Description with formatting on Category Listing page

Hello,

I have done some searching and I can’t find out how to add formatting to the short description on a Category Listing page. I know how to increase the length but not how to add formatting.

Thanks.
Michael
Buying zencart team a donut and cup of coffee very soon

Zencart strips out the html on listing pages, because you are able to set the length of displayed characters (it's a variable)... If you have html tags in this, you may truncate a tag and the displayed result will be a mess.

There is a technique to over-ride this (do a forum search), but it must be used with caution...

hello, I did a forum serach and could not find the over-ride

Search the forums for zen_clean_html

I did a GREP search (text search within zencart install files)

and found /includes/modules/theme197/product_listing.php
(in default install would be /includes/modules/product_listing.php)

and replaced

. zen_trunc_string(zen_clean_html(stripslashes(zen_get_products_description($listing->fields['products_id'], $_SESSION['languages_id']))), PRODUCT_LIST_DESCRIPTION) .

with

. zen_trunc_string(zen_get_products_description($listing->fields['products_id'], $_SESSION['languages_id']), PRODUCT_LIST_DESCRIPTION) . 

Thanks that worked :smile:

Note that you need to do the same thing in two adjacent lines in that file.

Also note that you need to set the product listing description length to longer than you will ever use, so that you will not risk truncating text with HTML formatting in it and leaving loose tags.

OK,

I know this post is a little old now but i am trying to add a back ground colour to the .wrapperAttribsOption which is a moded product listing file. However none of my formating makes any difference.

I have made the suggestions aboe, however none of the formating is displayed, well actually the page allows some formating just not other areas, however all of the formating works on the product info page.

Any suggestions would be appreciated,

Thanks

We need to see exactly what you have now to give correct advice on changes.
There is no .wrapperAttribsOption associated with the product listing.

leest35:

OK,

I know this post is a little old now but i am trying to add a back ground colour to the .wrapperAttribsOption which is a moded product listing file. However none of my formating makes any difference.

I have made the suggestions aboe, however none of the formating is displayed, well actually the page allows some formating just not other areas, however all of the formating works on the product info page.

Any suggestions would be appreciated,

Thanks

I don’t think this post has anything to do with background color, I think this was a post to find a way to make the small product description have text formatting or something. I suggest starting a new post!

I need help. I have edited using these codes. It works on the top 2 products, only, how do I make it apply to all listings? Please see attached image. I want all listings to be formatted like the top image.

I changed the top code to the bottom code in includes / modules / product_listing.php There was only 2 instances to change.

. zen_trunc_string(zen_clean_html(stripslashes(zen_get_products_description($listing->fields['products_id'], $_SESSION['languages_id']))), PRODUCT_LIST_DESCRIPTION) .  

/////////////////////////////////
. zen_trunc_string(zen_get_products_description($listing->fields['products_id'], $_SESSION['languages_id']), PRODUCT_LIST_DESCRIPTION) .

All help appreciated.

Abbie
V1.3.9d
no mods installed

I need to see your site live to have any chance of finding out why it is behaving like that.

Are all of the listings you are referring to actually "product listings"? The tweak mentioned is only for that kind of listing.