Display of category name in the checkout cart

-- HikaShop version -- : 5.1.1
-- Joomla version -- : 5.1.4
-- PHP version -- : 8.2
-- Browser(s) name and version -- : Firefox

Hello,
I would like to be able to display the category name in the cart. Is there an easy way to do that?
Thank you!

Hi Nicolas,

I've added the code you've mentioned before the "echo $product->product_name;" line; however, it's appearing as two parenthesis before the product name like that: () (see attached image)

Do you know what I could change to have the category name appear correctly? Also, if it's possible, I'd like to have it in bold.

Thank you!

Hi,

Thank you. It's now working with one of my products, but it doesn't appear on the other products. I'm not sure what I did different for that product. I've tried other products from the same category, but it's the only one for which the category name appears on the checkout cart. Do you know what could be causing the problem with the other products? I've attached an image to show you how it appears. Also, I removed the parenthesis from the last line of the code you gave me as otherwise the parenthesis was showing up on the cart. Here is what I entered instead:

echo ' <b> '.$category->category_name.' - </b>';

Not sure if that could be causing the issue, but i've tried with the parenthesis and it didn't change anything (apart from the parenthesis appearing on both sides of the category name). The category name still only appeared with one product.

Also I've realised that my categories are in plural ("orginal artworks" and "fine art prints") and I'd prefer them to appear as "original artwork" and "fine art print" (without the "s") on the checkout cart if possible. Is there a way to do that? Maybe with a custom field?

Thank you!

Thank you ! It’s now appearing correctly. However, it is not giving me the possibility to translate the content. What shall I add to have the custom field appearing in the translation file available on the category and/ or product page of the backend?

I’ve decided to create custom fields as it allows me to have information on top of the product’s name as well as below it, where I can add any relevant extra information. So I have one category custom field (WYSIWYG) on top of the product’s name and one product custom field (WYSIWYG) below the product’s name.

Also, I would like to add the same custom fields to the invoice (display view: order/show.php), but I’m not sure where to put the code. I have tried to add the same code there in various places, but it’s not working so I guess I’m not putting it at the right place. I would need the custom fields to be translated there also.

Thank you!

Hello,

Thank you for your answer but this is a bit too technical for me.

With regards to the translation, I've tried the following code but it is still not displaying the translation when I'm on the French page. Do you know what I could change in order to have the translation display on the page?

$id = $product->product_id;
if(!empty($product->product_parent_id))
  $id = $product->product_parent_id;
$productClass = hikashop_get('class.product');
$categories = $productClass->getCategories($id);
$firstCategoryId = reset($categories);
$categoryClass = hikashop_get('class.category');
$category = $categoryClass->get($firstCategoryId);
$field = $this->fieldsClass->getField('categoryname_forcart', 'category');
echo $this->fieldsClass->show($field, $this->element->categoryname_forcart);

echo $category->categoryname_forcart;

$field = $this->fieldsClass->getField('categoryname_forcart', 'category');
echo $this->fieldsClass->show($field, $this->element->categoryname_forcart);

Hi,

It's still not working. Not sure if I didn't understand what you meant or if it's a problem with the code.

Here is what I've entered:

$id = $product->product_id;
if(!empty($product->product_parent_id))
  $id = $product->product_parent_id;
$productClass = hikashop_get('class.product');
$categories = $productClass->getCategories($id);
$firstCategoryId = reset($categories);
$categoryClass = hikashop_get('class.category');
$category = $categoryClass->get($firstCategoryId);
$field = $this->fieldsClass->getField('categoryname_forcart', 'category');
echo $this->fieldsClass->show($field, $category->categoryname_forcart);