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15 Jan 2007, 5:17 PM
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category w/ a single product display catagory

Hi there,
I am having trouble finding the switch that sets up automatically forwarding to the product if a category only has one product in it.
This is a possible bug . as I am running ZC 1.3.7 and when I click on a category w/ only one I get a blank screen, no mark up at all.
the site is CM reports.com
JOsh

15 Jan 2007, 6:35 PM
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Re: category w/ a single product display catagory

There is a switch to take you to the Product _info page but you should either get the product _info page or the listing ...

If you have a blank ... try switching to Classic ... is it your template?

The switch is in the Configuration ... Layout Settings ...

Skip 1-prod Categories
Skip single-product categories
If this option is set to True, then if the customer clicks on a link to a category which only contains a single item, then Zen Cart will take them directly to that product-page, rather than present them with another link to click in order to see the product.
Default: True

15 Jan 2007, 8:09 PM
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Re: category w/ a single product display catagory

Skip 1-prod Categories
that's whats it's called, sorry I had a brain fart.

it is working now and there really is not any need to do the reserch untill needed.

thank for the brain jog

JOsh

27 Feb 2007, 9:22 PM
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Re: category w/ a single product display catagory

I'm running a site using Zen Cart 1.2.7. I have a category with one product. I changed the Configuration > Layout Settings> Skip 1-prod Categories = True, and I still get the Product List page (with one product) and not the product.

Is there some other setting that I'm overlooking?
-Joyce

28 Feb 2007, 2:01 AM
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Re: category w/ a single product display catagory

This could be your template or something else not managing this correctly ...

What happens if you switch to Classic template?

28 Feb 2007, 1:39 PM
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Re: category w/ a single product display catagory

Changing templates sounds drastic. The last time I did that I had to re-set all the side boxes in the Layout Boxes Controller. The site is 100% done (only waiting for merchant account info from the customer) -- I don't really want to go there. I just wondered why this one feature wasn't working. It's interesting that it could be related to templates, although I very carefully follow the template over-rides scheme.

I guess it's a moot point. My next project will be 1.3.7, and hopefully the Skip 1-prod Categories works there. I'll test as I modify the custom template to see when it stops working (if it does), and report back.

I bought the ZenCart manual. Hopefully, it will ease the learning curve from 1.2.7 to 1.3.7.

Thanks for your response.
-Joyce