new products not showing

hello,

ok so i think i switched something off or changed something a while ago to stop the new products from being displayed on the main page. i cant seem to figure out how to get them back. ive tried going through the admin via configuration - index listing but that doesnt seem to work. am i missing something? :(

Check what your setting is for "what is a New Product" in the Configuration ... Maximum Values ...

New Product Listing - Limited to ...
Limit the New Product Listing to
0= All Products
1= Current Month
7= 7 Days
14= 14 Days
30= 30 Days
60= 60 Days
90= 90 Days
120= 120 Days

Then check the settings in the Configuration ... Index Listing ... to see what the settings are for each of the New Product Centerboxes ... 0= OFF and any other value is the sort order ... Note: there are several for each of the Centerboxes ...

Then check the Configuration ... Layout Settings ... and make sure that you do not have the New Products Link in the Categories sidebox turned off:

Categories Box - Show Products New Link
Show Products New Link in the Categories Box

true
false

I think this is related:

On the main page at throughmylenphotography.com/store I have a new products box. The problem is they are displaying in a VERY random pattern. What can I do to line them all up nicely?

They are purposely displaying randomly ...

You have 20 out of 5000 products that are new ...

You want to display 9 of these ... but which 9?

So they are gathered in a randomization method to alternate who is displayed of the new products ...

You would have to change the code on the randomization to alter this method ...

For a shop with 1-9 new products that is fine ... but for a shop with 9+ new products you may limit "which" new products to the same 9 new products and never see the other 9+ new products displayed ...

For some, this is fine ... for others it limits the pupose of the New Products centerbox or sidebox ...

I don't care how many are being displayed, but is there a way to make them display in orderly rows? sometimes there is only one on a row, then the next row down has three.

setting in Maximum values:

New Products Listing- Number Per Page 12

That is a stylesheet issue ...

And I am a coder ...

Might post a link and perhaps a nice designer will happen along and help you out on that one ... :smile:

Will do, Thanks!

thanks so much, i was just missing that first peice :) do you know how i can change the title from 'new products for january' to 'latest products'?

Ajeh:

Check what your setting is for "what is a New Product" in the Configuration ... Maximum Values ...

Then check the settings in the Configuration ... Index Listing ... to see what the settings are for each of the New Product Centerboxes ... 0= OFF and any other value is the sort order ... Note: there are several for each of the Centerboxes ...

Then check the Configuration ... Layout Settings ... and make sure that you do not have the New Products Link in the Categories sidebox turned off:

Go to your friend ... Tools ... Developer's Tool Kit ...

In the bottom input box enter:
new products for

Select Catalog in the dropdown, and click search ...

Voila! ... all the locations that text is used in the php files ... :cool: