Is it possible to add attributes to products in Virtuemart 3? You could do it in Virtuemart 1 easily but in 3 I cannot find the option. I've seen in VM2 you could create a custom field but the custom field type used in the examples isn't given in VM3.
An example of an attribute would be "extra toppings" on a pizza product, and values would be like "cheese", "peppers" or "pepperoni".
So how can I do this on VM3?
Custom fields. Install VM3 with default products on a test site & see how it is done. Or look at http://demo.virtuemart.net/
I've seen a post that says about custom fields and I got it to work. But is there a way to add a lot of attributes at once? I will be needing to add 30 attributes per product. Using VM1 I used to copy and paste them in the database. However it looks like in the VM3 database it can't be done that way. Is there a quicker way?
You can use Groups for custom fields and apply each group to a product with just a couple of clicks.
Or clone a product which makes a duplicate of that product together with its custom fields and field settings.
This was designed to be similar to Vm1
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=127362.0 (http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=127362.0)
Hi Hutson, thanks again for your great advice on this forum. The plugin works but the only thing is that in the drop down box the letter "A" appears with a weird sign above it, where the "@" sign is in the code. How can this be removed?
jimleeder123
Post more details - e.g. you exact parameter setting and do this on the plugin page pleae
Its done whenever I type the "@" symbol. I only need to be adding costs with the attributes. I have attached a picture showing what I'm talking about.
post the product customfield parameters
I've got this in "drop options" - Cheese@+2,Peppers@+2,Pepperoni@+2
Also is it possible that when the user leaves the drop down boxes as they are in the default option (for example "none" or "nothing") the options aren't shown on the order confirmation e-mail sent to the admin?
A client requested this, so is it possible?
Quote from: jimleeder123 on February 09, 2015, 11:18:36 AM
the letter "A" appears with a weird sign above it, where the "@" sign is in the code.
Are you using UTF-8 encoding in your template? - eg <meta charset="utf-8"> for HTML5
Well its XHTML, and I think its UTF-8. Its Joomla 2.5.
Well you are a web developer so you should be able to work out the encoding? Strange characters are often related to carachter encoding.
I only started in 2014, and haven't encountered any encoding issue before.
simple solution - forget the @ -- cheese is + 2 quid - what is the "at" for?
GJC the @ enables the drop variants to be "exploded"
IN the dropbox plugin
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=127362.0 (http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=127362.0)
You can use any other character for this
But you need to change the code to something that works for you Hereplugins/vmcustom/drop/drop.php
$valueWithPrice = explode('@', $valuesWithPrice);AND hereplugins/vmcustom/drop/tmpl/default.php
Quote$valueWithPrice = explode('@', $valuesWithPrice);
Note that the XML file explanation will also be incorrect if you use a different character so you could change that too.
Ok thanks a lot, could you give me the file path to the xml file please?
The whole of the "drop" folder has its permissions on the server stuck to not being able to write so I can't edit any of the files. The server is using Plesk 10.3.1. Any idea how to fix?
Change in the zip file and re-install!
The xml ile is in the zip - just look in there
I'm doing this now (since I decided to do all other design parts done first) so what should I edit in the XML file if I change to symbol to "/"?
QuoteGJC the @ enables the drop variants to be "exploded"
exploding cheese? Not touching this plug then...
Wheres the cheese come from?
On a more serious note, Hutson where do I need to edit the XML file?
http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=128108.msg440167#msg440167
I tried editing the drop.php file and default.php files so instead of "@" its now "/", zipped it up and reinstalled it. I did nothing to the XML file. However it's still appearing. I think its going to show the "exploder" sign no matter what.
Hutson - do you know how to fix this or is there a character that won't show like this?
I have also seen that editing those 2 files stops it working if I change "@" to "/". Does the XML file definitely need editing and if so where please?
Hold on - I see from your original post that the variables were separated correctly and the the "funny" characters were next to you currency symbol
Go check in Vm admin and look what is set in your GBP currency symbol!
I think the problem comes from there - NOT this plugin!!
The currency symbol is set to "£" as expected, doesn't look like anything is wrong there.
I've tried changing the "£" to "$" and it fixes it. However I need to be a pound sign since this is an English website.
Ok I think this is breaking it
plugins/vmcustom/drop/tmpl/default.php
}
// $selects[] = array('value' =>$valueWithPrice[0], 'text' => $text );
$selects[] = array('value' =>$valueWithPrice[0], 'text' => htmlentities($text) );
}
change to
$selects[] = array('value' =>$valueWithPrice[0], 'text' => $text );
// $selects[] = array('value' =>$valueWithPrice[0], 'text' => htmlentities($text) );
Thanks a lot - it worked, got there in the end! Got a lot of products to do this for now!
8) If forgot about having added the htmlentities to the template - Glad it is working for you