Product sort order in "All Products..." page by model

[corrado444]

Hi, I would like to sort the "All Products" page by model instead of by name. The inline help on the display product listing default sort order, in admin > Product listing says:

Product Listing Default sort order?
NOTE: Leave Blank for Product Sort Order. Sort the Product Listing in the order you wish for the default display to start in to get the sort order setting. Example: 2a

It makes practically no sense to me. I tried every number combo I could think of and it had absolutely no impact on the sort order of the products in the page.

How do I display the products by model?

Thank you

[Ajeh]

Product Listing is not the All Listing ...

Configuration ... All Listing ...

Display Product Display - Default Sort Order
What Sort Order Default should be used for All Products Display?
Default= 1 for Product Name

1= Products Name
2= Products Name Desc
3= Price low to high, Products Name
4= Price high to low, Products Name
5= Model
6= Date Added desc
7= Date Added
8= Product Sort Order

[corrado444]

Bless you, no wonder I was going insane: I was in the wrong part of town.

Thank you very much. This move from OScommerce is proving a bit more confusing than I expected.

Thank you

[Ajeh]

It can be a bit confusing at first ... but with all the benefits, fixed security issues, new features, updated features, etc. you will be much happier here ...

[mat123slade]

I have the same question that nearly got an answer! How do I arrange Product listing articles by default to be listed by model rather than by name. I also did not understand the weird phrase quoted in post1 of this thread.

Thks.

[Ajeh]

The Product Listing settings are in the Configuration ... Product Listing ...

Turn on Model ...

List a Category of Products and click on the title Model until it is sorted correctly ...

Look in the URL for the sort=XXx

That is the Sort Order to set for:

Display Product Listing Default Sort Order
Product Listing Default sort order?
NOTE: Leave Blank for Product Sort Order. Sort the Product Listing in the order you wish for the default display to start in to get the sort order setting. Example: 2a

[keygrip]

Long time reader, first time poster...

Is it possible to remove some of the items from the sort box (I.E. I only want Product Name, Price -low to high and Price - high to low to show up)?

Thanks.

[Ajeh]

This is managed in the file:
/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_listing_display_order.php

Copy that file to your templates and overrides directory:
/includes/templates/your_template_dir/templates/tpl_modules_listing_display_order.php

And you can comment out the ones you do not want displayed ...

NOTE: this will affect ALL of the listings that call this dropdown ...

[jakedownhere]

I have an issue which I think falls under this thread...

On the heading table for a category listing, I click on the title (Item Name, Price, etc.) it's suppose to sort by that respective field, high to low or low to high, right? With mine, it is not. Well, it DOES for Item Name, but not for Price. The title changes when you click on it (Price+ or Price-), but the sort is definitely not accurate.

Is there a place to adjust this in configuration??

Thanks in advance for all your help :)

Jake

[Ajeh]

Do you import products?

If so, you may need to run the Update Master Categories ID and Update Products Price Sorter ...

NOTE: If using Linked Products the Master Categories ID will be set to the first categories_id located in the products_to_categories table

NOTE: you must have master_categories_id set on all products before running the Update Products Price Sorter ...

NOTE: Backup your database before running any of these

Both are located in the Tools ... Store Manager ...