Adding Date Available to Product Listing

Is there a method for adding the "This product will be in stock..." date to the Product Listing page outputs?
I searched everywhere and nothing...

You could customize the products listing code with your templates and overrides of:
/includes/modules/product_listing.php

using the code in RED:

        $lc_text .= '<br />' . (zen_get_show_product_switch($listing->fields['products_id'], 'ALWAYS_FREE_SHIPPING_IMAGE_SWITCH') ? (zen_get_product_is_always_free_shipping($listing->fields['products_id']) ? TEXT_PRODUCT_FREE_SHIPPING_ICON . '<br />' : '') : '');
// bof: add date available        
        $products_date_available = zen_products_lookup($listing->fields['products_id'], 'products_date_available');
        if ($products_date_available > date('Y-m-d H:i:s')) {
          $lc_text .= '<br />' . 'Available:' . zen_date_short($products_date_available);
        }
// eof: add date available        
        break;
        case 'PRODUCT_LIST_QUANTITY':

This example puts the date after the price ...

Ajeh:

You could customize the products listing code with your templates and overrides of:
/includes/modules/product_listing.php

using the code in RED:

    $lc_text .= '<br />' . (zen_get_show_product_switch($listing->fields['products_id'], 'ALWAYS_FREE_SHIPPING_IMAGE_SWITCH') ? (zen_get_product_is_always_free_shipping($listing->fields['products_id']) ? TEXT_PRODUCT_FREE_SHIPPING_ICON . '<br />' : '') : '');

// bof: add date available
$products_date_available = zen_products_lookup($listing->fields['products_id'], 'products_date_available');
if ($products_date_available > date('Y-m-d H:i:s')) {
$lc_text .= '<br />' . 'Available:' . zen_date_short($products_date_available);
}
// eof: add date available
break;
case 'PRODUCT_LIST_QUANTITY':

> 
> This example puts the date after the price ...

Thank you very much, it worked!

Greeting from argentina

Ajeh:

You could customize the products listing code with your templates and overrides of:
/includes/modules/product_listing.php

using the code in RED:

    $lc_text .= '<br />' . (zen_get_show_product_switch($listing->fields['products_id'], 'ALWAYS_FREE_SHIPPING_IMAGE_SWITCH') ? (zen_get_product_is_always_free_shipping($listing->fields['products_id']) ? TEXT_PRODUCT_FREE_SHIPPING_ICON . '<br />' : '') : '');

// bof: add date available
$products_date_available = zen_products_lookup($listing->fields['products_id'], 'products_date_available');
if ($products_date_available > date('Y-m-d H:i:s')) {
$lc_text .= '<br />' . 'Available:' . zen_date_short($products_date_available);
}
// eof: add date available
break;
case 'PRODUCT_LIST_QUANTITY':

> 
> This example puts the date after the price ...

Hiya Ajeh!

I know some time ago you said you were working code to make the "Date Available" more usable. Namely, that if the product isn't yet available, you can show it, but not add to cart for checkout.
Did this make it into 1.5? 

If not, would it require much modding to add? 

Thanks!
Chaddro

The same code would work in v1.5 but it is not a standard setting as some want people to pre-order and some do not ...

So if you want it, you need to add the custom code yourself to your site ...

Twitch Add Date Available to Product Listing for 155f

I've swirled together a simple build on the code mentioned in this thread that works with Zen Cart 1.55f using the long date format.

Tuck it in right under the add to cart/sold out buttons in the product listing here...

includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/product_listing.php
replace this:
$lc_text .= '<br />' . (zen_get_show_product_switch($listing->fields['products_id'], 'ALWAYS_FREE_SHIPPING_IMAGE_SWITCH') ? (zen_get_product_is_always_free_shipping($listing->fields['products_id']) ? TEXT_PRODUCT_FREE_SHIPPING_ICON . '<br />' : '') : '');

    break;

with this:
$lc_text .= '' . (zen_get_show_product_switch($listing->fields['products_id'], 'ALWAYS_FREE_SHIPPING_IMAGE_SWITCH') ? (zen_get_product_is_always_free_shipping($listing->fields['products_id']) ? TEXT_PRODUCT_FREE_SHIPPING_ICON . '' : '') : '');

// bof Twitch Add Product Date Available on Product Listing
// quick lookup for the products_date_available for each product in the list
$find_products_date_available = zen_products_lookup($listing->fields['products_id'], 'products_date_available');

if ($find_products_date_available > date('Y-m-d H:i:s')) {
$lc_text .= '<div class="pL_productDateAvailable">' . 'Available on ' . zen_date_long($find_products_date_available) . '</div>';
}
// eof Twitch Add Product Date Available on Product Listing

    break;

Some nice green text using margins for space...

includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css
add to the bottom of your stylesheet:
.pL_productDateAvailable {
margin: .5em auto;
font-size: 1.2em;
color: #3AB54A;
font-weight: bold;
}

The CSS class mimics the name of the one used in the tpl_product_info_display.php for the same use - displaying date added on the product info page.

Display Options:

• No date found -> Display nothing
• Date found -> Display long date
• Date Passed -> Display nothing

In the future this could be tied to the switch being used on the product landing page already -*** $flag_show_product_info_date_available

Update for those looking to add Date Added to New Products Listing:

includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modules_products_new_listing.php - Zen 1.57c...

change this:

      <div class="clearBoth listings-description">
          <?php
            echo $display_products_description;
          ?>
      </div>

      <div class="clearBoth listings-description">
          <?php
            echo $display_products_description;
          ?>
      </div>