Product Description not shown in Product listing

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-- HikaShop version -- : Hika Starter 2.3.3
-- Joomla version -- : 3.2.1
-- PHP version -- : 5.3.23
-- Browser(s) name and version -- : Chrome

Hi there

I am testing the hika shop with my new page. So far i'm very happy with it but there are some problems i couldn't get right. Here is my first one
Is is possible to show a little product desciption in the product listing?
I've turned the switch on for the descrition but nothting is shown.

Am i doing anything wrong?

Thanks for help
Marsipulami

Hi,
I think that you'll probably find your answer through this thread

Hi

Thanks for your answer
I tried the solution explained in this other thread.

But i couldn't find the code echo $this->row->product_name in the listing_table file of my template.

So i couln't put the new code after that line.
What am i doing wrong?

Is this the right file to change?
product / listing_table.php from my template (rt_lumiere)

Greets
Marsipulami

Hi,
My bad the solution was this answer :
You'll have to add this code :

<td class="hikashop_product_description_row">
              <?php
          echo $this->row->product_description; ?>
            </td>

<?php if ($this->config->get('show_code')){ ?>
            <td class="hikashop_product_code_row">
              <?php if($this->params->get('link_to_product_page',1)){ ?>
                <a href="<?php echo $link;?>">
              <?php }
              echo $this->row->product_code;
              if($this->params->get('link_to_product_page',1)){ ?>
                </a>
              <?php } ?>
            </td>
          <?php } ?>

<th class="hikashop_product_description_title" align="center">
              <?php echo JText::_( 'PRODUCT_DESCRIPTION' ); ?>
            </th>

<?php if ($this->config->get('show_code')) { $columns++;?>
            <th class="hikashop_product_code_title" align="center">
              <?php echo JText::_( 'PRODUCT_CODE' ); ?>
            </th>
          <?php } ?>

Hi Mohamed

Thank you.
So far the description work.
But the problem is, that i only want the text before the mark "read more" is that possible?

The Idee is that in the product table, is only a short descrition of the product.
But in the product detail page, there will be more descrition for the linked product.

Best wishes
Marsipulami

Ok, so the best solution will probably to edit the code :

<td class="hikashop_product_description_row">
              <?php
          echo $this->row->product_description; ?>
            </td>

<td class="hikashop_product_description_row">
              <?php
if(strlen($this->row->product_description )> NB_CHAR)
          echo substr($this->row->product_description, 0, NB_CHAR);
else
          echo $this->row->product_description; 
?>
            </td>

There must be an error in your code Mohamed

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';' in line 144

ok found the error...was the point after nb_char)

but it doesn't cut the description with the number of char

??

My bad, here is the code to use :

<td class="hikashop_product_description_row">
              <?php
if(strlen($this->row->product_description )> NB_CHAR)
          echo substr($this->row->product_description, 0, NB_CHAR);
else
          echo $this->row->product_description; 
?>
            </td>

Damn...
Mohamed you're my man
Many thanks....it looks great like this.

That is a product listing, like it have to be