How to show short description on product layout?

-- url of the page with the problem -- : www.pponlinestore.com/
-- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.2
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-- PHP version -- : 5.5.15
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Hello,

How to show a short product description on product page? I am selling books on website. I want to show that short product information besides the product image. i.e. The left side should show product image and the right side should show the short description and below both of them the quantity field and characteristics selection etc. should appear.

How to do this?

Hi,

You have to edit the view "product / show_default".
hikashop.com/support/support/documentati...ize-the-display.html

To display a short description you can use such code:

<?php echo substr(strip_tags(preg_replace('#<hr *id="system-readmore" */>.*#is','',$this->element->product_description)),0,300); ?>

it's work, but...
For description of article I insert:
short description

short description
<hr id="system-readmore" />
Full description

Hi,

So for the full description, you have to replace:

echo JHTML::_('content.prepare',preg_replace('#<hr *id="system-readmore" */>#i','',$this->element->product_description));

echo JHTML::_('content.prepare',preg_replace('#.*<hr *id="system-readmore" */>#i','',$this->element->product_description));

Hi,

Thank you. But can I actually display the short description which is not included in the main part? I mean the short-description besides the product image should be totally different than the one in the main description section. I am little bit confused.

Gaurav

Hi,

Using the code given previously allow that, in the description add a separation thanks to the "readmore" button.
Then the code will display the text before the separation in the short description and the other one in the description.

An easiest way will be to use a custom field via the menu Display > Custom field, set it in the table "product", with a WYSIWIG type. Then in the product edition page, you will be able to fill the content of this custom field.
Then edit the view "product / show_default" and just use the following code to display the short description:

<?php echo $this->element->YOUR_CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME; ?>

"easiest way" work nice for me

Xavier wrote: Hi,

Using the code given previously allow that, in the description add a separation thanks to the "readmore" button.
Then the code will display the text before the separation in the short description and the other one in the description.

An easiest way will be to use a custom field via the menu Display > Custom field, set it in the table "product", with a WYSIWIG type. Then in the product edition page, you will be able to fill the content of this custom field.
Then edit the view "product / show_default" and just use the following code to display the short description:

<?php echo $this->element->YOUR_CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME; ?>

... according to position where like to see that element, after, before or between other elements in code.
Also you can add style with

<span class="your-custom-style-name"><?php echo $this->element->YOUR_CUSTOM_FIELD_NAME; ?></span>

I want the short description to be visible directly besides the product image.

...try add line before or after this line

<div id="hikashop_product_top_part" class="hikashop_product_top_part">

Sorry, but no success

Even after creating the custom field as instructed above and adding the code as suggested. I can't see the short description I added in new custom field.