Option to remove pagination of search results

[Guest]

I need to have an option on my /catalog/advanced_search_result.php page so that users can click a "View All" link at the top of the first page of results, and this then shows every siongle result on a single page rather than paginating the search results. Does anyone know how this can be done?

[Guest]

I need to have an option on my /catalog/advanced_search_result.php page so that users can click a "View All" link at the top of the first page of results, and this then shows every single result on a single page rather than paginating the search results. Does anyone know how this can be done?

 

I guess this isn't possible then??!

[burt]

Everything is possible.

 

You need to have your "view all" link amend the SQL that outputs the list of items.

 

This most likely exists either in the form of a contribution or in the forum somewhere. I would find it hard to believe that no-one has asked for this before in the last 10 years.

[♥mdtaylorlrim]

It is. The edits to make would be in the /includes/modules/product_listing.php file. It would affect any product listing page whether as a result of a search or other option.

 

You would have add a link for Show All that would have to re-run the script with a variable when set that ignores the $listing_split functions on a conditional.

 

Not too difficult, but returns don't outweigh the costs to code it, IMHO. But that gives you a place to start tinkering around. Good luck.

[Guest]

It is. The edits to make would be in the /includes/modules/product_listing.php file. It would affect any product listing page whether as a result of a search or other option.

 

You would have add a link for Show All that would have to re-run the script with a variable when set that ignores the $listing_split functions on a conditional.

 

Not too difficult, but returns don't outweigh the costs to code it, IMHO. But that gives you a place to start tinkering around. Good luck.

 

Thanks, I will see what I can do... :)

[Guest]

Thanks, I will see what I can do... :)

 

Okay, well I can't see where in /includes/modules/product_listing.php I would make these edits unfortunately, or how I can make the script re-run itself. However the client insists that they "need" this feature so I need to find a way somehow...

[spooks]

Okay, well I can't see where in /includes/modules/product_listing.php I would make these edits unfortunately, or how I can make the script re-run itself. However the client insists that they "need" this feature so I need to find a way somehow...

 

 

If you look at Product Listing Enhancements, Thumbnails & Manufacturer Headings http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/6051 you will see it has a drop down for results per page that has a 'show all' option.

 

If you are a developer you should have no trouble extracting that bit of code for your clients site.

[burt]

You reload the page without the LIMIT clause on the listing_split...

 

Does your client have a budget? If so, spend it on getting it coded, then upload it to the contributions area for everyone to use in the future.

[Guest]

If you look at Product Listing Enhancements, Thumbnails & Manufacturer Headings http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/6051 you will see it has a drop down for results per page that has a 'show all' option.

 

If you are a developer you should have no trouble extracting that bit of code for your clients site.

 

Ok, the only thing is, rather than the product listing page, I actually need this functionality in the advanced_search_result.php page (because this potentially generates many hundreds of results, so we need an option to remove the pagination if a user wants to quickly browse all). I've downloaded and unzipped the mod but don't see any edited version of advanced_search_result.php, is there a way to edit this page to get the required functionality added?

 

I also had a look through the modded modules/product_listing.php page and found this section:

 

// Max Results Array		
for ($i=1; $i<10; $i++) {		
	$max_display[] = array('id' => $max_rows * $i, 'text' => $max_rows * $i); 
	}	
	$max_display[] = array('id' => 1000000, 'text' => 'Show All');

 

Presumably this is the right area to add. Although I'm not sure if anything else needs to be added to my own product_listing.php?

 

Thanks

[spooks]

Ok, the only thing is, rather than the product listing page, I actually need this functionality in the advanced_search_result.php page (because this potentially generates many hundreds of results, so we need an option to remove the pagination if a user wants to quickly browse all). I've downloaded and unzipped the mod but don't see any edited version of advanced_search_result.php, is there a way to edit this page to get the required functionality added?

 

I also had a look through the modded modules/product_listing.php page and found this section:

 

// Max Results Array		for ($i=1; $i<10; $i++) {				$max_display[] = array('id' => $max_rows * $i, 'text' => $max_rows * $i); 		}			$max_display[] = array('id' => 1000000, 'text' => 'Show All');

 

Presumably this is the right area to add. Although I'm not sure if anything else needs to be added to my own product_listing.php?

 

Thanks

 

The file works with advanced_search_result.php because advanced_search_result.php calls product_listing.php for output, if you wish to limit for search results only, do a test for the calling page.

 

Thats bit generats the array thats used in the drop, see tips forum for my thread on creating a drop, don't forget to process the results though.

[Guest]

You reload the page without the LIMIT clause on the listing_split...

 

Does your client have a budget? If so, spend it on getting it coded, then upload it to the contributions area for everyone to use in the future.

 

I tried looking for LIMIT in product_listing.php but my version of the file doesn't have it at all?

 

I still can't figure which bit of product_listing.php I have to edit- can anyone let me know? And let me know exactly what I need to do- I don't need the extra enhancements that come with the mod, I just need a simple View All link. I'm surprised OSC doesn't come with the feature pre-packaged?

[spooks]

I tried looking for LIMIT in product_listing.php but my version of the file doesn't have it at all?

 

I still can't figure which bit of product_listing.php I have to edit- can anyone let me know? And let me know exactly what I need to do- I don't need the extra enhancements that come with the mod, I just need a simple View All link. I'm surprised OSC doesn't come with the feature pre-packaged?

 

 

look at the split place results class & how it handles params

[Guest]

look at the split place results class & how it handles params

 

Okay... I've spent ages looking through product_listing.php and I can see half a dozen areas where it references splitting the search results, for example:

 

   <td class="smallText" align="right"><?php echo TEXT_RESULT_PAGE . ' ' . $listing_split->display_links(MAX_DISPLAY_PAGE_LINKS, tep_get_all_get_params(array('page', 'info', 'x', 'y'))); ?></td>

 

But which of these areas need to be changed and how do I go about changing them? I don't want to stop the pagination but I just want the option for View All to be there- there isn't anything in the file I can see that indicates how I should do this?

 

Thanks

[spooks]

    <td class="smallText" align="right"><?php echo TEXT_RESULT_PAGE . ' ' . $listing_split->display_links(MAX_DISPLAY_PAGE_LINKS, tep_get_all_get_params(array('page', 'info', 'x', 'y'))); ?></td>

 

 

 

wrong area

 

 

 

$listing_split = new splitPageResults($listing_sql, $max_results, 'p.products_id');

 

I think that line is self exlanitory!!

[Guest]

wrong area

 

 

 

$listing_split = new splitPageResults($listing_sql, $max_results, 'p.products_id');

 

I think that line is self exlanitory!!

 

Yeah- I can see that this is for dividing the results into their respective pages.

 

So I guess I need a different version of product_listing.php (maybe called product_listing_all.php) which has this commented out, so the products all display on a single page?

[burt]

Just set $max_results to a really high number ;)

[Guest]

Just set $max_results to a really high number ;)

 

problem is I still want the search results to be paginated by default, won't setting maxresults high mean the products default to a single long listing?

 

I had a look for the string in my product_listing.php but this is the closest I could find, near the top of the file:

 

$listing_split = new splitPageResults($listing_sql, MAX_DISPLAY_SEARCH_RESULTS, 'p.products_id');

[burt]

Just enclose it in an "if" based on the "view all" link that you'll create.

 

Also, google is your friend. This has been covered in the past.

[Guest]

Just enclose it in an "if" based on the "view all" link that you'll create.

 

Also, google is your friend. This has been covered in the past.

 

So you mean:

 

if (something?){
 $listing_split = new splitPageResults($listing_sql, MAX_DISPLAY_SEARCH_RESULTS, 'p.products_id');
}

 

What would the "something" be though? I'm not following what should go where with this. Do you mean enclose the $listing_split... in the if? In which case what needs to be outside it, after all it has to be "if" something...

 

Sorry to be longwinded but I'm just looking for a bit of detail. Thanks.

[spooks]

 

 

 

try researching & learning more php, you'll get on much faster!!

 

set a query param in your link, then test that param to tell what to set $max_results to.

 

PHP Tuition http://us.php.net/tut.php

[Guest]

try researching & learning more php, you'll get on much faster!!

 

set a query param in your link, then test that param to tell what to set $max_results to.

 

PHP Tuition http://us.php.net/tut.php

 

Ok, well I wish I had time to read more, unfortunately I need to get these issues sorted... someone mentioned making the View All link in advanced_search_result.php reload that page but without the listing pagination. Can someone at least explain how that's done so I can have a go at that? At the moment all I have is a few one-liners to go on so it's impossible to kmnow where to start...

[burt]

You definitely have all the information that you require, now you need to put the jigsaw together and make it work.

 

1. make a view all link

2. pass a parameter thru that link

3. set $max_results based on the parameter

 

You can not and must not rely on ever getting help from this forum. If a certain handful of people left this forum today, there would be zero help given tomorrow.

[Guest]

You definitely have all the information that you require, now you need to put the jigsaw together and make it work.

 

1. make a view all link

2. pass a parameter thru that link

3. set $max_results based on the parameter

 

You can not and must not rely on ever getting help from this forum. If a certain handful of people left this forum today, there would be zero help given tomorrow.

 

Yeah- fair enough. I reckon I've wasted enough people's time with the problem, and I guess I'm just not good at explaining the problem either! - so I can't really expect to get the answers I need (even now, I'm not clear what (2) (pass a parameter thru that link) actually entails- what parameter? How do I pass it thru?). Guess I'll try and find out on Google. Apologies for this thread going on so long. Thanks, bye...