Categories in Sidebar & Grid Display

[amin007]

You can tweak the extra eStore shortcodes plugin to order however you want.

Open the “shortcode_include.php” file and search for the following line:

$wp_eStore_cat_db = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM $cat_table_name ORDER BY cat_id ASC", OBJECT);

The categories are ordered by category ID but you should be able to change it to something like the following to sort it by category name:

$wp_eStore_cat_db = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM $cat_table_name ORDER BY cat_name ASC", OBJECT);

[headmonk]

Is it possible to list the categories alphabetical in the ADMIN view in WORDPRESS? I have many categories and it’s hard to find as I think they’re listed by id number instead of title.

thanks!

[amin007]

I added an option to sort the category list by category name. Please get a new build of the plugin from here:

https://support.tipsandtricks-hq.com/update-request

You will see a clickable triangle icon next to the “Category Name” which will let you sort the list.

[headmonk]

Fantastic! You’re awesome and so quick too!

[headmonk]

It would also be very very helpful to have a similar way of sorting from the Manage Products window so that when I’m assigning categories, I can see them in alphabetical order. Right now it’s a mess.

[amin007]

You can sort by product names in the “Manage Products” window.

[headmonk]

Sorry, I meant to say that since I have over 100 categories to assign a product to, is there a way to alphabetize the listing of the categories from the Manage Products area. So when I create a new product or edit an existing one, I can easily scroll down the list to assign the products to their proper categories.

thanks!

[amin007]

Makes sense. I will make it so the categories are listed alphabetically when you edit a product. This will go into the next eStore build (hopefully sometime tomorrow).

[inesrodrigues]

Hello again.

First of all, i apreciate all your help with the lightbox previous issue. I have solved it by recovering the original footer fie on my wp theme

But now there s something with my sidebar categories that looks kinda funny.

Maybe a mistake of mine while adding the products to the store (but i have categorized them correctly)… or should i really use a post to display the products? Or a maybe different way?

I ask this because when i click on a store category all products appear on the post no matter what category they belong, which makes sense after all – because if we type every single product code on a post, it is supposed to be displaeyd no matter the store category it belongs.

[http://www.amazing-canvas.com/wp-shop/]

So, my question is:

Is there any specific code to be writen on a post in order to display the products according to the categories they belong? (not displaying those that are not included on other store categories)

Many thanks.

[inesrodrigues]

*update*

I have used the following short code on a post:

[wp_eStore_all_products_stylish:end]

But the litte issue seems to remain…

Any hint is more than welcome

Thanks again.

[amin007]

If you want to display list of products from a particular category on a particular post then simply use the following shortcode:

[wp_eStore_category_products:category_id:1:end]

This post will explain more:

http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wordpress-estore-product-categorization-431

There are more shortcodes that lets you display product from particular categories. Checkout the extra shortcodes plugin from this page:

http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-estore-shortcodes-and-functions-reference-460

[inesrodrigues]

Hello again.

That was not exactly what i needed.

I used another option: Giving a specific link to each category as we create the category itself on the back-end, but it re-loads the whole website as we select each category on the front end. I didn’t really enjoyed the result. As for my business partner, well, he simply did not accept that at all.

I am trying to display the products according to each category but without having to link each post to a specific category.

Basically, i am trying to display the store (like a whole) and the products would change dynamically according to each category as we select it. Is that possible…?

Thank you

[amin007]

Nope, WP eStore does not do that. This is explained here:

http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wordpress-ecommerce-knowledgebase-523#wp_estore_overview

You need a shopping cart plugin similar to Instinct’s eCommerce plugin for that. WP eStore takes a different approach to allow a greater degree of freedom in terms of customization.

[inesrodrigues]

Hello.

I see Either way, i will be using the wp estore because of the affiliates plugin

However, i will try the Instinct’s on my personal website – for the test.

Thank you.

[Daanon]

How would I go about displaying the categories in a grid? I set the width to be 33% so I could fit in 3 rows, but even though the category boxes got smaller, they all stayed in one row.

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