[SOLVED]Question about code in my product.tpl - regarding available stock.

[dixie]

I have been unable to get my stock quantities to display. I re-installed 1.4.7, but still no stock quantities were showing (using new template) until, by accident, I put a space in my code. Now my stock quantities are displayed. If I take the space out, the quantities are gone again. This is beyond me -- I do not know code. Can someone please explain this to me?

 

<p id="pQuantityAvailable"> stock quantities will not display (fresh install)

 

<p id=pQuantityAvailable" > adding the space before the > makes my stock quantities display.

 

I hope someone can explain this to me.

 

Is anyone else having a problem getting their stock quantities to display?

 

Hope someone will respond. Thank you! Dixie stitchbin.com

[phrasespot]

<p id="pQuantityAvailable">

<p id=pQuantityAvailable">

The second example you give missing the opening quote. Is this deliberate? Space should not matter. Quantities are there but are hidden by a CSS rule. Check the following setting:</p>

 

Back Office > Preferences > Products > Display available quantities on product page:

[dixie]

Thank you so much for answering my plea for help! I copied more of my code for you to look at. The code is as it was when I installed the program -- I didn't make any edits. Hope you can see what the problem is. If you go to my website, you can view the code, also. When I use Firebug to view the code, and add the space before the >, my available stock will display - delete the space, and it no longer displays. This is way beyond me. My website: stitchbin.com My site is not live yet. Thank you! Also, I don't know what "opening code" is -- sorry.

 

<p id="availability_statut" style="display: none;">

 

 

<span id="availability_label">Availability:</span>

 

<span id="availability_value"> </span>

</p>

 

<img class="twisty " role="presentation" /><p id="pQuantityAvailable" style="display: block;">

 

 

<span id="quantityAvailable">2</span>

 

<span id="quantityAvailableTxt" style="display: none;">item in stock</span>

 

<span id="quantityAvailableTxtMultiple">items in stock</span>

</p>

 

<p id="oosHook" style="display: none;"></p>

 

<p id="last_quantities" class="warning_inline" style="display: none;">Only one left in stock!</p>

</div>

[phrasespot]

As I said,

 

Go to Back Office > Preferences > Products > Display available quantities on product page and select YES

 

It has nothing to do with the space you are adding. The element has a CSS rule => display: none. When you manipulate the code in firebug you are invalidating the CSS rule hence the hidden element is displayed.

[dixie]

Thank you. I do have "Display available quantities to YES. I have attached a screen capture. Is there something else that I can check on?

[phrasespot]

OK, locate the file /themes/mytheme/css/product.css and on line 195 there is a rule:

 

#pQuantityAvailable {
display: none !important;
}

 

Comment it out as follows

 

/*#pQuantityAvailable {
display: none !important;
}*/

[dixie]

Yeah! That fixed it. Now my stock quantities are displayed. Is this a bug, or something that I should have known to do? There must be other non coders that have the same issue. I have been trying to figure this out for over a week. Can't thank you enough.

 

Dixie

[phrasespot]

You're welcome.

Is this a bug

No, it is the way the theme is authored. Why it is hidden by a CSS rule while there is a setting for it in BO, I don't know. you'll need to ask the theme developer.

, or something that I should have known to do?

Not necessarily.

There must be other non coders that have the same issue

who will be thankful to you for asking here