Using one single listing template

[torvista]

1) The Specials listing doesn't change no matter which option I select in admin. Is there a trick to this one?

No trick. But the Specials listing does work differently to the others.
Check all the files have uploaded correctly.

2) Is there anyway to set the index listing to use the common template

That should be option 2.
Enable the Template Debugging and see which files are being used. Option 2 should have
FUNCTION index_listing in \includes\functions\extra_functions\index_listing.php

shown above the listing with option 2.

[tony_sar]

what is the purpose of New Listing template , feature listing template special listing template in Index listing section . ? no matter what value i choose ( 1,2 or 3) nothing in store section changes . can not find more info as what they do . any insight ?

[torvista]

bear with me, I am looking at this on a new shop install to check all is correct with the upload...

[torvista]

ok, I admit it:
Incorrect files included in v1.7 upload:
catalog\includes\templates\YOUR_TEMPLATE\templates\tpl_modules_product_listing.p hp
catalog\includes\modules\YOUR_TEMPLATE\product_listing.php

I always have to do this stuff at stupid times so I make stupid mistakes, I have attached the correct files and an expanded readme as a temporary solution in case anything else surfaces that needs fixing prior to uploading a corrected version.

To check things are working, set different columns per row for each of the listings in
Admin - Index Listing - New/Featured/Specials Products Columns per row
and also for the Product Listing columns per Row
and enable the Template debugging option.
That should clarify things...

[tony_sar]

Thanks.
using winmerge , i can see a lot of difference with this new files and the one was added to original download , so i replaced original one with this two .
one problem i see is that , full product description is showing. I have all product description turned off , not only from each listing page , also from product listing .. ( set to 0 ) , still full description shows off.

Thansks.

[torvista]

Dammit, all the kids were in bed, who can I blame??
The problem (apart from incompetence) is that I have the boilerplate text mod in my files and had to carefully unpick that for the upload, and then just as carefully upload the wrong file. I am surprised there was not a picture of a dinosaur in the zip file too.
Anyway I have gone through all the files and here is a replacement for the previous correction, it also includes a change to the specials_index.php file which corrects the problem hey_you had of the specials not working as advertised. The readme is updated too.

So to summarise, anyone who downloads v1.7 should overwrite with these files until all is well and I am confident enough to put 1.8 up.
thanks for your patience.
Steve
ps I am travelling for the next few days so will not be answer any posts.

[tony_sar]

Ok thanks things are working ok now .. maybe when you come back , and all rested , you let me know , what those template settings do , because , no matter what i change in admin , nothing really changes. but hey , all i wanted was column grid which i got it now :) .

[torvista]

so if you put all three product listings on the index page and select different templates for each (1 ,2, 3) the listings are the same style?
If so, please switch on the template debug and post/pm me the screenshot(s)
Steve

[Captain Tycoon]

Hi,

How do I change how the product listing results look? I need to know what file to edit so the changes are made on all the product listing pages I have already installed this mod.

Thanks

[torvista]

well if all is working..and you enable the Template Debug option you will see the names of the files in use.

for example, if you have selected the display to be in rows you should see these lines above the listing:

\includes\templates\TEMPLATE\templates\tpl_modules_product_listing.php:about to require tpl_columnar.php or tpl_tabular.php
\includes\templates\TEMPLATE\common\tpl_tabular_display.php

or if you have selected the display in columns:

\includes\templates\TEMPLATE\templates\tpl_modules_product_listing.php:about to require tpl_columnar.php or tpl_tabular.php
\includes\templates\TEMPLATE\common\tpl_columnar_display.php

So, to change what information is displayed on the product listing page page you change the options in Admin-Configuration-Product Listing.

To change how it is displayed you will need to edit tpl_tabular_display.php or tpl_columnar_display.php to the format you want.