VM - the age-old pagination and sorting problem

[hazael]

Does every version of Virtuemart have to have this problem?

I have the latest version of VM4 (original template) and again the same...
I am browsing the product list on the front page <<prev 1.2.3 next>> and can't go back to the top of the list.
I choose side 3 - link: /results,31-45?clearCart=0
I am going back to page 1 - link: /?clearCart=0
Nothing changes - I stay on page 3...
(Here the problem disappears when I turn off "friendly links")


It is similar with sorting products. For example - I choose sort by price.
LINK: /by,product_price?keyword=

Now I change the order from ASC to DESC and...
LINK: /by,ordering/dirDesc?keyword=

Sort by price disappears and changes to the default


Joomla 3.10
VM 4.0.2

[hazael]

In VM version 4.0.6 and the latest Joomla 3 release, the pagination problem still exists. It is not possible to go back to the top of the product list if Joomla has SEF enabled.

[GJC Web Design]

hi @ hazael

is this consistent? I have a client that reports this is intermittent ..  I have never seen it even on there site no matter how long I click pagination links 

[hazael]

Hi,
Yes, it's true what your friend is talking about. Pagination links can change their values ​​in random cases. Occasionally, a category name from another source appears in the pagination address for some unknown reason.
It is also so that at the same place in the link parameters there is no category name or component name - for example, there is only a limitstart.

Pagination does't work if SEO is enabled and the product list is on the main page of the domain (home)

In file:  vmpagination.php in protected function _buildDataObject()

the variable $component returns an empty result
Some links in pagination do not return: '&limit ='. $this->limit'  - illogical paging results appear.

When you previously paged the results of the product list and clicked on the link in the menu to the category itself, it is impossible to go to the top of the list of this category.
The link in the main menu for product categories should contain the "limitstart=0" parameter.

Most likely, none of the testers pays attention to this. Unfortunately, pagination errors are very frustrating and have a huge impact on lowering the quality of your sales.