Category Descriptions 1.1.1P2

WeBid Version:

• 1.1.1/1.1.2

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ABOUT THE MODIFICATION
I have created this mod in response to this forum thread HERE.

This mod adds the ability for the WeBid admin to enter a category description to any category both Parent Categories and Child/Sub Categories and display them under the main Category Name on both the Homepage and Browse page (See Screen Shots at the end of this instructional).

On with the Edits and Instructions.

DATABASE EDITS
First we need to add a new Column to the Database in the webid_categories table.

To do this Log in to your PhpMyadmin and log into the database for your WeBid install, then follow the steps below (images are included for ease of following the steps you can click the images to see a larger view of them).

When logged into PhpMyAdmin and you have selected your WeBid Database follow the below steps, use the attached image below to help you follow the steps.



Step 1: Select the webid_categories table from the left hand sidebar.
Step 2: Click on the Structure Tab at the top of the page.
Step 3: At the bottom of the page we are now going to tell PhpMyAdmin that we wish to create a New Column in the Selected Table after the cat_image column to do this follow the STEP 3 in the image above exactly and then click the GO button.

Next we need to make the actual new column, to do this in the new window that you are seeing now follow the steps below and don't forget you can use the image attached below to help you.



Step 1: For the Name section, enter into the box cat_description.
Step 2: For the Type section, select TEXT from the dropdown.
Step 3: For the Default section, select None from the dropdown menu.
Step 4: For the Collation section, select latin1_swedish_ci from the dropdown menu.
Step 5: Click on the Save Button

That is the new Column now added and you should now be seeing the below page.



So now we have finished all the Database edits and we will continue with the WeBid file edits.

PHP EDITS CORE FILES
Open the file index.php and on or around line 80 find code.

PHP:

'COLOUR' => (empty($row['cat_colour'])) ? '#FFFFFF' : $row['cat_colour'],


Directly below it add code.

PHP:

'DESCRIPTION' => (empty($row['cat_description'])) ? '' : $row['cat_description'],


Save and Re Upload index.php

Next open browse.php and on lines 121 - 128 find the bellow code

PHP:

        if ($row['cat_colour'] != '')
        {
            $BG = 'bgcolor=' . $row['cat_colour'];
        }
        else
        {
            $BG = '';
        }


Directly bellow it add code

PHP:

        if ($row['cat_description'] != '')
        {
            $description = $row['cat_description'];
        }
        else
        {
            $description = '';
        }


In the same file on line 132 find code

PHP:

$TPL_main_value .= "\t" . '<td ' . $BG . ' WIDTH="33%">' . $catimage . '<a href="' . $system->SETTINGS['siteurl'] . 'browse.php?id=' . $row['cat_id'] . '">' . $row['cat_name'] . $count_string . '</a></td>' . "\n";


Replace it with code

PHP:

$TPL_main_value .= "\t" . '<td ' . $BG . ' WIDTH="33%">' . $catimage . '<a href="' . $system->SETTINGS['siteurl'] . 'browse.php?id=' . $row['cat_id'] . '">' . $row['cat_name'] . $count_string . '</a><br>' . $description . '</td>' . "\n";


Save and Re Upload browse.php

PHP EDITS ADMIN FILES
Open the file categories.php and on line 88 find code

PHP:

cat_colour = '" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['colour'][$k]) . "', cat_image = '" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['image'][$k]) . "'


Replace with code

PHP:

cat_colour = '" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['colour'][$k]) . "', cat_image = '" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['image'][$k]) . "', cat_description = '" . mysql_real_escape_string($_POST['description'][$k]) . "'


In the same file on line 99 find code

PHP:

'cat_colour' => $_POST['cat_colour'],


Directly bellow add code

PHP:

'cat_description' => $_POST['cat_description'],


Save and Re Upload categories.php

TEMPLATE EDITS DEFAULT THEME
Open the file home.tpl and on line line 12 find code

PHP:

<a href="browse.php?id={cat_list.ID}">{cat_list.IMAGE}{cat_list.NAME}</a> {cat_list.CATAUCNUM}


Replace with code

PHP:

<a href="browse.php?id={cat_list.ID}">{cat_list.IMAGE}{cat_list.NAME}</a> {cat_list.CATAUCNUM}<br>{cat_list.DESCRIPTION}


Save and Re Upload home.tpl

TEMPLATE EDITS BOOTSTRAP 3 THEME
Open the file home.tpl and on line 27 find code

PHP:

<a class="list-group-item" href="browse.php?id={cat_list.ID}">{cat_list.IMAGE}{cat_list.NAME}<span class="pull-right">{cat_list.CATAUCNUM}</span></a>


Replace with code

PHP:

<a class="list-group-item" href="browse.php?id={cat_list.ID}">{cat_list.IMAGE}{cat_list.NAME}<span class="pull-right">{cat_list.CATAUCNUM}</span><br>{cat_list.DESCRIPTION}</a>


Save and Re Upload home.tpl

TEMPLATE EDITS ADMIN THEME
Open the file categories.tpl and on line 22 find code

PHP:

<th width="40%"><b>{L_087}</b></th>


Replace with code

PHP:

<th width="40%"><b>{L_302}</b></th>
<th width="20%">{L_087}</th>


Next on line 32 find code

PHP:

<td><input type="text" name="categories[{cats.CAT_ID}]" value="{cats.CAT_NAME}" size="50"></td>


Replace with code

PHP:

<td><input type="text" name="categories[{cats.CAT_ID}]" value="{cats.CAT_NAME}" size="30"></td>
<td><input type="text" name="description[{cats.CAT_ID}]" value="{cats.CAT_DESCRIPTION}" size="25"></td>


Next on line 54 find code

PHP:

<td><input type="text" name="new_category" size="25"></td>


Replace with code

PHP:

<td><input type="text" name="new_category" size="25"></td>
<td><input type="text" name="cat_description" size="25"></td>


Save and Re Upload categories.tpl

That's it your now finished but there is one last IMPORTANT!!!! step to do.

Log in to your WeBid admin and click on the CLEAR TEMPLATE CACHE button.

Now we are finished

SCREEN SHOTS

DEFAULT THEME
Homepage


Browse Page


BOOTSTRAP 3 THEME
Homepage


Browse Page


ADMIN THEME
Add Category Page


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