Short Description too short

[Denwa]

Hi Guys
I hope this is in the right section sorry if it isn't. I have been using virtuemart for a while now but only really used the standard features but now I am starting to edit categories and browse pages and I have run into a brick wall. When I insert text into the short description I am limited to the number of characters I can put in how can I changed this to as many characters as I want I would include a link but the site isn't live yet. Thank you in advance.

[AH]

You will need to update the field in the database for the product table.

Not recommended if you are new to this.

What is the url for?

[Denwa]

You will need to update the field in the database for the product table.

Not recommended if you are new to this.

What is the url for?

The URL I wanted to put in, just so you can visualise what I am talking about I suppose usually I am not very good at explaining things.

[jenkinhill]

Is this for VirtueMart 1.5 Beta? If not this is the wrong section. See http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=79799.0

[tonis]

HI
If you mean the number of characters for the short description in category view, you need to modify this file ... component/com_virtuemart/views/category/tmpl/default.php
find this code...
<p class="product_s_desc">
<?php echo shopFunctionsF::limitStringByWord($product->product_s_desc, 40, '...') ?>
</p>
and overwrite the number 40 to as many characters you want.

[ukfish1]

Hi

ref: http://www.teethwhiteningwarehouse.co.uk/

I am having a problem getting the short description to display the number of characters required in category view. I have changed the following to 100 but still won't display them:

<?php // Product Short Description
                  if(!empty($product->product_s_desc)) { ?>
                  <p class="product_s_desc">
                  <?php echo shopFunctionsF::limitStringByWord($product->product_s_desc, 100, '...') ?>
                  </p>
                  <?php } ?>

There must be something else determing the length of thge short description but can't figure what. An y ideas?

Thanks, Paul

[bytelord]

Hello,

I think you did not edit your template override ... take a look under:

joomla_root_folder/templates/joomla_template/html/com_virtuemart/category/default.php

Regards

[ukfish1]

Hi bytelord

that's great, thanks for the quick reply.

I now need to edit the length of the short description for the 12 featured products showing on the home page. Any ideas where I might change this?

Cheers, Paul

[bytelord]

Hello,

This one is related to your custom template ... ask your template provider where that file is located, http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=108212.0

If this is the vm front page then is located under: joomla_folder\templates\your_joomla_template\html\com_virtuemart\virtuemart\default_products.php

if this is a module then is located under joomla_folder\templates\your_joomla_template\html\mod_[module_name]\[template_file].php

Regards

[ukfish1]

Perfect, thanks so much for your time

paul