Default Category Question

[tom11011 +]

Hello.

When placing an order, when it is time to choose the category, the very first category is automatically selected by default. I would like to change this to something that says "Choose" or similar instead of my first category name.

I was thinking maybe I could just create a category called choose and make it invisible but obvoiusly that is not the best way.

[Lhotch +]

edit the step 1 template and add an option to the dropdown with the verbage you would like.

[tom11011 +]

Hi thank you.

I found the template but how to edit is a little beyond me. I've posted the contents here if you can help.

{*$Revision: 165 $*}
<div id="step1">
<!-- Step 1 of Checkout -->
{literal}
<script Language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
<!--
function checkform(frm)
{
        {/literal}
        {foreach from=$required item="entry"}
        {literal}
        if(frm.category.value=={/literal}{$entry.id}{literal}){
                alert("{/literal}{$smarty.const.LANG_JS_SELECT_DIF_CAT}{literal}");
                frm.category.focus();
                return (false);
        }
        {/literal}
        {/foreach}
        {literal}
return (true);
}
//-->
</script>
{/literal}
<p>{$smarty.const.LANG_CATEGORY} <span class="notcompleted">» {$smarty.const.LANG_VERIFY_PACKAGE} » {$smarty.const.LANG_DETAILS} » {$smarty.const.LANG_IMAGES} » {$smarty.const.LANG_CONFIRM} </span></p>
<form action="usercheckout.php" method="post" name="addlisting" onSubmit="return checkform(this)">
        <fieldset>
                <legend>{$smarty.const.LANG_STEP_ONE}</legend>
                <table width="100%">
                        <tr>
                                <td>
                                        <label for="category">{$smarty.const.LANG_ADD_LISTING_SELECT_CAT}{$smarty.const.LANG_COLON}</label>
                                </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                                <td>
                                        <select name="category" id="category">
                                                {foreach from=$getcats item=cat}
                                                <option {if $cat.parent_id == 0}class="parent" {/if}value="{$cat.id}"{if $category==$cat.id} SELECTED{/if}>{$cat.name}</option>
                                                {/foreach}
                                        </select>
                                </td>
                        </tr>
                        <tr>
                                <td>
                                        <p class="continue"><input type="submit" name="Submit" value="{$smarty.const.LANG_ADD_LISTING_CONTINUE}" /></p>
                                </td>
                        </tr>
                </table>
        <input type="hidden" name="step" value="2" />
        <input type="hidden" name="listingid" value="{$listingid}" />
        </fieldset>
</form>
</div>

[Lhotch +]

How would you rate your skills with html because in essence thats all you are doing here? If your html is week I suggest readin some tutorials to get up to speed on that, then after that spend some time at smarty.net and learn what smarty is and how it works and is represented within html. Failure to spend a little tim grasping the basics of smarty will cause you a lot of headaches.

find where the select is declared.....

<select name="category" id="category">
{foreach from=$getcats item=cat}
<option {if $cat.parent_id == 0}class="parent" {/if}value="{$cat.id}"{if $category==$cat.id} SELECTED{/if}>{$cat.name}</option>
{/foreach}
</select>

right below the opening select tag and above the smarty foreach is where you define your option.

[Eric Barnes]

Something like:

<select name="category" id="category">
<option value="" selected="selected">Please select a category</option>
                                                {foreach from=$getcats item=cat}
                                                <option {if $cat.parent_id == 0}class="parent" {/if}value="{$cat.id}"{if $category==$cat.id} SELECTED{/if}>{$cat.name}</option>
                                                {/foreach}
                                        </select>

[tom11011 +]

Ok, thank you. That does work but it is missing some logic if it is accidentally chosen.

For example, if a category is chosen that has a sub category and you don't allow listings in the main category, you get a nice message "Please select another category. This category cannot have ads placed in it".

[Lhotch +]

Originally Posted by tom11011

Ok, thank you. That does work but it is missing some logic if it is accidentally chosen.

For example, if a category is chosen that has a sub category and you don't allow listings in the main category, you get a nice message "Please select another category. This category cannot have ads placed in it".

The logic happens at the script level which means the logic cant be applied until the form (ie step one) has an option (ie category) selected and submitted to the script.

php is a server side script, it runs on the server it cant evaluate anything until its sent to the server.

[tom11011 +]

Actually, I think the default looks good just blank and that's how I left it. Feel free to answer if you want but I consider it working now. Should they choose continue with a blank entry, they can just page backward.

Thanks again.