Different layouts for different products

[Jimbola]

Hi,

 

In this post Vekia explains how to create an IF statement to display a different product layout based on product ID. 

 

http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/239320-2-different-product-pages-with-separate-css/

 

Is it possible to take it further, so instead of an IF statement the product.tpl file consists only of a CASE statement directing to a different file based on the product ID or category ID. Like this

 

SELECT CASE

  Product Category = 4 then ProductShoes.tpl

  Product Category = 5 then ProductHats.tpl

  Product ID = 26 then ProductiPod.tpl

 

ELSE

  DefaultProduct.tpl

 

END SELECT

 

Possible, if so can anyone help with the code?

 

Thanks

[vekia]

you mean that you want to use switch function ? something like:
 

switch ($product->id) {
case 1: 
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-1.tpl');
break;
case 2:
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-2.tpl');
break;
case 3:
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-3.tpl');
break;
case 4:
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-4.tpl');
break;
}

?

[Jimbola]

you mean that you want to use switch function ? something like:

 

switch ($product->id) {
case 1: 
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-1.tpl');
break;
case 2:
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-2.tpl');
break;
case 3:
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-3.tpl');
break;
case 4:
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-4.tpl');
break;
}

?

 

 

Yes that looks like what I mean, is the product.tpl the best place to put this code or is there a better place to put it, higher up in the hierarchy?

[Jimbola]

you mean that you want to use switch function ? something like:

 

switch ($product->id) {
case 1: 
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-1.tpl');
break;
case 2:
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-2.tpl');
break;
case 3:
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-3.tpl');
break;
case 4:
$this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product-for-id-4.tpl');
break;
}

?

 

 

Hi Vekia,

 

I tried this by copy it to a blank product.tpl file, but it doesn't work, the code is simply repeated on the front end?

Any ideas where I'm going wrong?