Magento 1.9.1.0 – How to Use Configurable Swatches in Default or Custom Theme

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UPDATE: My answer now supports automated change of the product base
image after swatch. You can also find a more detailed tutorial on how
to do this including more images
here.

Magento CE 1.9.1.0 comes with a very nice new feature: Configurable Swatches. Unfortunately, this is only available for the RWD package, that comes with the default Magento installation.
This is a self answered question on how to make the Magento Configurable Swatches available for the Default package. For anyone who wants to integrate the Configurable Swatches
into a custom theme, this info may come in handy as well.

Note 1: This is meant to be an introductional guide on how to make the Configurable Swatches available for Magento's Default package. This could (but may not) work for every custom theme.
Always backup your original files (and database) before making any changes.

Note 2: The swatches do work (screen shot below), but I did not yet get the product image to change automatically along with the swatches. I will try and look into this when I find some time.

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Feel free to contribute by commenting and make suggestions!

Best Answer

  1. Copy the folder

    app/design/frontend/RWD/default/template/configurableswatches/

    and its content to 

    app/design/frontend/DEFAULT/default/template/

    (or your package template folder)

  2. Copy the file

    app/design/frontend/RWD/default/template/catalog/product/view/type/options/configurable.phtml

    to

    app/design/frontend/DEFAULT/default/template/catalog/product/view/type/options/

    (or your package template folder)

  3. Copy the file

    app/design/frontend/RWD/default/template/catalog/product/view/media.phtml

    to

    app/design/frontend/DEFAULT/default/template/catalog/product/view/

    (or your package template folder)

  4. Copy the folders

    skin/frontend/RWD/default/js/configurableswatches/
skin/frontend/RWD/default/js/lib/

    and their content to

    skin/frontend/DEFAULT/default/js/

    (or your package skin folder)

  5. Copy the files

    skin/frontend/RWD/default/js/app.js
skin/frontend/RWD/default/js/minicart.js
skin/frontend/RWD/default/js/slideshow.js

    to

    skin/frontend/DEFAULT/default/js/

    (or your package skin folder)

  6. Copy the file

    app/design/frontend/RWD/default/layout/configurableswatches.xml

    to

    app/design/frontend/DEFAULT/default/layout/

    (or your package layout folder)

  7. Create the file

    app/design/frontend/DEFAULT/default/layout/local.xml

If your package layout folder already contains a local.xml file, then do not overwrite it. Have a look at the changes in the next step and copy them to your version of the local.xml file.

  1. Open up local.xml and add the following code:

    <?xml version="1.0"?>
<layout>

    <default>

        <reference name="head">

                <action method="addJs"><script>lib/jquery/jquery-1.10.2.min.js</script></action>
                <action method="addJs"><script>lib/jquery/noconflict.js</script></action>

                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/lib/modernizr.custom.min.js</name></action>
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/lib/selectivizr.js</name></action>
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/lib/matchMedia.js</name></action>
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/lib/matchMedia.addListener.js</name></action>
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/lib/enquire.js</name></action>
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/app.js</name></action>
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/lib/jquery.cycle2.min.js</name></action>
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/lib/jquery.cycle2.swipe.min.js</name></action>
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/slideshow.js</name></action>
                <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/lib/imagesloaded.js</name></action>
        <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><name>js/minicart.js</name></action>

        </reference>

    </default>

    <catalog_product_view>

        <reference name="head">

            <action method="addItem"><type>skin_js</type><script>js/lib/elevatezoom/jquery.elevateZoom-3.0.8.min.js</script></action>

        </reference>

        <reference name="product.info.media">

            <block type="core/text_list" name="product.info.media.after" as="after" />

        </reference>

    </catalog_product_view>

    <PRODUCT_TYPE_configurable>

        <reference name="product.info.options.configurable">

            <block type="core/text_list" name="product.info.options.configurable.renderers" as="attr_renderers">
                        <block type="configurableswatches/catalog_product_view_type_configurable_swatches" template="configurableswatches/catalog/product/view/type/options/configurable/swatches.phtml" />
            </block>
            <block type="core/text_list" name="product.info.options.configurable.after" as="after">
            <block type="core/template" template="configurableswatches/catalog/product/view/type/configurable/swatch-js.phtml" />
            </block>

        </reference>

    </PRODUCT_TYPE_configurable>

</layout>

  2. Add the following css to your styles.css file:

    /* ============================================ *
 * Configurable Swatches
 * ============================================ */
/* Clears */
.clearfix:after,
.configurable-swatch-list:after,
.product-view .product-options .swatch-attr:after {
  content: '';
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}

/* General Swatch Styling */
.swatch-link,
.swatch-label {
  display: block;
  border-radius: 3px;
  font-size: 14px;
  text-align: center;
  color: #636363;
  text-decoration: none;
  box-sizing: content-box;
}

.swatch-link {
  border: 1px solid #cccccc;
  margin: 0 0 3px;
}
.swatch-link img {
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.swatch-link:hover {
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.swatch-link .x {
  display: none;
  text-indent: -999em;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  background: url(../images/bg_x.png) center no-repeat transparent;
  z-index: 10;
}
.swatch-link.has-image .swatch-label {
  position: relative;
}
.swatch-link.has-image img {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: 0;
}

.swatch-label {
  border: 1px solid #fff;
  margin: 0;
  white-space: nowrap;
  background: #f4f4f4;
}

.configurable-swatch-list {
  margin-left: -3px;
  zoom: 1;
  clear: both;
  -webkit-transform: translateZ(0px);
}
.configurable-swatch-list li {
  float: left;
  zoom: 1;
  margin: 0 0 0 3px;
}
.products-grid .configurable-swatch-list li {
  display: inline-block;
  float: none;
  margin: 0;
  vertical-align: top;
}
.configurable-swatch-list .not-available .x {
  display: block;
}
.configurable-swatch-list .not-available .swatch-link {
  border-color: #ededed;
  position: relative;
}
.configurable-swatch-list .not-available .swatch-link.has-image img {
  opacity: 0.4;
  filter: alpha(opacity=40);
}
.configurable-swatch-list .not-available .swatch-label {
  color: #aaa;
  background: #fff;
}
.configurable-swatch-list .wide-swatch .swatch-label {
  padding: 0 6px;
}
.configurable-swatch-list .not-available a:focus {
  outline: 0;
}

#narrow-by-list dd .configurable-swatch-list li {
  margin: 0 0 0 3px;
  width: 47%;
}
#narrow-by-list dd .swatch-link {
  border: none;
  line-height: 25px;
  margin-right: 2px;
  text-align: left;
}
#narrow-by-list dd .swatch-link.has-image {
  line-height: inherit;
}
#narrow-by-list dd .swatch-link:hover .swatch-label {
  border-color: #3399cc;
}
#narrow-by-list dd .swatch-label {
  background: #f4f4f4;
  border: 1px solid #cccccc;
  border-radius: 3px;
  display: block;
  float: left;
  line-height: 1.5em;
  margin: 0 5px 0 0;
  padding: 1px 5px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
#narrow-by-list dd .swatch-label img {
  border: 1px solid #fff;
  border-radius: 3px;
  box-sizing: content-box;
}
#narrow-by-list dd .has-image .swatch-label {
  padding: 0;
}

@media only screen and (max-width: 770px) {
  #narrow-by-list dd .configurable-swatch-list li:nth-child(odd) {
    clear: left;
  }
}
.currently .swatch-current {
  position: relative;
}
.currently .swatch-current .btn-remove {
  margin-top: -10px;
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 50%;
}
.currently .swatch-current span {
  display: block;
  float: left;
}
.currently .swatch-link {
  display: inline-block;
  margin: 0 0 0 3px;
}
.currently .swatch-link:hover {
  border-color: #cccccc;
  cursor: default;
}

/* Other Swatch States */
.configurable-swatch-list .hover .swatch-link,
.configurable-swatch-list .selected .swatch-link,
.swatch-link:hover {
  border-color: #3399cc;
}

.configurable-swatch-box {
  background: none !important;
}
.configurable-swatch-box select.swatch-select {
  display: none;
}
.configurable-swatch-box .validation-advice {
  margin: 0 0 5px;
  background: #df280a;
  padding: 2px 5px !important;
  font-weight: bold;
  color: #fff !important;
  float: left;
  display: block;
  border-radius: 3px;
}
.product-view .product-img-box .product-image img {
    max-width: 100%;
    max-height: 750px;
    margin: 0px auto;
}
.product-view .product-img-box .product-image-zoom {
    z-index: 0;
}
.product-view .product-image-thumbs img {
    max-width: 100%;
    max-height: 100%;
}

  3. Copy the file

    skin/frontend/RWD/default/images/bg_x.png

    to

    skin/frontend/DEFAULT/default/images/
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