Settings for center box with "what's new for .."

[poster]

Where do you modify the settings for the box in the center that says "New products for December". I would like to display two items per row and not three.

Thanks

[Guest]

catalog/includes/modules/new_products.php

At or around line 36 is this:

 

    if ($col > 2) {

 

Change it to 1 LESS than the number of items you want per row.

col > 3 would you give you 4 per row

col > 4 would give you 5 per row

etc

 

If you want 2 items per row, change the 2 to 1.

Save and upload.

 

hth

[ScooterProShop.com]

On that same note ... what If I had a modified new_products.php and wanted to exactly the oposite? I only want 1 column per row.

 

Here is the code:

<?php

$limit = 160;

/*
$Id: new_products.php,v 1.34 2003/06/09 22:49:58 hpdl Exp $

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
http://www.oscommerce.com

Copyright ? 2003 osCommerce

Released under the GNU General Public License
*/
?>
<!-- new_products //-->
<?php
if ( (!isset($new_products_category_id)) || ($new_products_category_id == '0') ) {
$new_products_query = tep_db_query("select pd.products_id, pd.products_description, p.products_id, p.products_image, p.products_tax_class_id, if(s.status, s.specials_new_products_price, p.products_price) as products_price from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p left join " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s on p.products_id = s.products_id where products_status = '1' and p.products_id = pd.products_id order by p.products_date_added desc limit " . MAX_DISPLAY_NEW_PRODUCTS);
} else {
$new_products_query = tep_db_query("select distinct p.products_id, p.products_image, pd.products_id, pd.products_description, p.products_tax_class_id, if(s.status, s.specials_new_products_price, p.products_price) as products_price from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd left join " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s on p.products_id = s.products_id, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_TO_CATEGORIES . " p2c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c where p.products_id = p2c.products_id and p2c.categories_id = c.categories_id and c.parent_id = '" . (int)$new_products_category_id . "' and p.products_status = '1' and p.products_id = pd.products_id order by p.products_date_added desc limit " . MAX_DISPLAY_NEW_PRODUCTS);
}
echo '
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="greetinguser">
<tr>
<td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<td>
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="greetinguserwhite">
<tr>
<td><font size="2"><font color="#000000"><center><b>'.sprintf(TABLE_HEADING_NEW_PRODUCTS,'').'</center></font></b></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>';
while ($new_products = tep_db_fetch_array($new_products_query)) {
$new_products['products_name'] = tep_get_products_name($new_products['products_id']);
$products_description = $new_products['products_description'];
$description_length = strlen($products_description);
if ($description_length > $limit) { 
$products_description = substr($products_description,0,$limit) . "";
}
echo ' <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3">
<tr>
<td width="50%" valign="top"><table width="100%" height="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="greetinguserwhite">
<tr>
<td colspan="2">

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td class="ourtexthere" width="90%"><b><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . $new_products['products_name'] . '</a></b></td>
<td class="ourtexthere" align="right" width="10%"><font color="red"><b>'.$currencies->display_price($new_products['products_price'],tep_get_tax_rate($new_products['products_tax_class_id'])).'</b></font></td>
</tr>
</table>

</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="ourtexthere"><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">'. tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $new_products['products_image'],$new_products['products_name'], SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT). '</a></td>
<td class="ourtexthere">'.$products_description.'<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '"><font color="red">...Read More</font></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">'.tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10').'</td>
</tr>
</table></td>'
?>
<?php
$new_products = tep_db_fetch_array($new_products_query);
$new_products['products_name'] = tep_get_products_name($new_products['products_id']);

$products_description = $new_products['products_description'];

$description_length = strlen($products_description);


if ($description_length > $limit) { 
$products_description = substr($products_description,0,$limit) . "";

}

// if(empty($new_products['products_name']))
// {
// exit;
// }else{
if (empty($new_products['products_name'])){
echo ' <td width="50%" valign="top">
<table width="100%" height="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1">
<tr>
<td colspan="2">
<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td class="ourtexthere" width="90%"></td>
<td class="ourtexthere" align="right" width="10%"></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">'.tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10').'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="ourtexthere">'.tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10').'</td>
<td class="ourtexthere">'.tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10').'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2" align="right">'.tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10').'</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2">'.tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10').'</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table>';
}
else{
?>
<?php
echo ' <td width="50%" valign="top"><table width="100%" height="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="greetinguserwhite">
<tr>
<td colspan="2">

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td class="ourtexthere" width="90%"><b><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . $new_products['products_name'] . '</a></b></td>
<td class="ourtexthere" align="right" width="10%"><font color="red"><b>'.$currencies->display_price($new_products['products_price'],tep_get_tax_rate($new_products['products_tax_class_id'])).'</b></font></td>
</tr>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td colspan="2"></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="ourtexthere"><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">'. tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $new_products['products_image'],$new_products['products_name'], SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT). '</a></td>
<td class="ourtexthere">'.$products_description.'<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '"><font color="red">...Read More</font></a></td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td colspan="2">'.tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10').'</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
</table>';
}
}
echo '</td>
</tr>
</table>';
?>
<!-- new_products_eof //-->

 

I tried almost everything to get 1 column ... no luck.

I am just no that good at php.