Hello cs-cart,
I have been trying to do this, but it's not working;
Options` photo doesn't shows in main photo place.
how it suppose to work? for example a product have 5 photo and you can see them no problem. however, the product has 20 types of options with different color. when you click those small options photos, it suppose to show in the main photo place/frame, isn't? I mean it has to change the main photo and show. but it's not working. how can we do this? please let me know ASAP, thanks!
Do you mean product options or variations? Please provide us with the URL of such product
Do you mean product options or variations? Please provide us with the URL of such product
Of course I am talking about product option. when you click those small icon photos, I was expecting the option photos to show up on the main photo's place. I mean main photo has to change by Option Photos, isn't?
In this case you should set up options combinations as well
https://docs.cs-cart.com/4.9.x/user_guide/manage_products/options/comb_images.html?
In this case you should set up options combinations as well
https://docs.cs-cart.com/4.9.x/user_guide/manage_products/options/comb_images.html?
Dear eComLabs,
I don't see anything like "option combination" on my edit page, but it's shown on the link. Also I checked the link is for version of 4.9.x and I have latest 4.13.2.SP2. Please can you tell me it maybe because of the version difference?
Also I see this; https://docs.cs-cart.com/4.13.x/user_guide/manage_products/options/comb_images.html
I have checked this the same thing a few years ago and that time it was working. now I see it doesn't anymore.
it's really important for user experience to have this feature, because people will click it and expect that photo will change and show them what they are looking for.
it doesnt work that wasy in 4.13
All optiosn now work as variations via features.
Each option of size or colour is now a "child" variation of the "parent" product
https://docs.cs-cart.com/latest/user_guide/manage_products/products/product_variations.html
If you are using some types of addons that imports a products from other websites with options only, then you have to have make a solution. there is 2 way to do the solution, 1 is pay a lot's of money to the other addon developer to change the addon and make it put the products as variations in cs-cart, and another 1 solution is my solution.
Yea, I have finished this work already.
cs-cart helpdesk told me that this is not supported anymore and suggested me a addon from cart-power.
https://store.cart-power.com/cs-cart-additional-options-images-add-on.html
I was thinking it will support what I am looking for, but it's not. what the Additional Option Images does is, exatly what it's name says, adds some extra option images for your product options. it doesn't shows default option images in frontend when you switch product options in frontend.
but I keep checked / played code and find out that there is possibilities to replace a product main image with options image. then started serious playing, checking all related cs-cart hooks, files, databases, everything. learned many things and find out what I need to do. then changed the addon for my needs.
by the way, I have asked help cs-cart helpdesk, they don't. I have wrote to cart-power, but this was weekend, didn't respond yet. so Friday and Saturday spent some time to check all related cs-cart hooks, files, databases, everything. then in the end did what exactly I was looking for and feel happy.
really, before I have spent too much times on cs-cart files, looking, imagining, keep checking. after that related cs-cart hooks, files, databases, everything, I did wrote my own completely unique addon for my needs. one of my reasons why I like cs-cart system is, I see there is many many possibilities.
I don't see anything like "option combination" on my edit page, but it's shown on the link. Also I checked the link is for version of 4.9.x and I have latest 4.13.2.SP2. Please can you tell me it maybe because of the version difference?
Yes, combinations were moved from latest versions. It is recommended now to use variations instead of options.