Tabbed Products Pro (TPP) Contrib - Official Thread

Camilla:

also, how do i do a border around the box?

.tabcontent {
border: 1px solid #000;
}

that should do it :)

bonnit:

.tabcontent {
border: 1px solid #000;
}

that should do it :)

thank you.

Can't offer any tips on global custom tabs.. It's been asked a lot around here, and you should search through this WHOLE thread to see if you can find the answer you seek.. In the meantime what I can offer is some out of the box thinking about how to add custom tabs to EVERY product without global tabs..

I came up with a way for my client's to create products where the same custom tabs will be used over and over again without messing with the global tabs..

I created a "product template" for my client. This is basically a dummy product with most of the default settings used for all (most) products.

This product will remain inactive, and I usually give it a sort order of 1 so it appears at the top of the list. Then when I need to create a new product I use the product copy feature. I copy the "product template" product taking care to make sure the new product is a DUPLICATE and not a LINKED product. Edit the new product, and save..

Done.. HTH..

DivaVocals:

Can't offer any tips on global custom tabs.. It's been asked a lot around here, and you should search through this WHOLE thread to see if you can find the answer you seek.. In the meantime what I can offer is some out of the box thinking about how to add custom tabs to EVERY product without global tabs..

I came up with a way for my client's to create products where the same custom tabs will be used over and over again without messing with the global tabs..

I created a "product template" for my client. This is basically a dummy product with most of the default settings used for all (most) products.

This product will remain inactive, and I usually give it a sort order of 1 so it appears at the top of the list. Then when I need to create a new product I use the product copy feature. I copy the "product template" product taking care to make sure the new product is a DUPLICATE and not a LINKED product. Edit the new product, and save..

Done.. HTH..
my problem is that i have a shop with nearly 400 products and there is two custom fields and are completed like the rest through easy populate. but these two fields are not called in under the product details tab when I installed this mod. I thought there may be some way of editing the tpl_tabbed_product file under modules to call in these fields under product details. I do not want to over-complicate the process but there must be a way around this.

jagall:

my problem is that i have a shop with nearly 400 products and there is two custom fields and are completed like the rest through easy populate. but these two fields are not called in under the product details tab when I installed this mod. I thought there may be some way of editing the tpl_tabbed_product file under modules to call in these fields under product details. I do not want to over-complicate the process but there must be a way around this.Apples and oranges I'm afraid between what you are asking and the suggestion I posted.. I was addressing the custom TABS questions posted earlier here..

Also I'm not sure that adding additional product details fields to the default product info page is TRULY a TPP support question.. The product details fields are not added by TPP. These fields they are a Zen Cart default.. TPP merely displays them in their own global tab.

You probably really should be searching the forum and looking for posts which speak about how to add custom product details fields to your products info page. Since you are using TPP, you will need to take care that the required mods do not interfere with TPPs required code..

Hi everyone,

I have tabbed products pro 1.07 installed. I have a doubt about new tabs created, so any explanation about that would be appreciated.

I'm using an automatic feed to update product details including product description. Now I'd like to create a new tab by typing <!--%Custom Tab%--> in a description field in admin area with technical details about a product. These details would be entered manually.

I wonder if I run the feed is the new tab going to be rewritten, actually removed, considering the tab will be created within description field?

Many thanks.

DivaVocals:

Apples and oranges I'm afraid between what you are asking and the suggestion I posted.. I was addressing the custom TABS questions posted earlier here..

Also I'm not sure that adding additional product details fields to the default product info page is TRULY a TPP support question.. The product details fields are not added by TPP. These fields they are a Zen Cart default.. TPP merely displays them in their own global tab.

You probably really should be searching the forum and looking for posts which speak about how to add custom product details fields to your products info page. Since you are using TPP, you will need to take care that the required mods do not interfere with TPPs required code..

thanks divavocals,
the fields in question were displaying fine on the product info field that is why I thought they would automatically be included.
Just another thing and i know it is stupid asking this now but when i installed the mod it was just the install files which i copied and merged the product info display file. i know there were other files in the res folder inc css file should i have include this also??

jagall:

thanks divavocals,
the fields in question were displaying fine on the product info field that is why I thought they would automatically be included.
Just another thing and i know it is stupid asking this now but when i installed the mod it was just the install files which i copied and merged the product info display file. i know there were other files in the res folder inc css file should i have include this also??
Not sure I understand your question.. (your wording is a little unclear) so let me say this.. Whenever installing mods you should ALWAYS merge any files the mod has in common with those already in your store.. ALL of the files in common.. Not just the ones you THINK might be different. (If they are included in the fileset, then chances are they ARE different than your store files..) You should be comparing ALL files and merging and differences found..

DivaVocals--I did read through the majority of the this thread. I even read the instructions BUT I am lost as far as the procedure.

For example, I see in admin where it should be global or whatever. BUT how do I make custom tabs? What's the coding? Do I make those changes on tpl product display php.

So, if I want size chart...do I put <--Size Chart-->

That's what I think most people what to know as it's just not clear in the instructions for those that are not as experienced as myself.

Anyway, thanks for your response. :bigups

DivaVocals:

Apples and oranges I'm afraid between what you are asking and the suggestion I posted.. I was addressing the custom TABS questions posted earlier here..

Also I'm not sure that adding additional product details fields to the default product info page is TRULY a TPP support question.. The product details fields are not added by TPP. These fields they are a Zen Cart default.. TPP merely displays them in their own global tab.

You probably really should be searching the forum and looking for posts which speak about how to add custom product details fields to your products info page. Since you are using TPP, you will need to take care that the required mods do not interfere with TPPs required code..

Hi, to create the custom tab you have to insert the coding <!--%Product Description%--> in the product description field under your descriptive text in your admin catalog for each product. I done this so started wondering when there is a lot of products can this code be included in the prod description field using EP i.e. but if it could go one step further and call in the specific field for that tab. . there must be someway around calling in custom fields and its data

Camilla:

DivaVocals--I did read through the majority of the this thread. I even read the instructions BUT I am lost as far as the procedure.

For example, I see in admin where it should be global or whatever. BUT how do I make custom tabs? What's the coding? Do I make those changes on tpl product display php.

So, if I want size chart...do I put <--Size Chart-->

That's what I think most people what to know as it's just not clear in the instructions for those that are not as experienced as myself.

Anyway, thanks for your response. :bigups

If I am following your question then this should help you:

Custom Tags

These are used in the product description area for creating custom tabs with your own text on the tab. The tab text comes from the text in between the delimiters.

      Example:
      <!--%Product Description%--> 
      The name of this tab is "Product Description". This is the text on the product description           tab. 
      <!--%Custom Information%--> 
      This is where the next tab is created. All text from below this tag goes on the "Custom           Information" tab.
      
      **All text before the first tag will be above the tabs.**

If you need more assistance let me know!

Adding this.. you CAN'T use a WYSIWYG editor to add the tab code to your product descriptions..

tncproweb:

If I am following your question then this should help you:

Custom Tags

These are used in the product description area for creating custom tabs with your own text on the tab. The tab text comes from the text in between the delimiters.

      Example:
      <!--%Product Description%--> 
      The name of this tab is "Product Description". This is the text on the product description           tab. 
      <!--%Custom Information%--> 
      This is where the next tab is created. All text from below this tag goes on the "Custom           Information" tab.
      
      **All text before the first tag will be above the tabs.**

---

If you need more assistance let me know!

Hi,

Here is a picture how my tabbed product page looks like.
As you can see the tab name is doubled. There is a sufficient one in the black colour below the tabs that I'd like to remove along with a line below. This occurs on all tabs.
Any idea how to do this?

Thank you.

DivaVocals:

Adding this.. you CAN'T use a WYSIWYG editor to add the tab code to your product descriptions..

I wouldn't know! I use cuteFTP with built in editor or dreamweaver!

tncproweb:

I wouldn't know! I use cuteFTP with built in editor or dreamweaver!
and my advice stands unless you are using the code editing mode of Dreamweaver.. You CANNOT use a WYSIWYG editor to add the tab code to your product descriptions..

Dreamweaver = Really Fancy WYSIWYG Editor

DivaVocals:

and my advice stands unless you are using the code editing mode of Dreamweaver.. You CANNOT use a WYSIWYG editor to add the tab code to your product descriptions..

Dreamweaver = Really Fancy WYSIWYG Editor

Well Tabbed Products and Custom Tabs are working on all my sites without issue mostly done with cuteFTP and CSS tweaked with DW. I only use DW when in a hurry, I prefer to hand code :-)

tncproweb:

Well Tabbed Products and Custom Tabs are working on all my sites without issue mostly done with cuteFTP and CSS tweaked with DW. I only use DW when in a hurry, I prefer to hand code :-)
Okay.. let me be clearer on the point I'm making and move on.. You cannot add the tab code in WYSIWYG mode.. You MUST be in CODE/TEXT editing mode.. Even if you use Dreamweaver..

DivaVocals:

Okay.. let me be clearer on the point I'm making and move on.. You cannot add the tab code in WYSIWYG mode.. You MUST be in CODE/TEXT editing mode.. Even if you use Dreamweaver..
I agree, this is what I was saying in less words. I'm sorry I never drag and drop

hi I am back again about this. Is there a way of editing the tabbed_product.php file in module to add code to call in extra fields, looking at it you would think it could be done, would it not be same as the product info display and how it can be coded. Anyone??:mellow:

with regards to the post before about the double title tab, this is controlled in the TPP admin config is it not!?

DivaVocals, just wanted to say thanks, it was driving me crazy about the global tabs, at least i can put it to bed now and do it indivually, the dummy template sounds great, and i use easypopulate so i think it will be pretty easy to edit the .xml file inside excel as a spreadsheet and use =concatenate to glue the cell with the custom tab info to paste on to the existing descriptions.

if anyone is using easypopulate and edits in an xml spreadsheet the concatenate code is ```
=CONCATENATE(A1,B$1)

i only post the above as it infuriates me not being able to find what i need, hopefully this will help someone using the EP module to populate their custom tabs :)