Want to change the Manufacturer to condition.

[Ian]

Hello:

I do not need the manufacturer as I do not use it, but I would like to add condition, ie what condition is the product in? new, used, good, superb.  etc.  Can this be done fairly easily?

Thank you in advance.

Ian

[bsmither]

CubeCart already has New, Used, Refurbished. It is just a bit tricky to add other item conditions, but it has been done.

 

[Ian]

12 hours ago, bsmither said:

CubeCart already has New, Used, Refurbished. It is just a bit tricky to add other item conditions, but it has been done.

OK, how is that done then? 

[Tony]

4 hours ago, Ian said:

OK, how is that done then? 

 

When you add/edit a product, it's on there (well, it is on my v6.4.2 install)

[bsmither]

In order to add custom condition words, we need to make a few core code edits, then we can use a Code Snippet to actually add the custom words.

I will have instructions soon.

 

[bsmither]

In products.index.php:

Find:

            <option value="new" {if $PRODUCT.condition == 'new'}selected="selected"{/if}>{$LANG.catalogue.condition_new}</option>
            <option value="used" {if $PRODUCT.condition == 'used'}selected="selected"{/if}>{$LANG.catalogue.condition_used}</option>
            <option value="refurbished" {if $PRODUCT.condition == 'refurbished'}selected="selected"{/if}>{$LANG.catalogue.condition_refurbished}</option>

Change to:

{foreach from=$CONDITIONS item=condition}
<option value="{$condition@key}"{if $PRODUCT.condition == $condition@key} selected="selected"{/if}>{$condition}</option>
{/foreach}

In products.index.inc.php:

Find:

$page_title = (isset($_GET['action']) && strtolower($_GET['action']) == 'edit') ? $lang['catalogue']['title_product_update'] : $lang['catalogue']['title_product_create'];

Add after:

// List Conditions
$smarty_data['list_conditions'] = array (
  'new' => $lang['catalogue']['condition_new'],
  'used' => $lang['catalogue']['condition_used'],
  'refurbished' => $lang['catalogue']['condition_refurbished'],
);
$GLOBALS['smarty']->assign('CONDITIONS', $smarty_data['list_conditions']);

Now, we can use a hook to add more conditions:

In admin, Manage Hooks, Code Snippets tab, click Add Snippet.

When the page gets displayed again, fill out the form below the list of existing snippets.

Enabled: checked
Unique ID: addConditions@cc62+
Execution Order: 1
Description: Create more inventory condition terms.
Trigger: admin.product.pre_display
Version: 1.0
Author: https://forums.cubecart.com/topic/56698-want-to-change-the-manufacturer-to-condition/
PHP Code:
<?php
// Maximum 25 characters as key ---+
//                                 |
//                                 V
$smarty_data['list_conditions']['helpful'] = "Helpful";
$GLOBALS['smarty']->assign('CONDITIONS', $smarty_data['list_conditions']);

Save the snippet and clear CubeCart's cache.

When adding or editing a product, the new terms will appear in the drop-down.

Next, the language-specific phrase needs to be added. Be back with instruction on how to do that.

[Ian]

Thank you!

Up to this point, the code works fine, but when I go to the live product on the store, the condition does not show up!  I am using the Mican skin, so that might be a problem?  Or is the phrase that needs to be added where this will get fixed?

Ian

[bsmither]

Got called away. Sorry.

It turns out that the admin section uses some phrases found in the 'catalogue' group (developed in CC6), while the storefront uses similar phrases found in the 'common' group (developed in CC5).

So,  to solve using the new phrases equally, please modify the snippet just created as follows, and create a second snippet as follows:

== Changed Snippet ==
Enabled: checked
Unique ID: addConditions.Pt1@cc62+
Execution Order: 1
Description: Create more inventory condition terms - part 1.
Trigger: admin.product.pre_display
Version: 1.0
Author: https://forums.cubecart.com/topic/56698-want-to-change-the-manufacturer-to-condition/
PHP Code:
<?php
// Maximum 25 characters as key ---+
//                                 |
//                                 V
$smarty_data['list_conditions']['helpful'] = "Helpful";
$GLOBALS['smarty']->assign('CONDITIONS', $smarty_data['list_conditions']);
$GLOBALS['language']->addStrings(array('catalogue' => array('condition_helpful' => "Helpful")));

== New Snippet ==
Enabled: checked
Unique ID: addConditions.Pt2@cc62+
Execution Order: 1
Description: Create more inventory condition terms - part 2.
Trigger: class.catalogue.product_data
Version: 1.0
Author: https://forums.cubecart.com/topic/56698-want-to-change-the-manufacturer-to-condition/
PHP Code:
<?php
$GLOBALS['language']->addStrings(array('common' => array('helpful' => "Helpful")));

 

[Ian]

bsmither:

Again, this is all good and fine, but the condition does not show up on the product page.  As I mentioned before, I am using the mican Skin, I see that it works in the Foundation skin, but it is at the bottom of the second page, and not useful there.  I would really like to see it on the first page of the Product Details on the mican skin, right after the product name, and just before the Description.   And again on the shop by category page, right after the description of each product.

Thank you

Ian 

[bsmither]

Ok, so I read what you said as "not showing" as something that should have shown next to a "Condition:" label.

It seems Mican was never coded to actually display this product detail.

In Mican's content.product.php, find:

	<div id="product_detail">
	  <h2>{$PRODUCT.name}</h2>

Add after:
      <h3>This product is: {$PRODUCT.condition}</h3>

In content.category.php, find:

	<p class="description">{$product.description_short}</p>

Change to:

	<p class="description">{$product.description_short}</p>
	<p class="description">This product is: {$product.condition}</p>

 

[Ian]

bsmither

 

Excellent!  Thank you very much!  I changed the 'This product is:'  to 'Condition:'  as it makes more sense, but yes, that works perfectly, and it is in the right spot as well!

Ian

[lexijade]

On 2/21/2021 at 2:07 AM, bsmither said:

Got called away. Sorry.

It turns out that the admin section uses some phrases found in the 'catalogue' group (developed in CC6), while the storefront uses similar phrases found in the 'common' group (developed in CC5).

So,  to solve using the new phrases equally, please modify the snippet just created as follows, and create a second snippet as follows:

== Changed Snippet ==
Enabled: checked
Unique ID: addConditions.Pt1@cc62+
Execution Order: 1
Description: Create more inventory condition terms - part 1.
Trigger: admin.product.pre_display
Version: 1.0
Author: https://forums.cubecart.com/topic/56698-want-to-change-the-manufacturer-to-condition/
PHP Code:
<?php
// Maximum 25 characters as key ---+
//                                 |
//                                 V
$smarty_data['list_conditions']['helpful'] = "Helpful";
$GLOBALS['smarty']->assign('CONDITIONS', $smarty_data['list_conditions']);
$GLOBALS['language']->addStrings(array('catalogue' => array('condition_helpful' => "Helpful")));

== New Snippet ==
Enabled: checked
Unique ID: addConditions.Pt2@cc62+
Execution Order: 1
Description: Create more inventory condition terms - part 2.
Trigger: class.catalogue.product_data
Version: 1.0
Author: https://forums.cubecart.com/topic/56698-want-to-change-the-manufacturer-to-condition/
PHP Code:
<?php
$GLOBALS['language']->addStrings(array('common' => array('helpful' => "Helpful")));

 

I have a dumb question, where do I input the new conditions? When I go to edit/create a new product in the dropdown i just see "helpful" added.

[bsmither]

The key 'helpful' and the phrase "Helpful" was meant as a general example.

Add as many key/phrases as you want, replicating the relevant statements, directly in the snippet code (there is no admin panel available to do this):

'flat' "Crushed"
'boom' "Fully Exploded"
'niub' "New in Unopened Box"
'minripd' "Slightly Torn"