Multiple Products (Copy, Move, Delete)

Ok, I have never used PHPMyAdmin and tried to sign in to it but couldn't.. not realizing I had to use the original password set by the company that put up my site. I got in. I started clicking around in PHPMyAdmin, loaded my Database. I tried reinstalling the SQL file from the zip and got the error that MoveCopyDelete already existed. I looked for it, found it and noticed that in the "Language Key" column it says "BOX_CATALOG_MULTICOPY".
This lead me to go back to my zcadmin and look under the "Catalog" tab and guess what....there it is.
I've been looking under the "Tools" tab for this the entire time. I clicked on it and it opened.
Now to see if it works.

It seems to be working. I am moving a few thousand items from one category to different categories throughout my site. So far I've been getting an Error (Timed Out) when I was trying to move hundreds at a time. I got up to 50 items without a problem then started getting the time out error with just a few items.
I found that I could just reload the page and click on "resubmit info" (something like that) and it would continue with the process and move the items. I have not needed to do more than 50 items with this new "bypass" I am using of reloading the page but just want you to know that time out error is there.
So far moving items is the only need I have for this mod at the moment. I'll update if anything else comes up.
I want to thank everyone that responded and made suggestions to getting this resolved.
awesome. :laugh:

HELP I cannot remember where to access this move function

Ajeh:

This is an update with the all of the fixes posted so far, I think, and the addition of images on the Products ...

Hi Ajeh,

I just wanted to say "Thank you" for this mod. It has made life easier! :)

Thank you!!

-Moe

Thanks for the update that this is helping you ... :smile:

Many thanks for producing this.
Everything works fine ... except ... it only ever copies (using duplicate option) just one product!
the search aspect finds, say, 10 products.
they all have their tick box checked.
then only one product is copied to another category.

i've tried switching off copying attirbutes etc, makes no difference.
any thoughts?

Absolutely fantastic, saved me ages deleting products one by one.

Many thanks.

In this line

if (($keywords == '') && ($category_id == '') && ($manufacturer_id == '') && ($min_price == '') && ($max_price == '') && ($min_msrp == '') && ($max_msrp == '') && ($product_quantity == '')) {

$min_msrp and $max_msrp are not defined anywhere.

As I use this regularly, I hope to make this suitable for public consumption and get it into core, sometime this year, maybe.

1. Why was it never done before?
2. Has anything else been done behind the scenes to add to what is here/available?

Just wondering, but has this been updated/are plans to update for 1.5.5/1.5.6?

I need this, so I guess I will be doing the donkey work.
Watch the repository spring into life shortly on my Github....!!!

torvista:

I need this, so I guess I will be doing the donkey work.
Watch the repository spring into life shortly on my Github....!!!

I am watching with baited breath. I'm usually pretty good about figuring out how to get something to work if it's for the same version of Zen I'm on... Absolute bunk at rebuilding something from the top down. I've got categories in my shop that have 7+ pages of disabled products in some cases that I am desperate to clean out, and am doing everything I can to get out of doing it one at a time. :laugh::cry:

Well, I just copied my file there as it seems to work. You can have a go with that ON YOUR DEVELOPMENT SERVER and report back to to Github. I'm busy with other issues for a couple of days at least.

Did as you said, copied your updated file and so far haven't seen any issues crop up. I've poked at the various spots the module touches and everything still looks to be in place.

I would only expect problems with php 7.2+, not ZC15x. But still, there are php notices to resolve and the structure, before it can go into core.

Yeah. Obviously I'm not going to just throw it into our mainline server as it is, but it does make me happy to be able to see 20+ products disappear from the catalog at the press of a single button (minus all the radio buttons to check off), even if it is just the test server.

Apart from bugs, please also post in Github any improvements you think could be added.
If you do a lot of multiple stuff, you may also benefit from a major mod I have for products to categories.
The original mod is here
https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?172698-Multiple-Categories-Link-Manager-Sorted
and an updated/not finished/not submitted but working version is in it's own branch (off Zencart) in my Github.

Multiple Duplication/with specials and featured settings.

As part of a complete revision of this mod, I find that this aspect cannot have worked....unless someone can tell me it did/does?

Product duplication uses an included module: copy_product_confirm.php, which duplicates a product and optionally duplicates metatags, attributes, linked categories and quantity discounts.
At the end of this script it redirects to the product-category listing and so never returns to this mod to
a) add the specials and featured settings to the new product
b) continue duplicating more products.

If anyone has this aspect working, please confirm with what version of zen cart.

Ignore previous post...brain in neutral.

Ok, after an totally unjustified amount of fettling, I have a new version of this, that now requires community testing, which means NOT ON YOUR PRODUCTION SITE!

https://github.com/torvista/Zen-Cart_Multiple-Products-Copy-Move-Delete