How do I change featured products???

[alotofproblems]

I know that when you add a new product it comes out on your index page as

the featured product. Is there a way to control what is featured on the index

page under "featured products?"

If there is how do you do it?

 

Need help ... thanks

[Wendy James]

osCommerce does not come with a featured products box. There is a featured products contribution which allows you to set what products you want to show up which replaced the "new products for" box. To add products to that, there is a link in your admin area under catalog.

[alotofproblems]

I see, I might have been wrong about the header title ...

The images that appear from the catalog on the index page, seem

to be controled by when they were uploaded into the database.

So If I wanted to add another item into the catalog but I do not want it

to end up in my index page ... how would I go about doing this?

thanks

[knifeman]

I see, I might have been wrong about the header title ...

The images that appear from the catalog on the index page, seem

to be controled by when they were uploaded into the database.

So If I wanted to add another item into the catalog but I do not want it

to end up in my index page ... how would I go about doing this?

thanks

There are two ways that come to mind.

1 Wendy is correct in saying there is a contribution that will control this box on your index page.

2 You can edit the database and change the 'date added' field and force any product you want to appear in the new products box.

 

I am using option 2 at my site here:

My Webpage

I also changed the box title from new products to featured products.

 

Tim

[alotofproblems]

There are two ways that come to mind.

1 Wendy is correct in saying there is a contribution that will control this box on your index page.

2 You can edit the database and change the 'date added' field and force any product you want to appear in the new products box.

 

I am using option 2 at my site here:

My Webpage

I also changed the box title from new products to featured products.

 

Tim

 

 

so for both options I have to go in and physically change the code?

there isn't a option in my admin?

also which .php file do I have to modify to choose which product to be shown?

thank for all the help!

[insyspider]

so for both options I have to go in and physically change the code?

there isn't a option in my admin?

also which .php file do I have to modify to choose which product to be shown?

thank for all the help!

 

I have a "Featured Products" link in my Admin under Catalog. When I click on the link, I can add whatever products I want to appear on my homepage, turn them on/off add/delete them, etc. It's a great thing to have and I think I used the contribution below.

 

http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,1489

 

HTH.

[knifeman]

so for both options I have to go in and physically change the code?

there isn't a option in my admin?

also which .php file do I have to modify to choose which product to be shown?

thank for all the help!

option 1 involves adding a contribution to your site. ie modifying code. Then I presume you make product changes in admin once the contrib is installed.

option 2 involves using phpmyadmin to access the database and alter the data in the products table.

 

Tim