One product in category view - can I skip single product category listings?

[ImageNation]

Hi, Apologies if this is a really newbie question but i've searched and searched and cant find the answer!


Is there an area in the admin that can change how single product categories are viewed. Instead of linking through to the full product description page I would like to go to the summary page as it does when there is more than one product in the sub category.

I am sure there is something in the admin that manages this but I just cant find it!


Thanks in advance for your help

[DrByte]

Admin->Configuration->Layout Settings->Skip 1-prod Categories

[ImageNation]

Thank you very much, thats exactly what I needed, knew it was in the admin somewhere.

[jacdesigner]

I know this is an old post, but I have been searching for this setting in a very old store that one of my clients owns - version 1.2.7 (don't ask me about upgrading please, I do not own the web site).

I just want to know if it is possible to skip the product list page if only 1 product exists in the category. It looks like in 1.2.7, the "skip 1-prod category" option is not available like it is in new versions.

Specifically, I want to skip straight to the Gift Certificate product when the Gift Certificates category is selected. As it stands, there is an unwanted extra click with a list that only has the one product (one gift certificate type) in it.

[Ajeh]

This is new in v1.3.x ... and did not exist in the v1.2.x series ...

I do not have a v1.2.7 laying about, but in v1.3 this is what is in the:
/includes/modules/pages/index/header_php.php

// query the database based on the selected filters
$listing = $db->Execute($listing_sql);

// if only one product in this category, go directly to the product page, instead of displaying a link to just one item:
// if filter_id exists the 1 product redirect is ignored
if (SKIP_SINGLE_PRODUCT_CATEGORIES=='True' and (!isset($_GET['filter_id']) and !isset($_GET['alpha_filter']))) {
  if ($listing->RecordCount() == 1) {
    zen_redirect(zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($listing->fields['products_id']), ($cPath ? 'cPath=' . $cPath . '&' : '') . 'products_id=' . $listing->fields['products_id']));
  }
} 

Perhaps this will help you adapt your old, acient, buggy and heavily security patched out dated code to work with this feature available in the nice, new, code with all of the neat new features that your code lacks ...

[jacdesigner]

Thank you, Ajeh. I will check that code out and see if I can make it work under minimal effort (since the client has an unfortunately limited budget at this time).

I may be closer to getting them to upgrade. I have had more than one conversation with the owner about features on his wish list that are already present in the latest 1.3.8. Cross your fingers!