Can´t change product layout

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.4.0. Starter
-- Joomla version -- : 3.4.1
-- PHP version -- : 5.4
-- Browser(s) name and version -- : Firefox 37.0.2

Hi

It´s been 2 days trying without success. I have Gavick Storefront template and when I try to change "Layout on product page" it´s always the same view, changes are not taking effect.
I tried hikashop demo and when I change to Hikashop "Reversed" in the backend I see the product layout change in the frontend.
I edited some changes in show_default via the menu Display->Views, renamed it and tested in one product with no effect.

any ideas?

One little advance: If I modify view show_tabular, changes take place, so that´s the file the system is reading.
If I make a change to show_tabular and save it as show_tabular-f.php and choose that file, these last changes don´t take place, it´s still reading show_tabular.
So, the problem is about reading only show_tabular for products view, no matter what option I put in general configuration of product or particular product view.

What can be creating this problem? how to solve it?

Hi,

Hard to say. It could be a problem with the customization of the views already done by your template.
If you temporarily switch your template to the default one of Joomla, do you still have the same issues ?

If so, please look at the view "product | show" where you should find the lines
$this->setLayout($this->productlayout);
echo $this->loadTemplate();
to load the product layout view.
It might be possible that the template override that view and force the product layout to "show_tabular" for example.

Hi,

Please look at the view "product | show" where you should find the lines to load the product layout view.
It might be possible that the template override that view and force the product layout to "show_default" for example.

Regards,

Thank you Jerome and Nicolas!!!

You were right!

// we use only the tabular view
//$this->setLayout($this->productlayout);
$this->setLayout('show_tabular');
echo $this->loadTemplate();

That´s the code, I don´t know why this template is set only to tabular, but now I know how to change it.

Thank you both very much!

Goerg,

I think you have helped me solve my issue. I am also using Gavick Storefront as the Joomla template with HikaShop. Everything I had tried to move in Product / show_default has done nothing on the front-end. I'm going to try editing "tabular" now, even though HikaShop is set to display "default".

This has been an incredibly frustrating problem!

As you said, is very frustrating.
I tried to uncomment the lines Jerome and Nicolas said and now I can make changes with copies of the files.
I guess Gavick did it as for not having problems with people changing things and then the template were not working properly.

Well, I finally found the code to move the Add to Cart and Wishlist Buttons up. That worked! Do you have any idea which lines of code control the Characteristics selectors?

No, no need to change that for me

Hi,

In our "customization" documentation we have a picture where you can see the different blocks in a product page with the name of each used view.
www.hikashop.com/support/support/documen...-display.html#layout

Regards,

Jerome,

Thank you for sharing this. It was actually very helpful to see the image of the various blocks on the product page. One question. The block I need to move up on the page is: product/show_block_characteristic. However, this is separate from product/show_tabular. How do I move the characteristics selectors up on the page if the view that controls this is not part of the show_tabular view?

Hi,

To move the show_block_characteristic part in the show_tabular view, you just have to move the code: This code call the the view "show_block_characteristic" inside the "show_tabular" one.

Xavier,

That did it! Thank you! I've been running around in circles trying to figure this one out. It now looks like I want it to.

Ok. I have one more problem with the characteristics. I am working on localhost via MAMP to do some design edits, so this isn't live yet. When I move this code:

if($this->params->get('characteristic_display')!='list'){
//LAYOUT show_block_charasteristic
$this->setLayout('show_block_characteristic');
echo $this->loadTemplate();
?>
<br />
<?php
}

I moved this code up and under the price. Like this:

<div id="hikashop_product_description_main_mini" class="hikashop_product_description_main_mini">
<span id="hikashop_product_price_main" class="hikashop_product_price_main">
<?php
if ($this->params->get('show_price')) {
$this->row = & $this->element;
$this->setLayout('listing_price');
echo $this->loadTemplate();
}
if($this->params->get('characteristic_display')!='list'){
$this->setLayout('show_block_characteristic');
echo $this->loadTemplate();
?>

<?php
}
?>

The characteristics display where I want them to. However, when I click on a characteristic dropdown, like color or size, the characteristics disappear! They are just gone and I am unable to select color or size. What could cause this?

Hi,

That's normal. The whole hikashop_product_price_main span's content is replaced by the content for the variant you select when you change a characteristic selection.
So you should actually put your characteristic block display code outside that span, a few lines below and it will work.