Show recently viewed products in product details page

[d0ublezer0]

I remember someone here asked the question, how to show a list of recently viewed products?

On the main page is visible by default.
But on the other pages of this functionality does not exist.

I suggest to use a solution that will display a list of the last viewed products:

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<?php
        // d0ublezer0 recent viewed products

        function getRecentProducts($currentId){
            $actualIds=false;
            $rProducts=false;
            
            $rSession = JFactory::getSession();
            $rIds = $rSession->get('vmlastvisitedproductids', array(), 'vm'); // get recent viewed from browser session
            if (is_array($rIds)){ 
                foreach($rIds as $rId){
                    if ($rId!=$currentId) $actualIds[]=$rId; // cut out from array currently viewed product 
                }  
            }

            if (is_array($actualIds)){
                if (!class_exists('VirtueMartModelProducts')) // check possible if VM products class exists
                    JModel::addIncludePath(JPATH_VM_ADMINISTRATOR . DS . 'models'); // if not exists, add them
                $rModel = JModel::getInstance('Product', 'VirtueMartModel');

                $recent_products_rows = VmConfig::get('recent_products_rows'); // set in VM admin panel
                $products_per_row = VmConfig::get('homepage_products_per_row'); // set in VM admin panel
                $recent_products_count = $products_per_row * $recent_products_rows; // get max recent products count

                $rProducts = $rModel->getProducts($actualIds, false, false);  // no front, no calc, only published
            }
            if (is_array($rProducts)) $rProducts=array_slice($rProducts,0,$recent_products_count); // return only allowed num of products

            return $rProducts;
        }

        $recentProducts=getRecentProducts($this->product->virtuemart_product_id);
        if ($recentProducts){ // if we get recent products, display them
        ?>
        <div class="product-recent-products">
            <h2>Recently viewed products:</h2>
            <ul class="recent-list">
                <?php
                    foreach ($recentProducts as $rProduct) {
                    ?>
                    <li>
                        <a href="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id='.$rProduct->virtuemart_product_id.'&virtuemart_category_id='.$rProduct->virtuemart_category_id); ?>">
                            <?php echo $rProduct->product_name; ?>
                        </a>
                    </li>
                    <?php } ?>
            </ul>
        </div>
        <?php
        }
?>


This code must be inserted into your template view the product details.
Put this code in any place, where it should to be, according to your design.
For this purpose I used template file:
\templates\my_template\html\com_virtuemart\productdetails\default.php
copied from
\components\com_virtuemart\views\productdetails\tmpl\default.php

P.S. Tested on 2.0.12

[Datatonic]

This works great bar 1 thing.  It shows the currently viewed product in the recent list.
Any idea how to hide it?

[d0ublezer0]

This works great bar 1 thing.  It shows the currently viewed product in the recent list.
Any idea how to hide it?

Heh, this code shows a list of recent products where it is not provided by developers.
In your case, I think it is enough to turn off the option "Show Recent Products" in VM settings.

[Datatonic]

Sorry I'll explain clearer.

When recently viewed products is viewed on the main shop page, where this code is taken from, you are not at that point viewing a product.

When you implement this code on a product page, it shows all recently viewed products including the product you are currently viewing.

This doesn't quite make sense to a user, so my question is, is there a way to get this to hide the listing for the current product but show all the other recently viewed products?

Make more sense?

[d0ublezer0]

Ok, change the logical part of the code to:
-- del --
I've updated code in first message.

[VM_Fans]

good solution.

[d0ublezer0]

good solution.

Thank you. Updated code in first message.

I would also like to get the additional parameters of the products, in order to display this list with prices and pictures.

[ocean1]

How can I override the theme/template for this item.
And also for the top10 theme

[Datatonic]

Thank you very much for the edits.

This is a great addition to the product details page.

[DaggaTora]

Great!

Thanks a lot. Can be the image be displayed before the name?

And... can be the number of the items in the list diferent from the VM config? for example, I want 4 to be displayed in the frontpage but 6 in the list. (I have a problem cause in the admin i have 4 to show and only get 3... but i  think that is another issue)


Thank you!

[DaggaTora]

Great!

Thanks a lot. Can be the image be displayed before the name?

And... can be the number of the items in the list diferent from the VM config? for example, I want 4 to be displayed in the frontpage but 6 in the list. (I have a problem cause in the admin i have 4 to show and only get 3... but i  think that is another issue)


Thank you!

any idea?   

[avpfilms]

Great!

Thanks a lot. Can be the image be displayed before the name?

And... can be the number of the items in the list diferent from the VM config? for example, I want 4 to be displayed in the frontpage but 6 in the list. (I have a problem cause in the admin i have 4 to show and only get 3... but i  think that is another issue)


Thank you!

Exact same issue- I've tried putting in number, the code isn't getting to config file for some reason.  If anyone has solution, that would be great.  I need to get 12 recently viewed to display with manufacturer showing as well.  The number is set in the config , but no matter what it is set to, this will only return 3.  Any suggestions welcomed

[srekoble]

Hello, anybody knows how to modify this code to show also the pictures of the latest products ? in my case when i put this code in default.php it only display 2 links of my latest products.

[srekoble]

Hello, i modify the code and i manage to display the image of teh product too. But in my case it only display 2 of the recent viewed products what should i change to make it display the last 3 recent viewed products ?

I tried to make  $recent_products_count = 3;   but it didn't work.

Please any help ..

[gpessoa]

I have the same issue.

Put the code, but only two recently viewed products are showed.

Any ideas how to do this to show more?