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Virtuemart Categories

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Virtuemart Categories

Hello,

Please would you help me. I have only ever used metaMod once before, and find it rather confusing smile

On my clients site, I am wanting to have a different banner on each Virtuemart category. This is what I have got inside the MetaMod Module:

Code:

$vm = JomGenius("virtuemart");

if ( $vm->check("pagetype = category") ) { 

    $category_id = $vm->info( "category_id" );

 /* when browsing a specific category on browse page (e.g. category 2) */





if ($category_id == “27”) $img = "/images/Crockery_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “28”) $img = "/images/Royal_Porcelain_Crockery_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “29”) $img = "/images/Continental_Crockery_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “30”) $img = "/images/Glasses_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “31”) $img = "/images/Uncut_Crystal_Glasses_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “32”) $img = "/images/Plain_Glasses_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “33”) $img = "/images/Cutlery_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “34”) $img = "/images/Bead_Cutlery_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “35”) $img = "/images/Stainless_Steel_Cutlery_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “36”) $img = "/images/Silverware_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “37”) $img = "/images/Furniture_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “38”) $img = "/images/Table_Linen_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “39”) $img = "/images/Heating_Equipment_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “41”) $img = "/images/Tableware_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “42”) $img = "/images/Glass_Tableware_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “43”) $img = "/images/Stainless_Steel_Tableware_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “44”) $img = "/images/General_Function_Hire_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “50”) $img = "/images/Flooring_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “51”) $img = "/images/Marquees_Banner.jpg";

if ($category_id == “51”) $img = "/images/Stretch_Tents_Banner.jpg";



/* when browsing any other category page */

return "/images/Tableware_Banner.jpg";

}

This is not working - nothing displays on the website..
Can you please tell me where I am going wrong?

The site can be viewed here: http://creativedev2.co.za/SilverSpoon

I am using Joomla 2.5.7 and MetaMod 3.16

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Re: Virtuemart Categories

Hi CreativeDesigns,

MetaMod is usually used to include complete modules. The "return" statement can only return either module ids or module positions, which MetaMod then includes into the MetaMod's position for you.

That's why returning a path to an image isn't going to work.

However, MetaMod is also able to output HTML code directly. This code will appear "within" the MetaMod as if it was a module.

So in your case, you can use the MetaMod to make in IMG tag that contains that image. You could do it like this:

Code:

$vm = JomGenius("virtuemart"); 

if ( $vm->check("pagetype = category") ) { 

    $category_id = $vm->info( "category_id" ); 



    /* generic image which may be overridden below: */ 

    $img = "/images/Tableware_Banner.jpg"; 



    if ($category_id == “27”) $img = "/images/Crockery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “28”) $img = "/images/Royal_Porcelain_Crockery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “29”) $img = "/images/Continental_Crockery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “30”) $img = "/images/Glasses_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “31”) $img = "/images/Uncut_Crystal_Glasses_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “32”) $img = "/images/Plain_Glasses_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “33”) $img = "/images/Cutlery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “34”) $img = "/images/Bead_Cutlery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “35”) $img = "/images/Stainless_Steel_Cutlery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “36”) $img = "/images/Silverware_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “37”) $img = "/images/Furniture_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “38”) $img = "/images/Table_Linen_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “39”) $img = "/images/Heating_Equipment_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “41”) $img = "/images/Tableware_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “42”) $img = "/images/Glass_Tableware_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “43”) $img = "/images/Stainless_Steel_Tableware_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “44”) $img = "/images/General_Function_Hire_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “50”) $img = "/images/Flooring_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “51”) $img = "/images/Marquees_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == “51”) $img = "/images/Stretch_Tents_Banner.jpg"; 



    echo '<img src="' . $img . '" />';

}

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Re: Virtuemart Categories

Hi Stephen,

I appreciate your help so much. Thank you.
For some reason, all the images are showing as the Tableware_Banner.jpg when I inspect the item.
So it's not really working correctly sad

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Re: Virtuemart Categories

Hi Stephen - could you please look into this issue as it is still not working.

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Re: Virtuemart Categories

I just noticed that the code above has some curly quotes in it, which PHP will object to….. try changing it to the following:

Code:

$vm = JomGenius("virtuemart"); 

if ( $vm->check("pagetype = category") ) { 

    $category_id = $vm->info( "category_id" ); 



    /* generic image which may be overridden below: */ 

    $img = "/images/Tableware_Banner.jpg"; 



    if ($category_id == "27") $img = "/images/Crockery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "28") $img = "/images/Royal_Porcelain_Crockery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "29") $img = "/images/Continental_Crockery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "30") $img = "/images/Glasses_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "31") $img = "/images/Uncut_Crystal_Glasses_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "32") $img = "/images/Plain_Glasses_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "33") $img = "/images/Cutlery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "34") $img = "/images/Bead_Cutlery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "35") $img = "/images/Stainless_Steel_Cutlery_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "36") $img = "/images/Silverware_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "37") $img = "/images/Furniture_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "38") $img = "/images/Table_Linen_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "39") $img = "/images/Heating_Equipment_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "41") $img = "/images/Tableware_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "42") $img = "/images/Glass_Tableware_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "43") $img = "/images/Stainless_Steel_Tableware_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "44") $img = "/images/General_Function_Hire_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "50") $img = "/images/Flooring_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "51") $img = "/images/Marquees_Banner.jpg"; 

    if ($category_id == "51") $img = "/images/Stretch_Tents_Banner.jpg"; 



    echo '<img src="' . $img . '" />'; 

}

Let me know if that doesn't work.

Cheers,
Stephen

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Re: Virtuemart Categories

You're amazing! Thank you!

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Re: Virtuemart Categories

I take it that worked then - relief!

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