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[ballyhero]

Hi, any ideas on how to add a specific extra field to customer/main/featured.tpl? (I want to add 'Author' next to the product title) The code in customer/main/products.tpl just pulls all extra fields in and is not specific so I cant copy that.
Assistance would be appreciated. Thanks

[Yurij]

What will be displayed in the field "Author"?

There are several options for how to do this, through the implementation of "Extra Fields" - not very convenient.

Because by default "Featured products" no show "Extra fileds". Need to change "php" code X-Cart.

[pauldodman]

Have you thought about using the Manufacturers module for Authors?

[ballyhero]

Manufacturers..... interesting. I shall look into it. It seems extra fields are very limited in their flexibility

[ballyhero]

Originally Posted by Yurij

Because by default "Featured products" no show "Extra fileds". Need to change "php" code X-Cart.

Yes, it is the code I am after. Too complex to work out for myself as I do not know PHP!

[Yurij]

I was not much wrong, the task easier, here is a solution to your problem.

1. Create "Extra fileds" for the author, called "author" (name of the field should not be changed, Default value - Empty).

2. Create a new file "skin1/modules/Extra_Fields/product2.tpl" with the following content:

PHP Code:

{section name=field loop=$products[product].extra_fields}
{if $products[product].extra_fields[field].active eq "Y" && $products[product].extra_fields[field].value && $products[product].extra_fields[field].field eq "author"}
<b>{$products[product].extra_fields[field].field}</b> - 
{$products[product].extra_fields[field].value}
<br>
{/if}
{/section} 


3.Edit the file "skin1/customer/main/products.tpl"
after lines (for xcart 4.1.9 gold):

PHP Code:

<a href="product.php?productid={$products[product].productid}&amp;cat={$cat}&amp;page={$navigation_page}{if $featured eq 'Y'}&amp;featured{/if}"><font class="ProductTitle">{$products[product].product}</font></a>
{if $config.Appearance.display_productcode_in_list eq "Y" and $products[product].productcode ne ""}
<br />
{$lng.lbl_sku}: {$products[product].productcode}
{/if} 


insert next lines:

PHP Code:

<br>
{if $active_modules.Extra_Fields ne ""}
{include file="modules/Extra_Fields/product2.tpl"}
{/if} 


4. Happy end

When the module is active "extra fileds, and the product in the" featured product", and for "extra fileds" defined value "author " - will be displayed.

It also displays the value of field "author" when viewing content category.
If the feature is not required, need to make some changes.

[ballyhero]

Thats great! Works prefectly.
If other wants to use this code, note the extra field name in the product2.tpl code is case sensitive.

[Yurij]

You can easily modify the code and use to groups of parameters, or that extra fields would appear only in a specific place.

f you do not know how, ask me, try to help!

[longhorn180]

If you want the author's name to appear beneath the title for a featured product you can edit customer/main/products_t.tpl and add this code right below the product title

{if $products[product].extra_fields ne ''} 
{foreach from=$products[product].extra_fields item=extra_field} 
{if $extra_field.service_name eq "author"} 
{if $extra_field.value ne ""}
<b>by: {$extra_field.value}</b><br />
{/if}
{/if} 
{/foreach} 
{/if}

This works just as well.

[Yurij]

Originally Posted by longhorn180

If you want the author's name to appear beneath the title for a featured product you can edit customer/main/products_t.tpl and add this code right below the product title

{if $products[product].extra_fields ne ''} 
{foreach from=$products[product].extra_fields item=extra_field} 
{if $extra_field.service_name eq "author"} 
{if $extra_field.value ne ""}
<b>by: {$extra_field.value}</b><br />
{/if}
{/if} 
{/foreach} 
{/if}

This works just as well.

"Products_s.tpl" will work only if the following conditions are met:
- it is the customer;
- specified rate (Display products list in multiple columns (1-3));
- Module "Featured Products" is active or not active option "Display only featured products list in multicolumn format. "

If any one condition is not fulfilled, "producst_t.tpl" will not be called.

Consider this.