Change to new products display page

[DigitalShadow]

Would it be possible to have the page include products that have been updated recently, i.e. products that aren't new, but back in stock etc etc?

Would it be as simple as having it display items that have been updated in the last 30 days?

Or wouldn't that work as the date used to determine if it has been updated is also updated when a product is sold?

[DrByte]

You'd have to fudge the data directly in the database by manipulating the raw data for the products_date_added field of each record you want to say is suddenly "new" once again. If you're displaying that date on your product page, be aware that changing that value then becomes misleading.

[DigitalShadow]

Could it look at the date modified field?

[DrByte]

There are consequences to that. But, sure, you can hack the code to do whatever you like.

[DigitalShadow]

What actions adjust the date modified field?

A product being sold and if i adjust the product in the admin?

[DrByte]

Off the top of my head, I don't recall exactly. You'd have to search the code for the field name, and figure out how it's being used in all such occurrences, and whether any of those is related to what you're trying to do.

[DigitalShadow]

It might be easier create a new database field that is updated only by me using the edit product page, and have the latest products list also poll that field to see if anything has been updated by me in the last x days...