Change Product Name to Graphic

[awhite]

Hi,

Is there a way to replace the Product Name on the Product Display page with a graphic image (of the name, of course)?

Thank your for your help.

Amy

[kobra]

The Product Name is used in many areas and I suppose that you "only" want this replaced on the product info page - right?? This will take a bit of re-coding so as not to break other items

[awhite]

Unfortunately that is correct. I would only like to replace it on the product display page.

Thank you for any help.

Amy

[TheOracle]

I would only like to replace it on the product display page.

Assuming you're still referring to the product info page, are you trying to implement a flash or a modulated function when outputting the product name graphically ? If so, this could be arranged easily as I have already customized the product info with one of my MOD. It shouldn't be too difficult.

[gjh42]

In /includes/templates/your_template/templates/tpl_product_info_display.php, find the product name block

<!--bof Product Name-->
<h1 id="productName" class="productGeneral"><?php echo $products_name; ?></h1>
<!--eof Product Name-->

and replace it with this

<!--bof Product Name-->
<h1 id="productName" class="productGeneral"><?php echo (zen_image(DIR_WS_TEMPLATE_IMAGES . 'prodimg' . $_GET['products_id'] . '.gif') ? zen_image(DIR_WS_TEMPLATE_IMAGES . 'prodname' . $_GET['products_id'] . '.gif') : $products_name); ?></h1>
<!--eof Product Name-->

Name your product-name images like prodname69.gif, and save them in /your_template/images/.

This checks to see if there is a file for the product id and, if so, displays it; if not, displays the product name as usual.

I used the product id instead of the name for building the filename because the product name could have spaces or other characters that would be bad for a filename.

[gjh42]

Ok, belay that, not tested fully enough... it gives a false positive when the filename doesn't exist and displays nothing. I could just use the product name as the alt, but then IE would insist on screaming "here's a broken image, and its name is xxx"...

[awhite]

Thank you for responding to my question

After I posted the question I did realize that it was a bigger deal than I realized because, of course, each product has it's own name. It's not a simple as dropping the same graphic on each page.

I was very excited about code posted - thank you. Too bad it doesn't work. Look like you had it figured out.

As for what I'm trying to do - I wish it was something very interesting and exciting but it's not. My customer likes a kind of scripty font and it's always safer to make those kinds of things into graphics so they don't get messed up on the different browsers. Plus I make the name a little bigger in a nice color with an interesting font. Not a big deal but it does add a little softness to the site.

Thank you all for your help. If you end up getting the code worked out I'd love to see it.

Amy

[gjh42]

Here it is. Just had to find the right function to verify a valid file.

<!--bof Product Name  gjh42 2007-06-29-->
<h1 id="productName" class="productGeneral"><?php echo (zen_not_null(zen_image(DIR_WS_TEMPLATE_IMAGES . 'prodimg' . $_GET['products_id'] . '.gif')) ? zen_image(DIR_WS_TEMPLATE_IMAGES . 'prodimg' . $_GET['products_id'] . '.gif') : $products_name); ?></h1>
<!--eof Product Name-->

[awhite]

Glenn you are awesome! Thank you for that code I really appreciate it.

Amy