New product module

[timgaunt]

I need a module that will allow me to add the text "New" to new products i.e. on the listing pages but I can't find anything. Has anyone got any suggestions?

 

Tim

[♥geoffreywalton]

Test the date added and if it is within the last 7 days display a "new" image.

 

The php section of the site www.w3shools.com will help.

[spooks]

You need to first consider which listing module your going to mod, product_listing.php, new_products.php or products_new.php

 

in the case of product_listing.php the query does not contain date info, so you need to add p.products_date_added to the query.

 

then you need to set up a date for comparison:

$date = strtotime("-30 days"); // set max age of product
$date = strftime("%Y-%m-%d",$date);

 

then do

 

if ($query['products_date_added'] > $date) echo tep_image('button_new.gif', IMAGE_NEW, '', '', 'class="thm_new"');

 

having made a 'new' gif

[timgaunt]

Thanks guys but I don't think this should/could be an automated process, the client would like to "flag" the item as a new item i.e. with a checkbox...

 

Any suggestions?

[spooks]

Thats more involved, as you're going have to add mods to admin and the dBAse as well.

 

So your going to need some knowledge of php & sql, if you don't them best tell them you cant do it, unless you can pursuade someone to code for you.