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[Tony Pearce]

Mod to show 'Splash' on products list (column display only)

Very easy

Works with 4.1.9 - 4.1.12, others not tested but may work.

NO LIABILITY accepted for any mistakes or your inability to BACKUP before starting this...

This is using mods already developed by others but used in a different way to add an extra promotion 'Splash' to a product

So I do not pass this code off as my own and acknowledge all those who developed the original.

Start (Backup!)

Insert this code into 'products.php' (home directory of X-Cart):

if (!empty($active_modules["Extra_Fields"]) && !empty($products)) {
foreach($products as $k => $v) {
$products[$k]["extra_fields"] = func_query("SELECT $sql_tbl[extra_fields].field as field, $sql_tbl[extra_field_values].value as value, $sql_tbl[extra_fields].service_name as service_name FROM $sql_tbl[extra_fields], $sql_tbl[extra_field_values] WHERE $sql_tbl[extra_field_values].fieldid = $sql_tbl[extra_fields].fieldid AND $sql_tbl[extra_fields].active='Y' AND $sql_tbl[extra_field_values].productid = '$v[productid]'");
}
}

before the following line:

$smarty->assign("products",$products);


Insert this code into 'skin1/customer/main/products_t.tpl'

{foreach from=$products[product].extra_fields item="ef"}
{if $ef.value ne '' && $ef.service_name eq 'SERVICE_NAME06'}
</ br><br>
<span class="star">{$ef.value}</span><br><br>
{/if}
{/foreach}

Just AFTER:

{if $config.Appearance.display_productcode_in_list eq "Y" and $products[product].productcode ne ""}
{$lng.lbl_sku}: {$products[product].productcode}<br />
{/if}

Go to 'Extra Fields' in your X-Cart admin and add a new extra field called 'Promotion' and call the service name 'SERVICE_NAME06' (if you have already used this us a new one but change the reference in the code inserted into 'skin1/customer/main/products_t.tpl')


Add to 'style1.css':

.star {
font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", Times, serif;
color: #F00;
border: thin dotted #999;
background-color: #FFF;
width: auto;
padding-top: 2px;
padding-right: 6px;
padding-bottom: 2px;
padding-left: 6px;
font-size: 16px;
font-weight: bold;
}

edit this to suit your store design.



Now add a promotional message to show above a product i.e. '* Reduced *' and this will show just below the title, to see an example go to:

http://www.campinguniverse.co.uk/

and look in featured products.


All very simple but we have found this a good way to push certain products, and of course you can use this for any message, 'Last few' 'New version' etc etc

[cherie]

Very nice!

I believe starting with 4.1 Extra Fields are already available so you don't need to get them in products.php.