Custom Product Page - for particular product - use separate template

[boxes]

is it possible to use a separate template for a particular product but all others use default?

such as item-123 uses product template abc123.tpl but all others use standard

thanks

[lat9]

You can style the product whose product_id value is 123 differently from all other products by creating a p_123.css file in your custom template's css directory (/includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/p_123.css).

[boxes]

thanks

thing is, i gotta change the content there too

[lat9]

You could create the file /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/product_info/extra_main_template_vars/product_123.php:

<?php
if (((int)$_GET['products_id']) == 123) {
  // Retrieve any special stuff you need from the database
  $tpl_page_body = 'tpl_product_info_display_123.php';  // Use the file /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_product_info_display_123.php to format this special product's information
}

You will probably need the p_123.css file, too ...

[boxes]

You could create the file /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/product_info/extra_main_template_vars/product_123.php:

<?php
if (((int)$_GET['products_id']) == 123) {
  // Retrieve any special stuff you need from the database
  $tpl_page_body = 'tpl_product_info_display_123.php';  // Use the file /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_product_info_display_123.php to format this special product's information
}

You will probably need the p_123.css file, too ...

wow, nice!

i'd need to exclude the default pricing and other stuff as well cuz this is a customized product that goes beyond the cart capability presently

think i could tweak the default template call kinda like this:

<?php
if (((int)$_GET['products_id']) == 123) {
  // use special template
  $tpl_page_body = 'tpl_product_info_display_123.php';  
  // Use the file /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_product_info_display_123.php 
  //to format this special product's information
} else {
// use normal template
{
// normal product template code here
}
};

[lat9]

The normal template (tpl_product_info_display.php) will have already been set into the $tpl_page_body variable by /includes/modules/pages/product_info/main_template_vars.php's processing. All you need to do in your override is to set the name of the template file that will process that special product (and edit the special product's template file to do what you want).

[boxes]

i think i see the spot, around the following location:

  if ( $res->fields['total'] < 1 ) {

    $tpl_page_body = '/tpl_product_info_noproduct.php';

  } else {

    $tpl_page_body = '/tpl_product_info_display.php';

[gjh42]

If you follow lat9's suggestion, you won't need to touch the stock main_template_vars.php at all - always a good thing to avoid editing existing files when you can make a new one that will allow for upgrades without having to maintain/merge stock files.

[boxes]

If you follow lat9's suggestion, you won't need to touch the stock main_template_vars.php at all - always a good thing to avoid editing existing files when you can make a new one that will allow for upgrades without having to maintain/merge stock files.

All you need to do in your override is to set the name of the template file that will process that special product (and edit the special product's template file to do what you want).

I guess I'm not sure how to do the override

I've figured out some other override stuff but not sure about this one

[gjh42]

You could create the file /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/product_info/extra_main_template_vars/product_123.php:

I haven't used this variant of override directories myself, but I believe if you simply make that file with just the content shown and put it in that folder path, Zen Cart will automatically detect and use it in the appropriate circumstances (product 123's info page).