Add "More Info" Button on Product Descriptions

[vipoptics]

This is probably just an easy HTML fix. My Product description is way long, and I want to make it so that it just has the product overview, then the customer can click on the "More Info" text and the rest of the description will appear. I hope that makes sense... Thanks in advance for the help.
VIP

[Ajeh]

You can customize the product_listing module by adding on to the description for this section of code around lines 97 - 101 using your templates and overrides:

        if (isset($_GET['manufacturers_id'])) {
          $lc_text = '<h3 class="itemTitle"><a href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($listing->fields['products_id']), 'cPath=' . (($_GET['manufacturers_id'] > 0 and $_GET['filter_id']) > 0 ?  zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['filter_id']) : ($_GET['cPath'] > 0 ? zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['cPath']) : zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($listing->fields['master_categories_id']))) . '&products_id=' . $listing->fields['products_id']) . '">' . $listing->fields['products_name'] . '</a></h3><div class="listingDescription">' . zen_trunc_string(zen_clean_html(stripslashes(zen_get_products_description($listing->fields['products_id'], $_SESSION['languages_id']))), PRODUCT_LIST_DESCRIPTION) . '</div>' ;
        } else {
          $lc_text = '<h3 class="itemTitle"><a href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($listing->fields['products_id']), 'cPath=' . (($_GET['manufacturers_id'] > 0 and $_GET['filter_id']) > 0 ?  zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['filter_id']) : ($_GET['cPath'] > 0 ? zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['cPath']) : zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($listing->fields['master_categories_id']))) . '&products_id=' . $listing->fields['products_id']) . '">' . $listing->fields['products_name'] . '</a></h3><div class="listingDescription">' . zen_trunc_string(zen_clean_html(stripslashes(zen_get_products_description($listing->fields['products_id'], $_SESSION['languages_id']))), PRODUCT_LIST_DESCRIPTION) . '</div>';
        }

[vipoptics]

OK, Thanks for the quick response... What will that do, exactly? Will I be able to insert the "more info" where I want, or what will it do? And will the side picture and the add to cart move up if I do that? Ex. http://www .vipoptics. com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=88_1&products_id=181 (On the left side)

Thanks again,
VIP

[Ajeh]

This section of code displays the products_description ... if you added on to it a more information button it would be at the end of the description ...

If you want to add a button or text to where the add to cart button is, then you need to locate that part of the code in that file ...

If you look through the case statements you will see where the various parts of the listing are built and can add the button or text to any portion of it ...

Try to add:

. '<br>Hello World'

to any part of the code to test where it is being added ...

[RobertG]

Good Morning.
I uploaded the code to includes/modules/MyTemplate/product_listing.php & to includes/modules/product_listing.php.
I also added after product_list_description the " <BR>Hello World'.
I just can't see where it's suppose to come up. I also don't see any changes in the admin/configuration/product listing page.
I really would like to be able to use this idea, since I too have certain items that are text & specification heavy.
Thanks in advance for your help

[webman]

Hi Robert,

If you replace the code Ajeh noted earlier, on or around lines 94 tp 102 of product_listing.php, with the following it should achieve the desired results;

Please remember, as with any file modification remember to save the modified file in your custom template folder.

break;
        case 'PRODUCT_LIST_NAME':
        $lc_align = '';
        if (isset($_GET['manufacturers_id'])) {
          $lc_text = '<h3 class="itemTitle"><a href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($listing->fields['products_id']), 'cPath=' . (($_GET['manufacturers_id'] > 0 and $_GET['filter_id']) > 0 ?  zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['filter_id']) : ($_GET['cPath'] > 0 ? zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['cPath']) : zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($listing->fields['master_categories_id']))) . '&products_id=' . $listing->fields['products_id']) . '">' . $listing->fields['products_name'] . '</a></h3><div class="listingDescription">' . zen_trunc_string(zen_clean_html(stripslashes(zen_get_products_description($listing->fields['products_id'], $_SESSION['languages_id']))), PRODUCT_LIST_DESCRIPTION) . ' <a href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($listing->fields['products_id']), 'cPath=' . (($_GET['manufacturers_id'] > 0 and $_GET['filter_id']) > 0 ?  zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['filter_id']) : ($_GET['cPath'] > 0 ? $_GET['cPath'] : zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($listing->fields['master_categories_id']))) . '&products_id=' . $listing->fields['products_id']) . '">' . MORE_INFO_TEXT . '</a>' ;
        } else {
          $lc_text = '<h3 class="itemTitle"><a href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($listing->fields['products_id']), 'cPath=' . (($_GET['manufacturers_id'] > 0 and $_GET['filter_id']) > 0 ?  zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['filter_id']) : ($_GET['cPath'] > 0 ? zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['cPath']) : zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($listing->fields['master_categories_id']))) . '&products_id=' . $listing->fields['products_id']) . '">' . $listing->fields['products_name'] . '</a></h3><div class="listingDescription">' . zen_trunc_string(zen_clean_html(stripslashes(zen_get_products_description($listing->fields['products_id'], $_SESSION['languages_id']))), PRODUCT_LIST_DESCRIPTION) . ' <a href="' . zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($listing->fields['products_id']), 'cPath=' . (($_GET['manufacturers_id'] > 0 and $_GET['filter_id']) > 0 ?  zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($_GET['filter_id']) : ($_GET['cPath'] > 0 ? $_GET['cPath'] : zen_get_generated_category_path_rev($listing->fields['master_categories_id']))) . '&products_id=' . $listing->fields['products_id']) . '">' . MORE_INFO_TEXT . '</a>';
        }
break;

[schoolboy]

How would one display the ADD TO CART button, AND the "More Info" Text - at the same time?

Right now, it's either/or ... depending on a product's attributes status.

But I have a client with products that don't have attributes, and he wants BOTH the "Add to Cart" functionality - (depending on what has been configured in the admin panel) - and the "more info..." link.

[schoolboy]

Managed to sort it out via various threads that discuss the module file, product_listing.php .

Thanks mostly to Linda who provided the guidance!