Dynamic Filter [Support Thread]

[Design75]

The module is working on Zen Cart 1.5.5d, as can be seen here on my dev site. I'll try to answer in this thread more often in the future, as the past year has been pretty busy.
I'll also try to release an updated version with some fixes for open issues.

[soxophoneplayer]

The module is working on Zen Cart 1.5.5d, as can be seen here on my dev site. I'll try to answer in this thread more often in the future, as the past year has been pretty busy.
I'll also try to release an updated version with some fixes for open issues.

I love this mod and am also using it on zc 1.5.5d and Responsive Sheffield Blue

I am unable to filter by price without errors - a post on this forum suggests a solution involving settings by site host, which I 'intend' to follow up. Its not a pressing issue for my situation.

I use the filters on my desktop site. My template has mobile setting that I was able to fiddle to allow the filters to appear on mobile, but I turned it off as it opened 'full out' taking up all the the initial screen. An ask for future development would be ability to have a 'filters tab/menu' that was closed by default but could be clicked open - therefore not occupying full screen when site is loaded.

The mod doesn't play nice (for me) with Stock by Attributes mod. Wasn't a big issue for me as I only had a few products using that mod and I just split those products into separate product for each attribute.

This is a great mod that I think made a huge improvement to my site. Thanks for your work!

[Website Rob]

The module is working on Zen Cart 1.5.5d, as can be seen here on my dev site.

A quick test on the "dev site" gave the following results.

Does not work using links for: All Products, New Products, Featured Products, Specials
-> gives a broken page with this msg: WARNING: An Error occurred, please refresh the page and try again.

Does work with Search results and most any other page I tried.

The "more" link at the bottom of certain options does slide down and shows more blank space.

[soxophoneplayer]

A quick test on the "dev site" gave the following results.

Does not work using links for: All Products, New Products, Featured Products, Specials
-> gives a broken page with this msg: WARNING: An Error occurred, please refresh the page and try again.

Does work with Search results and most any other page I tried.

The "more" link at the bottom of certain options does slide down and shows more blank space.

I don't use 'all products' on my site, but the filters do work on new, featured, and specials. Maybe not coded in on the dev site?

Looking over my notes, I recall empty categories generated an error and would mangle the page style. Solution was simple - no empty categories.

Also noted from notes that using this mod with the Responsive Sheffield Blue 2.0 generated log errors that traced to the currencies mod that was part of the template. Didn't seem to affect function of the site, but to be safe I stripped out the currencies files and replaced with R Barbour currencies mod. No errors generated.

A bit of a tweak I did with the filters - the filtered attribute names of a product showed up on the 'add to cart' box on the product page. Some products had more or fewer attributes which affected the look/size of the page. Rather than just display:none them, I cut out the code that generated this feature and pasted it in one the the product description tabs resident in the template (that I previously had turned off as I wasn't using it). With a little css tweaking I think it came out as a nice lateral feature of the filters mod.

[Design75]

I don't use 'all products' on my site, but the filters do work on new, featured, and specials. Maybe not coded in on the dev site?

Looking over my notes, I recall empty categories generated an error and would mangle the page style. Solution was simple - no empty categories.

Also noted from notes that using this mod with the Responsive Sheffield Blue 2.0 generated log errors that traced to the currencies mod that was part of the template. Didn't seem to affect function of the site, but to be safe I stripped out the currencies files and replaced with R Barbour currencies mod. No errors generated.

A bit of a tweak I did with the filters - the filtered attribute names of a product showed up on the 'add to cart' box on the product page. Some products had more or fewer attributes which affected the look/size of the page. Rather than just display:none them, I cut out the code that generated this feature and pasted it in one the the product description tabs resident in the template (that I previously had turned off as I wasn't using it). With a little css tweaking I think it came out as a nice lateral feature of the filters mod.

I am working on those filters,they should be back later this evening or tomorrow .

[lindasdd]

I attempted to install this mod and hit a snag once I tried to run the SQL install.

Upon inspecting it with my weak programming skills I have to ask, is the SQL install still correct?

For example all the lines in the INSERT INTO configuration VALUES section appear...off (incorrect NULL at beginning, extra "", etc.)

The first two lines are:
INSERT INTO configuration VALUES
(NULL, 'Enable on Category Pages', 'FILTER_CATEGORY', 'Yes', 'Enable the filter on category pages?', @cid, '10', now(), now(), NULL, "zen_cfg_select_option(array('Yes', 'No'),"),

If I change it to the following it works:

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, last_modified, date_added, use_function, set_function) VALUES
('Enable on Category Pages', 'FILTER_CATEGORY', 'Yes', 'Enable the filter on category pages?', @cid, '10', NULL, NOW(), NULL, 'zen_cfg_select_option(array(\'true\', \'false\'),'),

[Design75]

Using NULL is/was the standard way when populating auto increment fields. But if it is not working for you, your solution is also fine.

I attempted to install this mod and hit a snag once I tried to run the SQL install.

Upon inspecting it with my weak programming skills I have to ask, is the SQL install still correct?

For example all the lines in the INSERT INTO configuration VALUES section appear...off (incorrect NULL at beginning, extra "", etc.)

The first two lines are:
INSERT INTO configuration VALUES
(NULL, 'Enable on Category Pages', 'FILTER_CATEGORY', 'Yes', 'Enable the filter on category pages?', @cid, '10', now(), now(), NULL, "zen_cfg_select_option(array('Yes', 'No'),"),

If I change it to the following it works:

INSERT INTO configuration (configuration_title, configuration_key, configuration_value, configuration_description, configuration_group_id, sort_order, last_modified, date_added, use_function, set_function) VALUES
('Enable on Category Pages', 'FILTER_CATEGORY', 'Yes', 'Enable the filter on category pages?', @cid, '10', NULL, NOW(), NULL, 'zen_cfg_select_option(array(\'true\', \'false\'),'),

[monkeyjr47906]

Any chance you can point me in the right direction with this mod? https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=2038

I installed it and it ordered my products perfectly but it breaks the dynamic filter with this error message in my logs.

PHP Fatal error: 1054:Unknown column 'in_name' in 'order clause' :: SELECT p.products_id, p.products_price_sorter, p.master_categories_id, p.manufacturers_id FROM products p LEFT JOIN manufacturers m USING(manufacturers_id) LEFT JOIN products_description pd on p.products_id = pd.products_id JOIN products_to_categories p2c on p.products_id = p2c.products_id JOIN categories c on p2c.categories_id = c.categories_id LEFT JOIN meta_tags_products_description mtpd ON mtpd.products_id= p2c.products_id AND mtpd.language_id = 1 WHERE (p.products_status = 1
AND pd.language_id = 1 AND ((pd.products_name LIKE '%mighty%'
OR p.products_model
LIKE '%mighty%'
OR m.manufacturers_name
LIKE '%mighty%' OR (mtpd.metatags_keywords
LIKE '%mighty%'
AND mtpd.metatags_keywords !='') OR (mtpd.metatags_description
LIKE '%mighty%'
AND mtpd.metatags_description !='') OR pd.products_description
LIKE '%mighty%') )) GROUP BY p.products_id order by in_name DESC, p.products_sort_order, pd.products_name ==> (as called by) /home/account/public_html/includes/templates/template1/sideboxes/tpl_dynamic_filter.php on line 63 <== in /home/account/public_html/includes/classes/db/mysql/query_factory.php on line 167