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9 May 2010, 1:43 PM
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Categories Displaying in Random Order

I am having some real problems getting my main categories to display in the order I set in the category admin page.
I have just had my website moved onto a new server, and everything appears to be working perfectly. I can change the order of individual products within a category, however not the category order.
At first I tried deleting the order that I originally set at the bottom of each category page and re-entering the order I want, however my website displays the categories in a random order.

I have tried:
Config - All Listing - Display Product Display Default Sort Order - 8
Config - New Listing - Display Product Display Default Sort Order - 8
Config - Product Listing - Display Product Display Default Sort Order - Blank
Config - Layout Settings - Categories/Products Display Sort Order - 0

They are still showing up in a completely random order and I'm not sure what else to try. I would be really grateful for any advice.

Thanks

9 May 2010, 2:10 PM
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Re: Categories Displaying in Random Order

Did the sort order work OK before the move to the new sever?

Do you have a custom template that might be changing things?

When I set that last setting to zero in my stock test site, the categories sort according to the order specified.

9 May 2010, 2:24 PM
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Re: Categories Displaying in Random Order

Hi,

Thanks for your reply.
It worked perfectly before the move. We didn't have our old site uploaded though, we had a brand new design uploaded. I don't know if this would make a difference as all the zen cart admin settings have stayed the same.
It quite odd as if I add a new category, the order of of the category listings changes again. It seems completely random. They are not in alphabetical order or in numerical order.
I will try getting in touch with our designers, I just thought there might have been a setting I could have overlooked?!?
Thanks again. I will let you know is I find anything out.