Showing a specific category if the shopping cart is empty.

[RodG]

I have a customer that wants to display a specific category when a customer goes to an empty shopping cart.

I've identified the file "tpl_shopping_cart_default.php" as the logical place to add the code to do this, but I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out what include/require (or whatever) I need to use to make this function.

The existing code to have it display new products, featured products and specials looks quite simple

<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_whats_new.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_whats_new.php'); ?>

but I need it to display the same as I'd get when loading
mystore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=258_260

Does any have any ideas or suggestions? (is this even possible?)

Thanks in advance
RodG

[balihr]

Hm... I understand it's not exactly what you're asking for, but would you settle for a simple alternative until you get this figured out?

EDIT: Basically, a centerbox just like what's new, featured etc... Hope it helps...

[mc12345678]

I have a customer that wants to display a specific category when a customer goes to an empty shopping cart.

I've identified the file "tpl_shopping_cart_default.php" as the logical place to add the code to do this, but I'm having a bit of a hard time figuring out what include/require (or whatever) I need to use to make this function.

The existing code to have it display new products, featured products and specials looks quite simple

<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_whats_new.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_whats_new.php'); ?>

but I need it to display the same as I'd get when loading
mystore/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=258_260

Does any have any ideas or suggestions? (is this even possible?)

Thanks in advance
RodG

When you say "go to a specific" category, you do mean that there should be a redirect/load of the categories page that is desired, not just to keep the current page, but add the content of the category's page into some sort of tab, correct?

[RodG]

Hm... I understand it's not exactly what you're asking for, but would you settle for a simple alternative until you get this figured out?

EDIT: Basically, a centerbox just like what's new, featured etc... Hope it helps...

Thanks for this. I think I might find it useful for another site I've been working on, but it doesn't suit this customers needs.

Cheers
RodG

[RodG]

When you say "go to a specific" category, you do mean that there should be a redirect/load of the categories page that is desired, not just to keep the current page, but add the content of the category's page into some sort of tab, correct?

Either solution would be acceptable.

Cheers
RodG

[mc12345678]

Either solution would be acceptable.

Cheers
RodG

I would add a switch in to the configuration panel to fill in the number. Then do a test where the redirect is It's of redirect is empty then normal page is shown.If it is not empty then check or use the number and redirect with the below.

zen_redirect(zen_href_link( FILENAME_DEFAULT, zen_get_path(cat#)));

[mc12345678]

Forgot to mention that if need to also through a redirect code (wasn't sure which would be appropriate), then before the last closing parenthesis, add , "redirect code'

Where redirect code would be substituted with the applicable # such as 302, 400, etc. (Pick one number though. :)

[RodG]

I would add a switch in to the configuration panel to fill in the number. Then do a test where the redirect is It's of redirect is empty then normal page is shown.If it is not empty then check or use the number and redirect with the below.

zen_redirect(zen_href_link( FILENAME_DEFAULT, zen_get_path(cat#)));

That's good in theory, but in practice it doesn't work due to the headers already being sent

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Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/www/mysite/includes/templates/mytemplate/common/html_header.php:41)
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Cheers
RodG

[mc12345678]

Okay, so the next thought would be wherever the link to the shopping cart is generated, to use a test of the quantity of items in the cart, if zero, then the link should be as identified in the redirect (everything in that line except the zen_redirect() portion. If there are items, then goto the cart. That's the "dirty" approach I would take at that point.

Though I would think that there was a better approach knowing that the headers had already been pushed. :/

[mc12345678]

But, the approach I just described doesn't handle the condition of everything being deleted from the cart when viewing the cart. Wouldn't putting the previous code in the shopping_cart header_php.php file make it possible to do the redirect without error? (Sorry I'm somewhat guessing now.)