Setting a max number with a + for items with large stock

17 Jul 2013, 11:42 AM

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Setting a max number with a + for items with large stock

I cant find a function that I believe must be included in ZC, or can be solved by doing something simple. In my ZC store I show the stock status on each and every product. We have ordered some products in large quantities, and we really dont want to show the whole stock. Many stores have the simple solution of having a "max" value on stock so instead of "* 105 units in stock", it says "20+ units in stock" (if the max limit is set to 20).

Can anyone point me in the right direction here?

17 Jul 2013, 11:49 AM

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drbyte

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Re: Setting a max number with a + for items with large stock

That's normally in a group of <li> tags in the tpl_product_info_display.php template.
If your PHP skills are up to the task, you can write your customization right there.

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18 Jul 2013, 7:47 AM

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einarso

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Re: Setting a max number with a + for items with large stock

Ok - thought maybe this was a setting in the admin system as this is quite common presentation of stock.

I know how to read and search php (I understand programming), but sadly I am not able to write php code. I guess this is the code that needs to be changed:

  <?php echo (($flag_show_product_info_quantity == 1) ? '<li>' . $products_quantity . TEXT_PRODUCT_QUANTITY . '</li>'  : '') . "\n"; ?>

Can anyone rewrite this code for me so that if products_quantity > 20, it shows "20+" instead of the actual number?

18 Jul 2013, 1:14 PM

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lat9

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Re: Setting a max number with a + for items with large stock

Sure ...

<?php echo (($flag_show_product_info_quantity == 1) ? '<li>' . (($products_quantity > 20) ? '20+' : $products_quantity) . TEXT_PRODUCT_QUANTITY . '</li>'  : '') . "\n"; ?>

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18 Jul 2013, 6:48 PM

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einarso

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Re: Setting a max number with a + for items with large stock

Thanks!!

18 Jul 2013, 10:42 PM

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drbyte

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Re: Setting a max number with a + for items with large stock

@lat9, thanks for posting the code. I was away from my development code when I posted earlier so I couldn't post any examples!

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