Problem Cloning Feature Products

[Ajeh]

When you clone something ... you need to change a word or value to make a clone ...

For example, if you want to clone specials ... then you would change all occurances of the word:
specials

to a new word:
freds

now ever file that exists with the word:
specials

would be made and use the word:
freds

and file that referrences the word:
specials

would get a copy of that code but the copy would have the word:
specials

changed to:
freds

Another way to do this is to change the word to something new or related to what you are trying to build ...

In your case, you wanted to clone Featured to something new ...

1 You could search in the Tools ... Developers Tool Kit ... for the word:
featured

2 sort which files are used by Featured Products - these will usually start with the word:
featured

and which files reference the Featured Products - these files will usually contain code that references variables, constants and filenames that contain the word:
featured -- or -- FEATURED

Example:

$featured_products_split = new splitPageResults($featured_products_query_raw, MAX_DISPLAY_PRODUCTS_FEATURED_PRODUCTS);

You need to follow one set of files/variables/constants and stick with it when cloning to make an identical set of everything but change the keyword to the code ...

One thing you can also do is add to the "keyword" when you clone:
"featured" becomes ...

featured2
featuredmine
featureddaily
featuredclone
featureddozen

This means that later, I can do a search in the Developers Tool Kit on:
featured

and should fine a match for everything to know that nothing was missed ...

But you cannot start with one set of code and then switch to another set of code and think that this is going to work ...

[geeker]

Thanks! I will use this to figure out where I went wrong with that code once I have this done.

I figured out a solution by rewriting the display. I will post it soon in case it will help others.

[Green Books]

I want to clone the Feature Product function, too.

I found all the threads about this issue, but none of them help:
1.) www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?107375-clone-featured-products-for-category-featured-products

2.) www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?103006-Clone-Featured-Products

3.) www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?133237-Please-help-me-to-clone-FEATURED-Products-box-for-home-page

4.)
www.opencart60s.com/zen-cart/clone-featured-products-68771.html


I also found a plugin that seems a bit related:
Featured Categories: www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1053


But other than this, I couldn't make a way out to do this.
I follow the steps that Ajeh written in #11, but kept fail.

Here are the files I have changed. The keyword had replaced with "featuredcl1".
Really hope that someone could tell me what I have messed up with


Admin's File List:
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administrator/elegancer.php
administrator/featured.php (new file as featuredcl1.php)
administrator/index.php
administrator/products_price_manager.php

administrator/includes/functions/general.php
administrator/includes/init_includes/init_special_funcs.php

administrator/includes/languages/english.php
administrator/includes/languages/english/featured.php (new file as featuredcl1.php)
administrator/includes/languages/english/index.php
administrator/includes/languages/english/products_price_manager.php
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Catalogue's File List:
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includes/database_tables.php
includes/filenames.php

includes/functions/featured.php (new file as featuredcl1.php)
includes/functions/functions_general.php
includes/functions/functions_lookups.php

includes/init_includes/init_canonical.php
includes/init_includes/init_special_funcs.php

includes/languages/english.php
includes/languages/elegancer/english.php
includes/languages/elegancer_pink/english.php
includes/languages/english/featured_products.php (new file as featuredcl1_products.php)
includes/languages/english/index.php

includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/elegancer/footer_menu_defines.php
includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/elegancer_pink/footer_menu_defines.php
includes/languages/english/html_includes/elegancer/define_main_page.php

includes/modules/featured_products.php (new file as featuredcl1_products.php)
includes/modules/elegancer/featured_products.php (new file as featuredcl1_products.php)
includes/modules/elegancer_pink/featured_products.php (new file as featuredcl1_products.php)
includes/modules/pages/featuredcl1_products/header_php.php
includes/modules/sideboxes/featured.php (new file as featuredcl1.php)


includes/templates/elegancer/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php
includes/templates/elegancer/sideboxes/tpl_vert_categories_css.php
includes/templates/elegancer/templates/tpl_categories_popup.php
includes/templates/elegancer/templates/tpl_index_categories.php
includes/templates/elegancer/templates/tpl_index_default.php
includes/templates/elegancer/templates/tpl_modules_featured_products.php (new file as tpl_modules_featuredcl1_products.php)
includes/templates/elegancer/templates/tpl_modules_products_featured_listing.php (new file as tpl_modules_products_featuredcl1_listing.php)


includes/templates/elegancer_pink/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php
includes/templates/elegancer_pink/sideboxes/tpl_vert_categories_css.php
includes/templates/elegancer_pink/templates/tpl_categories_popup.php
includes/templates/elegancer_pink/templates/tpl_index_categories.php
includes/templates/elegancer_pink/templates/tpl_index_default.php
includes/templates/elegancer_pink/templates/tpl_modules_featured_products.php (new file as tpl_modules_featuredcl1_products.php)
includes/templates/elegancer_pink/templates/tpl_modules_products_featured_listing.php (new file as tpl_modules_products_featuredcl1_listing.php)


includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php
includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_featured.php (new file as tpl_featuredcl1.php)
includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_featured_products_default.php (new file as tpl_featuredcl1_products_default.php)
includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_index_categories.php
includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_index_default.php
includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_index_product_list.php
includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_featured_products.php (new file as tpl_modules_featuredcl1_products.php)
includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_products_featured_listing.php (new file as tpl_modules_products_featuredcl1_listing.php)

includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_product_info_noproduct.php
includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_shopping_cart_default.php
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[bn17311]

try searching for multiple featured products there was an addon as i use it, gives you 4 featured sections

bryan