Ajeh:
And your file:
/includes/modules/sideboxes/your_template_dir/whats_new.php
looks like:
<?php
/**
* whats_new sidebox - displays a random "new" product
*
* @package templateSystem
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2010 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
*
@version $Id: whats_new.php 15880 2010-04-11 16:24:30Z wilt $
*/
// bof: turn off whats_new on home page
if ($this_is_home_page) {
$show_whats_new= false;
} else {
$show_whats_new= true;
}
// eof: turn off whats_new on home page
// display limits
// $display_limit = zen_get_products_new_timelimit();
$display_limit = zen_get_new_date_range();
$random_whats_new_sidebox_product_query = "select p.products_id, p.products_image, p.products_tax_class_id, p.products_price, pd.products_name,
p.master_categories_id
from (" . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p
left join " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd on p.products_id = pd.products_id )
where p.products_id = pd.products_id
and pd.language_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['languages_id'] . "'
and p.products_status = 1 " . $display_limit;
// $random_whats_new_sidebox_product = zen_random_select($random_whats_new_sidebox_product_query);
$random_whats_new_sidebox_product = $db->ExecuteRandomMulti($random_whats_new_sidebox_product_query, MAX_RANDOM_SELECT_NEW);
if ($show_whats_new && $random_whats_new_sidebox_product->RecordCount() > 0 ) {
require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_whats_new.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_whats_new.php');
$title = BOX_HEADING_WHATS_NEW;
$title_link = FILENAME_PRODUCTS_NEW;
require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
}
```
All the same execpt for the bold section: I have this because I am excluding what's new from the Product ID pages as well.
// $random_whats_new_sidebox_product = zen_random_select($random_whats_new_sidebox_product_query);
$random_whats_new_sidebox_product = $db->ExecuteRandomMulti($random_whats_new_sidebox_product_query, MAX_RANDOM_SELECT_NEW);
if ($show_whats_new && $random_whats_new_sidebox_product->RecordCount() > 0 ) {
}
**if (!isset($_GET['products_id']) && $random_whats_new_sidebox_product->RecordCount() > 0 ) {**
require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_whats_new.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_whats_new.php');
$title = BOX_HEADING_WHATS_NEW;
$title_link = FILENAME_PRODUCTS_NEW;
require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
}
