Multiple category Display on Homepage

[abhishek77]

I am trying to figure out a way to display products from multiple categories on the homepage of my website.

Currently i have set up 2 categories but on homepage, it displays products from only 1 category. This i think is by default.

Thank-you!

[gjh42]

There is not a way in the stock installation to do this, other than making all the products "featured" and showing them in the featured centerbox.

You might look at the "all categories & products on one page" mod in yellow1912's sig link.

[abhishek77]

I tired the all_products_on_main mod but still facing problems.
According to the test file i uploaded the following files to the specified folders.

all_cats_all_products.php uploaded to includes/modules/
tpl_modules_all_cats_all_products.php uploaded to includes/templates/template_default/templates/


In includes/filenames.php, i entered the line

define('FILENAME_ALL_CATS_ALL_PRODUCTS', 'all_cats_all_products.php'); 

Last file to edit is tpl_index_default.php

Code is as below.

<?php
/**
 * Page Template
 *
 * Main index page<br />
 * Displays greetings, welcome text (define-page content), and various centerboxes depending on switch settings in Admin<br />
 * Centerboxes are called as necessary
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: tpl_index_default.php 3464 2006-04-19 00:07:26Z ajeh $
 */
?>
<div class="centerColumn" id="indexDefault">
<h1 id="indexDefaultHeading"><?php echo HEADING_TITLE; ?></h1>

<?php if (SHOW_CUSTOMER_GREETING == 1) { ?>
<h2 class="greeting"><?php echo zen_customer_greeting(); ?></h2>
<?php } ?>

<!-- deprecated - to use uncomment this section
<?php if (TEXT_MAIN) { ?>
<div id="" class="content"><?php echo TEXT_MAIN; ?></div>
<?php } ?>-->

<!-- deprecated - to use uncomment this section
<?php if (TEXT_INFORMATION) { ?>
<div id="" class="content"><?php echo TEXT_INFORMATION; ?></div>
<?php } ?>-->

<?php if (DEFINE_MAIN_PAGE_STATUS >= 1 and DEFINE_MAIN_PAGE_STATUS <= 2) { ?>
<?php
/**
 * get the Define Main Page Text
 */
?>
<div id="indexDefaultMainContent" class="content"><?php require($define_page); ?></div>
<?php } ?>

<?php
  $show_display_category = $db->Execute(SQL_SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN);
  while (!$show_display_category->EOF) {
?>



<?php
	// We can set this in admin later panel later
define('DISPLAY_ALL_CATS_PRODUCTS', 'true');
if(DISPLAY_ALL_CATS_PRODUCTS == "true"){
		require(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory(FILENAME_ALL_CATS_ALL_PRODUCTS));
} // !EOF
?>

<?php
  $show_display_category->MoveNext();
} // !EOF

/**
 * display All products - all cats
 */
?>


<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_FEATURED_PRODUCTS') { ?>
<?php
/**
 * display the Featured Products Center Box
 */
?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_featured_products.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_featured_products.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_SPECIALS_PRODUCTS') { ?>
<?php
/**
 * display the Special Products Center Box
 */
?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_specials_default.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_specials_default.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_NEW_PRODUCTS') { ?>
<?php
/**
 * display the New Products Center Box
 */
?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_whats_new.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_whats_new.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_UPCOMING') { ?>
<?php
/**
 * display the Upcoming Products Center Box
 */
?>
<?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory(FILENAME_UPCOMING_PRODUCTS)); ?><?php } ?>


<?php
  $show_display_category->MoveNext();
} // !EOF
?>
</div>

Am i missing something?

[milkyway]

I checked yellow site but this mod no longer there, anyone has a copy of this? I really need this, thanks so much!