach ($products as $k => $v)
$products[$k]['manufacturer'] = func_query_first_cell("select manufacturer from $sql_tbl[manufacturers] where manufacturerid = '$v[manufacturerid]'");
And that's all. This mod is free!
