Manufacturer Description not showing

[konadams]

Hi guys,

 

I am using version 1.6.

I have added content in both Short Description and the normal Description fields and that content is not appearing on front end.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

Thanks

[sandipchandela]

On which page you want to display Manufacturer listing ( manufacturer-list.tpl ) or Manufacturer detail. ?

[konadams]

Hi sandipchandela,

Thanks for the reply.

I figured out what I had done.

 

I do have a few questions though.

Would you know how I could use Manufacturers as a Category so I can add a "Brands" kind of tab in my navigation bar?

 

If I cant do that, I'm not sure how to display the manufacturers at all now.

 

Thanks

[sandipchandela]

If you want to add manufactures link in Top Horizontal Menu then you can add it.

 

From back office, under modules select "Top horizontal menu",

While configuring, search/scroll  "Manufacturers"  in Available items as shown in right section of the page.

Double click on Manufacturers and it will add the link from right to left section.

 

You got your Manufacturer link in Top Menu on front site.

 

Thanks

[konadams]

OMG. I cant believe I didnt see that.

Thank you very much.

 

Am I able to change the name of the link.

At the moment the only option I had was "All Manufacterers"

Could I change that to "Brands" maybe or something else?

[sandipchandela]

Yes also you can change it also.

 

modules/blocktopmenu/

find this file blocktopmenu.php and open in some notepad  editor.

Around line 510 you will have following line.

$this->_menu .= '<li><a href="'.$link->getPageLink('manufacturer').'" title="'.$this->l('All manufacturers').'">'.$this->l('All manufacturers').'</a><ul>'.PHP_EOL;

Change it and save it.

 

Thanks

[konadams]

I also dont see the Manufacturers Block.

How do I add that to the Home Page?

[sandipchandela]

I also dont see the Manufacturers Block.

How do I add that to the Home Page?

 

Have you found the blocktopmenu module and blocktopmenu.php file ?

Edited April 16, 2015 by sandipchandela (see edit history)

[konadams]

Hi sandipchandela,

 

I made changes to that file. I only changed the Title I am assuming.

 

$this->_menu .= '<li><a href="'.$link->getPageLink('manufacturer').'" title="'.$this->l('Brands').'">'.$this->l('All manufacturers').'</a><ul>'.PHP_EOL;

$manufacturers = Manufacturer::getManufacturers();

 

I cant see the changes.

[sandipchandela]

 

Hi sandipchandela,

 

I made changes to that file. I only changed the Title I am assuming.

 

$this->_menu .= '<li><a href="'.$link->getPageLink('manufacturer').'" title="'.$this->l('Brands').'">'.$this->l('All manufacturers').'</a><ul>'.PHP_EOL;

$manufacturers = Manufacturer::getManufacturers();

 

I cant see the changes.

 

 

Also change "All manufacturers" as seen in the syntax.

[konadams]

Hi sandipchandela,

 

I made a change to that file again and changed to this:

$this->_menu .= '<li><a href="'.$link->getPageLink('manufacturer').'" title="'.$this->l('Brands').'">'.$this->l('Brands').'</a><ul>'.PHP_EOL;

$manufacturers = Manufacturer::getManufacturers();

 

That has now worked.

Now still stuck with how to get the manufacturers block appearing, or doesnt it work like that?

 

Thanks

[sandipchandela]

need to hook into from Manage Hooks section.

 

you have to configure your module into hook named "displayLeftColumn" from under modules-> positions