How to use Magento 1.9.1.0 Configurable Swatches in Default package theme (or a custom theme)?

  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/
    

your solution is great but not show color swatch in category list or grid. Here I add the solution to show it, tested on magento 1.9.2.4.

In : app/design/frontend/CUSTOM-THEME/template/catalog/product add followed line in list.phtml

1 - first to show in list view, check if there this, if no, update o change (aroud line 39):

<?php $_imgSize = 300; ?>
            <img id="product-collection-image-<?php echo $_product->getId(); ?>"
                 src="<?php echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product, 'small_image')->keepFrame(false)->resize($_imgSize); ?>"
                 alt="<?php echo $this->stripTags($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image'), null, true) ?>" />
        </a>

In alternative can use this:

            <img id="product-collection-image-<?php echo $_product->getId(); ?>"
          src="<?php echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product, 'small_image')->resize(230,279); ?>" class="small-image" 
          alt="<?php echo $this->stripTags($this->getImageLabel($_product, 'small_image'), null, true) ?>" />             

        </a>

adjust resize image.

2 - after "getRatingSummary" =php end if=, around line 53, add this:

                        <?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();
                        }
                    }
                    ?>

3 - make the same change to gird view around line 120 and 152.

4 - in the end of the file add this:

 <?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();
    }
}
?>