[Tutorial] Add extra Manufacturer Information Tab on Product Page

[carpealexdiem]

Hello,

       I had to add an extra tab with manufacturer name,short description,description and "All products from this manufacturer" link to the product page as it was requested from my client and I'm sharing what I did to you guys.

 

Add thos code in the file ProductController.php in /controllers/front/ :

$id_lang = $this->context->language->id; $manufacturer = new Manufacturer($this->product->id_manufacturer, $id_lang); $manuf_description = $manufacturer->description;  $this->context->smarty->assign('manufact_desc', $manuf_description);
$id_lang = $this->context->language->id; $manufacturer = new Manufacturer($this->product->id_manufacturer, $id_lang); $manuf_name = $manufacturer->name;  $this->context->smarty->assign('manufact_name', $manuf_name);
$id_lang = $this->context->language->id; $manufacturer = new Manufacturer($this->product->id_manufacturer, $id_lang); $manuf_shortdesc = $manufacturer->short_description;  $this->context->smarty->assign('manufact_shortdesc', $manuf_shortdesc);

Add it just above:

$this->context->smarty->assign(array(
'pictures' => $pictures,
'textFields' => $text_fields));

Then add the following code to the product.tpl file in your theme directory(/themes/themename/):

<li><a id="more_info_tab_more_info" href="#idTab3">Manufacturer</a></li>

Add it above:

{if $attachments}<li><a id="more_info_tab_attachments" href="#idTab9">{l s='Download'}</a></li>{/if}

And finally add this code to the same file product.tpl:

<ul id="idTab3" class="rte">
<h3>{$manufact_name}{$manufact_shortdesc}</h3> 
<p>{$manufact_desc}<a href="{$link->getmanufacturerLink($product->id_manufacturer, $product->link_rewrite)}">View all products from {$product->manufacturer_name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}</a></p>
</ul>

Add it above:

{if isset($attachments) && $attachments}
<ul id="idTab9" class="bullet">

I attached the image of this tweak.

 

Ciao!

Edited February 28, 2014 by carpealexdiem (see edit history)

[spoonxaver2]

HI, thanks You for tutorial. But if i make changes in the ProductController.php, front office shop is blank :-(
Where is problem, please? Thanks You for reply

Prestashop version: 1.5.4

[carpealexdiem]

HI, thanks You for tutorial. But if i make changes in the ProductController.php, front office shop is blank :-(

Where is problem, please? Thanks You for reply

Prestashop version: 1.5.4

You should enable debug in prestashop:

 

go to config > defines.inc.php change the line:

define('_PS_MODE_DEV_', false);

to

define('_PS_MODE_DEV_', true);

and let me know what it says.

[Nixon_]

Hello, very good, it is possible to translate this great code in ps 1.6?

 

Thank you!!

[vekia]

this code should work in prestashop 1.6

have you tried it?

[sooroos]

how did you manage to have product comments as extra tab? (i use p.s 1.6)

[David Bucur]

Thanks man, this helped me a lot.

[phenoma]

I've tried in 1.6 with no succes....

[wojtaskul]

Can you show us how to add this tab in 1.6?

[carpealexdiem]

I'll try to make a tutorial for 1.6 as soon as possible.

[wojtaskul]

Thanks a lot!

[houin]

Thank you, very well on 1.6.06

[frank_jarle]

So to my understanding this makes it possible to add multiple section in the product page?

[frank_jarle]

No tutorial for Prestashop 1.6.0.9 yet?