Featured item display on main page

[pRS317]

Is there a way to have a featured item display on the main page in the same manner as a category with only one product?

When I have one item in a category and set the main page to open with that category, the main page displays the same as if you had clicked on the product information page for that item.

When I enable show favorites on the main page, it just appears (for lack of better words) as sort of an extra on the page, and the main page still exists.


* As a side question, how do I disable the breadcrumb above the item picture on a product page?


Thanks!

[gjh42]

If you want to have a featured product open to its info page on the home page, your best bet may be to make a Featured category, link the product into it, and select that to be the category the home page opens to.

If you don't want the Featured category to show in the categories sidebox, you can make a simple addition to /includes/templates/your_template/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php to hide it.
Find

if (zen_get_product_types_to_category($box_categories_array[$i]['path']) == 3 or ($box_categories_array[$i]['top'] != 'true' and SHOW_CATEGORIES_SUBCATEGORIES_ALWAYS != 1)) {
      // skip if this is for the document box (==3) 

near the top of the file, and add

$box_categories_array[$i]['path'] == 'cPath=xx' or

where xx is the cPath of the Featured category
to get

if ($box_categories_array[$i]['path'] == 'cPath=xx' or zen_get_product_types_to_category($box_categories_array[$i]['path']) == 3 or ($box_categories_array[$i]['top'] != 'true' and SHOW_CATEGORIES_SUBCATEGORIES_ALWAYS != 1)) {
      // skip if this is for the document box (==3)