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VirtueMart 2 + 3 + 4 => Product creation => Topic started by: MAD King on August 10, 2022, 21:46:51 PM

Title: Related Products
Post by: MAD King on August 10, 2022, 21:46:51 PM
Hello,

is there a component, module, plugin, or any way to assign "Related Products" automatically in the Product Form Custom Fields?
Right now, everything is manually picked, but when a related product gets deleted, there has to be another one manually assigned, and this is very time consuming.

Anyone has knowledge about?
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: pinochico on August 10, 2022, 22:27:51 PM
a deleted product is a deleted product.
I don't know what you're talking about.
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: MAD King on August 10, 2022, 22:33:06 PM
Yes, and an eaten peanut butter sandwich is an eaten peanut butter sandwich.
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: GJC Web Design on August 10, 2022, 22:52:36 PM
how would a script automatically know what qualifies as a "Related product"?
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: MAD King on August 10, 2022, 23:27:04 PM
Quote from: GJC Web Design on August 10, 2022, 22:52:36 PM
how would a script automatically know what qualifies as a "Related product"?

That is why I asked if there is something available. If I would know, I would not have asked. ;-)
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: GJC Web Design on August 12, 2022, 12:39:56 PM
QuoteThat is why I asked if there is something available. If I would know, I would not have asked. ;-)

I am pointing out how could an extension be coded when there would be totally different ideas by shop owners as to what is a valid related product..

To build such an extension is of course possible but it falls into the category of a one off bespoke effort that is then generally unsaleable to defray dev costs.. like so many proposals that are often made by clients ..
So the only solution is to finance the complete dev and build yourself.
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: Studio 42 on August 18, 2022, 15:45:49 PM
You mean perhaps a module displayed in the product that auto set the related products.
For eg. Products orderedby at same time as this product
This type of logic need to have many orders to be usefull.
FOr eg. If you have 1000 products in your shop, i estimate, you need more then 5000 orders to have nice results
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: GJC Web Design on August 19, 2022, 12:34:46 PM
https://extensions.virtuemart.net/marketing/promotions/customers-who-bought-detail
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: Studio 42 on August 19, 2022, 13:18:12 PM
CUSTOMERS WHO BOUGHT links to tutorial (and no demo) are broken, so i'm not sure you get support
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: MAD King on August 19, 2022, 13:58:49 PM
Quote from: GJC Web Design on August 19, 2022, 12:34:46 PM
https://extensions.virtuemart.net/marketing/promotions/customers-who-bought-detail

Already tried it. Does not work. Seems very old.
Title: Re: Related Products
Post by: GJC Web Design on August 19, 2022, 14:35:58 PM
Sadly this seems the case for a few extensions on VM extensions...  :(

but I guess it wouldn't be so difficult to code something .. a plugin that keeps a table updated with pids that were looked at in a session..
a module that displays products from that table related to the current pid they are on...

but would never be very accurate