Catergories instead of new products

[Gtechosting]

Hello All,

 

On the main page where it says:-

 

"New Products For August"

 

i want to change it so that it shows all my catergories, is this possible??

 

Thanks!

[♥Monika in Germany]

Hello All,

 

On the main page where it says:-

 

"New Products For August"

 

i want to change it so that it shows all my catergories, is this possible??

 

Thanks!

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yep, there is a contrib called categories on front page or something similar. Works like a treat, see on my hollywood page (link in profile)

[dandelion]

Here's the contribution link

I used this on My Webpage

 

Ruth

[Gtechosting]

woohoo thanks guys!

[Gtechosting]

hmmm i down loaded the file, but i dont know what to do with it? :(

[bonzzai]

hi

 

i'd like to use the file too, it sounds great. i also downloaded it but don't know what to do with the main_categories.php... where do i have to put it in?

 

thanks.

 

bonzzai

[Gtechosting]

dunno lol wish i knew what to do.

[dandelion]

dunno lol wish i knew what to do.

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Make sure you download the full version of contributions not just a latest update as there might not be all the instructions and files included. I've looked at my download which included a readme.txt

 

Here it is

SIMPLE INSTALL Step 1.
=======================================================
Copy the included file (catalog/includes/modules/main_categories.php) into its correct directory.



Step 2.
=======================================================
One small modification to the index file.
In Catalog/index.php find this:
-------------------------------------------------------

	 <td class="pageHeading"><?php echo HEADING_TITLE; ?></td>
	 <td class="pageHeading" align="right"></td>
      </tr>
    </table>
 </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
 <td><?php echo tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10'); ?></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td><?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_NEW_PRODUCTS); ?></td>
         </tr>

=======================================================
Replace with this.
-------------------------------------------------------

	 <td class="pageHeading"><?php echo HEADING_TITLE; ?></td>
	 <td class="pageHeading" align="right"></td>
      </tr>
    </table>
 </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
 <td><?php echo tep_draw_separator('pixel_trans.gif', '100%', '10'); ?></td>
         </tr>
         <tr>
           <td><?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . FILENAME_MAIN_CATEGORIES); ?></td>
         </tr>


        	 
Step 3.
=======================================================
Include in catalog/includes/filenames.php
-------------------------------------------------------

 define('FILENAME_MAIN_CATEGORIES', 'main_categories.php');


 
Finish.

You should have these instructions with the download

 

Hope it helps.

 

Ruth

[Gtechosting]

Thanks ruth thats great! looks like i downloaded a latest version doh :) thanks again!

[Gtechosting]

Hello,

 

I have done everything it says in the text file but it isn't working, my site still shows the same "new products for (month)" box.

 

you can see it here:-

 

http://accessoride.co.uk/shop/

 

Thanks

[Gtechosting]

Ok its not showing it on the initial index page but if i click through to a catergory then it kinda shows me it...

 

e.g http://accessoride.co.uk/shop/index.php?cPath=2

[Gtechosting]

does anyone have any idea how to make this work? i have done exactly what the instructions said.... but i cant see the catergories on the index.php

[dandelion]

does anyone have any idea how to make this work? i have done exactly what the instructions said.... but i cant see the catergories on the index.php

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I recommend going through the steps again. This was one of the simplest contributions I used. It uses the image from the top right corner of your catagory page as its image.

 

Ruth

[Gtechosting]

Hi Ruth,

 

I just went through it all again, i definitely did it all right but still nothing.

 

It is working.. but not on the index page, its doing it when i click on a product and then select its catergory from the history tree....

 

would you take a look if i gave u ftp access ruth? or anyone...?

[sarafina]

Is there a contribution similar to this where instead of categories you can display all products? (not just new)

[Gtechosting]

Hi sarafina,

 

Im not sure, however i would say that this doesnt sound like a good idea? unless you only have a small amount of products, maybe if you dont have any categories and u just add products without categories then this contrib that im using may display all products with there being no categories to choose from, but im new to all this so could be wrong.

 

Good Luck!

[♥Monika in Germany]

Is there a contribution similar to this where instead of categories you can display all products? (not just new)

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Sandrine,

just use an all products contribution to create a new page, and take the code from the body section to paste in into index.php, way down were the default section starts.

[♥Monika in Germany]

Hi Ruth,

 

I just went through it all again, i definitely did it all right but still nothing.

 

It is working.. but not on the index page, its doing it when i click on a product and then select its catergory from the history tree....

 

would you take a look if i gave u ftp access ruth? or anyone...?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Gareth, still issues? I looked at your page, if you remove all default osC text, your new main categories will show up at the top.

[sarafina]

Hi sarafina,

 

Im not sure, however i would say that this doesnt sound like a good idea? unless you only have a small amount of products, maybe if you dont have any categories and u just add products without categories then this contrib that im using may display all products with there being no categories to choose from, but im new to all this so could be wrong.

 

Good Luck!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

Hello Monika,

 

I installed the the All Products v.4.1 with images successfully however it gave a list of all the products. Is there anything I can do to change it so it mirrors the category contribution more. What I mean by that is, show a picture of the product in a table or something with descriptions.

 

See this example. I have very few products so I want people to be able to simple click on the product image/description within a table (rather than a list).

 

Will the feature products contribution do this? I'm going to try it and see.

[♥Monika in Germany]

Hello Monika,

 

I installed the the All Products v.4.1 with images successfully however it gave a list of all the products. Is there anything I can do to change it so it mirrors the category contribution more. What I mean by that is, show a picture of the product in a table or something with descriptions.

 

See this example. I have very few products so I want people to be able to simple click on the product image/description within a table (rather than a list).

 

Will the feature products contribution do this? I'm going to try it and see.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

this guy needs to remove all languages not used in admin, as people having a different browser language than english only see an error page when calling his site. I hacked myself in.

 

Well if you select all products with the all products contribution, just use the code form the category page contribution to show it in columns. Not sure where the problem is, you only have to fill in your values for the article instead for the category.

[sarafina]

Thanks Monika.

 

I'll play around with it this weekend.

[srober]

Thanks Monika.

 

I'll play around with it this weekend.

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Is there a way to limit how many categories are displayed? I want to list my main categories which I figure would be 9 and the rest of the minor categories im gonna leave the default box on the left for customers to chose from

[srober]

Is there a way to limit how many categories are displayed?  I want to list my main categories which I figure would be 9 and the rest of the minor categories im gonna leave the default box on the left for customers to chose from

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

 

I tried this and this is what I got.

 

1054 - Unknown column 'c.categories_status' in 'where clause'

 

select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id, c.categories_image from categories c, categories_description cd where c.categories_id = cd.categories_id AND c.categories_status=1 and cd.language_id='1' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name

 

[TEP STOP]

[srober]

I tried this and this is what I got.

 

1054 - Unknown column 'c.categories_status' in 'where clause'

 

select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id, c.categories_image from categories c, categories_description cd where c.categories_id = cd.categories_id AND c.categories_status=1 and cd.language_id='1' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name

 

[TEP STOP]

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

Nevermind I had it below Define Text.

[Guest]

Hi all,

 

I added this categories on front page contribution and works well except when you click on the category, the link goes to a blank page. can any one help please?