Additional Images on Product Listing Page

[sundoggin]

I have searched the forums extensively and have tried numerous options and am at a total loss. Please let me know if this listing should be placed elsewhere - I thought this was the best place for this question.

I am building a clothing store for a client. Many of the items have an additional image such as an image of a back of a shirt for instance. I am trying to figure out how to show the additional image to the right of the product main image on the product listing page. I have tried modifying code on tpl_modules_product_listing.php, tpl_modules_main_product_image.php, additional_images.php, tpl_modules_additional_images.php, and product_listing.php and I am having no luck on locating the code where I can make this happen.

Can anyone tell me how to accomplish this? It seems like it should be a simple copy of code if I can only just find where to paste it.

[tony_sar]

you can look at tpl_product_info_display.php .. there you can move the code block that calls tpl_modules_additional_images.php to any location you want.

[sundoggin]

you can look at tpl_product_info_display.php .. there you can move the code block that calls tpl_modules_additional_images.php to any location you want.

Tony, I have tried placing the following code from tpl_product_info_display.php ...

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

...in several places within the tpl_modules_product_listing.php page to no avail. Where would I put this code to get the available additional image to display to the right of the main image on the product listing page?

[tony_sar]

you might want to move it , under Product Price ?? . however, once there , you need to use CSS to position additional images if they are not already aligned correctly . this is easier then using CSS to position where you want those images from default location.

once you moved the code , supply us with link to your site , so we might be able to help out with CSS .

[tony_sar]

Tony, I have tried placing the following code from tpl_product_info_display.php ...

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

...in several places within the tpl_modules_product_listing.php page to no avail. Where would I put this code to get the available additional image to display to the right of the main image on the product listing page?

you have to modify tpl_product_info_display.php and NOT tpl_product_listing.php ..

[sundoggin]

you have to modify tpl_product_info_display.php and NOT tpl_product_listing.php ..

I have modified tpl_product_info_display.php. This only affects the main product page layout. I need the additional image to show up next to the main image on the category/product listing page (index.php?main_page=index&cPath=#_#)

[tony_sar]

ok , i misunderstood. if you can get additional images showing in product listing , then you need to use CSS to position them correctly .

[sundoggin]

I have not been able to get the additional images to appear on the product listing page. I have tried copying the

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

code and pasting it in the tpl_modules_product_listing.php page but have been unsuccessful.

Any thoughts or ideas?

[DrByte]

You'll have to do some fancy coding, including studying the code for the additional_images module, and then incorporating that into the various scripts that drive the product_listing module, preparing all the variables needed by the templates used by the product listing module, and then altering the product listing module to display the data ... and what to do if no image is available, too.
It's a very involved task.

[sundoggin]

drbyte, I do so appreciate your insight! With your response, I have determined that this mod is far more involved than I had anticipated and thusly is way out of my league. I am a designer first, programmer second and have beginner-intermediate PHP development skills. I would be ecstatic if anyone else would decide to take this on, but for the time being I am going to either a) nix the idea or b) find an alternate solution. Let me know if you have any parting thoughts, or other resources to ping. Thanks.