Product description

Store Builder Questions
1

The product description in product list page shows either short description or full description. I like to see its short description AND full description.

I have changed “product_data.tpl” as follows (in red). But it doesn’t work.



Thanks.


<br />
{if $show_descr}<br />
     {capture name="prod_descr_`$obj_id`"}<br />
          {if $product.short_description}<br />
                {$product.short_description|unescape}[COLOR="Red"]<br /><br />
                {$product.full_description|unescape|strip_tags|truncate:100:"..."}{if $product.full_description|strlen > 100} <a href="{$index_script}?dispatch=products.view&product_id={$product.product_id}" class="underlined lowercase">{$lang.more}</a>{/if}[/COLOR]<br />
          {else}<br />
               {$product.full_description|unescape|strip_tags|truncate:100:"..."}{if $product.full_description|strlen > 100} <a href="{$index_script}?dispatch=products.view&product_id={$product.product_id}" class="underlined lowercase">{$lang.more}</a>{/if}<br />
          {/if}<br />
     {/capture}<br />
{/if}<br />
2

How does it act when you say it does not work? Does not show up? Cache needs cleaning?

3

Yes, cache cleared.

It shows up as if nothing had been changed.

As long as it contains both of short and full description, it always shows only short description.

4

$product.full_description is empty, if you do {$product.full_description} nothing shows up

Also, if you do 

{$product|@print_r}


then you can see that full_description is set but empty

5

You need to trace back where that array is generated and see what stops it from carrying full desc. I think it is done to optimize speed. If you db access and hold 50 full descriptions in memory, that is a lot…

6

I see. If it’s for speed, I better reconsider using both description.

I’m going to find a way around. But later when I have a chance, I like to find out for my curiousity,



Thanks for you help.