Dynamic Filter [Support Thread]

works now
can i show dynamic filter on home page (index page)?

xav2:

works now
can i show dynamic filter on home page (index page)?

Glad you got it working, and see this post

i'd like to use dynamic filter with seo url mod, but i got an issue

turn off seo url mod, the url is .../index.php?main_page=index&cPath=9&fltBrand%5B%5D=3
turn it on, the url becomes .../category-name/fltBrand/Array
what do i make that "Array" to "manufacturer id"?

and the ideal url would be .../category-name/fltBrand_manufacturer-name-3

is there an example site which is used seo url mod, filter style Checkbox Single and options box expand ?

I have this module installed however I can't get it to filter multiple attributes at the same time. For example my site sells dresses. If a customer wants to look for a white color dress, size 4, within a price range of $199 -- $224 in the same search I want them to be able to narrow their choices by filtering for all 3 attributes, color, size and price at the same time using checkboxes to select criteria. The only way I have been able to get the module to work is one attribute at a time, i.e. filter by price, or filter by size or filter by color.

Please help.
Dennis

if you are using seo url module for your site, after installing Dynamic Filter,
set Filter Style to Link, it works, the url is correct, domain.com/product-1?fltBrand[]=2
set Filter Style to Checkbox (Single), the filter doesn't work, and the url is not correct, domain.com/product-1?fltBrand=Array
what do i use Dynamic Filter together with Seo Url mod?

Im having some problems with the alignment of the sidebox (dynamic filter)

I put it in sidebox left but it adds a random enter so my right box appears under the dynamic filter sidebox

Example of my problem

anybody know how to fix this ?

wrickspam:

Im having some problems with the alignment of the sidebox (dynamic filter)

I put it in sidebox left but it adds a random enter so my right box appears under the dynamic filter sidebox

Example of my problem

anybody know how to fix this ?

Managed to fix it;

i had the left column disabled in the settings (enabled it) and then disabled it for the categories where i didnt need that by using this code:

if ($this_is_home_page == true) {
$flag_disable_left = true;
$flag_disable_right = true;
}

if (in_array($cPath,explode(",",'670,671,660,657,658,661,653,652')) ) {
$flag_disable_left = true;
}

edit the cpath values with the values of cats where u want to disable the column

put in :
/httpdocs/shop/includes/templates/your_template/common/tpl_main_page.php

and its fixed :)

i tried different seo url mods, get the same error
the checkbox filter style can't be used with seo url mod
any ideas?

xav2:

if you are using seo url module for your site, after installing Dynamic Filter,
set Filter Style to Link, it works, the url is correct, domain.com/product-1?fltBrand[]=2
set Filter Style to Checkbox (Single), the filter doesn't work, and the url is not correct, domain.com/product-1?fltBrand=Array
what do i use Dynamic Filter together with Seo Url mod?

hi! Got little bit of problem on my hand right now. After I installed this module all I got is white blank page. I know it is not supossed to be like this. Any idea what went wrong? I got ImageHanlder installed and thats only this module also I use newest responsive Sheffield Blue template and newest Zencart

vojtechjan:

hi! Got little bit of problem on my hand right now. After I installed this module all I got is white blank page. I know it is not supossed to be like this. Any idea what went wrong? I got ImageHanlder installed and thats only this module also I use newest responsive Sheffield Blue template and newest Zencart

If you get a white page you presumably did something wrong during installation. It also means that in 99% of the cases an errorlog is created. Please check your log or cache folder for any log files and paste the contents here in the forum

try to enable error reporting:
http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?124

this might show you the error which is happening in the background

it sounds to me like you overwritten some of your theme files which broke the addon, try to merge the files from

template file overrides

with your files in your theme

it could allso be you have not uploaded the files in the right spot or missed some of the files, doublecheck that!

Hi
I have the same problem and it has nothing to do with the theme. The error logs clearly indicate that there something wrong with the functions_general.php of the module. I have tried it on a clean installation and it keeps breaking. I can replace the functions_general.php file with the zen 1.51 original and the web site comes back again.
20-Feb-2014 11:14:26 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare zen_create_random_value() (previously declared in xxxxxxxxxx\includes\functions\functions_general.php:626) in xxxxxxxxxx\includes\functions\password_funcs.php on line 86

The same error has been acknowledged as a conflict between an old version and a new version of the file by DrByte. http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?204924-Fatal-error-Cannot-redeclare-zen_create_random_value%28%29

If someone could check that out will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Tassos

Hi

Just checked the module with zen 1.5 and the standard as well as the same theme as before and it works fine so it is definitely not compatible with zen 1.51.

Thanks
Tassos

hrinfo:

Hi

Just checked the module with zen 1.5 and the standard as well as the same theme as before and it works fine so it is definitely not compatible with zen 1.51.

Thanks
Tassos

Just an update and my apologies as the solution is already there. I think the developer(s) should modify the module to include DrBytes solution or at least included it in the documentation as a troubleshooting note.

Anyway for anyone looking for the solution it can be found here: http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?193289-Dynamic-Filter-Support-Thread/page22 Just look half way through for DrBytes revision. It works perfectly and I tested with a couple of different themes with no problem.

Hope it helps
tassos

Hi

I can not find any answer to my issue below through the forum so I hope that someone can help because I have found what I think is a bug.

I will try to explain and hopefully it makes sense. Overall I can click on All Products/New Products etc and it seems that it works fine. I can click on a first level category with products and it works fine again. The problem is that if I click/select on a second level category that it has no independent attributes set then the sidebox breaks and everything goes crazy with all boxes below the module going down the bottom of the page.

This happens because if there are no attributes assigned to a product the filter only displays as search options the Brands and Price. I can add an attribute and then everything is fine again. Effectively that means that you have to have at least one attribute that will apply to all products otherwise the module does not work as it breaks the layout. I have tested with different templates and there is always the same result. The only template template that does not do that is the default "classic" one.

I know that if it works in the classic then it is a template issue but why it works on all templates tried once there is an attribute assigned to the products and not when there is not and there is only Brand and Price.

I have tried to compare files/directories without success. It just seems to me that there is some if/then/else function missing to cover for such an event of no additional attributes but would not know where to start/finish.

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated and sorry no online access as working on xampp at the moment.

Regards

Tassos

if you are using both Dynamic Filter and seo url mod,
set Filter Style to Checkbox (Single), the filter doesn't work, and the page goes to domain.com/product-1?fltBrand=Array
i think it's a bug, cause i tried installing a fresh store, only with 2 mods: dynamic filter and seo url, and i also tried different seo url mods,
always get the same error

anyway, if i set Filter Style to Link, it works

what do i use Dynamic Filter checkbox filter style together with Seo Url mod ?

xav2:

if you are using both Dynamic Filter and seo url mod,
set Filter Style to Checkbox (Single), the filter doesn't work, and the page goes to domain.com/product-1?fltBrand=Array
i think it's a bug, cause i tried installing a fresh store, only with 2 mods: dynamic filter and seo url, and i also tried different seo url mods,
always get the same error

anyway, if i set Filter Style to Link, it works

what do i use Dynamic Filter checkbox filter style together with Seo Url mod ?

I am sorry, I can not help you there. I do not use SEO modules (this is one of the reasons why)

Im having some problems with this mod,

For some of my attributes this is working perfect but when adding more then 4 attributes to a product it fails to give me any results (when filtering)

Here it shows the product attributes for this product!

After filtering, it does not show me the results allthough this product does have this attribute

This is the url that is being generated by the script:

I have not been able to find where the problem occurs, anybody have a pointer which can help me get this script functional ?

thanks a lot in advance

Ive looked in /cache/ logs files but it does not show me any errors, ive allso enabled strict error reporting, does not work too (no error message)

wrickspam:

Im having some problems with this mod,

For some of my attributes this is working perfect but when adding more then 4 attributes to a product it fails to give me any results (when filtering)

Here it shows the product attributes for this product!

After filtering, it does not show me the results allthough this product does have this attribute

This is the url that is being generated by the script:

I have not been able to find where the problem occurs, anybody have a pointer which can help me get this script functional ?

thanks a lot in advance

Ive looked in /cache/ logs files but it does not show me any errors, ive allso enabled strict error reporting, does not work too (no error message)

has probably to do with bugs in function_general file, this mod is horrible it functions for 30% .. dont install