Hi,
I did read http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=117642.0 (http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=117642.0) and it was marked [Solved], the issue is that making the change described on that forum, and below, to the VM core component code is overwritten. I tested this by doing the change, then upgrading to 2.0.22c, from 22a.
I want to change the title tag for the product details page from Category : Product Name to just product name. Changing:
$document->setTitle(strip_tags(($category->category_name ? ($category->category_name . ' : ') : '') . $product->product_name));
to
$document->setTitle(strip_tags($product->product_name));
in file mysitename/components/com_virtuemart/views/productdetails/view.html.php
I thought I could use the standard template override method by placing the view.html.php in mysitename/templates/mytemplate/html/com_virtuemart. It doesn't change the title tag. You can view it here http://www.sailingbeyondboundaries.com/turkey-mediterranean-blue-voyage-cruise-details (http://www.sailingbeyondboundaries.com/turkey-mediterranean-blue-voyage-cruise-details) .
1. Is this because the view.html.php file didn't originate from the productdetails/tmpl file?
2. Am I just flat out missing something here?
I'd like to handle this via an override that won't be overwritten every time VM updates.
Thanks.
Kory
Quote from: kory27 on September 06, 2013, 22:49:22 PM
I thought I could use the standard template override method by placing the view.html.php in mysitename/templates/mytemplate/html/com_virtuemart.
Why did you think so?
Available methods when you changed core files:
1. Program a plugin for your goal.
2. Restore your hack every time you update VM.
3. Use some Joomla extensions that prevent modified by you core file from future changes.
I thought so b/c it made a little bit of sense, until I saw the behavior then realized it wasn't actually in the TMPL file. I'm not new to this, but I'm also no Jedi master, and in a lot of ways, I'm learning on the job.
I've never made a plugin, but would love to learn. Any recommendations on a resource to learn more about it?
Thanks for your reply.
Quote from: kory27 on September 07, 2013, 16:53:54 PM
I've never made a plugin, but would love to learn. Any recommendations on a resource to learn more about it?
Scroll to the top of the current page and you will find link to the Dev Portal.