Category Page Fields for Templating

[PRO]

These fields are for use in the category view
For product page fields, look here http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=92756

Product fields that are not listed here can be used like this
<?php echo $product->COLUMN_NAME ?>

The difference between category and product page is $this
$this->product      is for product page
$product->   is for product fields on the category page.

SO, to add weight to the category page. You can do
<?php echo $product->product_weight ?>

Category Name
<?php echo $this->category->category_name; ?>

Category Description
<?php echo $this->category->category_description ; ?>

Product Name with Link
<?php echo JHTML::link($product->link, $product->product_name) ?>

Product Details Link with anchor "Product Details"
<?php echo JHTML::link($product->link, JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_DETAILS'), array('title' => $product->product_name,'class' =>
'product-details'));?>

Order by list
<?php echo $this->orderByList['orderby']; ?>

Manufacturer Dropdown
<?php echo $this->orderByList['manufacturer']; ?>

Pages/Links/Pagination
<?php echo $this->vmPagination->getResultsCounter();?>
<?php echo $this->vmPagination->getLimitBox(); ?>
<?php echo $this->vmPagination->getPagesLinks(); ?>
<?php echo $this->vmPagination->getPagesCounter(); ?>

Short Description
<?php echo shopFunctionsF::limitStringByWord($product->product_s_desc, 40, '...') ?>

^^ Notice the 40 above. limitStringByWord strips the text to 40 characters. You can change the "40"
For full short desc
<?php echo $product->product_s_desc ?>

POP UP Product Image
<?php echo $product->images[0]->displayMediaThumb('class="browseProductImage" border="0" title="'.$product->product_name.'"
',true,'class="modal"'); ?>

Link Image to product page
   <?php echo JHTML::_('link', JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id='.$product->virtuemart_product_id.'&virtuemart_category_id='.$product->virtuemart_category_id),$product->images[0]->displayMediaThumb('class="catImage" border="0"',false));
                  ?>

Stock Level
<?php echo $product->stock->stock_level ?>

# Products in Stock
<?php echo $product->product_in_stock ?>

[balai]

Truly interesting post.
Thank you

[Lexiboy]

To display the product weight in a usable format:

// custom code to display weight 
     if ($product->product_weight <> '0'){
     echo "Упаковка: ";
     echo $product->product_weight;
     // echo $product->product_weight_uom;
     if ($product->product_weight_uom == "LB") echo 'мл.';
     if ($product->product_weight_uom == "OZ") echo 'л.';
     if ($product->product_weight_uom == "GR") echo 'гр.';
     if ($product->product_weight_uom == "KG") echo 'Кг.';
     if ($product->product_weight_uom == "MG") echo 'мг.';
     // print_r($product);
     }

Of course I could have dug a bit deeper into the source to find build in functionality to display the labels. To find more options, print_r is your friend

[itsystem]

Hi,

I would like to display product_sku but when I use <?php echo $this->product->product_sku ?> it dosn't work.
What's the appropriate format ?

Thanks a lot

[itsystem]

Well, I use :

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<?php // Product Sku
echo JHTML::link ( JRoute::_ ( 'index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=' . $product->virtuemart_product_id . '&virtuemart_category_id=' . $product->virtuemart_category_id ), $product->product_sku, array ('title' => $product->product_sku ) ); ?>

[PRO]

Hi,

I would like to display product_sku but when I use <?php echo $this->product->product_sku ?> it dosn't work.
What's the appropriate format ?

Thanks a lot

$this->   Refers to the current object. So $this-> ON THE CATEGORY page is calling category variables

$product->

[coxi]

Hi,
At first, thanks a lot for the support. I could make hack and my website is fine.
But...
It would be better if number of item could be shown in category.

Like this :
Category1 (3)           Category2 (17)            Category3 (4)
instead of
Category1                Category2                    Category3

Unfortunatly, i didn't find the solution. Any idea ?
Regards from France. Alain

[dontflinch]

I'm trying to test for a category image before echoing its link.

I've tried:

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<?php if(!empty($this->category->images)) { ?>
       <div id=""><img src="<?php echo $this->category->images[0]->file_url_thumb; ?>"  alt="" /></div>
<?php }  ?>

but the test does not work (image renders fine if there is one), any ideas anyone?


=========================================================
solution edit: this works (thanks banquet tables pro!):

http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=97744.msg326572#msg326572

[PRO]

I'm trying to test for a category image before echoing its link.

I've tried:

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<?php if(!empty($this->category->images)) { ?>
       <div id=""><img src="<?php echo $this->category->images[0]->file_url_thumb; ?>"  alt="" /></div>
<?php }  ?>

but the test does not work (image renders fine if there is one), any ideas anyone?

have you tried?

category->images[0]

[dontflinch]

I have tried many variations of $this and $category with and without the

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[0]


trying this makes the image disappear even on pages where there is one:

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<?php if(!empty($category->images[0])) { ?>
<div id=""><img src="<?php echo $this->category->images[0]->file_url_thumb; ?>" alt="" /></div>
<?php } ?>


btw I think you are the one I saw first say to use this 

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echo $this->category->images[0]->file_url_thumb; and I modeled my 'if not empty' on your snippet for the product additional images, thanks.

[PRO]

<?php if($this->category->images[0]->file_url_thumb) { ?>
       <div id=""><img src="<?php echo $this->category->images[0]->file_url_thumb; ?>"  alt="" /></div>
<?php }  ?>

[amanda mc donald]

THANK YOU!!!!!

This helped me so much!

Another question.... can you help me with adding new fields to products information page (I do NOT want to add attributes ... I want to add extra fields).
Joomla 1.7 Vm 2

Thank you

[amanda mc donald]

Hi

I want to use this code (linking image to a product):

<?php echo JHTML::_('link', JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id='.$product-
>virtuemart_product_id.'&virtuemart_category_id='.$product->virtuemart_category_id),$product->images[0]->displayMediaThumb
('class="browseProductImage" border="0"',false)); ?>

BUT instead of linking the image to a product ... I want to link the image to a URL ... how do I do that?

Thank you
amanda

[dontflinch]

what sort of url (i.e. dynamic or one/static)? I think you'll have to be more specific than this.

Hi

I want to use this code (linking image to a product):

<?php echo JHTML::_('link', JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id='.$product-
>virtuemart_product_id.'&virtuemart_category_id='.$product->virtuemart_category_id),$product->images[0]->displayMediaThumb
('class="browseProductImage" border="0"',false)); ?>

BUT instead of linking the image to a product ... I want to link the image to a URL ... how do I do that?

Thank you
amanda

[amanda mc donald]

I want to link an image to a URL on the internet (e.g. a specific youtube video)