Change / customize how product cloning works

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.6.0
-- Joomla version -- : 3.45

When I clone a product from the product list in frontend using the + button I get a copy with the same pictures and with no data in the SEO fields.

Some fields get cloned, others not, sure there is a logical pattern for this, but I would like to change it so for example the clone comes empty of pictures.

Also I would like to change which fields get copied and which don't.

where can I change this settings?

Thank you.

I will go for it.

Thank you!

Could be a good idea for future releases to create some extra control in the fields (similar to the custom fields interface) where you could checkbox this as if you want it to be cloned or not.

Best regards,

Thank you for the idea, I will analyze this method

Please, can you give advice as how to write some code tweak? I then would extend to my need following your example

I want the product clonation button in hikaMarket product list not to copy all fields, and I want to selectively clone some only, for example:

to clone

product_name

but not

product_alias
product custom field 'MyCustom_Field_1'


and then
empty images for the new cloned product

and last force

product_published always False



I understand I should do this against this code inside administrator/components/com_hikashop/helpers/import.php

function copyProduct($product_id){
		$this->addTemplate($product_id);
		$newProduct = new stdClass();
		$newProduct->product_code = $this->template->product_code.'_copy'.rand();
		$this->_checkData($newProduct);

		if(!empty($newProduct->product_code)){
			$products = array($newProduct);
			if(!empty($this->template->variants)){
				foreach($this->template->variants as $variant){
					$copy = (!HIKASHOP_PHP5) ? $variant : clone($variant);
					$copy->product_parent_id = $newProduct->product_code;
					$copy->product_code = str_replace($this->template->product_code,$newProduct->product_code,$copy->product_code);
					unset($copy->product_id);
					$products[]=$copy;
				}
			}
			JPluginHelper::importPlugin( 'hikashop' );
			$dispatcher = JDispatcher::getInstance();
			$do = true;
			$dispatcher->trigger( 'onBeforeProductCopy', array( & $this->template, & $products[0], & $do) );
			if(!$do){
				return false;
			}

			$this->_insertProducts($products);

			$dispatcher->trigger( 'onAfterProductCopy', array( & $this->template, & $products[0]) );
		}
		return true;
	}

Thank you Nicolas!

I used it now as a hack for a quick release of some client request. It works fine for core fields and custom fields.

But, how can I remove the images?

I need cloned products to be empty of images.

I'm not sure a simple unset of something is enough. Can you guide me?

Thanks


##################################
SOLVED
##################################

OK, no need for help, is as simple as this:

unset($this->template->images);

product_page_title does not get copied (sure for obvious reasons) to the new clone.

How could I force it? even if it was adding this part of random text to warn the user about duplicated titles

.'_copy'.rand();