How to add text/code to all produrcts at once?

[peaceandlove]

We have around 1000 products, just after heading of product we want to add a plugin code

{some code} or you can say some text to all products.

Mnaullay adding them one by one is too large task, any way to add them quick.

The code is same for all products

[GJC Web Design]

in the template? 

[Milbo]

in the template? GJC, come on.

No. The right way is to use a product Pattern (unpublished parent product). There you just add a customfield string without a check at "is input" and thats it. Is even using already the language keys so you can even make it translateable.

[GJC Web Design]

swings and roundabouts....  if I want the same message on a huge % of products why not stick it in a template over ride?

[Milbo]

Overrides are not an enduser solution. And I invested a lot so that VM needs less overrides.

[Jörgen]

Hello Milbo

Sorry to break in like this. I understand that the idea You are proposing sounds nice when You start with no Products. But when You have over 1000 products there would be a lot of work adding an extra text string to each product. I understand that this can be done with a sql script, but this is also no enduser solution. My guess is that You eventually might end up with som adjustments for the layout that can´t be done with CSS alone, so You may need the override anyway.

Just my 2 cents

Jörgen @ Kreativ Fotografi

[Milbo]

But when You have over 1000 products there would be a lot of work adding an extra text string to each product.

Yeah if you setup your products without any structure. We use for all products a product pattern, so it is just one product, which need to be changed. The working with child works now very robust and stable.
Missing indeed is a button to assign an existing product to a parent, or maybe even with a bulk, or per category. So also endusers could easily use it for already existing products.

[Jörgen]

Hello Milbo

Missing indeed is a button to assign an existing product to a parent, or maybe even with a bulk, or per category. So also endusers could easily use it for already existing products.

This is what I mean Right now the solution that GJC proposed will be the right way to go. You can Always later apply these patterns, when the option is available.

regards

Jörgen @ Kreativ Fotografi