Add field (short desc.) to All Listing Products

[Veronika7747]

I have Short Desc. mod and I would like to add this field to "Listing All Products" "New Products". I tried to find the appropriate page(s) via Dev. Tool Kit, made changes in few pages (god, I have to keep track of these...), but still I did not find the right place/page since it does not appear on these pages. Could someone please point me to these pages??
Tx

[gjh42]

/includes/templates/your_template/templates/tpl_modules_products_all_listing.php, /includes/templates/your_template/templates/tpl_modules_products_new_listing.php.

The description is added below the rest of the elements of this listing style, around line 108:
if (PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_DESCRIPTION != '0') {
etc.

and line 192:
<?php if (PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_DESCRIPTION != 0) { ?>
etc.

[Veronika7747]

/includes/templates/your_template/templates/tpl_modules_products_all_listing.php, /includes/templates/your_template/templates/tpl_modules_products_new_listing.php.

The description is added below the rest of the elements of this listing style, around line 108:
if (PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_DESCRIPTION != '0') {
etc.

and line 192:
<?php if (PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_DESCRIPTION != 0) { ?>
etc.

Around those line I have:
if (PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_DESCRIPTION > '0') {

but have added the following to around lines 48:

if (PRODUCT_INFO_SHORT_DESC != '0') {
$dislay_products_short_desc = TABLE_HEADING_SHORT_DESC . $products_all->fields['products_short_desc'] . str_repeat('<br clear="all" />', substr(PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_SHORT_DESC, 3, 1));
} else {
$dislay_products_short_desc = '';
}

but is does not do anything....

[gjh42]

That file works in two parts. The first part creates the content (which it looks like your code is doing), and the second part (starting around line 118) arranges the output into two columns, with the description below both columns.

You will have to decide where you want the short description to go and place an "echo" statement there, like the other elements have.

[gjh42]

You need to keep the short description echo out of the loop, since it doesn't have a configuration key for that listing, so put it like this if you want it at the bottom of the left or right column:

                  if ($disp_sort_order->fields['configuration_key'] == 'PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_DATE_ADDED') {
                    echo $display_products_date_added;
                  }
                  $disp_sort_order->MoveNext();
                } //end of while loop
                echo $display_products_short_desc; 

Alternatively, you could put it in with another element if you want it grouped that way:

                  if ($disp_sort_order->fields['configuration_key'] == 'PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_DATE_ADDED') {
                    echo $display_products_short_desc;
                    echo $display_products_date_added;
                  }
                  $disp_sort_order->MoveNext();
                } //end of while loop 

[Veronika7747]

You need to keep the short description echo out of the loop, since it doesn't have a configuration key for that listing, so put it like this if you want it at the bottom of the left or right column:

                  if ($disp_sort_order->fields['configuration_key'] == 'PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_DATE_ADDED') {
                    echo $display_products_date_added;
                  }
                  $disp_sort_order->MoveNext();
                } //end of while loop
                echo $display_products_short_desc; 

Alternatively, you could put it in with another element if you want it grouped that way:

                  if ($disp_sort_order->fields['configuration_key'] == 'PRODUCT_ALL_LIST_DATE_ADDED') {
                    echo $display_products_short_desc;
                    echo $display_products_date_added;
                  }
                  $disp_sort_order->MoveNext();
                } //end of while loop 

Thanks, I will try this..
As I was looking into files of Short Desc., I noticed that in admin/include/modules/products/collect_info.php (part of it bellow) it does not select "pd.products_short_desc" but I don't know if it should be pd.xx or just p.xx

if (isset($_GET['pID']) && empty($_POST)) {
$product = $db->Execute("select pd.products_name, pd.products_description, pd.products_url,
p.products_id, p.products_quantity, p.products_model,

Also this file has
$products_short_description = $_POST['products_short_description'];
I am guessing it should be
$products_short_desc = $_POST['products_short_desc'];
Am I correct?

[Veronika7747]

You need to keep the short description echo out of the loop, since it doesn't have a configuration key for that listing, so put it like this if you want it at the bottom of the left or right column:


Well I tried both, no result..

[gjh42]

Do you have the short description working for the product listing? If not, don't try to make it work here until you have it functioning as designed.

The collect_info.php works in admin and has no connection to the store output, except that it has to function in order for there to be a short description.
As far as I know, the mod works correctly as written, and you should not go changing that.


You wrote that you added

...
$dislay_products_short_desc = TABLE_HEADING_SHORT_DESC ...

Is this an exact copy of what is in your file? It is missing the "p" from display, so will not match the echo code as I wrote it:

echo $display_products_short_desc;

[Veronika7747]

Do you have the short description working for the product listing? If not, don't try to make it work here until you have it functioning as designed.

The collect_info.php works in admin and has no connection to the store output, except that it has to function in order for there to be a short description.
As far as I know, the mod works correctly as written, and you should not go changing that.


You wrote that you added

...
$dislay_products_short_desc = TABLE_HEADING_SHORT_DESC ...

Is this an exact copy of what is in your file? It is missing the "p" from display, so will not match the echo code as I wrote it:

echo $display_products_short_desc;

Thank you for your help; I have it working in the product listing and category listing. I guess that will have to do.
And yes, I had a typo you mentioned, thanks. However, even after I corrected that, I still did not get it to display in new or all listings.

[gjh42]

I haven't looked at the short description mod, so this is just speculation, but if you have the short desc stored in a new db field, the all products page would need to retrieve it when it gets the rest of the product information.
If it doesn't do that, there is no content for $display_products_short_desc to hold or output.