Displaying Price in Section Link

[pinbrook]

Nice one jont, i;ve got a few sites where the price is displayed at section level, but is blank where choices/atteibutes come into play. this will tidy that up

[Sean Williams]

Jont - could you provide a URL showing the implementation?
Being so old, I can't quite get my head around quite what it is that's being achieved here, but it sounds interesting

TIA

[jont]

Sean - I have sent you an email

[Sean Williams]

Many thanks Jont.
So that's what it does

[grantglendinnin]

Would I be right in thinking this does as Dobbies have done with their site (see here)? It's a neat solution and definitely one I'd like to implement with the latest and greatest solution provided

[Simon Clark]

Does anyone know if the code from post #30 can be applied on a main section ie

Binoculars (apply here - Main section)
---->Bins range (sub section 1)
----> range 1 product section
----> products
---->Bins range (sub section 2)
----> range 2 product section
----> products

attached screenshot should explain the structure better !

Ive got it applied to the sub sections ok, but I cant get it to work on the main section.

Thanks in advance.
Regards

[leehack]

There needs to be a product (not section) at the next level down for it to show a price. It only reads down one level.

[jont]

Indeed - it is designed for single product pages at the section level they are in.

[jont]

Would I be right in thinking this does as Dobbies have done with their site (see here)? It's a neat solution and definitely one I'd like to implement with the latest and greatest solution provided

Sorry - did not see this earlier - yes it is the same effect

[NormanRouxel]

as Dobbies have done with their site

Dobbies are using a compact product layout to display their products in 3 columns (so they look like a SPP section list). Their "Info & Buy Now" button takes you to the Extended Info page that opens in the same window and has an add-to cart button.

[TraceyHand]

This thread just keeps popping up, time and time again!

I'm SURE I'd read something but can't find it now.

Is there a way to get this method, of pulling the product details into the section link, to ONLY show details from the FIRST product on a page where there may be more than one product listed?

I'm sure it should be obvious but it's not coming to me (and it's annoying the hell out of me!)

[NormanRouxel]

to ONLY show details from the FIRST product on a page where there may be more than one product listed

A blockif for ListIndex == 1 would do the trick. E.g.

<actinic:block type="ProductList" >
	<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ListIndex%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%201" >
		<actinic:block type="PriceList" >
			<actinic:variable name="PriceLayout" />
		</actinic:block> 		
	</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>

Note that this will fail if the first item is a Fragment as they appear in the Product List.

If you expect to have Fragments, then some PHP code would be needed.

[TraceyHand]

hmm..thanks Norman
I actually tried that and it didn't work, for some reason.
I'll give it another go though..thanks

[TraceyHand]

Fantastic!!!!
got it working, thanks Norman

Just had to use the condition in a couple of different places to remove both image and info...AND had to remember to put it INSIDE the productlist block!

Had the right condition, just in the wrong place. Needed expert confirmation to nudge me to keep trying to find the right place (as I was starting to think I just had the wrong condition!)

Cheers Norman, much appreciated

[NormanRouxel]

Here's the PHP version where we skip any Fragments and collect the price from the first product that has a non zero price.

<actinic:block php="true" >$prodprice = '';</actinic:block>			
<actinic:block type="ProductList" >
	<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22ProductType%22%20%2f%3e%20%21%3d%202" >
		<actinic:block php="true" >
		 if ( trim($prodprice) == '' )
			{
			$prodprice = <<<ENDOFCODE
			<actinic:block type="PriceList" >
				<actinic:variable name="PriceLayout" />
			</actinic:block> 
ENDOFCODE;
			}
		</actinic:block>
	</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>
<actinic:block php="true" >echo $prodprice;</actinic:block>