Removing the compare to option in the category layout of Magento easily.
First navigate to /app/design/frontend/your_ theme/default/template/catalog/product or /app/design/frontend/default/default/template/catalog/product
and download list.phtml
Search for the following around line 75
<?php if($_compareUrl=$this->getAddToCompareUrl($_product)): ?>
<li><span class=”separator”>|</span> <a href=”<?php echo $_compareUrl ?>” class=”link-compare”><?php echo $this->__(‘Add to Compare’) ?></a></li>
<?php endif; ?>
now comment it out
<!—<?php if($_compareUrl=$this->getAddToCompareUrl($_product)): ?>
<li><span class=”separator”>|</span> <a href=”<?php echo $_compareUrl ?>” class=”link-compare”><?php echo $this->__(‘Add to Compare’) ?></a></li>
<?php endif; ?>–>
Next search again for compare and at or around line 111
<?php if($_compareUrl=$this->getAddToCompareUrl($_product)): ?>
<li><span class=”separator”>|</span> <a href=”<?php echo $_compareUrl ?>” class=”link-compare”><?php echo $this->__(‘Add to Compare’) ?></a></li>
<?php endif; ?>
Now comment this out.
<!— <?php if($_compareUrl=$this->getAddToCompareUrl($_product)): ?>
<li><span class=”separator”>|</span> <a href=”<?php echo $_compareUrl ?>” class=”link-compare”><?php echo $this->__(‘Add to Compare’) ?></a></li>
<?php endif; ?>–>
All done the code will not function and the compare button will not appear.
This is easier than removing it because you never know if you’ll change your mind.
Thanks
The Team
