In this quick tip we will see how to add features to the product list/grid in Prestashop 1.6. The changes will, of course, apply to the home modules as well!

Product-list.tpl

The first step is to physically add features within the template, so open up product-list.tpl, which you can find in the theme’s folder. For the sake of this tutorial, we will add the features list right after the product name. Therefore, locate:

[php htmlscript=”true”]
<h5 itemprop="name">
{if isset($product.pack_quantity) && $product.pack_quantity}{$product.pack_quantity|intval|cat:’ x ‘}{/if}
<a class="product-name" href="{$product.link|escape:’html’:’UTF-8′}" title="{$product.name|escape:’html’:’UTF-8′}" itemprop="url" >
{$product.name|truncate:45:’…’|escape:’html’:’UTF-8′}
</a>
</h5>
[/php]

Right after it, and before (or after, depending on your likes!) the {hook h=’displayProductListReviews’ product=$product} part, add:

[php htmlscript=”true”]
{if isset($product.features)}
<div class="features">

{foreach from=$product.features item=feature}
<div>
{$feature.name}: <span>{$feature.value}</span>
</div>
{/foreach}

</div>
{/if}
[/php]

Save and refresh, features will pop out if you have the grid view enabled once the page is loaded. But what happens if you switch to the list view, or have this one enabled on page load instead? They will not show up! Let’s deal with it!

Global.js

The list/grid switch is handled through javascript. The grid view being the default one, once you load the page and you had it set to list, the actual content will be generated using javascript; same for when you hit the list/grid switch button. To overcome this little issue, open up global.js located in the theme folder /js/. Find both occurrences of the following snippet:

[js]
html += ‘<h5 itemprop="name">’+ $(element).find(‘h5’).html() + ‘</h5>’;
[/js]

And add this right after:

[js]
html += ‘<div class="features">’+ $(element).find(‘.features’).html() + ‘</div>’;
[/js]

Once more, freely choose if to add this before or after ratings! It’s basically done, but let’s also add some cosmetic touches!

Cosmetic Touches

First off, features’ text is currently centered in the grid view; quite unpleasant!

Using SASS?

Prestashop 1.6 uses the SASS css preprocessor to handle stylesheets, along with compass. Therefore, if you have a sass/compass-ready environment already setup, use product_list.scss instead of the .css version!

Open up product_list.css (or .scss) located in the /css/ folder of your theme. For convenience, let’s add the new code nearby the one relative to the product name in the grid/list. Therefore, locate:

[css]
h5 {
padding: 0 15px 7px 15px;
min-height: 53px;
}
[/css]

After this, add:

[css]
.features {
text-align:left;
padding-left:32px;
padding-bottom:15px;
}
.features span {
font-weight: bold;
}
[/css]

Note: I am using the normal css syntax, use indentation is you are modifying the .scss file!

My suggestion for the product grid is to try and align the left of the features block with the ‘add to cart’ button that pops out once the grid is hovered. Thus, you might need to adjust the left padding, depending on your language or “Add to cart” text!

The grid view is settled, now to fix the list one locate:

[css]
h5 {
padding-bottom: 8px;
}
[/css]

And insert the following right afterwards:

[css]

.features {
text-align:left;
margin-bottom:8px;
}
.features span {
font-weight: bold;
}
[/css]

We are done!

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