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I’m sorry, this works, my rsync wasn’t updating the file…

I’m sorry.

Thanks for this clean solution.

Hello,

I’m looking for a way to get products attributes that I have added into my order history and my order details.

I just need my attributes to be loaded every time I load a product.

Is it possible to define product properties everywhere or must I create a config file to every location I want some attributes ?

Try this before getting too carried away with custom code:

http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewreply/98455/

Any idea on how to fix this? I want to show color dropdown on category page, so that customer can add products to cart from category page.

I’m still wondering if anyone knows how to do this for grouped products.  Instead of showing product options for a simple product, I want to show the grouped subproducts right on the category listing page.

Any suggestions?  I have a small budget, but am willing to pay someone if they can help code this!

Thanks in advance.

Spenlen - 12 November 2008 08:07 PM

Found an alternative that seems to be cleaner and doesn’t require modifying any code. In reviewing Mage_Catalog_Model_Config, this seems to be the “official” way to do it, though I can’t find a single mention of it in the documentation anywhere.

Inside your app/etc/modules directory, create a new file called category_product_attributes.xml. In that file, paste the following:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<config>
  <frontend>
    <product>
      <collection>
        <attributes>
          <usage/>
          <outdoor/>
          <box_size/>
        </attributes>
      </collection>
    </product>
  </frontend>
</config>

Replace the sample attributes shown above with the attribute codes for your own custom attributes. Include as many as necessary. Then on the template/catalog/product/list.phtml page, the attributes will be available on the $_product object by calling the getData() method:

<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getData('usage')); ?>
<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getData('outdoor')); ?>
<?php echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getData('box_size')); ?>

If it doesn’t work right away, make sure you refresh your configuration cache in the Magento Admin Panel under System > Cache Management.

Thanks a lot !
This is the cleanest and nicest solution !

Yes, that is a very nice solution.  But does anyone have a fix to show the grouped subproducts on the category list page?  I have products that each have 2-3 products grouped together, and I’d like to have the customer see the available products and be able to add them to their cart right from the category listing page.  Any ideas?

Thanks

proteam4 - 20 January 2009 10:15 PM

Hi,

I want the following code

echo $this->htmlEscape($_item->getAttributeText('color'));

to work on product sitemap. I want to display this attribute on Product sitemap.

But its not working on “/app/design/frontend/default/default/template/catalog/seo/sitemap.phtml” file. Please tell me how can i access this.

That code wont work, and i didnt understand either untill i realised it should be

notice the ITEM should be PRODUCT.

At least that worked for me.

OK I have copied the instructions exactly but since 1.3.0 it does not show the attribute I have requested I have used the following code in the xml file:

<config>
<frontend>
<product>
<collection>
<attributes>
<manufacturer/>
</attributes>
</collection>
</product>
</frontend>
</config>

and then on the frontend: (list.phtml)

echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getData(’manufacturer’));

Can anyone help this is essential for our site

Thanks,

Phil

Thank you very much Spenlen, your solution solved my problem quickly!

Phillip Hughes - 16 April 2009 07:42 AM

OK I have copied the instructions exactly but since 1.3.0 it does not show the attribute I have requested I have used the following code in the xml file:

<config>
<frontend>
<product>
<collection>
<attributes>
<manufacturer/>
</attributes>
</collection>
</product>
</frontend>
</config>

and then on the frontend: (list.phtml)

echo $this->htmlEscape($_product->getData(’manufacturer’));

Can anyone help this is essential for our site

Thanks,

Phil

Change it to this: <?php echo $_product->getAttributeText('manufacturer')?>

This worked for me (although i’m still working on the spacing issue). You have to add it in two spots in the list.phtml file

I am trying to get this to work in 1.3.1.1 and I am not having any success. Perhaps I am missing a step

I created this file category_product_attributes.xml

I added this to my list.phtml page

NADA?

i tried to do this, as you said, and made the xml file and the changes to list.phtml
after refreshing caches i get this error

any ideas? i’ve even deletet the lines in list.phtml and the xml file and refreshed the chaches, still get the message. kind of annoying

I have everything working here

http://www.magentocommerce.com/boards/viewthread/21039/P15/#t148102

You can see it at

http://new.midwestsupplies.com/

I think I was on the wrong path when I went through on this thread.

now i’m really pissed. i even get that error message when i’ve re-installed magento (but not my database), and as soon as i refresh caches, baam. crash of doom!