"View All" link

hi everyone,

above the "display items 1-6" link on the top of the product info page... i want to create a link that will display all items in that category on the same page.

"View All Products"

allowing the user to scroll down and view all items.

i'm sure this is possible, just not sure where to start...

any ideas?

If you want this to be a standard way of viewing your site, you can increase the # of products listed in the admin > config > maxium values> find Products Listing- Number Per Page and set to the number that you want. Now each will display the new # that you have specified.

To custom code this into button would require that you determine what changes that the foregoing makes and use this in your custom code for a button.

You would need to make an override for the max display so that when selected, it would grab everything and not perform the split page ...

This would take a bit of coding to accomplish, but it can be done ... :smile:

thanks guys.

coffee bought...


can someone point me to the right file to override?

i'm thinking, of duplicating and modifying the link for "view products 1-6"


has anyone already done this? i wish i was better with code than i am.



thanks again.

This code is simplistic but can work ...

Usually, when you hit the Product listing ... the URL reads:

/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=53

This then processes that Category to work with the Maximum display setting ...

However ... if you want to override this, you can do so by creating an override of the file:

Quote:

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/includes/modules/products_listing.php

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If you added a link ... for All to generate the URL:

Quote:

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/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=53&override=more

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All you need do is edit the products_listing.php to include this IF to control what happens when your link adds that extra paramater ...

Change the line:

PHP Code:

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


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To the new IF statement ...

PHP Code:

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if ($_GET['override'] == 'more') {
  $max_display_products_listing_override = $db->Execute($listing_sql);
  $max_display_products_listing_override = $max_display_products_listing_override->RecordCount();
  $listing_split = new splitPageResults($listing_sql, $max_display_products_listing_override, 'p.products_id', 'page');
} else {
  $listing_split = new splitPageResults($listing_sql, MAX_DISPLAY_PRODUCTS_LISTING, 'p.products_id', 'page');
} 


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thanks again ajeh... as always, you're the best.


i will let everyone know how it works out.





adam.

I really hate to do this, as I appreciate all the help so far...

i cannot figure out how to create the link in php.

everything Ajeh said made perfect sense, and i got it all to work perfectly.. (thank you again, Ajeh) created the if and when manually going to the link it all checks out.

but i need to create the text link. that will say "View All Products" in the product listing page and will link to the 'more - override'

can someone please either let me know the code, or where i can try and learn it. been working for hours on this one...


thanks again.

Okay ... last peice of the mystery ...

Copy the file:
/includes/templates/templates_default/tpl_modules_product_listing.php

to your overrides directory ...

Find around line 24-25 the code:

PHP Code:

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<?php if ( ($listing_split->number_of_rows > 0) && ( (PREV_NEXT_BAR_LOCATION == '1') || (PREV_NEXT_BAR_LOCATION == '3') ) ) {
?>

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Change to read:

PHP Code:

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<?php if ( ($listing_split->number_of_rows > 0) && ( (PREV_NEXT_BAR_LOCATION == '1') || (PREV_NEXT_BAR_LOCATION == '3') ) ) {
?>

<div>
<?php
  if ($_GET['override'] == 'more') {
    // Split pages or comment out to not show link when already showing all
    echo ($listing_split->number_of_rows > MAX_DISPLAY_PRODUCTS_LISTING ? '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'cPath=' . $_GET['cPath']) . '">' . 'PRODUCT_LISTINGS_SHOW_SPLIT_PAGES_PRODUCTS' . '</a>' : '');
  } else {
    // only show link if more than one page
    echo ($listing_split->number_of_rows > MAX_DISPLAY_PRODUCTS_LISTING ? '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, 'cPath=' . $_GET['cPath'] . '&override=more') . '">' . 'PRODUCT_LISTINGS_SHOW_ALL_PRODUCTS' . '</a>' : '');
  }
?>
</div>

<div id="productsListingTopNumber" class="navSplitPagesResult back"><?php echo $listing_split->display_count(TEXT_DISPLAY_NUMBER_OF_PRODUCTS); ?></div>
<div id="productsListingListingTopLinks" class="navSplitPagesLinks forward"><?php echo TEXT_RESULT_PAGE . ' ' . $listing_split->display_links(MAX_DISPLAY_PAGE_LINKS, zen_get_all_get_params(array('page', 'info', 'x', 'y', 'main_page'))); ?></div>
<br class="clearBoth" />
<?php
}
?>

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Add your defines for the links in your /includes/languages/english/extra_defines ...

oh, but the last piece of the mystery created one more...

when i create the define page in my extra definitions folder, how do i tell the link to look at the correct page for the defines?


i will keep researching relentlessly in the meantime...



thanks.

That is the Magic of Zen ...

Just add the defines into a file in the:

/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/custom_product_listings_show_all.php

Or any other name that you will remember ...

You can associate the name with the code or use something like:

my_custome_defines.php

What ever works for you ... :)