Main Image Replacer (MIR) Contrib - Official Thread

Main Image Replacer is a simple override that will check your product description for an override command and will use the specified data/image to replace the main image. If there is no override, it will appear as normal.

DOWNLOAD AT: Main Image Replacer

It's easy to use:

• Simply upload the file path to your server
• Edit the product description (text-mode)
• Add these tags <!--| |-->
• Any data in between those tags will be used in place of the main image.

Supports HTML, Text, Flash, etc.

I've uploaded it to the downloads section as well. DOWNLOAD AT: Main Image Replacer

This is interesting...

If I put a URL to call an image from an external site, will it do that? EG:

Is it possible to add additional images as well?
It would be nice if yes)
P.S. It a great thing to make zencart more look "Web 2.0-friendly"! Thank you!

schoolboy:

This is interesting...

If I put a URL to call an image from an external site, will it do that? EG:

<!--|http://www.anywebsite.com/images/product-image.jpg|-->

That is exactly correct. Image, flash, iframe, anything.

anafor:

Is it possible to add additional images as well?
It would be nice if yes)
P.S. It a great thing to make zencart more look "Web 2.0-friendly"! Thank you!

Currently only works with the main image. Its not really Web2.0.. doesn't use Ajax or anything. It's really just php replacing the variable value with your custom value if it exists.

It is a fundamental of my TPP contrib and the concept could pretty much be used to replace anything via user defined tags from within the product description.

This is a very simple mod, but may be a LIFESAVER for me if it works!

I have thousands of preview GIF images, and all my Large images are .JPEG...

I will probably be forced to use dummy .jpg main images, so I can link the correct JPEG large images...

Then I can just override the dummy jpg main image with the correct GIF... and VIOLA... I have a gif preview with a jpeg large image

I'll follow up here after I install this!

why not use a simple batch image converter and change them all to be the same? or better yet, change them all to png to keep transparency

Thanks for the suggestion, but it's just not viable for me.

It would be massively inefficient for load time: the nature of the images is that the gif version uses less memory than a preview--i use a different kind of icon completely for preview/ main image. the primary view needs to be a .jpg, or it completely distorts the image & explodes memory usage.

I'm only new to zen cart, and so far, this is the biggest limitation I've found.

Important: ** I believe I put in the code correctly, but for some reason, your mod isn't functioning for me.**

I wonder what I've overlooked?

I can see the description code with the <!-- | mysite.com/images/image.gif |--> on my product listing page-- (but it's not inserting it into the image URL of the main image)

I don't see the code at all on the category/ preview page which has multiple product listings...

Hm, I think you are trying to do more than it does. This only works on the product page. The main image on the product page will be replaced by the code or text within the <!--| |--> brackets. You also need to use full html for images.

This is correct:

This is not:

Do you have a link I can see?

Sample Code

Sorry, I messed up when I posted the example.

It's not linking to the image, maybe it's my template, zj_silver -- I put tpl_modules_main_product_image.php in the right place

Even If I get it Fixed, It wont Address My Issue :(
I guess I'm going to be forced to use .jpgs on the previews instead of gifs, since even if I get the mod working, it's only stuff on the product page I can change.

If you know a good free program to convert thousands of gif to jpg in an efficient way, let me know. Otherwise, I'm just going to use adobe & save the images for the web, one by one.

dontknowwhatimdoing:

If you know a good free program to convert thousands of gif to jpg in an efficient way, let me know. Otherwise, I'm just going to use adobe & save the images for the web, one by one.

LOL!
Just use Advanced Batch Converter. I swear by it. The trial version only does 50 at a time, but its pretty easy to keep hitting the convert button. You can resize, rename, change format all in one and its very intuitive.

Thank you!!! I just downloaded it... I'm going to use it!

This will save SooOooooOOo much time lol.

Seriously, I'll accomplish more in life now :p

Is there an example of this in use? Sorry, from the description I don't quite get it :dontgetit

KevinP:

Is there an example of this in use? Sorry, from the description I don't quite get it :dontgetit

This lets you override the normal main image by including an override tag with an image link in the actual product description.

For example. Say you have 3 products. Usually you'd have an image for each product that you'd upload to go along with that product.
But maybe for product 3, you want to use a flash image, or link to an offsite image, or use a div block with text in it. You can include the replacer tags in your description, and in-between the tags, include the content (html) that you want to replace the normal main image with.

Thanks, qhome. OK, think I get it (I'm new at this.) If I'm reading the description correctly, I don't know that I'd see the difference in an example site, anyhow...

It was originally written for a guy who wanted to have a banner exchange system as his product image, so the banner would constantly change dynamically without him having to upload a new image all the time. I enhanced it to work with pretty much any html content. So you could have flash movies, text, etc in the spot where the image usually is.

this looks interesting is there a chance to override the link to make a product link to any site you want that would be great!!!:shocking:

qhome:

Main Image Replacer is a simple override that will check your product description for an override command and will use the specified data/image to replace the main image. If there is no override, it will appear as normal.

It's easy to use:

• Simply upload the file path to your server
• Edit the product description (text-mode)
• Add these tags <!--| |-->
• Any data in between those tags will be used in place of the main image.

Supports HTML, Text, Flash, etc.
:frusty: :frusty: :frusty:
i'd done everything that needed ...but the main image have'nt changed

Has anyone gotten this to work? Is there a similar module available somewhere? My goal is to offer 360 views of certain products in my store. They are available via a link from my supplier's web site. Please help! :smile:

Ok, I was able to get this mod to work, but am having a couple of issues. Hopefully they can be worked out. ANY help would be greatly appreciated. :)

What I wanna do: I'm attempting to pull in images from an external site via specific links/URLs.

What's happening:

1. When I add the text and tags to the description, it seems to only work for certain types of images. For instance, it doesn't work for the flash 360 images (ex link: http://www.website.com/img/products/flash360.ashx?pid=ADKEZ-120&cid=DVSS). But it works for the standard/static images (ex link: http://www.website.com/img/products/small.ashx?pid=ADKEZ-120&id=591). I really need to link to the flash images for these products. :(

2. When it works for the standard/static images, it pulls them in, but I lose the functionality that allows a larger image to be displayed. The "view larger image" link is gone and the picture is just there. How can this be fixed?

Again, any help would be greatly appreciated!