So lets say we have 10 product , all with a Product Tab called "Instructions" but these all use different Blocks for content. Some may be "Pages in Blocks", others html Blocks..
Under Design > Product tabs
We would have a list of 10 Product Tabs, all called "Instructions" with no hint as which tab is which !
This current state is not admin freindly.
Suggestion:
Have the List of Product tabs in admin show the Block Name to the right of the tabs Name.
So instead of just seeing (Block), show (Block: BlockNane)
This would make cscart Product Tabs so much easyier to use.
And as pointed out by johnbo1, this issue applies eaqually to Global Options.
Again, Different products may have Global Options that have the same name but different variants.
For example there is no way in admin to distinguish between 5 different G.O.'s all called "Length"
If anyone knows of an addon that fixes this shortcomming, I'd be very interested.
Trying to impliment this myself, but need a little help.
I see that the variable $href_desc is set to {__("block")} lang variable in /backend/templates/views/tabs/manage.tpl if the tab's block isnt a $dynamic_object.
So I need to find a way to capture the {$block_data.name} and display this in /views/tabs/manage.tpl or perhaps /common/object_groups.tpl. But I just cant figure out how to do this.
Wondering if anone could assist with this please?
Agreed, this has been annoying me since last year, same with global options
This driving me crazy! Can CSCART please fix this so we do not have to GUESS which is which!
Thought I'd just mention how annoying this still is.
Its these little refinements that make an admins job so much easier.
Another confusing inconsistency is the text "Delete" for unlinking/removing a Global Option from a product .
Ive spent half of the day programming a mod to change the label to "Unlink/remove"
Our staff are confused by "delete" afraid they will permanently delete a GO rather than just unlink it.
It's these little refinements that make an admins job so much easier.
Has anyone created an "administrator helper" addon to improve this, and other back-end functions.?
unlink-remove.gif
I've almost got this mod'd. see attached.
Managed to make it show the BlockID for the Tab using $tab.block_id but cannot work out how to get the
Tab name from block_id.
I just need code to place within the {foreach from=$product_tabs item="tab"} loop of
/backend/templates/views/tabs/manage.tpl that will pull the Block Name using $tab.block_id.
If I get this sorted for Product Tabs next stop is to fix it for Global Option.
Could anyone assist please.?
ProductTabsShowBlockID.png
I've almost got this mod'd. see attached.
Managed to make it show the BlockID for the Tab using $tab.block_id but cannot work out how to get the
Tab name from block_id.
I just need code to place within the {foreach from=$product_tabs item="tab"} loop of
/backend/templates/views/tabs/manage.tpl that will pull the Block Name using $tab.block_id.
If I get this sorted for Product Tabs next stop is to fix it for Global Option.
Could anyone assist please.?
Hi, Did you fixed your issues ? Your idea is really useful for us. Thanks !
Hi Michael, Not fixed yet, I wish the cscart architects would consider this as useful, as they only need a small amount of code to greatly improve admin ease of use.
This would be so easy to implement in the core cscart. Unfortunately there re no hooks in the relevant tpl files thus any changes will often be broken with updates, even if implemented as an addon.
very frustrating, ha sit been added to uservoice
Does anyone look at the cscart.uservoice site anymore?, I gave up looking at it as there seemed to be priority given by popularity only with little attention to smaller issues even though these smaller requests are simple fixes. Pretty much the same attention that Feature and Wishlist requests get...
CSC can"t hardly keep up with the bug tracker much less uservoice.