Improved Attributes Controller (now built-in to v1.3.9)

[techwizard]

Can you elaborate this? Im using ZC 1.2.7, so I downloaded ZC 1.3.0.1

Hijacking another thread here to ask a question about something I'm trying to understand. After reading through a few of the different areas on here I have to ask the question, in order to give a product three different options to be chosen from when placing your order, do you have to install some type of module for this particular attribute to work?

[s_mack]

No, that is in the core functionality of the zencart product.

[Pablosan]

I uninstalled the improved AC and put the normal one online, that works fine. When I put back the improved AC online, it's not showing anything . It would be great if it would work, since I have so many attributes.

Thanks

Seville

Same thing happend to me. Never found a solution?

[Rwatson626]

How do I add one Attribute to all my items. I looked through this posting and did not find how to do it. What I'm try to do is add a check box to all the items. I can do it one by one by not all at once.

THANKS

[Pablosan]

Th easiest way to add it to all is make a dummy product and add the attributes you want to it.

Then just use the copy to category button in attribute controller ( ignore and add ) then copy to all categories.

[jacopo3001]

Hi all.
I have serious doubt with the entire attributes system.

in my shop, each product has about 25 attributes. Some of them have up to 30 options (i am not creazy, i am selling prescription lenses!)

Now, because the system the way it is now make me save EACH option for EACH attributes for EACH product, my attributes table has about 260 options for each product. the DB is already about to blow.

Now, my problem is not much about the admin panel, for how to add options to a product or not. But really about the DB.
Isnt it there anyway to make this information cleaner and lighter?

according to my understanding of the problem, i should build a template of attributues(and related options) then apply it to the selected articles.
so i shouldnt have a product_to_attributesOptions any more, but a product_to_template only.

when i display product_info.php i should load all the information related to the product + all the attributes in the linked template. thats it.

I am wrong? am i missing any important information in my logic?

please advice on this. Please let me know if any one has worked on this before.
thanks

[Ajeh]

jacopo3001 ... let's stick to 1 thread:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59894

[arumdevil]

did anyone figure out how to get the list sorted aplha-numerically? would make this mod as helpful as it should be !!!

[Ryk]

did anyone figure out how to get the list sorted aplha-numerically? would make this mod as helpful as it should be !!!

If you really want that, just don't enter any sort orders for the option names and values when setting them up!

[arumdevil]

Thanks Ryk, but I already tried that and the lists show up in a seemlingly random order. My only other option would be to go trough every one and set a sort order but with nigh on 1000 products that will take ages!!