[SOLVED] Can the special product block hide from certain category and the related product pages?

[metta]

One of our company's supplier )Supplier A) forbidden us to have other supplier's products show on the page of their category page and product page since they are name brand. I have set up category 11, 12, and 13 to supplier A and 14, 15 16 to supplier B. How can I hide the special block when it is on supplier A's category (Category #11, 12 and 13)and the related product pages?

Thank you very much for the help.

[rocky]

Change the hookRightColumn function in modules/blockspecials/blockspecials.php from:

function hookRightColumn($params)
{
   global $smarty;

   if ($special = Product::getRandomSpecial(intval($params['cookie']->id_lang)))
       $smarty->assign(array(
       'special' => $special,
       'oldPrice' => number_format($special['price'] + $special['reduction'], 2, '.', ''),
       'mediumSize' => Image::getSize('medium')));
   return $this->display(__FILE__, 'blockspecials.tpl');
}

to:

function hookRightColumn($params)
{
   global $smarty;

   if ($_GET['id_category'])
       $category = $_GET['id_category'];
   else if ($_GET['id_product'])
   {
       $product = new Product($_GET['id_product']);    
       $category = $product->id_category_default;
   }

   if ($special = Product::getRandomSpecial(intval($params['cookie']->id_lang)))
       $smarty->assign(array(
       'special' => $special,
       'oldPrice' => number_format($special['price'] + $special['reduction'], 2, '.', ''),
       'mediumSize' => Image::getSize('medium')),
       'category' => $category);
   return $this->display(__FILE__, 'blockspecials.tpl');
}

then put the following at the top of modules/blockspecials/blockspecials.tpl:

{if $category != 11 AND $category != 12 AND $category != 13}

and the following at the bottom:

{/if}

[metta]

Hi Rocky,

I did it 3 times, made sure I got your codes right. But I got error every time I did it.

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DOUBLE_ARROW in /home/content/domain/modules/blockspecials/blockspecials.php on line 43

Where line 43 is
'category' => $category);

Could you please check your codes?

Thanks.

[tomerg3]

He forgot a ), this should work.

function hookRightColumn($params)
{
   global $smarty;

   if ($_GET['id_category'])
       $category = $_GET['id_category'];
   else if ($_GET['id_product'])
   {
       $product = new Product($_GET['id_product']);    
       $category = $product->id_category_default;
   }

   if ($special = Product::getRandomSpecial(intval($params['cookie']->id_lang)))
       $smarty->assign(array(
       'special' => $special,
       'oldPrice' => number_format($special['price'] + $special['reduction'], 2, '.', ''),
       'mediumSize' => Image::getSize('medium'),
       'category' => $category));
   return $this->display(__FILE__, 'blockspecials.tpl');
} 

If you look at the error and where it is happening, you should / could be able to figure it out....

[metta]

He forgot a ), this should work.

function hookRightColumn($params)
{
   global $smarty;

   if ($_GET['id_category'])
       $category = $_GET['id_category'];
   else if ($_GET['id_product'])
   {
       $product = new Product($_GET['id_product']);    
       $category = $product->id_category_default;
   }

   if ($special = Product::getRandomSpecial(intval($params['cookie']->id_lang)))
       $smarty->assign(array(
       'special' => $special,
       'oldPrice' => number_format($special['price'] + $special['reduction'], 2, '.', ''),
       'mediumSize' => Image::getSize('medium')),
       'category' => $category));
   return $this->display(__FILE__, 'blockspecials.tpl');
} 

If you look at the error and where it is happening, you should / could be able to figure it out....

Sorry, I used the code you showed me above, i :-S t still has the same error, and my footer and the right column are both gone.

[tomerg3]

I updated the code, there was an extra ) in the line 'mediumSize' => Image::getSize('medium')),

Should work fine now.

[metta]

It works now. Thank you very very much for you and Rocky's help.

Now I can sleep.

Sorry. One more question: Is there a list that I can see what kind of error and I can do whatever action to fix it? Kind of like a road map? I would like to learn more about the programming......

For example: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DOUBLE_ARROW means I am missing a ).... something like that?

[Radu]

It works now. Thank you very very much for you and Rocky's help.

Now I can sleep.

Sorry. One more question: Is there a list that I can see what kind of error and I can do whatever action to fix it? Kind of like a road map? I would like to learn more about the programming......

For example: Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_DOUBLE_ARROW means I am missing a ).... something like that?

no, there is no such a list. You will fix this kind of issues very fast by just getting more experienced in PHP

[vivek.sakhilati]

Hi

 

Thanks it works,,I have another question.

 

I have created 3 category blocks with 5 categories each...

 

If i click on.. for suppose category with id 1 from Block 1...then the BLOCK 1 should only appear, Block 2 & block 3 Should dis appear after clicking catgeory with ID1..

 

Suggest me a code ..i know this can be done as the same way said above.. but how.. I know wee have to change file

/modules/blockcatgeory.php

/modules/blockcatgeory.tpl

 

But dont know what is the code and where to apply or how to change.

 

Pelase help me.