Magento title not showing on category view - magento

On http://www.justdoors.co/vinyl-colours.html for whatever reason the product titles aren't showing.
This is the relevent code from our template/catalog/product/list.phtml file:
<h2 class="product-name"><?php echo $_helper->productAttribute($_product, $_product->getName(), 'name') ?></h2>
It was working OK in magento 1.5.1 but we've done an update to 1.6.0 and seems to be since that. can anyone shed some light on this problem, I don't seem to be getting and error message so not really sure where to start!

Seems like your variable is just empty. Always look what is inside of your object by dumping it or inspecting it with debugger
<?php print_r($_product);?>
or if its too large and has many references then try to see object parameters only
<?php print_r(array_keys($_product));?>
Then you can inspect yourself what variables you can ask directly from object or what you need to query or extend your collections to get by default.
Its worth to look if your product name attribute is enabled for listings (from attribute settings).

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Processwire Add css class to page

I there a possibility to add a classname to a page?
I can't figure out how to implement such feature or if it already exists.
I'm using Processwire 3.0.42.
Put something like this in your template where the body is:
<body class="<?php echo $page->template->name; ?>">
That will give your page body tag a class equal to page template name.
You can add a page title in the same way.
<body class="<?php echo $page->name; ?>">
Don't be worried about adding a class to every page. The overhead of doing this is negligible.
If you wish to add a different class you would need to add a field to your template and append it to the code above.
As always in ProcessWire, everything is under your control. Alternatives to #ivangretsky's perfectly good answer would include-
Simply include a conditional in your template file. (This doesn't scale well if you need to add other classes to other pages using the same template.)
<?php
$bodyClass = '';
if($page->id == 1021) $bodyClass = 'my-class';
?>
<body class="<?php echo $bodyClass; ?>">
NB Using $page->id is better than $page->name, for example, as the ID doesn't change while the name could.
You could also add a field to the page template definition. Add a field called something like 'Body Class'. Then use the content of that field in your template file.
<body class="<?php echo $page->body-class; ?>">
This will scale better than my other suggestion, and there are options in the ProcessWire backend to hide or partially hide the field during normal use if you don't want users messing with its value.
One 'gotcha' from the CSS spec to be aware of is that CSS identifiers, including class names and IDs cannot start with a digit, so you cannot just use $page->id.
There are lot of options and it depends on your needs and maybe imagination :-).
You can use page name, template name, page id, or maybe combination.
<body class="<?php echo $page->template->name; ?> page-id-<?php echo $page->id; ?>">
// Output
<body class="your-template-name page-id-1234">
This way you can target template, page, or both.
Or, as mentioned by #ivangretsky, you can add custom field to page. And again, you can combine this aproach with template name, etc.
It depends on your needs and what you want to achieve.
Notice:
Using $page->id is better than $page->name, as the ID doesn't change while the name could. #DaveP

How to echo out Magento meta tags in theme files

I have a client that is requesting independent H1 tags which can be different to the auto generated page titles in Magento, i.e usually these would be category names, page titles, product titles etc.
As there is no field for this in Magento backend I thought the best way to overide would be if the user puts the custom H1 in the meta tags field and then I pull that data in the theme files if it exists or show standard title if not.
So for instance in:
/app/design/frontend/base/default/template/catalog/category/view.phtml
We have:
<h1><?php echo $_helper->categoryAttribute($_category, $_category->getName(), 'name') ?></h1>
My idea was to use the default meta keyword head tags and have something like this:
If this is not empty show it
<?php echo htmlspecialchars($this->getKeywords()) ?>
else show default title
<?php echo $_helper->categoryAttribute($_category, $_category->getName(), 'name') ?>
Problem is the <?php echo htmlspecialchars($this->getKeywords()) ?> does not show anything when placed outside of its defult head.phtml template.
Anyone have any ideas how to get the meta keywords in any theme file in Magneto?
Magento ver. 1.4.1.1
Thanks!
Try using the following:
$keyWords = Mage::getStoreConfig('design/head/default_keywords')
This will ensure that the keywords are loaded. If you review app/code/core/Mage/Page/Block/Html/Head.php, you'll find that the function getKeywords() renders the same result (be it with caching the keywords).

Joomla 1.5: $this->countModules returns 1 for Jumi module even when empty

Working on a site in Joomla 1.5! Typically when testing if a module position is empty in Joomla! I'd do something like this:
<?php if ($this->countModules('position')): ?>
BEFORE
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="position" style="xhtml" />
AFTER
<?php endif; ?>
But in my case I have a jumi module that references external source of code.
In some situations it will be blank, which in that case, I don't want the BEFORE and AFTER bits showing either. But whenever I try running the above code, the before and after sections show up, because
$this->countModules() returns 1 instead of 0.
I have "Hide if empty" set to "Yes" for the module, but that doesn't seem to help.
I've even tried setting a return false; on the external source code but that doesn't seem to help either.
Does anybody have any suggestions?
Hide if empty cannot hide the BEFORE and AFTER because it's in the count condition.And BEFORE and AFTER will only hide if no module is enabled for that position. So to hide these you'll have to put this content inside your module.And check the if empty condition.
Let me know if it's not clear.

How to retrieve Categories name and children ? Magento

I would like to retrieve the categories of my website in order to build me own Category menu.
but I don't understand how to get all the categories from the class/model. So I've created a file called top.phtml that I've put in template/catalog/navigation ,
First, do I MUST put that name to the file into that folder if I want to create a top Menu ? Can t I decide where to put it with the name I want like TopMenu.phtml ? Because in evry tut I red, they are doing the same way ..
Second : What i the function I must call ? I've been here : http://www.magentix.fr/ergonomie-web/agencer-page-accueil-site-magento.html but the way the do that doesn t work for me .. I add that code to my file top.phtml properly called in the page.xml :
<div class="category-list" style="background-color:white;">
<h2>Nos produits</h2>
<?php
foreach ($this->getStoreCategories() as $_category):
if($_category->getIsActive()):
$_category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($_category->getId());
$layer = Mage::getSingleton('catalog/layer')->setCurrentCategory($_category);
?>
<div class="category-list-view">
<a href="<?php echo $this->getCategoryUrl($_category)?>" title="<?php echo $_category->getName()?>">
<img src="<?php echo $this->getCurrentCategory()->getImageUrl(); ?>" alt="<?php echo $_category->getName() ?>" />
</a>
<h3><?php echo $_category->getName()?></h3>
</div>
<?php
endif;
endforeach;
?>
</div>
Last : where could I find a clear user guide like there is for CodeIgniter ? I found that, but I never found any answer on it : http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/doc/webservices-api/api#magento_core_api
Thanks for your answers, I m a web dev used to work with CodeIgniter or without any template, and I can t clearly see the logic behind Magento way of programming.
EDIT: Is there anything to do with the categories ? Becaue I tried to create a sub category under the Default Category and it do work, but if I create a new Root Category,It simply didnt recognize it .. why
First, do I MUST put that name to the file into that folder if I want to create a top Menu ? Can t I decide where to put it with the name I want like TopMenu.phtml ? Because in evry tut I red, they are doing the same way ..
You can name your template file whatever you like. However, it's best to follow the nomenclature and established conventions. The template filename is contingent on your layout XML. It should have the template attribute, something like <block name="x" type="x/y" template="catalog/navigation/topmenu.phtml" /> (for example).
Second : What i the function I must call ? I've been here : http://www.magentix.fr/ergonomie-web/agencer-page-accueil-site-magento.html but the way the do that doesn t work for me
The functions available to your template (topmenu.phtml file) depend on the block's type. In your layout XML, you should specify the block type that corresponds to the functionality you need. In your case, you're probably looking for the block type to be catalog/navigation. If you look in ./app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Block/Navigation.php, you can see what public methods are available to your template. Several of the methods here facilitate generating (nested) category listing. This is where your getStoreCategories() method comes from. Remember that these blocks inherit from several parenting classes, so you have a lot more methods available than you may at first think.
where could I find a clear user guide like there is for CodeIgniter ? I found that, but I never found any answer on it : http://www.magentocommerce.com/wiki/doc/webservices-api/api#magento_core_api
That's a link to the Magento API. What you need is a tutorial on Magento layout XML and the design layer therein. The Magento wiki has some good info, but Google around and you'll find a ton of really helpful resources on understanding Magento's design system.
Is there anything to do with the categories ? Becaue I tried to create a sub category under the Default Category and it do work, but if I create a new Root Category,It simply didnt recognize it .. why
A root category is what you'll use to identify the basis of the catalog for the selected store(s). You will never see the root category appear on the frontend (and you shouldn't). Each subcategory within the root category is the top-level category; sub-categories beneath those subcategories (tertiary categories) would appear as your "second-level" categories on the Magento frontend. You might want to look into Magento's GWS ("global, website, store") scope system, and how it manages catalog data in a multi-store setup to better understand why root categories function this way.
Hope this helps!

Magento - showing review links & add-to-compare links on custom pages

I have a custom page as my magento homepage. It's content is hardcoded on the default CMS page (which shows if a CMS homepage isn't enabled in the CMS pages section of the admin).
I have a list of products showing there (pulled from best-selling/highest rated etc). However, the review links and the add-to-compare links don't show on this page. The list of products is displayed using the same code as the default template/catalog/product/list.phtml, and everything else works except for these 2 things.
It seems that both the following code snippets have no effect on pages other than the default category listing page:
<?php $_compareUrl=$this->getAddToCompareUrl($_product); ?>
&
<?php echo $this->getReviewsUrl() ?>
I'm guessing that there's something else that needs to be called in order for these to work, but can't figure out what it is. Everything else from the product collection is available.
I load my product collection using the following code:
$_productCollection = Mage::getResourceModel('reports/product_collection')
->addAttributeToSelect('*')
->addAttributeToFilter('visibility', $visibility)
$_productCollection->load();
Any ideas?
OK, so after a while digging around, I found that you can use the following to get the compare url working:
<?php $_compareUrl=$this->helper('catalog/product_compare')->getAddUrl($_product) ?>
<span class="addto">
<?php echo $this->__('Add to Compare') ?>
</span>
Still not sure about the review urls, but I've made an acceptable workaround for that so I'm gonna mark this as answered.
If anyone comes up with an answer though please do still post it!
I'm guessing it's because the Block that is serving up your product list may not be correct. I believe it should be Mage_Catalog_Block_Catalog_Product_List. How exactly are you loading in the list of products?

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