[SOLVED] How do I display a product's description on the search results page

[skinnybloke]

Hi - using PS v1.5.5

 

I want to be able to display a product's description on the search results page.

 

I would appreciate it if someone could advise on what I need to change.

[vekia]

you're talking about search results or about quick search block (i mean feature: while you type in the search field you see products)

[skinnybloke]

It's the blocksearch module. You type in your search string and click a button and it displays a page of results.

[vekia]

search results template file is located in your theme directory : themes/YOUR_THEME/product-list.tpl

 

this is the same file which displays results in categories. just add somewhere {$product.description} or {$product.description_short} (depending on your needs) and you will see description

[skinnybloke]

I'm afraid that does not work. I already have that code in there - which displays correctly on the product page.

 

I was thinking it may have something to do with \classes\Search.php which does not seem to reference the description in the SQL SELECT statement.

[skinnybloke]

This can be closed. The short description is passed to product-list.tpl and I've decided to use that

[vekia]

thank you for information that you solved it and of course how you solved it

 

im going to mark this thread as solved exactly as you suggested

 

thank you

[Razu]

how can we be able to display the product's short discription on quick search along with search value ?? any idea ??
 

[Razu]

how can we be able to display the product's short discription on quick search along with search value ?? any idea ??

Edited November 22, 2013 by Razu (see edit history)

[vekia]

it's enough to post the same message one time

[Razu]

hehe..!! my mistake..
and isn't there solution for my question??  :)

or i need to purchase a module for this one ??

[dorje]

Prestashop lacks in many features. We have to buy modules for simple things. It Really sucks sometimes.

[vekia]

no, there is no module for that. because ... i think that solution for your question is a simple theme modification. nothing more.

but before i start my little investigation, we are talking here about AJAX SEARCH results or just about search results page?

[And63]

Look in this post:

http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/239150-add-an-image-on-instant-search/?do=findComment&comment=1258282

 

I added product price to search results, similarly you can add a short description

[Razu]

it's about ajax Search

[vekia]

ajax search = quick search

so please describe a bit more what you exactly expect.

(especially WHERE you want to display description)

[Sharak]

As this is the first result for google search on "prestashop full description on search results" I give solution for that

 

Search result page uses /themes/your_theme/product-list.tpl so you need to edit this file and find this section:

<p class="product_desc"><a href="{$product.link|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" title="{$product.description_short|strip_tags:'UTF-8'|truncate:360:'...'}" >{$product.description_short|strip_tags:'UTF-8'|truncate:360:'...'}</a></p>

Simply change both description_short to description

 

Now edit /classes/Search.php and in function find (starting around line 180) search for query that starts with this (around line 310):

$sql = 'SELECT p.*, product_shop.*, stock.out_of_stock, IFNULL(stock.quantity, 0) as quantity, 
	pl.`description_short`, pl.`available_now`, pl.`available_later`, pl.`link_rewrite`, pl.`name`, (...)

and next to pl.`description_short`, add pl.`description`, . Now it should look like this:

$sql = 'SELECT p.*, product_shop.*, stock.out_of_stock, IFNULL(stock.quantity, 0) as quantity, 
	pl.`description_short`, pl.`description`, pl.`available_now`, pl.`available_later`, pl.`link_rewrite`, pl.`name`, (...)

Similar changes should be made in function searchTag (starting around line 625) if you have Blocktags module enabled on your shop.

[Tatort]

Hello anyone now for adding the description on instant search result?