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21 Feb 2013, 4:09 PM
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Sort order help needed

I am baffled by the sorting logic in ZC. (1.3.9h)

I'm trying to control the order in which my customers view the products.

On the product page I see a "sort order" box. And in the admin section, I see a couple of different spots where I presumably can control sorting, but nothing seems logical to me.

Can someone point me to a FAQ or tutorial on how I go about this?

Thanks,

John

21 Feb 2013, 5:41 PM
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Re: Sort order help needed

What page are you attempting to have sorted and by what criteria??

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21 Feb 2013, 6:05 PM
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Re: Sort order help needed

What do you have for
admin > config > product listing > Display Product Listing Default Sort Order >???

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21 Feb 2013, 6:13 PM
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Re: Sort order help needed

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21 Feb 2013, 6:15 PM
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Re: Sort order help needed

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Enter your preferred sort method following the example guide

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21 Feb 2013, 6:25 PM
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Re: Sort order help needed

Thanks -- but I didn't understand how that works. The example given is "2a" I'm guessing it means sort ascending on field 2? But I don't know what field 2 is? Or what the numbers of the other fields are.

21 Feb 2013, 6:38 PM
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Re: Sort order help needed

The first seven entries one can add a number or a "0" to denote what order they are to be displayed in
So if one wants this to be "product name" enter a "1" and then in Display Product Listing Default Sort Order a "1a"

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21 Feb 2013, 6:57 PM
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Re: Sort order help needed

Sorry -- I feel awfully thick, but I need some clarification:

The first seven entries of what? Do you mean the items on the Product listing page (Display Product Image, Display Product Manufacturing Name, etc.?)

21 Feb 2013, 9:27 PM
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Re: Sort order help needed

The first seven entries of what? Do you mean the items on the Product listing page (Display Product Image, Display Product Manufacturing Name, etc.?)
Yes exactly those first 7

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22 Feb 2013, 11:12 AM
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Re: Sort order help needed

Ah, thank you! Now what if we want to sort on the "sort order" field? Just enter a number there? Does that affect the sorting in the front end, back end or both?

22 Feb 2013, 6:25 PM
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Re: Sort order help needed

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