Is this possible ? Two or more product listing layouts (one per category)?

[risant]

thank you gjh42 for your reply and help.
i will try this tomorrow.

i found also another thread with the same problem :
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=48433.
Unfortunately the answer is not complete, but the thread is informative and helpfull.

[bunyip]

There are a number of places in the product_listing.php module for the column mod where the code tests for whether the layout should be in rows or columns.
Assuming you have the overall cart set to display columns, and the product category that you want to use rows for has a category_id of XXX, you could change each of the

if (PRODUCT_LISTING_LAYOUT_STYLE == 'rows')

tests to be

if (PRODUCT_LISTING_LAYOUT_STYLE == 'rows' OR (int)$current_category_id == XXX)

and each of the

if (PRODUCT_LISTING_LAYOUT_STYLE == 'columns')

tests to be

if (PRODUCT_LISTING_LAYOUT_STYLE == 'columns' AND (int)$current_category_id != XXX)

[risant]

Yeah, it's possibe and it's easy. Thanks for your help gih42 and bunyip.
For the really dummies like me, follow the advices given by bunyip precisely, it's all you have to do.
You have just to make these changes in two files, tpl_modules_product_listing (your template folder) and product_listing (module folder).
In tpl_modules_product_listing you will find

else {// (PRODUCT_LISTING_LAYOUT_STYLE == 'rows')

Since this is commented, don't care about them and leave this untouched.
And of course, you must have the mod -column_layout_grid_v_1_3_8- installded.

[yellow1912]

This is what I did, worked like a charm if you want to select the product listing module you want to use:

$listing_module_loaded = false;
 if(!$is_index_listing && $_GET['main_page'] == 'index' && !empty($cPath)){
     $category_array = explode('_', $cPath);
     $category_array = array_reverse($category_array);
     foreach ($category_array as $c){
         $listing_module_file = DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory("product_listing_c_$c.php");
         if(file_exists($listing_module_file)){
             include($listing_module_file);
             $listing_module_loaded = true;
             break;
         }
    }
 }
 if(!$listing_module_loaded)
     include(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory(FILENAME_PRODUCT_LISTING)); 

[yakbuttertea]

It doesn't work for me I installed the contrib to have it in tabular/grid display, made the changes to products_listing.php and tpl_module_products_listing.php but :

1- now in the category that should be displayed by row, I have only on product showing up instead of 542.

2- My table header with the description of the fields disappeared...

You can check at practitioners.springwind.com

Please, help?

yellow1912: how and where do you implement your code?



Thanks a bunch

[yakbuttertea]

It doesn't work for me I installed the contrib to have it in tabular/grid display, made the changes to products_listing.php and tpl_module_products_listing.php but :

1- now in the category that should be displayed by row, I have only on product showing up instead of 542.

2- My table header with the description of the fields disappeared...

You can check at practitioners.springwind.com

Please, help?

yellow1912: how and where do you implement your code?



Thanks a bunch

Fixed the 1- point, I forgot to modify an if()

2- still not showing

and still interested in yellow1912 solution

Thanks

[yakbuttertea]

Fixed the 1- point, I forgot to modify an if()

2- still not showing

and still interested in yellow1912 solution

Thanks

Sorry for all this messages,
Fixed 2- as well
Thanks

[gjh42]

Yellow1912's code would work to select among a number of different product_listing files depending on the category. It requires making a new file with the layout code you want for each different case. It is the ultimate in flexibility, but overkill for switching between rows and columns in the Column Grid mod.

[Danielle]

This is what I did, worked like a charm if you want to select the product listing module you want to use:

$listing_module_loaded = false;
 if(!$is_index_listing && $_GET['main_page'] == 'index' && !empty($cPath)){
     $category_array = explode('_', $cPath);
     $category_array = array_reverse($category_array);
     foreach ($category_array as $c){
         $listing_module_file = DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory("product_listing_c_$c.php");
         if(file_exists($listing_module_file)){
             include($listing_module_file);
             $listing_module_loaded = true;
             break;
         }
    }
 }
 if(!$listing_module_loaded)
     include(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory(FILENAME_PRODUCT_LISTING)); 

What file would you put this code in?

Thanks!

[post.carlos]

This is what I did, worked like a charm if you want to select the product listing module you want to use:

$listing_module_loaded = false;
 if(!$is_index_listing && $_GET['main_page'] == 'index' && !empty($cPath)){
     $category_array = explode('_', $cPath);
     $category_array = array_reverse($category_array);
     foreach ($category_array as $c){
         $listing_module_file = DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory("product_listing_c_$c.php");
         if(file_exists($listing_module_file)){
             include($listing_module_file);
             $listing_module_loaded = true;
             break;
         }
    }
 }
 if(!$listing_module_loaded)
     include(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory(FILENAME_PRODUCT_LISTING)); 

Dear yellow1912,


I have a zen-cart website with a modification to make it work with two
or more different product listing layouts, one per category (instead
of the standard single product listing layout). Depending on the
selected category, a different product_listing.php file is loaded.
The problem is that each specific product_listing.php files need to be made manually
for each new category.

What I really need for my zen-cart website is:

- I need 10 additional product listing layouts, next to the existing standard
'product listing' layout' (like "product2 listing", "product3 listing" etc.) integrated in my shop.
- Each additional product listing layouts needs to be adjustable from
the admin (just like the standard 'product listing'), each with it's own
specific configuration:
- the number of columns
- choose between 4, 3, 2 columns (grid view) or single column view,
- number of products per page.
- I need an option in the admin, that when creating a new category or
editing a category, you need to choose from a popdown which 1 of the 10 product
listing layouts it has to use for that specific category (i think that's got to be added in the database?)
- each product listing needs to be styled with it's own stylesheets.

Can someone help me?