How to display subcategory name in the home featured product block

[sanwa]

I am customising the homefeatured block to show products. Everything works fine except I also need to display the subcategory of the product instead of the product name. I am using the following code in homefeatured.php:

function hookHome($params)
   {
       global $smarty;

       $category = new Category(1);
       $nb = intval(Configuration::get('HOME_FEATURED_NBR'));
       $products = $category->getProducts(intval($params['cookie']->id_lang), 1, ($nb ? $nb : 10));
       $smarty->assign(array('products' => $products, 'homeSize' => Image::getSize('home')));



       global $link;
       $smarty->assign(array(
           'categories' => Category::getHomeCategories(intval($params['cookie']->id_lang), true),
           'link' => $link
       ));

   return $this->display(__FILE__, 'homefeatured.tpl');
   }

}

With the code I am able to retrieve the parent category name. But I need the child category name. Please help!

[dambie]

Solved the problem?

[vivek tripathi]

To show subcategory name in homefeatured module

Replace following line of module->homefeatured->homefeatured.tpl

{$product.name|truncate:27:'...'|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}

with the code

{$product.name|truncate:27:'...'|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}
categorie name-> {$product.category_default}

you have to add {$product.category_default} in foreach loop under li

[dambie]

And how to add a link to a subcategory?

Your code works but only displays the name

[vivek tripathi]

Hi Dambie

here is complete code with proper link to subcategorie
I found that this editor skip href="{$link-> and display complete code so I have attached code.txt file please find the attachment for complete code and also let me know if You have any idea why editor skips that code

To show subcategory name in homefeatured module

Replace following line of module->homefeatured->homefeatured.tpl

{$product.name|truncate:27:'...'|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}

with the code

{$product.name|truncate:27:'...'|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}
categorie name-> 
getCategoryLink($product.id_category_default, $category.link_rewrite)}" title="{l s='More about'} {$product.category_default}">[spam-filter]$product.category_default}|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}

you have to add {$product.category_default} in foreach loop under li

code.txt

[dambie]

It works, thanks a lot !!

[maxkdiv]

hallo, thx for modification. however it displays the category as ID/number and not as name. how to display the name? thx

[monstrel]

Works great, this is what I am looking for. Thanks vivek.

[CartExpert.net]

Hello!

 

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[sslayer]

thanks vivek! this works great

[Daniel - PrestaBR]

 

Hi Vivek

 

I'm wondering if you have developed some code to show all categories a product is listed in homefeatured module.

Something like:

 

Product's Categories: Handmade, Craft, Art, Bags, Clothes, Exclusive

 

Thanks a lot.

[junfu]

Vivek,

 

Thanks for the code , My prestashop version is 1.3.6 , and with the link

 

<a href="{$link->getCategoryLink($product.id_category_default, $category.link_rewrite)}" title="{l s='More about'} {$product.category_default}">[spam-filter]$product.category_default}|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}</a>

 

It doesn't work ,my hooked featured module is blank

 

help would be apprieciated

[Rodul]

thanks a lot!