how to add extra textbox to category and subcategory page?

[q-skins.dk]

 

Hi all. 

 

I am trying to improve my online shop. What i want to do is to add an extra textfield like the one you have at the top on category and subcategory pages. I would like to add some at the bottom of the category and subcategory page. Does anybody know how to do that or which html file to place the code for the text box?

 

 

Thanks in advance. 

[vekia]

the question is:

the text that you want to add will be the same for each category? 

[q-skins.dk]

 

No I would like to add different text to each textbox. I was thinking is it not possible to make the box then put some text from the BO as I can do with the box which i already at the top of category page?

[vekia]

in this case you have to extend category object.

 

 

1) create new field in ps_category_lang table, use name "second_desc"

 

2) edit Category.php class (classes/Category.php)

in object definition add 'second_desc' field:

 

public static $definition = array(

'table' => 'category',

'primary' => 'id_category',

'multilang' => true,

'multilang_shop' => true,

'fields' => array(

'nleft' => array('type' => self::TYPE_INT, 'validate' => 'isUnsignedInt'),

'nright' => array('type' => self::TYPE_INT, 'validate' => 'isUnsignedInt'),

'level_depth' => array('type' => self::TYPE_INT, 'validate' => 'isUnsignedInt'),

'active' => array('type' => self::TYPE_BOOL, 'validate' => 'isBool', 'required' => true),

'id_parent' => array('type' => self::TYPE_INT, 'validate' => 'isUnsignedInt'),

'id_shop_default' => array('type' => self::TYPE_INT, 'validate' => 'isUnsignedId'),

'is_root_category' => array('type' => self::TYPE_BOOL, 'validate' => 'isBool'),

'position' => array('type' => self::TYPE_INT),

'date_add' => array('type' => self::TYPE_DATE, 'validate' => 'isDate'),

'date_upd' => array('type' => self::TYPE_DATE, 'validate' => 'isDate'),

 

// Lang fields

'name' => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'lang' => true, 'validate' => 'isCatalogName', 'required' => true, 'size' => 64),

'link_rewrite' => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'lang' => true, 'validate' => 'isLinkRewrite', 'required' => true, 'size' => 64),

'description' => array('type' => self::TYPE_HTML, 'lang' => true, 'validate' => 'isCleanHtml'),

'second_desc' => array('type' => self::TYPE_HTML, 'lang' => true, 'validate' => 'isCleanHtml'),

'meta_title' => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'lang' => true, 'validate' => 'isGenericName', 'size' => 128),

'meta_description' => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'lang' => true, 'validate' => 'isGenericName', 'size' => 255),

'meta_keywords' => array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'lang' => true, 'validate' => 'isGenericName', 'size' => 255),

),

);

 

and add new field in __construct function:

...

/** @var boolean Status for display */

public $active = 1;

/** @var  integer category position */

public $position;

/** @var string Description */

public $description;

public $second_desc;

/** @var integer Parent category ID */

public $id_parent;

/** @var integer default Category id */

public $id_category_default;

...

 

3) add field to field list definition in AdminCategoriesController (controllers/admin/AdminCategoriesController)

array(

'type' => 'textarea',

'label' => $this->l('Description:'),

'name' => 'description',

'autoload_rte' => true,

'lang' => true,

'rows' => 10,

'cols' => 100,

'hint' => $this->l('Invalid characters:').' <>;=#{}'

),

array(

'type' => 'textarea',

'label' => $this->l('Second Description:'),

'name' => 'second_desc',

'autoload_rte' => true,

'lang' => true,

'rows' => 10,

'cols' => 100,

'hint' => $this->l('Invalid characters:').' <>;=#{}'

),

array(

'type' => 'file',

'label' => $this->l('Image:'),

'name' => 'image',

'display_image' => true,

'desc' => $this->l('Upload a category logo from your computer.')

),

 

 

effect: category edit page with new field:

 

 

 

then just use {$second_desc} variable in category.tpl file

[q-skins.dk]

Awesome Veika. 

Thank you so much, I will try figure it out and see if I can get it work.

[q-skins.dk]

Hi again Vekia. 

Do you know how to do this in PS1.4.8.2. I can't find the file AdminCategoriesController.php because I don't have a controller/admin folder?

[vekia]

you have to do this in /ADMIN_DIR/tabs/AdminCategories.php

[camereroloco]

doesnt work for presta 1.6

 

Someone know the way to add an extra field to a single category ?

[camereroloco]

Some admin delete my post !? I understand why this forum is so "poor" lol dont delete usefull reply !

 

How to do an override. . . there is a good trick in this tuto ! (Prestashop's doc should learn about it ?)

http://nemops.com/extending-prestashop-objects/

 

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