Adding manuafactuers image to product listing

[paperzombie]

I looked all over the forums and I couldnt find anything that was up to date..
I want to add a little image that says "crafter" as well as the manufacturer's image to the product listing. Can someone point me to a place where I can find information on this?

[gjh42]

The product listing content is built in /includes/modules/your_template/product_listing.php.

Find this section

        case 'PRODUCT_LIST_MANUFACTURER':
        $lc_align = '';
        $lc_text = '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'manufacturers_id=' . $listing->fields['manufacturers_id']) . '">' . $listing->fields['manufacturers_name'] . '</a>';
       break; 

and you can add to the content of $lc_text.

You can access the manufacturer's id here $listing->fields['manufacturers_id'],
and use that to identify an image file to be called just before or after the <a href.../a> You would name the image files with a suffix of the mfr's id (mfr_img_27.jpg).

Get started and I can give you more pointers if you need them.

[paperzombie]

ok, i already figured out how to add the image but how do i get it to link to the manufacturers site?? this is what im working with:

http://heyprettycupcake.com/index.ph...&products_id=2

[gjh42]

Oh, so you wanted it on the product info page, not the product listing page!

The product entry/editing page in admin has an option to list a "Products URL:" which you could use to find the code that does this. You may well be able to copy a chunk of code to your image output area.

[gjh42]

This section of tpl_product_info_display.php outputs the mfr's link:

<!--bof Product URL -->
<?php
  if (zen_not_null($products_url)) {
    if ($flag_show_product_info_url == 1) {
?>
    <p id="productInfoLink" class="productGeneral centeredContent"><?php echo sprintf(TEXT_MORE_INFORMATION, zen_href_link(FILENAME_REDIRECT, 'action=url&goto=' . urlencode($products_url), 'NONSSL', true, false)); ?></p>
<?php
    } // $flag_show_product_info_url
  }
?>
<!--eof Product URL -->

You could redefine TEXT_MORE_INFORMATION (if it's not used elsewhere) to read "Crafter"; or you may be able to replace "TEXT_MORE_INFORMATION" in the code with your call to the image so the image becomes the link (I haven't tried this and don't know if it will work properly.)

[paperzombie]

im lost.. so that code will make it a link??

[gjh42]

That code displays text saying something like "visit this product's web page" which is a link to a URL which you enter in the product editing page.

You can find the language file where TEXT_MORE_INFORMATION is defined and change it to "Crafter", or maybe to a chunk of code which will be interpreted when run to equal a product-specific image plus link.
Or you could insert said chunk of code somewhere in the
<?php echo sprintf(TEXT_MORE_INFORMATION, zen_href_link(...
statement.

I expect I could figure out the right formulation for that, but it would take a bit of research...
and some trial & error (hopefully not too much error ;)