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

[jettrue]

Another happy user here - installed with a simple overwrite of all the files included in the zip (on a fairly fresh 1.3.8a install) and it works beautifully. Couldn't ask for more really.

However, I am currently snaking my way through the Zen Cart files to try and make the short description textbox into a multiline text box - from what I can make out, the text box itself is generated by calling a zen_draw function, but I just get totally lost after that as I'm not too familiar with how zen cart draws its admin pages.

I've seen other zen_draw_hidden_field calls that specify multiple values (including styles for the textboxes and widths, maxchars etc) but I can't find the actual code to draw the short description input textbox! If someone could point me in the right direction to where I can find the appropriate code, I'd really appreciate it.



Again, thanks to Jade for this fabulous little mod - it's made my work of transitioning a friend's online store from a flat-file based catalogue to Zen FAR easier.

In fact, a little part of me is actually having fun. (just a small part though, mind you ;))

In my admin, it is a multiline text box (if i understand what you mean by a multiline textbox... it's more than one line tall), but I think you might be able to adjust it in admin/categories.php, where it says

oFCKeditor->height = '200'

in the section marked

// bof modified for Short Description for Categories

Embrace your fun with zen cart (I think it's fun too!)

[christopherw]

D'oh... I've just realised something else as well.... But indeed, this fixed that problem.

(I just realised I wasn't actually talking about that problem, I was referring to my problem I have with the product short description mod - but I was going to ask this question about the split category mod anyway right afterwards! )

Call it serendipity... And staying up far too late (having to work on a live web site = working from midnight-6am every day )

Cheers for the solution - before I asked for it

[justMARK]

Ok, I finally installed the update. Congrats, it works like a charm with Fckeditor!

Thank you very much! Great job.

Hi,

I just want to ask you:
Does it still work for a category with just one product?

Thank you!

PS
If yes, do you have to do something special?

[tracstev]

Hi

I'd like to show featured products above the additional information straight below the category pics... this is usually as simple as moving the block of code for featured products above this additional mods code in tpl_index_categories.php.

I've tried moving the code for features products but either the page doesnt display or featured products doesnt show. I've also tried putting the new code at the bottom but still no joy.Any ideas?

Thanks!

[jettrue]

Hi,

I just want to ask you:
Does it still work for a category with just one product?

Thank you!

PS
If yes, do you have to do something special?

Yes, but you have to select the option in your admin to turn off "Skip 1-prod Categories", under "Configuration", "Layout Settings".

[newfu]

thanks dude, have been very help

perhaps for a starter,

is it possible to display a Featured Box in the part that comes before the SubCat, featuring some products that is in the main catelog so that i can interest any potential buyer.

Else, it appears too boring and clients may not want to click

[mydanilo]

Does anybody have a categories.php that works with this mod and 1.3.8a and Fckeditor installed?

I still use the files from the 1.2 mod with the categories.php from 1.3.7 in it. All works fine except if fckeditor is choosen, meta tag feature throws errors.

I mentioned this before, I tried to merge but just don't get it to work. Sooo, if anybody has a working 1.3.8a categories.php with the stuff for fckeditor in it and Short Description for Categories working I would be a taker.

[flatlander]

I just installed this and am getting this message when I go into admin, categories and then click edit, and also the same message on the zen store:

Search:
Status - Disabled
Go To:
1054 Unknown column 'categories_description_sub' in 'field list'
in:
[select categories_description_sub from zen_categories_description where categories_id = '9' and language_id = '1']
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

I rather foolishly thought it was upgraded to fit zen cart 1.3.8a which I have. I'm guessing this is why its not working, but if anyone knows any different if you could let me know.

Thanks

www.ibagyourpardon.com

[jettrue]

I just installed this and am getting this message when I go into admin, categories and then click edit, and also the same message on the zen store:



I rather foolishly thought it was upgraded to fit zen cart 1.3.8a which I have. I'm guessing this is why its not working, but if anyone knows any different if you could let me know.

Thanks

www.ibagyourpardon.com

Did you install the sql file that came with this? READ THE README! :)

[flatlander]

Hi, sorry, yes I did, but then after I'd gone about uploading the files and various other things I forgot about it. Should have gone back to it obviously.

Seems to be working fine now though, so thanks a lot