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[Jon Foote]

hi,

in 4.4.5 how would i make certain variants display call for price instead of the variant price (set to 0 at the moment)

im guessing its a javascript thing, as the price automatically changes with the variants dropdown?

thanks

[totaltec]

Hi Jon. I looked into this for you and found that the template that controls this JS is: **YOUR-SKIN-DIR**/modules/Product_Options/func.js

Around line 187 find this:
/* Update price */
if (document.getElementById('product_price'))
document.getElementById('product_price').innerHTML = price;

And change it to:
/* Update price */
if (document.getElementById('product_price'))
if (price == '0'){
price = "Call";
document.getElementById('product_price').innerHTML = price;
} else {
document.getElementById('product_price').innerHTML = price_format(Math.max(price, 0));
}

Now this isn't going to handle everything for you, this is just an example of where to get started, and how to go about making the change that you want. There may be other ways, this was the first solution I came across.

[Jon Foote]

thanks for that, it was easier than i thought.

i changed it a bit to...

if (price == 0) {
$('.currency').hide();
$('.callforprice').show();
} else {
$('.currency').show();
$('.callforprice').hide();
document.getElementById('product_price').innerHTML = price_format(Math.max(price, 0));
}


so it hides the currency symbol and shows a span with my call for price message

[totaltec]

Great. Thanks for posting your final solution. It sure helps the forum be the type of resource that it should be when you do that. Glad it was an easy fix.

[snowman99]

I need a 'call for price' on a variant. To be more clear, I currently have it working for the price on the variant but I don't know how to disable the add-to-cart button in product_details.tpl since the price is set with a javascript call (check_options in func.js). Once the function returns I need to know if the price is zero or have a variable I can check. Any ideas? Maybe I'm doing this the wrong way.

Thanks,

[ADDISON]

IMHO call for price feature shouldn't be used in an online store. Just think about you ask a potential customer to call you just for finding a price. I am wondering how many will do a phone call. Personally I won't do that. Same thing for asking login to see prices.

[snowman99]

Thanks. Actually, I have the same opinion. But in this case, it's expensive gold jewelry and the supplier is constantly changing the price.

[ADDISON]

As an advice you should show a price, but ask the customer for confirmation because of a strong reason. From the very beginning you give him an idea about how much costs, then it needs a confirmation (it could be +/-). This will help you not losing customers who are stressed by calling for prices. You can also monitor your pages in real time and check how many calls you get for the most visited products.