Product detail page as the category page

[teacup]

Hello All,

 

I have list of categories and each category contains only one product. When I click on each category, it will show the product with small description and two buttons (Details and Add to Cart) here is the link: http://www.alconoxcanada.ca/index.php?cPath=15

When I click on "Details" button I see the description of the product (http://www.alconoxcanada.ca/product_info.php?products_id=59)

 

Since I have only one product and won't have more, I would like to be able to click on the category menu on the left and get directy to the product detail (http://www.alconoxcanada.ca/product_info.php?products_id=59) and not the small description of the product :http://www.alconoxcanada.ca/index.php?cPath=15 which I currenty have.

 

I suspect I have to look into couple of files such as index.php or product_info.php but I am not sure.

Can you please help newbie? :blink:

 

Thanks a lot,

[Ben Nevis]

The category list on the left is constructed in /catalog/includes/boxes/categories.php

 

I also wanted to do this and the change I made was this:

 

Find, in /catalog/includes/boxes/categories.php:

    

  if ($tree[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {
     $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter;
   } else {
     $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $tree[$counter]['path'];
   }

   $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

 

Replace this with

 

//mod by RG to jump straight to product if category contains only one product
//if the category has only one product in it, then add a path directly to the product here

   if ($tree[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {
     $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter;
     $cat_id = $counter;
     } else {
     $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $tree[$counter]['path'];
     $cat_id = $tree[$counter]['path'];
   }

     $products_in_category = tep_count_products_in_category($counter);

     if ($products_in_category == 1) {
  $product_id_query = tep_db_query("select products_id from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_TO_CATEGORIES .  " where categories_id ='". (int)$cat_id ."'");
     $product_id_array = tep_db_fetch_array($product_id_query);
     $product_id=$product_id_array['products_id'];
     if ($product_id<>0) { 
    $product_id_string = "?cpath=".(int)$cat_id."&products_id=" .(int)$product_id;   
     	$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO). $product_id_string . '">';
     } else {   
        $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';
     }
     } else {   
        $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';
     }
//end of RG mod

 

Works for me anyway.

[teacup]

it worked like a charm!

 

Thanks A LOT Ben, really appreciate your help!!! :thumbsup:

 

The category list on the left is constructed in /catalog/includes/boxes/categories.php

 

I also wanted to do this and the change I made was this:

 

Find, in /catalog/includes/boxes/categories.php:

    

  if ($tree[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {
     $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter;
   } else {
     $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $tree[$counter]['path'];
   }

   $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

 

Replace this with

 

//mod by RG to jump straight to product if category contains only one product
//if the category has only one product in it, then add a path directly to the product here

   if ($tree[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {
     $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter;
     $cat_id = $counter;
     } else {
     $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $tree[$counter]['path'];
     $cat_id = $tree[$counter]['path'];
   }

     $products_in_category = tep_count_products_in_category($counter);

     if ($products_in_category == 1) {
  $product_id_query = tep_db_query("select products_id from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_TO_CATEGORIES .  " where categories_id ='". (int)$cat_id ."'");
     $product_id_array = tep_db_fetch_array($product_id_query);
     $product_id=$product_id_array['products_id'];
     if ($product_id<>0) { 
    $product_id_string = "?cpath=".(int)$cat_id."&products_id=" .(int)$product_id;   
     	$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO). $product_id_string . '">';
     } else {   
        $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';
     }
     } else {   
        $categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';
     }
//end of RG mod

 

Works for me anyway.