Specials, Featured, etc at Top Of Category List

[scytheuk]

Hi all, does anyone have any idea how i can move the Specials, Featured Products etc, from the bottom to the top of the categories list?

I found a post that shows someone had luck, but unfortunately the two people involved seemed to do everything via emails and private messages and no details are showing,

While on that topic how do i change the text from 'Specials ...' to 'Special Offers' i did a search via Developers Tool Kit, but it only came back with the text for the Specials Sidebox.

Pete

[Ajeh]

Peek at the template file:
tpl_index_product_list.php

Notice everything below about line 108 ... this is all of the centerboxes ...

Everything about the line 108 ... this is the product listing ...

Be sure to use your templates and overrides ...

[scytheuk]

Hi Ajeh, glancing at the code in tpl_index_product_list.php i would guess it was responsible for the layout of the centre boxes on the index page and not the categories list is that correct?

Or have i misread?

Pete

[Ajeh]

Below line 108 does the Center boxes ... above line 108 does the listing ...

[Ajeh]

NOTE: an even easier way is to comment out this code around line 90:

<?php
/**
 * require the code for listing products
 */
 require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_product_listing.php', DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/' . 'tpl_modules_product_listing.php');
?>

And copy it to the bottom of the file before the closing </div>

Now the Centerboxes come first and then the listing ...

[Twaddle]

I think he's referring to the left side box, and wants to have specials, all products, new products etc above the categories...

[Twaddle]

While on that topic how do i change the text from 'Specials ...' to 'Special Offers' i did a search via Developers Tool Kit, but it only came back with the text for the Specials Sidebox.

Pete

Developers Tool Kit worked for me

shop/includes/languages/YOUR_TEMPLATE/english.php
Line #71 : define('TOP_MENU_SPECIALS', 'Specials');

Line #108 : // specials box text in sideboxes/specials.php

Line #109 : define('BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS', 'Specials');

Line #110 : define('CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS','Specials ...');

Line #284 : define('TEXT_DISPLAY_NUMBER_OF_SPECIALS', 'Displaying <strong>%d</strong> to <strong>%d</strong> (of <strong>%d</strong> specials)');

Line #513 : define('TABLE_HEADING_SPECIALS_INDEX', 'Monthly Specials For %s');

[scytheuk]

Hi, Twaddle your completely right i mean the categories list on the left hand side (Main Menu, if that makes it easier)

With regards to your comment on DTK, you found the same result i did, this line

Line #110 : define('CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS','Specials ...');

is the heading for the sidebox for specials and not the menu entry

Pete

Edit - Actually reading again what you posted, you find an additional line to me,

shop/includes/languages/YOUR_TEMPLATE/english.php
Line #71 : define('TOP_MENU_SPECIALS', 'Specials');

This one is not in my english.php file, although as it only says 'Specials' and not 'Specials ...' i would have possibly discounted it. Unless its the correct one, and the ' ...' is added in from elsewhere?

Pete

[Twaddle]

Hi, Twaddle your completely right i mean the categories list on the left hand side (Main Menu, if that makes it easier)

With regards to your comment on DTK, you found the same result i did, this line

Line #110 : define('CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS','Specials ...');

is the heading for the sidebox for specials and not the menu entry

Pete

Edit - Actually reading again what you posted, you find an additional line to me,

shop/includes/languages/YOUR_TEMPLATE/english.php
Line #71 : define('TOP_MENU_SPECIALS', 'Specials');

This one is not in my english.php file, although as it only says 'Specials' and not 'Specials ...' i would have possibly discounted it. Unless its the correct one, and the ' ...' is added in from elsewhere?

Pete

You should have kep scrolling

includes/languages/english/specials.php
Line #19 : // $Id: specials.php 1969 2005-09-13 06:57:21Z drbyte $

Line #22 : define('NAVBAR_TITLE', 'Specials');

[Ajeh]

Like duh ... 'cause I was thinking that change gave would be the dumbest thing to do on the Product Listing ...

Thanks for jumping in there ...