ozzyizzy Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 (edited) Hi.I am a new Cubecart user, and not much of a code adjuster. I am looking for a way to keep my main page fresh rather than having the "latest products" showing. This is of course fine while I am adding products, but I would rather have a mix of items showing. I am aware I can somewhat do this by controlling the products that have "latest" ticked, but have already run into the problem of not being able to isolate easily from admin which products have currently got "latest" ticked. So my questions are... First of all is there an easy way to search for products in my shop that are currently ticked as "latest products" so I can untick some of them?. I have come across "fusion" being mentioned a few times on the forum, but also understand it is no longer available for download. I also understand this plugin may have been able to give me the functionality I am looking for. So my second question ....Is there another way I could have a mix of "latest products, featured product and sale items showing in the main content? I am using a slightly modified version of the Foundation skin. My website is https://knicknacs.com.au Thanks in advance Edited June 17, 2015 by ozzyizzy broken link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsmither Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 "Is there an easy way to [sort] products that are currently ticked as 'latest products'?"No. There will need to be a small edit made to two admin files."Is there a way I could have a mix of Latest Products, Featured Product and Sale Items showing in the main content?"I will have to assume by "Main Content", you mean to move the Featured Product and Sale Items to intermingle with, or be placed above or below the Latest Products, as opposed to where they are now located.There are some interesting mods you should look at. Here is one:http://www.cubecartforums.org/index.php?showtopic=19284 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyizzy Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Thank you for the quick response!. I would like the Featured products and sale items to be placed above or below the latest products. I looked at the mod you suggested, but it is not quite what I want as it only showcases one item. My problem is that if I stop uploading new items for a while my homepage would look pretty much look the same whereas I would like visitors to see different products every time they visit. I read a post about changing the swapping the latest products with featured products, but not sure if this would work for V6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsmither Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 In Foundation, we would need to make some edits to the skin to place the right side column panels into the Main Content area. Then, of course, redesign the side panels to show the data in the same format as the Latest Products.Completely within the realm of the do-able.There was also a conversation about limiting the number of Latest Products to show, but have many more to choose from randomly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsmither Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 That was one of the mods I suggested you look at. Others are:http://www.cubecartforums.org/index.php?showtopic=19202 http://www.cubecartforums.org/index.php?showtopic=19201 http://www.cubecartforums.org/index.php?showtopic=19200 http://www.cubecartforums.org/index.php?showtopic=19199 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyizzy Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 hmmm.. I quite like the right side columns just the way they are, so don't want to change that. I may look further into how I can manipulate the "latest products". How do I get the "latest products" display randomly? It just shows the latest added at the top just now. Ok. Just received some more links from you to look at. Thanks. Will check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyizzy Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Ohh... I like the random one and the featured one. http://www.cubecartforums.org/index.php?showtopic=19201. http://www.cubecartforums.org/index.php?showtopic=19199. Did you develop these? Can either of these be configured like the "latest product" tick. ie can I select which products to include in "random or "featured" ?Thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyizzy Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 I think the featured one does, but not sure of the random one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsmither Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 You will need to ask the developer (which is not me). You can either reply to the posting of the product, or visit their website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsmither Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 "Featured" seems to be an admin selectable checkbox on the product details screen. "Random" may need to be enhanced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyizzy Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Thank you very much!. I think I am on the right track. I will address the rest of my questions to the developer.Perhaps the minimum age thingy is part of the "featured" one...just in case I decide to branch out from "Knicknacs" to "Knockers" .Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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