Using multiple images per product

Hello! I am under the impression that displaying multiple images is build in to ZC v1.5 however it's not working for me, sigh!

So here's what I have... product with image named image.png, then I've ftp'd a new image named image2.png; both are in the images/products/ folder.

The main image shows as expected but the second is no where to be found. When looking at the code, the block is empty:

Where to begin????

Thanks,
Leslie

Multiple images have been part of Zen Cart for about ten years, and the system has not changed. What do you have in admin > Catalog > Product Types > Product-General > edit layout > Show Product Additional Images ?

gjh42:

Multiple images have been part of Zen Cart for about ten years...
Thanks! SO many great things about Zen Cart!!!! (Curious as to why there are addons that offer additional images if this has been here so long????)

gjh42:

What do you have in admin > Catalog > Product Types > Product-General > edit layout > Show Product Additional Images ?
This setting is set to "True".

A couple of people have posted different methods of loading/using additional images, which they think are better or easier. It's a matter of taste and style. There are also some extensions to the display of additional images.

Your image description sounds like you are doing it right, so I wonder if your template has some custom tweak that disables them. Commercial templates have been known to do that sort of thing, overriding admin settings to remove the ability to use some stock feature that the designer doesn't want in their layout. What template do you have? Seeing your site live might help us advise.

What happens if you put images in the base /images/ folder?

I tried putting the image files in the /images/ folder and it's working. It could be really messy to put all the images into the main directory, is there code that can be changed so the additional images will look at the folder structure?

I'm using the "Alysa Rounded" template from the addons section, template modifications were to the images & stylesheets and maybe a few other cosmetic things.

Not sure you need this, but:
Site: https://www.LunaBugSoap.com
DEV Site: dev.LunaBugSoap.com - product with additional image: http://dev.lunabugsoap.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=68&products_id=199

Hi Dr Byte,

Thank you for your reply ... gulp... lol. I needed to create the new products for dynamic pricing for the sale of precious metals and as a new zenner I didn't realize that I needed all the fruit until the products were all done all :(

Steve

I'm glad you got the additional images working in the main /images/ folder; but they should also work when both product image and additional images are in a subfolder of /images/. Medium and large images, if you use subfolders, do need to be organized like /images/medium/products/ and /images/large/products/, not /images/products/medium/ and /images/products/large/. That doesn't appear to be your issue from the info you have posted. It is conceivable that your template has modified the stock image handling, but it looks like a picaflor template which I understand to be well-behaved. The /images/WildThings.png and /images/WildThings2.png are working fine; do you have an example on the dev site that is not working?

This thread is Fantastic!! Really helped and was not as hard as I thought!!

This thread is ok, but it doesn't answer the basic issue

admin>catalogue>product types>Edit Layout is always empty

So you can never change "Show Additional Images = 0" to 1 since the page and database seem to be missing a value

I even checked a brand new default install of zencart and the admin page is blank on that install as well, so its not something in my shop that is altered by me or my theme or any added modules or customisations..

What to add and how do I add the values Show Additional Images = 0 or Show Additional Images = 1 to the admin page admin>catalogue>product types>Edit Layout do I manually add something to the mysql ?

Does anyone have anything on that page admin>catalogue>product types>Edit Layout what does it display ?

There is something wrong with your setup, because my site gives a whole page of options for Catalog > Product Types > Product-General > edit layout.

Product Type Info Page Layout options :: Product - General
Title Value Action
Show Model Number 0
Show Weight 0 Info
Show Attribute Weight 0 Info
Show Manufacturer 0 Info
Show Quantity in Shopping Cart 1 Info
Show Quantity in Stock 0 Info
Show Product Reviews Count 0 Info
Show Product Reviews Button 0 Info
Show Date Available 0 Info
Show Date Added 0 Info
Show Product URL 1 Info
Show Starting At text on Price 1 Info
Show Product Additional Images 1 Info
Show Product Tell a Friend button 0 Info
Product Free Shipping Image Status - Catalog 0 Info
Show Metatags Title Default - Product Title 1 Info
Show Metatags Title Default - Product Name 1 Info
Show Metatags Title Default - Product Model 0 Info
Show Metatags Title Default - Product Price 0 Info
Show Metatags Title Default - Product Tagline 1 Info
Product Price Tax Class Default - When adding new products? 0 Info
Product Virtual Default Status - Skip Shipping Address - When adding new products? 0 Info
Product Free Shipping Default Status - Normal Shipping Rules - When adding new products? 0 Info
PRODUCT Attribute is Display Only - Default 0 Info
PRODUCT Attribute is Free - Default 1 Info
PRODUCT Attribute is Default - Default 0 Info
PRODUCT Attribute is Discounted - Default 1 Info
PRODUCT Attribute is Included in Base Price - Default 1 Info
PRODUCT Attribute is Required - Default 0 Info
PRODUCT Attribute Price Prefix - Default 1 Info
PRODUCT Attribute Weight Prefix - Default 1 Info

[on right:]
Show Model Number
Edit Cancel

Display Model Number on Product Info 0= off 1= on

Date Added: 12/16/2008

Ajeh:

Search for images/medium ...

Lots and lots of long stories on how to manage images for small, medum, large, additional and extra additional ...

You load 1 in the Admin ... you FTP all the rest ... 'tis magic ... :cool:

the magic part didn't work for me.. I browsed for and uploaded this image to the product - http://criticalsystemsincshop.com/images/101-0018-00.jpg

I then FTPed the other images to the /images directory for one product.

http://criticalsystemsincshop.com/images/101-0018-00_01.jpg, http://criticalsystemsincshop.com/images/101-0018-00_test_demo.jpg

But when I go to that product on the website - http://criticalsystemsincshop.com/guardian-parts-c-4_13/swagelok-gasket-stainless-steel-14-p-26.html - only ONE image shows up.

I am setting up a new replacement site based on 1.5.5a Classic Responsive and want to display multiple image thumbnails on the Product List Page not the Products Detail Page. I don't really want a products detail page. I like large initial images.

I would like these thumbnails to change the image on the Product List Page and not open in a separate window.

Maybe I am not explaining things well? Please look at this page.

Look at the second product down (Capsule Clock Orange). I would like this image to display thumbnails underneath and change the current image accordingly. At present customers would have to click the image to go to the Product Detail Page, then select the image they wish to view, close it, then select the next.

I hope there is an easy fix :-) Cheers Steve