Magento 1.9.1 Configurable Swatches integration module

Installation

Deploy files into magento folder.
Modify templates and copy required files from RWD theme.
Configure swatches.

Changelog

Known issues

Image becomes smaller, when selecting options inside ajax popup
Image gets resized, when selecting options on the catalogsearch page

What does the module do?

Add required containers and blocks to the category and product view pages.
Add required javascripts and styles.
Helps to integrate the color swatches into custom theme.
Add support for colorswatches inside AjaxPro or QuickShopping popup on category view page.
Add support for AjaxPro or AjaxLayeredNavigation loaded products on the category view page.
Fixes some bugs of ConfigurableSwatches module.

Installation

Deploy module

Unpack archive to the Magento root directory, disable compilation and clear cache.

Or, if you are using modman you can deploy the module with command line:

cd /path/to/magento
modman clone git@github.com:tmhub/core.git
modman clone git@github.com:tmhub/catalog-configurable-swatches.git

Required modifications

Copy the following files and folders from RWD to your theme:

Replace the PACKAGE/THEME with your values in commands below. For example f001/default, default/custom_theme.

If you are planning to use colorswatches on all of your themes, you can replace the PACKAGE/THEME with base/default.

cd /path/to/magento

# backup files if exists
mv app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/layout/configurableswatches.xml app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/layout/configurableswatches.xml.bak
mv app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/configurableswatches app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/configurableswatches.bak
mv app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/layer/state.phtml app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/layer/state.phtml.bak
mv app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/product/view/type/options/configurable.phtml app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/product/view/type/options/configurable.phtml.bak

# copy files from RWD to PACKAGE/THEME
mkdir -p app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/layer
mkdir -p app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/product/view/type/options
cp app/design/frontend/rwd/default/layout/configurableswatches.xml app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/layout/configurableswatches.xml
cp -r app/design/frontend/rwd/default/template/configurableswatches app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/configurableswatches
cp app/design/frontend/rwd/default/template/catalog/layer/state.phtml app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/layer/state.phtml
cp app/design/frontend/rwd/default/template/catalog/product/view/type/options/configurable.phtml app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/product/view/type/options/configurable.phtml

# copy js from rwd to PACKAGE/THEME
mkdir -p skin/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/js/lib
cp -r skin/frontend/rwd/default/js/configurableswatches skin/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/js/configurableswatches
cp skin/frontend/rwd/default/js/lib/imagesloaded.js skin/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/js/lib/imagesloaded.js
cp skin/frontend/rwd/default/js/lib/modernizr.custom.min.js skin/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/js/lib/modernizr.custom.min.js

In case if your theme already have these files, please make sure to copy the colorswatches modifications into your files.

Open app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/product/list.phtml and modify original code in two places (For grid and list modes).

Add the id attribute to the image element:

id="product-collection-image-<?php echo $_product->getId(); ?>"

Add the following code below the review summary in list mode and below the image in grid mode:

<?php
// Provides extra blocks on which to hang some features for products in the list
// Features providing UI elements targeting this block will display directly below the product name
if ($this->getChild('name.after')) {
    $_nameAfterChildren = $this->getChild('name.after')->getSortedChildren();
    foreach ($_nameAfterChildren as $_nameAfterChildName) {
        $_nameAfterChild = $this->getChild('name.after')->getChild($_nameAfterChildName);
        $_nameAfterChild->setProduct($_product);
        echo $_nameAfterChild->toHtml();
    }
}
?>

Add the following code at the bottom of the file:

<?php
// Provides a block where additional page components may be attached, primarily good for in-page JavaScript
if ($this->getChild('after')) {
    $_afterChildren = $this->getChild('after')->getSortedChildren();
    foreach ($_afterChildren as $_afterChildName) {
        $_afterChild = $this->getChild('after')->getChild($_afterChildName);
        //set product collection on after blocks
        $_afterChild->setProductCollection($_productCollection);
        echo $_afterChild->toHtml();
    }
}
?>

Open app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/catalog/product/view/media.phtml

Add the following code to the bottom of the template:
```
<?php echo $this->getChildHtml('after'); ?>
```

Configuration

Navigate to the System > Configuration > Configurable Swatches > General, enable Magento module and select the options to transform into swatches.
Navigate to the System > Configuration > Catalog > Product Image and set the Small Image Width option to match your theme product images size.

Known issues

Unfortunately it can’t be fixed, because of Magento ConfigurableColorswatches javascript design. It uses the singleton instance of ConfigurableMediaImages object which is created in listing with listing parameters and can’t be changed for particular elements only.

Image gets resized, when selecting options on the catalogsearch page

This issue is caused by incomplete condition in app/code/core/Mage/ConfigurableSwatches/Block/Catalog/Media/Js/Abstract.php on line 72-73:

$listBlock = $this->getLayout()->getBlock('product_list');
if ($listBlock && $listBlock->getMode() == 'grid') {

Product list block on catalogsearch page is called search_result_list. This issue could be fixed in two ways:

Apply the following patch to the Abstract.php block:

@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@

         if ($keepFrame === null) {
             $listBlock = $this->getLayout()->getBlock('product_list');
+            if (!$listBlock) {
+                $listBlock = $this->getLayout()->getBlock('search_result_list');
+            }
             if ($listBlock && $listBlock->getMode() == 'grid') {
                 $keepFrame = true;
             } else {

Or apply the following patch to the app/design/frontend/PACKAGE/THEME/template/configurableswatches/catalog/media/js.phtml:

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
     $j(document).on('product-media-loaded', function() {
         ConfigurableMediaImages.init('<?php echo $this->getImageType(); ?>');
-        <?php foreach ($this->getProductImageFallbacks() as $imageFallback): ?>
+        <?php $keepFrame = ($this->getRequest()->getControllerName() !== 'product');
+        foreach ($this->getProductImageFallbacks($keepFrame) as $imageFallback): ?>
         ConfigurableMediaImages.setImageFallback(<?php echo $imageFallback['product']->getId(); ?>, $j.parseJSON('<?php echo $imageFallback['image_fallback']; ?>'));
         <?php endforeach; ?>
         $j(document).trigger('configurable-media-images-init', ConfigurableMediaImages);