Display specific category image on eg. home page

[kwagsthlm]

I want to publish a specific category plus category picture. No module, just a piece of code to put into my template such as:

 

 

{if $category->id_image}
   <img src="{$link->getCatImageLink($category->link_rewrite, $category->id_image, 'category')}" alt="{$category->name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" title="{$category->name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" id="categoryImage" />
{/if}

 

How do I manage it?

 

Thanks in advance!

[Alex Simonchik BelVG]

Hi,

 

you want display different images on catalog and home page, am I right? But category object has only one picture, and without any code modifications you can not do it.

 

Regards

[vekia]

it's because you haven't got defined $category variable, you need to put $category definition into the front controller smarty array (via assign)

[kwagsthlm]

it's because you haven't got defined $category variable, you need to put $category definition into the front controller smarty array (via assign)

 

How can I accomplish that?

Would you like to assist with an example or link?

[vekia]

where you want to display picture? everything depends on that

[kwagsthlm]

where you want to display picture? everything depends on that

 

In homefeatured.tpl

[vekia]

so you can easily edit the homefeatured.tpl file, you've got there:

$this->smarty->assign(array(
  'products' => $products,
  'add_prod_display' => Configuration::get('PS_ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY_DISPLAY'),
  'homeSize' => Image::getSize(ImageType::getFormatedName('home')),
 ));

 

add there 'category' => New Category (id),

where the id is an ID of category.

 

code:

$this->smarty->assign(array(
  'products' => $products,
  'add_prod_display' => Configuration::get('PS_ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY_DISPLAY'),
  'homeSize' => Image::getSize(ImageType::getFormatedName('home')),
  'category' => new Category(id),
 ));

[kwagsthlm]

Those lines of code does not exist in my "homefeatured.tpl" template file. Can not manage to get it to work.

[Alex Simonchik BelVG]

I think vekia means that you should edit the homefeatured.php with code above, after that you can use category object in your template file.

[kwagsthlm]

so you can easily edit the homefeatured.tpl file, you've got there:

$this->smarty->assign(array(
  'products' => $products,
  'add_prod_display' => Configuration::get('PS_ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY_DISPLAY'),
  'homeSize' => Image::getSize(ImageType::getFormatedName('home')),
 ));

 

add there 'category' => New Category (id),

where the id is an ID of category.

 

code:

$this->smarty->assign(array(
  'products' => $products,
  'add_prod_display' => Configuration::get('PS_ATTRIBUTE_CATEGORY_DISPLAY'),
  'homeSize' => Image::getSize(ImageType::getFormatedName('home')),
  'category' => new Category(id),
 ));

I think vekia means that you should edit the homefeatured.php with code above, after that you can use category object in your template file.

 

Ok, that make some diffrence, thanks!

 

I get it to work when I change the code in the core file, but not when I try to change it for my specific theme. Any suggestions on that? (Have cleared the cache folder)

[Alex Simonchik BelVG]

Only .tpl files can be moved in your theme folder, for .php file this trick isn't works

[kwagsthlm]

Only .tpl files can be moved in your theme folder, for .php file this trick isn't works

 

If you wanted to accomplish the same thing, you would change the way I tried now? Or should I learn how to create a module. I am new to Prestashop as you can imagine.

[vekia]

if you're editing module php file - you should edit file located in the module directory (not in theme - because it doesn't work)

you can override .tpl files for modules, not .php