Delete/Remove medium images?

[PudzPud]

Using Zencart 1.3.9h

My zencart was set up (not by me) with the following image options:
In categories/main page - all images 100x100
In product description - all images 150x150
Link in product description saying 'Larger Image' - shows image 200x200

Is there a way to change this so that the product description shows the 200x200 image?
(This would also require me to remove the link to a 'larger image')

I've had a look in product info and also in images but nowhere does it mention the 150 or 200 sizes. I've also had a search on here and a look in my zencart book but cannot suss out how to change this.

Any help appreciated - thanks.

[mc12345678]

Unfortunately more information is needed to understand what the issue is... To an extent.

Might I suggest that you take a look at this FAQ found by searching the FAQs on the word images: http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?...aration-how-to

What I understand is that you probably have different images loaded for different sizes. As well the settings in your images configuration area has the various sized images displayed at different pixel resolutions. So for example you have shoe.jpg, shoe_LRG.jpg and shoe_MED.jpg, each image different in some way. If you don't have that setup then simply changing the values for the images in the description would present the image(s) for the product at the requested size. If you are wanting a new/different image presented on the product info page then the medium image would need to be replaced. If you want it different size and different image, then replaced and the above configurtion size adjusted...

There is also an image handler program that could be installed. I think that image handler ver 3 is the correct one for your ZC version, but I am not sure the download area identifies which version is applicable to which ZC version. I know that version 4 would not be appropriate. That said, under your current setup there would definitely be a learning curve to use it, but it is very helpful and makes similar changes relatively easy.

[PudzPud]

Thanks.
Yes you are correct my current set-up is 3 separate photos for each product - one under images folder, one under images/medium folder and one under images/large folder. I can move the large images into the medium folder but it still shows the 'larger image' link underneath the photo and there is no larger photo. How can I remove that link?

[PudzPud]

Sorry to double post but it won't let me edit the above one.

I have found the following post which explains about the 'larger image' text and how to change the wording - if I just deleted this line would it mess things up on zencart or (hopefully) just remove the 'larger image' link?

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...950#post757950

[mc12345678]

Generally speaking it is advisable to offer animage that allows closer inspection of the item. The larger image dimensions could be increased to actuually provide a larger version of the image(s). If all of your different images have been specifically resized to match the display size, then a lot of extra unnecessary work has been done. (Unnecessary from the perspective that there are tools that can do that for you and free you to do more productive work.)

But to answer the question asked, there are two ways that are generally accepted. The more recent method is to use CSS to hide the text/link assuming that there issomething in the template to reference. The other way is more intrusive requiring code changes, and well I guess there may be a third method that I don't recall is part of ZC, but some option under the configuration panel to disable seeing larger images.

The code route I would suggest seeking out the code using the developers toolkit under admin->tools. Search for the text and then keep searching from that result till the code section that creates the hyperlink is found and set thelink value to '' for example so that the words do not appear... It's a hack way to accomplish the task, but...

[PudzPud]

Generally speaking it is advisable to offer animage that allows closer inspection of the item. The larger image dimensions could be increased to actuually provide a larger version of the image(s).

This is exactly what I want to do :)
At present the small image is 100 which is the largest I can have on the categories page without 'squishing' the website, the medium shows in product description but I feel that does not show the details too clearly, so wanted to replace this medium 150 image with the biggest one at 200 - have tried this by moving large image into the 'images/medium' folder on server and it looks much better. Only problem is this 'larger image' link as there is no larger image once I move them into the medium folder (hope that makes sense).

My ex initially set up the website so he had me resizing images to 3 sizes and uploading them all to the server - this, as it turns out, was a huge waste of time, effort and server space, but I am unsure how to undo all of this and just upload one image at 200 that will 'shrink' to 100 for the main categories listing.

Long story short I only need one 'large' image of 200 in the product description and a 'small' 100 version of this for the categories page (no larger image link and no medium pics)

[mc12345678]

Sorry to double post but it won't let me edit the above one.

I have found the following post which explains about the 'larger image' text and how to change the wording - if I just deleted this line would it mess things up on zencart or (hopefully) just remove the 'larger image' link?

http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...950#post757950

In this case not actually a double post.

Partially correct in the action to take and sorry I went on about other code changes. By delting the text *between* the single quotes, the larger link text will not display and there will not be such a link to click on, but I think the image could still be clicked on to give "a larger" image.

As for what was done in the past, yes it basically *was* necessary, but two things. There is a handy tool as I said before called image handler that will take the uploaded single "large" (large in dimensions) and downsize it to your smaller dimensions. Right now if your large image is sized at 200x200 then asking the system to present it in large dimensions would cause it to "stretch" as described in that link provided earlier and have lower quality/pixelation. But asking it to downsize without "handling" the image causes more data to be transferred than necessary. Anyways, if the properties of your current large image are actually larger than your current 200x200 setting, then simply increase the size of the images setting in ZC and the larger image will be "larger" otherwise may get the stretch look previously described.

Think about it a little while and read a little more, seems like you're getting the idea, but just need to piece things together a little more. :)

[PudzPud]

Thanks for all your help :)

I am now looking into installing the Image Handler mod and removing the 'larger image' text as mentioned.

Thanks again

[DivaVocals]

Thanks for all your help :)

I am now looking into installing the Image Handler mod and removing the 'larger image' text as mentioned.

Thanks again

When you install Image Handler be sure to read ALL of the readme.. Keys for getting what you want is doing the following..

• Read the WHOLE IH4 readme.. (trust me it's worth the read and answers MANY of your questions)
• Set your small, medium, and large dimensions (explained in the IH4 readme)
• Upload the LARGEST image (can be the same size or LARGER than your configured large image dimensions)
• Sit back and watch IH4 do it's thang!

Happy Zenning

[mc12345678]

When you install Image Handler be sure to read ALL of the readme.. Keys for getting what you want is doing the following..

• Read the WHOLE IH4 readme.. (trust me it's worth the read and answers MANY of your questions)
• Set your small, medium, and large dimensions (explained in the IH4 readme)
• Upload the LARGEST image (can be the same size or LARGER than your configured large image dimensions)
• Sit back and watch IH4 do it's thang!

Happy Zenning

Agree with all things, except unless the site is upgraded IH3 is the way to go (ZC 1.3.9h)... (Per the thread/plugin version compatibility indicators.) :)