product display per catagory

[2cool]

Anyone can tell me how to set product display per catagory?
Some catagory needs 'by name' others 'by order' etc.
Is this possible and how....read about different product template??

Using joomla 3.4.4 vm 3.0.8

Thanks and regards,
Pas

[Studio 42]

Hi 2cool,

For different product template, you can force it in product edit form > Product Details Page setting.
For ordering per category, this is not in core but

by name' others 'by order'

is possible using order by default. Using by order as default and only save order in category needing order. But i know this solution is not possible for a really big shop(or use an import tool).

Regards,
Patrick

[2cool]

Hi Patrick,

Thanks for your reply. But i'm confused?
Can I use different templates for each category? and where do I store these..

I want to be flexible in displaying products for each category. Some by order, some by id, etc.
Hope you can explain me how to do....

Regards,

Pas

[Studio 42]

Hi,
You can have different template or layout but not derivate template settings.
Layout is the file you find in components/com_virtuemart/view/YOURVIEW/tmpl/default.php  folder for each component
or in the templates/YOURTEMPLATE/html/com_virtuemart/YOURVIEW
You can do copy of default.php and all associate file to MYLAYOUT.php and use one or another at anytime on changing the setting in virtuemart layouts settings eg. fro product :
product edit form > Product Details Page setting.
TO change ordering, you cannot have multiple default ordering in vrituemart. I only give a possible way to change ordering directly in VM.
If you need to change ordering, i think the only solution is to write a system plugin, to check right order and change the ordering before calling the model. Or you need to hack the core virtuemart files.

Greets,
Patrick

[2cool]

Hi Patrick,

Wow I thought it was easy to set diffentent displays per category...
so I'm stuck with the general settings of vm for all products and categories.

I'm a bit surpriced no one ever jumped in to make this possible.

Thanks,

Pas

[jenkinhill]

It is quite easy. Manually order the product list within each category in the backend and save that order. In Config under Product Order Settings you should select "Ordering" for Default product sort order. Then each category display products in your set order.

The only time this may not work properly is if you have products in more than one category.

To use different templates if you wish, just create override files and name the override to be used under details for each category.  http://docs.virtuemart.net/tutorials/templating-layouts.html

[2cool]

Hi Jenkinhill,

Thanks, already set all to order manually. Still would be nice to set this for each category

Thanks and regards,

Pas