Additional images for categories

[Tkheun]

Hi there!

I need to display additional images at category pages. How do I do that?  Normally default template doesn't display even a main image of category.

[Studio 42]

The minimum code is :

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echo $this->category->images[0]->displayMediaThumb("",false);
in JOOMLAROOT\components\com_virtuemart\views\category\tmpl\default.php
or better in your template do an overide in
YOURTEMPLATE\html\com_virtuemart\category\default.php
Note : some stupid framework can have other subfolders, eg.warp framework used by yootheme, can have 3 or 4 subfolders, i searched 2 hours last day, because vmuikit now add own folder too for layout file overides.

[Tkheun]

Thank you. But it this code allowed me to display only main image. Additional images still doesn't work

[Spiros Petrakis]

I think you must first get all the images because they are not available by default

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$catModel = VmModel::getModel('Category');
$catModel->addImages($categories);


then echo the images

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foreach ($category->images as $image) {
  echo $image->displayMediaThumb("",false);
}


[Tkheun]

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<?php
$catModel = VmModel::getModel('Category');
$catModel->addImages($categories);

foreach ($category->images as $image) {
  echo $image->displayMediaThumb("",false);
}
?>
Like that? It doesn't work

Also I want them to be displayed like images in product - main image on top and additional images below. As I understand there should be separated code to do that?

[Studio 42]

Have you try my code?
echo $this->category->images[0]->displayMediaThumb("",false);

[Tkheun]

Have you try my code?
echo $this->category->images[0]->displayMediaThumb("",false);

Yes. I wrote you an answer above - it shows main image, but doesn't show additionals.

[Studio 42]

SO you have to mix my code with Tkheun code, this is the simplified code
<?php
$catModel = VmModel::getModel('Category');
$catModel->addImages($this->category);

foreach ($this->category->images as $image) {
  echo $image->displayMediaThumb("",false);
}
?>

[Tkheun]

I appreciate your help! This time it worked. This is how it displayed images: http://igc.oscargo.ru/catalog/split-sistemy/comfort and this is how I need it to be http://igc.oscargo.ru/catalog/split-sistemy/comfort/ras-rac-07nhg-detail

Could you tell me how to split the code?

[Ghost]

See default_images.php and default_images_additional.php in /components/com_virtuemart/views/productdetails/tmpl/.

[Tkheun]

See default_images.php and default_images_additional.php in /components/com_virtuemart/views/productdetails/tmpl/.

Looked thru both files. Couldn't make it work.

[Tkheun]

Mod edit: annoying bump message removed. Please read http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=104795.0

[Studio 42]

read my answers the last is right and file is
in JOOMLAROOT\components\com_virtuemart\views\category\tmpl\default.php
or better in your template do an overide in
YOURTEMPLATE\html\com_virtuemart\category\default.php
Note : some stupid framework can have other subfolders, eg.warp framework used by yootheme, can have 3 or 4 subfolders, i searched 2 hours last day, because vmuikit now add own folder too for layout file overides.

[Tkheun]

read my answers the last is right and file is

I have read your answer. Have you read mine? Especially #8 where I sad that I need to split your code?

[Studio 42]

Last time

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$catModel = VmModel::getModel('Category');
$catModel->addImages($this->category);

foreach ($this->category->images as $image) {
  echo $image->displayMediaThumb("",false);
}

in JOOMLAROOT\components\com_virtuemart\views\category\tmpl\default.php
or better in your template do an overide in
YOURTEMPLATE\html\com_virtuemart\category\default.php
Note : some stupid framework can have other subfolders, eg.warp framework used by yootheme, can have 3 or 4 subfolders, i searched 2 hours last day, because vmuikit now add own folder too for layout file overides.

I cannot explain better.