Make hidden information searchable?

[mubeen.xjr]

Hi All,

 

Got a bit of a problem. So imagine I have a product like a car engine oil which is suited for 10,000 cars.

 

I have a filter search which searches via make model and engine to find the right oil for the car.

 

Now, rather than having an oil product which lists all 10,000 cars in the description, which makes it completely unfeasible, is there a way I can have this car compatibility list still searchable but hiding the information somehow?

 

Looking forward to your response

 

 

 

[vekia]

if i were you i will extend product object (new field for products guide) (instead of input box use <textarea>)

then you will be able to define "hidden" car list.

 

then it will be necessary to extend search controller to use also new field with hidden car lists

[mubeen.xjr]

This is awesome. Will give it a shot

[mubeen.xjr]

Ok so I am following the instructions provided, and am on the final step where I have to edit the informations.tpl file.

 

I currently have the latest prestashop so the following code is not there for step 3?:

<tr>
    <td class="col-left">
        {include file="controllers/products/multishop/checkbox.tpl" field="name" type="default" multilang="true"}
        <label>{l s='Name:'}</label>
    </td>
    <td style="padding-bottom:5px;" class="translatable">
    {foreach from=$languages item=language}
        <div class="lang_{$language.id_lang}" style="{if !$language.is_default}display: none;{/if} float: left;">
                <input class="{$class_input_ajax}{if !$product->id}copy2friendlyUrl{/if} updateCurrentText" size="43" type="text" {if !$product->id}disabled="disabled"{/if}
                id="name_{$language.id_lang}" name="name_{$language.id_lang}"
                value="{$product->name[$language.id_lang]|htmlentitiesUTF8|default:''}"/><sup> *</sup>
            <span class="hint" name="help_box">{l s='Invalid characters:'} <>;=#{}<span class="hint-pointer"> </span>
            </span>
        </div>
    {/foreach}
    </td>
</tr>

Any ideas

[vekia]

indeed. guide is based on prestashop 1.5 but whole logic should work with 1.6. 

 

there is a code like:
 

			<div class="form-group">
				<div class="col-lg-1"><span class="pull-right">{include file="controllers/products/multishop/checkbox.tpl" field="condition" type="default"}</span></div>				
				<label class="control-label col-lg-2" for="condition">
					{l s='Condition'}
				</label>
				<div class="col-lg-3">
					<select name="condition" id="condition">
						<option value="new" {if $product->condition == 'new'}selected="selected"{/if} >{l s='New'}</option>
						<option value="used" {if $product->condition == 'used'}selected="selected"{/if} >{l s='Used'}</option>
						<option value="refurbished" {if $product->condition == 'refurbished'}selected="selected"{/if}>{l s='Refurbished'}</option>
					</select>
				</div>	
			</div> 

right below paste this:

<div class="form-group">
                <div class="col-lg-1"><span class="pull-right"></span></div>
                <label class="control-label col-lg-2" for="description_{$id_lang}">
			    <span class="label-tooltip" data-toggle="tooltip"
                  title="{l s='Hidden field with cars'}">
				{l s='Cars'}
			    </span>
                </label>
                <div class="col-lg-9">
                    <textarea name="YourFieldName">{$product->YourFieldName}</textarea>
                </div>
            </div>

replace YourFieldName with name of the variable that you use

 

 

effect:

[mubeen.xjr]

Hi,

 

Thanks for your help. It now displayable, however, whenever i add information into it and save, i get the following error:

Fatal error: Call to undefined method Validate::IsInternal_compatbility() in /customers/5/d/a/part-id.co.uk/httpd.www/controllers/admin/AdminProductsController.php on line 2080

Any ideas

[vekia]

hello

what is

IsInternal_compatbility() 

i checked original file, there is no  "IsInternal_compatbility()" 

so it's not default code 

 

you added it

?

[mubeen.xjr]

Yes i added the following line into Product.php  (my new column in sql is called 'internal_compatibility' with varchar set to max)

internal_compatibility' => 		array('type' => self::TYPE_STRING, 'validate' => 'IsInternal_compatbility', 'size' => 2147483647)

[vekia]

and you created IsInternal_compatbility validate functon to validate this kind of data?

if you want to store simple varchar, use "isAnything" instead of "isInternal_compatbility" 

[mubeen.xjr]

and you created IsInternal_compatbility validate functon to validate this kind of data?

if you want to store simple varchar, use "isAnything" instead of "isInternal_compatbility" 

 

Awesome! this fixed it