Short Description for Categories... have a description above & below product listings

[OLCS]

A really great enhancement to this would be if when you clicked on the more link the area expanded to show you the rest of the content rather than take you to the bottom of the page. it could then display a less link or similar so that it could be collapsed again.

Unfortunately I do not have the skills to do anything like this, but would be really interested if anyone has achieved this...

[RedSpinnaker]

Compatibility with column_layout_grid_2_3_1?
Short Description works well in my 1.5.1 cart. But after installing clg, product listing pages no longer show "more info . ." nor the second description below the listings.
Any ideas please?

[gjh42]

You would have to merge the short description code in product_listing.php into the CLG version of the file. (The CLG version has a lot of changes from stock, so it would be easiest to merge in that direction.) There might be short description code in other files shared with CLG, I don't know.

[RedSpinnaker]

You would have to merge the short description code in product_listing.php into the CLG version of the file. (The CLG version has a lot of changes from stock, so it would be easiest to merge in that direction.) There might be short description code in other files shared with CLG, I don't know.

Thanks gjh42 - especially the tip abt direction to merge :)
Though I see that Short Description for Categories does not have a product_listing.php, but both plugins do share a common file; that being,
includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_index_product_list.php

May be the latter file is the one to to merge?

[gjh42]

If that is the only shared file, then yes, that would be the one to merge. The CLG mods in that file are minor.

[Coins2012]

Things were working fine but now I don't the see the 'Moore Info....' link at the Categories Description and the Category Description after subcategories doesn't appear, even though when I go to my admin I see the Categories Descriptions are split into two and the box is filled with info.

Any help would be appreciated, here is the link to the site http://www.aydincoins.com/buy-gold

thank you

[Rauf Denktash]

I can definitely say that having followed the instructions successfully and to the letter that nothing, and I mean nothing, has happened.
How are you supposed to apply the second description? Where is there anything new in any page, admin or front end? I would love this to work as my particular requirements leave the product listings looking pretty bare with just a title.


Actually after browsing more of this thread, I know now how totally screwed up this plug in is. I will be deleting all mods forthwith until I find one that a newbie like me can use without messing all my good work up.
Cheers

[Rauf Denktash]

BTW all links to pages using this plug in that I have clicked have failed to open. Ironic really.

[HeathenMagic]

Hi there,

Just tried the 1.5.4 version - thanks for making the update available by the way! I think my issue is due to having Ultimate Urls. I get this instead of the more info link:-

} if ($current_categories_description_sub != '') { echo '' . CATEGORIES_SUB_TEXT . ''; ?>

I am certain I installed everything, the catalogue side is more or less unmodified files anyway so any merging was easy to do.

Thanks for any help with this.

[mydanilo]

Hi there,

Just tried the 1.5.4 version - thanks for making the update available by the way! I think my issue is due to having Ultimate Urls. I get this instead of the more info link:-

} if ($current_categories_description_sub != '') { echo '' . CATEGORIES_SUB_TEXT . ''; ?>




I am certain I installed everything, the catalogue side is more or less unmodified files anyway so any merging was easy to do.

Thanks for any help with this.

} if ($current_categories_description_sub != '') { echo '' . CATEGORIES_SUB_TEXT . ''; ?>

Same here too. Did you find a solution?

Also want to add that the CKEditor in admin does not display the two text sections as it should. It's just all gray. If I use the text edit, both text areas display properly.