Random Products

[Guest]

When ever i add a product the front page show the same items all the time

 

I purchased a template and need the products to be randomised.

 

Can anyone please post the lines i need to change the products from being fixed to being random

 

Thank you

[Guest]

Hard to say with a template. If you have a file in catalog/includes/modules/new_products.php post the code.

[Guest]

As requested new_products.php

 

Thank you

 

<!-- new_products //-->

<?php

//$info_box_contents = array();

//$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => sprintf(TABLE_HEADING_NEW_PRODUCTS, strftime('%B')));

 

//new contentBoxHeading($info_box_contents);

 

if ( (!isset($new_products_category_id)) || ($new_products_category_id == '0') ) {

$new_products_query = tep_db_query("select p.products_id, p.products_image, p.products_tax_class_id, if(s.status, s.specials_new_products_price, p.products_price) as products_price from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p left join " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s on p.products_id = s.products_id where products_status = '1' order by p.products_date_added desc limit " . MAX_DISPLAY_NEW_PRODUCTS);

} else {

$new_products_query = tep_db_query("select distinct p.products_id, p.products_image, p.products_tax_class_id, if(s.status, s.specials_new_products_price, p.products_price) as products_price from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p left join " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s on p.products_id = s.products_id, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_TO_CATEGORIES . " p2c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c where p.products_id = p2c.products_id and p2c.categories_id = c.categories_id and c.parent_id = '" . (int)$new_products_category_id . "' and p.products_status = '1' order by p.products_date_added desc limit " . MAX_DISPLAY_NEW_PRODUCTS);

}

 

$row = 0;

$col = 0;

$info_box_contents = array();

while ($new_products = tep_db_fetch_array($new_products_query)) {

$new_products['products_name'] = tep_get_products_name($new_products['products_id']);

 

$product_query = tep_db_query("select products_description from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " where products_id = '" . (int)$new_products['products_id'] . "' and language_id = '" . (int)$languages_id . "'");

$product = tep_db_fetch_array($product_query);

$new_products['products_description'] = $product['products_description'];

 

if(($row%2)<>0) {

$info_box_contents[$row][$col] = array('align' => 'center',

'params' => 'colspan="5" valign="top" height="1" ',

'text' => tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'spacer.gif', '', '10','','style="margin-right:0px "') );

$row++;

}

 

$info_box_contents[$row][$col] = array('align' => 'center',

'params' => 'class="smallText" valign="top"',

'text' => '

<table width="260" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="border">

<tr>

<td ><span class="NameProd">' . $new_products['products_name'] . '</span>

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td>

 

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">

<tr>

<td>

 

<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $new_products['products_image'], $new_products['products_name'], SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a>

</td>

<td>

<img src="images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="11" border="0" height="1"><br>

</td>

<td>

<span class="Date">' . preg_replace('/\s\S*$/i', '', substr($new_products['products_description'], 0, 120)) . '...</span>

<img src="images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" border="0" height="9">

<span class="iinfo">' . $currencies->display_price($new_products['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($new_products['products_tax_class_id'])) . '</span><br>

</td>

</tr>

</table>

<img src="images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="1" border="0" height="13"><br>

</td>

</tr>

<tr>

<td class="iinfo2" align="left"><a class="iinfo2" href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">details</a><img src="images/spacer.gif" alt="" width="130" border="0" height="1"><a class="iinfo2" href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, tep_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=buy_now&products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">add to cart</a>

</td>

 

</tr>

</table>

');

 

$col ++;

 

if($col == 1) {

$info_box_contents[$row][$col] = array('align' => 'center',

'params' => 'valign="top" ',

'text' => '' );

$col ++;

}

 

 

if ($col > 2) {

$col = 0;

$row ++;

}

}

 

new contentBox($info_box_contents);

?>

<!-- new_products_eof //-->

[Guest]

In the 2 query strings

$new_products_query

find towards the end

order by p.products_date_added desc

Change to

order by rand()

[Guest]

worked a treat

 

thank you

[Guest]

1 more question the no of new products is set to 4 i like to increase to 6

 

where do i find how to increase the products ?

 

Thank you

[burt]

Explore your admin area - particularly the "min" and "max" stuff in configuration

[forummaker]

I've searched for an answer to this but just can't find it...

Hope it's ok to post here.

How do I show a random review on the right side of the page?

It currently shows the most recent review that was written. I would rather have a random review display whenever the page is refreshed.

Anyone know how to do this?

I tried working with the code as suggested in this topic into the boxes/review.php file.. but no luck. Just not good enough with coding.

Thanks for any help with this.

[NodsDorf]

I've searched for an answer to this but just can't find it...

Hope it's ok to post here.

How do I show a random review on the right side of the page?

It currently shows the most recent review that was written. I would rather have a random review display whenever the page is refreshed.

Anyone know how to do this?

I tried working with the code as suggested in this topic into the boxes/review.php file.. but no luck. Just not good enough with coding.

Thanks for any help with this.

 

To increase your products in the box go to admin > configuration > maximum values > new products module

[forummaker]

Thanks for a response.. but not exactly what I was looking for... but I did figure it out.

Here's what I did.

products_reviews.php file

Locate:

$languages_id . "' order by r.reviews_id desc";

Change to:

$languages_id . "' order by rand()";

 

Seems to be working. Any feedback on this code change?

Thanks.