I hope I can explain this correctly:  I am using category view for the virtumart located on the site.  Under certain products, they have multiple child products using a drop down list. When you first go to the Products tab (virtumart) you will just see the base price listed near the child drop down, option 1 is showing.  Here are the issues:
1. Option 1 is showing in the drop down but the base price of the product is showing, not the option 1 price.  I would like the option1 price to show show up first, if you click option 2 the price would change to option 2 price, click on option 3 the price changes to option 3 and so forth.
2. when the option is clicked it redirects to the options page, I would like it to stay on the category page but just change the price.
3. Rating stars not showing up, no clue why.
here is my code:
<?php
/**
*
* Show the products in a category
*
* @package	VirtueMart
* @subpackage
* @author RolandD
* @author Max Milbers
* @todo add pagination
* @link http://www.virtuemart.net
* @copyright Copyright (c) 2004 - 2010 VirtueMart Team. All rights reserved.
* @license http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU/GPL, see LICENSE.php
* VirtueMart is free software. This version may have been modified pursuant
* to the GNU General Public License, and as distributed it includes or
* is derivative of works licensed under the GNU General Public License or
* other free or open source software licenses.
* @version $Id: default.php 5810 2012-04-05 23:10:14Z Milbo $
*/
//vmdebug('$this->category',$this->category);
vmdebug('$this->category '.$this->category->category_name);
// Check to ensure this file is included in Joomla!
defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
JHTML::_( 'behavior.modal' );
/* javascript for list Slide
  Only here for the order list
  can be changed by the template maker
*/
$js = "
jQuery(document).ready(function () {
	jQuery('.orderlistcontainer').hover(
		function() { jQuery(this).find('.orderlist').stop().show()},
		function() { jQuery(this).find('.orderlist').stop().hide()}
	)
});
";
$document = JFactory::getDocument();
$document->addScriptDeclaration($js);
/*$edit_link = '';
if(!class_exists('Permissions')) require(JPATH_VM_ADMINISTRATOR.DS.'helpers'.DS.'permissions.php');
if (Permissions::getInstance()->check("admin,storeadmin")) {
	$edit_link = '<a href="'.JURI::root().'index.php?option=com_virtuemart&tmpl=component&view=category&task=edit&virtuemart_category_id='.$this->category->virtuemart_category_id.'">
		'.JHTML::_('image', 'images/M_images/edit.png', JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_FORM_EDIT_PRODUCT'), array('width' => 16, 'height' => 16, 'border' => 0)).'</a>';
}
echo $edit_link; */ ?>
<div class="category_description">
	<?php echo $this->category->category_description ; ?>
</div>
<?php
/* Show child categories */
if ( VmConfig::get('showCategory',1) ) {
	if ($this->category->haschildren) {
		// Category and Columns Counter
		$iCol = 1;
		$iCategory = 1;
		// Calculating Categories Per Row
		$categories_per_row = VmConfig::get ( 'categories_per_row', 3 );
		$category_cellwidth = ' width'.floor ( 100 / $categories_per_row );
		// Separator
		$verticalseparator = " vertical-separator";
		?>
		<div class="category-view">
		<?php // Start the Output
		if(!empty($this->category->children)){
		foreach ( $this->category->children as $category ) {
			// Show the horizontal seperator
			if ($iCol == 1 && $iCategory > $categories_per_row) { ?>
			<div class="horizontal-separator"></div>
			<?php }
			// this is an indicator wether a row needs to be opened or not
			if ($iCol == 1) { ?>
			<div class="row">
			<?php }
			// Show the vertical seperator
			if ($iCategory == $categories_per_row or $iCategory % $categories_per_row == 0) {
				$show_vertical_separator = ' ';
			} else {
				$show_vertical_separator = $verticalseparator;
			}
			// Category Link
			$caturl = JRoute::_ ( 'index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&virtuemart_category_id=' . $category->virtuemart_category_id );
				// Show Category ?>
				<div class="category floatleft<?php echo $category_cellwidth . $show_vertical_separator ?>">
					<div class="spacer">
						<h2>
							<a href="<?php echo $caturl ?>" title="<?php echo $category->category_name ?>">
							<?php echo $category->category_name ?>
							<br />
							<?php // if ($category->ids) {
								echo $category->images[0]->displayMediaThumb("",false);
							//} ?>
							</a>
						</h2>
					</div>
				</div>
			<?php
			$iCategory ++;
		// Do we need to close the current row now?
		if ($iCol == $categories_per_row) { ?>
		<div class="clear"></div>
		</div>
			<?php
			$iCol = 1;
		} else {
			$iCol ++;
		}
	}
	}
	// Do we need a final closing row tag?
	if ($iCol != 1) { ?>
		<div class="clear"></div>
		</div>
	<?php } ?>
</div>
<?php }
}
?>
<div class="browse-view">
    <?php
if (!empty($this->keyword)) {
	?>
	<h3><?php echo $this->keyword; ?></h3>
	<?php
} ?>
 		<?php if ($this->search !==null ) { ?>
		    <form action="<?php echo JRoute::_('index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=category&limitstart=0&virtuemart_category_id='.$this->category->virtuemart_category_id ); ?>" method="get">
		    <!--BEGIN Search Box --><div class="virtuemart_search">
		    <?php echo $this->searchcustom ?>
		    <br />
		    <?php echo $this->searchcustomvalues ?>
		    <input name="keyword" class="inputbox" type="text" size="20" value="<?php echo $this->keyword ?>" />
		    <input type="submit" value="<?php echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_SEARCH') ?>" class="button" onclick="this.form.keyword.focus();"/>
		    </div>
				    <input type="hidden" name="search" value="true" />
				    <input type="hidden" name="view" value="category" />
		    </form>
		<!-- End Search Box -->
		<?php } ?>
<?php // Show child categories
if (!empty($this->products)) {
?>
			<div class="orderby-displaynumber">
				<div class="width70 floatleft">
					<?php echo $this->orderByList['orderby']; ?>
					<?php echo $this->orderByList['manufacturer']; ?>
				</div>
				<div class="width30 floatright display-number"><?php echo $this->vmPagination->getResultsCounter();?><br/><?php echo $this->vmPagination->getLimitBox(); ?></div>
				<div class="vm-pagination">
					<?php echo $this->vmPagination->getPagesLinks(); ?>
					<span style="float:right"><?php echo $this->vmPagination->getPagesCounter(); ?></span>
				</div>
			<div class="clear"></div>
			</div> <!-- end of orderby-displaynumber -->
<h1><?php echo $this->category->category_name; ?></h1>
<?php
// Category and Columns Counter
$iBrowseCol = 1;
$iBrowseProduct = 1;
// Calculating Products Per Row
$BrowseProducts_per_row = $this->perRow;
$Browsecellwidth = ' width'.floor ( 100 / $BrowseProducts_per_row );
// Separator
$verticalseparator = " vertical-separator";
// Count products
$BrowseTotalProducts = 0;
foreach ( $this->products as $product ) {
   $BrowseTotalProducts ++;
}
// Start the Output
foreach ( $this->products as $product ) {
	// Show the horizontal seperator
	if ($iBrowseCol == 1 && $iBrowseProduct > $BrowseProducts_per_row) { ?>
	<div class="horizontal-separator"></div>
	<?php }
	// this is an indicator wether a row needs to be opened or not
	if ($iBrowseCol == 1) { ?>
	<div class="row">
	<?php }
	// Show the vertical seperator
	if ($iBrowseProduct == $BrowseProducts_per_row or $iBrowseProduct % $BrowseProducts_per_row == 0) {
		$show_vertical_separator = ' ';
	} else {
		$show_vertical_separator = $verticalseparator;
	}
		// Show Products ?>
		<div class="product floatleft<?php echo $Browsecellwidth . $show_vertical_separator ?>">
			<div class="spacer">
				<div class="width30 floatleft center">
					<?php /** @todo make image popup */
							echo $product->images[0]->displayMediaThumb('class="browseProductImage" border="0" title="'.$product->product_name.'" ',true,'class="modal"');
						?>
						
                        <div>
                        
                        <!-- The New Product Details Location -->
                        <br />
                        <?php // Product Details Button
					echo JHTML::link($product->link, JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_DETAILS'), array('title' => $product->product_name,'class' => 'product-details'));
					?>
                        		
						<!-- The "Average Customer Rating" Part -->
    
<!-- The "Average Customer Rating" Part by Vapro -->
<?php /*?><?php 
                if($this->showRating){
				    $maxrating = VmConfig::get('vm_maximum_rating_scale',5);
					$rating = empty($product->rating)? JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_RATING').' '.JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_UNRATED'):JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_RATING') . round($product->rating->rating, 2 ) . '/'. $maxrating;
					$ratingwidth = ( $this->rating->rating * 100 ) / $maxrating;
					?>
                    <span class="vote">
					<?php echo $rating  ?>
                    <br/>
                        <span title=" <?php echo (JText::_("COM_VIRTUEMART_RATING_TITLE") . $this->rating->rating . '/' . $maxrating) ?>" class="vmicon ratingbox" style="display:inline-block;">
                            <span class="stars-orange" style="width:<?php echo $ratingwidth;?>%">
                            </span>
                        </span>
					</span>
						<?php	<?php */?>
						
			
                
                
<!----------------------------------------- testing of code ---------------------------------------------------->
                
                
						<!-- The "Old Average Customer Rating" Part -->
						<?php if ($this->showRating) { ?>
						<span class="contentpagetitle">
						<?php /*?><?php echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_CUSTOMER_RATING') ?>:</span><?php */?>
						<br />
						<?php
						 //$img_url = JURI::root().VmConfig::get('assets_general_path').'/reviews/'.$product->votes->rating.'.gif';
						 //echo JHTML::image($img_url, $product->votes->rating.' '.JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_REVIEW_STARS'));
						 //echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_TOTAL_VOTES').": ". $product->votes->allvotes; ?>
						<?php } ?>
						<?php
						if (!VmConfig::get('use_as_catalog') and !(VmConfig::get('stockhandle','none')=='none') && (VmConfig::get ( 'display_stock', 1 )) ){?>
<!-- 						if (!VmConfig::get('use_as_catalog') and !(VmConfig::get('stockhandle','none')=='none')){?> -->
						<div class="paddingtop8">
							<span class="vmicon vm2-<?php echo $product->stock->stock_level ?>" title="<?php echo $product->stock->stock_tip ?>"></span>
							<span class="stock-level"><?php echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_STOCK_LEVEL_DISPLAY_TITLE_TIP') ?></span>
						</div>
						<?php }?>
				</div>
			</div>
				<div class="width70 floatright">
					<h2 align="center"><?php echo JHTML::link($product->link, $product->product_name); ?></h2>
						<?php // Product Short Description
						if(!empty($product->product_s_desc)) { ?>
						<p class="product_s_desc">
						<?php echo shopFunctionsF::limitStringByWord($product->product_s_desc, 359, '...') ?>
						</p>
						<?php } ?>
					<div class="width100 floatleft">
					
					<div class="product-price" id="productPrice<?php echo $product->virtuemart_product_id ?>">
					<?php
					if ($this->show_prices == '1') {
						if( $product->product_unit && VmConfig::get('vm_price_show_packaging_pricelabel')) {
							echo "<strong>". JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_PRICE_PER_UNIT').' ('.$product->product_unit."):</strong>";
						}
						if(empty($product->prices) and VmConfig::get('askprice',1) and empty($product->images[0]->file_is_downloadable) ){
							echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_ASKPRICE');
						}
						//todo add config settings
						if( $this->showBasePrice){
							echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('basePrice','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_BASEPRICE',$product->prices);
							//echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('basePriceVariant','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_BASEPRICE_VARIANT',$product->prices);
						}
						//echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('variantModification','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_VARIANT_MOD',$product->prices);
						//echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('basePriceWithTax','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_BASEPRICE_WITHTAX',$product->prices);
						//echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('discountedPriceWithoutTax','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_DISCOUNTED_PRICE',$product->prices);
						//echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('salesPriceWithDiscount','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_SALESPRICE_WITH_DISCOUNT',$product->prices);
						//echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('salesPrice','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_SALESPRICE',$product->prices);
						//echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('priceWithoutTax','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_SALESPRICE_WITHOUT_TAX',$product->prices);
						//echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('discountAmount','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_DISCOUNT_AMOUNT',$product->prices);
						echo $this->currency->createPriceDiv('taxAmount','COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_TAX_AMOUNT',$product->prices);
					} ?>
                    
					<?php /*?><?php // Product Details Button
					echo JHTML::link($product->link, JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_PRODUCT_DETAILS'), array('title' => $product->product_name,'class' => 'product-details'));
					?><?php */?>
					
					</div>
                    
                    <div class="width100 floatright" >
					
                    
<?php /*?>
/* Add cart button function to catergory view along with quantity buttons
<?php */?>
<form method="post" class="product" action="index.php" id="addtocartproduct<?php echo $product->virtuemart_product_id ?>">
	<?php // Product custom_fields
	if (!empty($product->customfieldsCart)) {  ?>
	<div class="product-fields">
		<?php foreach ($product->customfieldsCart as $field)
		{ ?><div style="display:inline-block;" class="product-field product-field-type-<?php echo $field->field_type ?>">
			<span class="product-fields-title" ><b><?php echo  JText::_($field->custom_title) ?></b></span>
			<?php echo JHTML::tooltip($field->custom_tip,  JText::_($field->custom_title), 'tooltip.png'); ?>
			<span class="product-field-display"><?php echo $field->display ?></span>
			<span class="product-field-desc"><?php echo $field->custom_field_desc ?></span>
			</div><br/ >
			<?php
		}
		?>
	</div>
	<?php }
	 /* Product custom Childs
	  * to display a simple link use $field->virtuemart_product_id as link to child product_id
	  * custom_value is relation value to child
	  */
	if (!empty($product->customsChilds)) {  ?>
		<div class="product-fields">
			<?php foreach ($product->customsChilds as $field) {  ?>
				<div style="display:inline-block;" class="product-field product-field-type-<?php echo $field->field->field_type ?>">
				<span class="product-fields-title" ><b><?php echo JText::_($field->field->custom_title) ?></b></span>
				<span class="product-field-desc"><?php echo JText::_($field->field->custom_value) ?></span>
				<span class="product-field-display"><?php echo $field->display ?></span>
				</div><br/ >
				<?php
			} ?>
		</div>
	<?php } ?>
		<div class="addtocart-bar">
            <span class="qty-controls">
    
                <?php // Display the quantity box ?>
                <!-- <label for="quantity<?php echo $this->product->virtuemart_product_id;?>" class="quantity_box"><?php echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_QUANTITY'); ?>: </label> -->
                <span class="quantity-box">
                    <input type="text" class="quantity-input" name="quantity[]" value="1" />
                </span>
                
                
                <span class="quantity-controls">
                    <input type="button" class="quantity-controls quantity-plus" />
                    <input type="button" class="quantity-controls quantity-minus" />
                </span>
                <?php // Display the quantity box END ?>
    
                <?php // Add the button
                $button_lbl = JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_ADD_TO');
                $button_cls = ''; //$button_cls = 'addtocart_button';
                if (VmConfig::get('check_stock') == '1' && !$this->product->product_in_stock) {
                    $button_lbl = JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_CART_NOTIFY');
                    $button_cls = 'notify-button';
                } ?>
            </span>
            
			<?php // Display the add to cart button ?>
			<span class="addtocart-button">
				<input type="submit" name="addtocart"  class="addtocart-button" value="<?php echo $button_lbl ?>" title="<?php echo $button_lbl ?>" />
			</span>
		<div class="clear"></div>
		</div>
		<?php // Display the add to cart button END ?>
		<input type="hidden" class="pname" value="<?php echo $product->product_name ?>">
		<input type="hidden" name="option" value="com_virtuemart" />
		<input type="hidden" name="view" value="cart" />
		<noscript><input type="hidden" name="task" value="add" /></noscript>
		<input type="hidden" name="virtuemart_product_id[]" value="<?php echo $product->virtuemart_product_id ?>" />
		<?php /** @todo Handle the manufacturer view */ ?>
		<input type="hidden" name="virtuemart_manufacturer_id" value="<?php echo $product->virtuemart_manufacturer_id ?>" />
		<input type="hidden" name="virtuemart_category_id[]" value="<?php echo $product->virtuemart_category_id ?>" />
</form>
					</div>
					</div>
				</div>
			
			</div><!-- end of spacer -->
		</div> <!-- end of product -->
	<?php
   // Do we need to close the current row now?
   if ($iBrowseCol == $BrowseProducts_per_row || $iBrowseProduct == $BrowseTotalProducts) {?>
   <div class="clear"></div>
   </div> <!-- end of row -->
      <?php
      $iBrowseCol = 1;
   } else {
      $iBrowseCol ++;
   }
   $iBrowseProduct ++;
} // end of foreach ( $this->products as $product )
// Do we need a final closing row tag?
if ($iBrowseCol != 1) { ?>
	<div class="clear"></div>
<?php
}
?>
<!-- /div removed valerie -->
	<div class="vm-pagination"><?php echo $this->vmPagination->getPagesLinks(); ?><span style="float:right"><?php echo $this->vmPagination->getPagesCounter(); ?></span></div>
<!-- /div removed valerie -->
<?php } elseif ($this->search !==null ) echo JText::_('COM_VIRTUEMART_NO_RESULT').($this->keyword? ' : ('. $this->keyword. ')' : '')
?>
</div><!-- end browse-view -->
Thanks for any help!
Shawn
			
			
			
				Does anyone have an idea?  This is the main issue with getting a site live.
Thanks!
			
			
			
				Could really use some help with this issue please
			
			
			
				Can someone please help with this :(
			
			
			
				Hi Shawn
See my answer to your third question here - http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=97611.30 (http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=97611.30)
			
			
			
				Which kind of children do you use? must it be stockable? If not stockable, you should us the other customfields (cart variant) .
			
			
			
				I am using cart variant but it shows the main base price in the category listing.  If it has a child and you click that it jumps to the product page instead of just changing the price on the category page. I don't want it to go to the product page unless you click the"read more" link. 
Thanks,
Shawn