Remove the middle step

[cregy]

Hi

1. I want to remove the middle step when selecting a product. e.g. Category is Boots. We click on boots and that shows a list of boots! I don't want this list. I would like it to go straight to the first product and show the arrows to move to the next in the list.

How do I do this please? I am not afraid to hack templates!

2. Can I do the above just for certain products please?
And reverse the process for other products. In other words only show a product list and don't create the click on to see individual list of products please?

Thanks

Rich

[kobra]

1. I want to remove the middle step when selecting a product. e.g. Category is Boots. We click on boots and that shows a list of boots! I don't want this list. I would like it to go straight to the first product and show the arrows to move to the next in the list.

How do I do this please? I am not afraid to hack templates!

Follow the logic in the tpl_module_product_listing.php, there exists a conditional that does exactly this if there is only one product - - -

2. Can I do the above just for certain products please?
And reverse the process for other products. In other words only show a product list and don't create the click on to see individual list of products please?

Much easier if for full categories but you can add as many conditionals as you want

[Kim]

Before doing this - how many pairs of boots do you have and why would you want to force your customer to have to click through all of them to get to the pair they want? That isn't very user friendly.

[cregy]

Hi Kim

Ok take a look at:
<http://cornishtartancentre.com/>

That is the start of the site. We were using a different cart:
<http://cornishtartancentre.com/old_index.php?page_id=4&wpshop_category=2>

You can see there are actually only six products and they rely on different sizes anyway! I am hoping to programme the size choice as part of the order.

I am trying to create a letter box style site that emphasises the product rather than the cart or the site - if you get me - what do you think please?

Any wisdom?

Rich

[kobra]

Looking this is and what is looks to be is a pair of products in different sizes:

This is a place for "attributes" to be used, one listing for each product with several sizes and priced by attributes probably

Men's Moorland
.|_Full Size Medium Weight Seat <46"
.|_Full Size Medium Weight Seat 46>"
.|_Full Size Medium Weight Seat 56"-60"


Men's Traditional
.|_Full Size Medium Weight Seat <46"
.|_Full Size Medium Weight Seat 46>"
.|_Full Size Medium Weight Seat 56"-60"

[cregy]

Hi

I am having problems adding attributes. I keep getting this error message:

Attribute Option and Option Value Do NOT Match - Attribute was not added - Size : TEXT

1. Added an option name - size
2. Added option values - < 46", 46" > and 56" - 60"
3. Now I try to add the values to the product. However, whilst the value 56" - 60" remains as input the two other values now read like this:
<"value="1">46" <
"value="2">46" >
and when I try to select either of those two values I get the above error message. I can add the other value with no problems. Is it something to do with the > or < signs please? And if so is there a workaround?

Many thanks.

Rich

[kobra]

Try changing to "under" & "over" and see if that squares it

[cregy]

Hi

Thanks for the reply. Changed the values to:
Under 46 inches
Over 46 inches
56 to 60 inches

But I still get the error:
Attribute Option and Option Value Do NOT Match - Attribute was not added - : Under 46 inches

All I am doing is selecting the product and then selecting the attribute. I am not adding or changing any other values!

Any ideas please?

Thanks.

Rich

[cregy]

Hi

Big oops.... and now I feel stupid. Oh so simple and yes the < and the " that I was using to display inches were getting in the way but see if you can guess what was causing the problem after that!?
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Ok the answer was, I was only selecting the option value column not the column called option name. Now do I feel stupid!

Thanks for all the help.

Rich

[kobra]

All I am doing is selecting the product and then selecting the attribute. I am not adding or changing any other values!

When adding an attribute to a product - You need to do 2 things - select the attribute name and then select an attribute value the is already associated to the attribute name.

Then to add another repeat the above but select a different attribute value.

The attribute values must be associated with a attribute name when setup.