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Old 05-10-2010, 12:12 PM
 
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I've done this in 4.3, but it should be similar in older versions:

in include/search.php make the following changes:



1) Find these lines right near the top of the file:
"orderby" => func_get_langvar_by_name("lbl_default")
);

And right below that add:

# sort by manufacturer mod begins
if(!$manufacturerid)
$sort_fields["manufacturer"] = func_get_langvar_by_name("lbl_manufacturer"); #sort by manuf mod
# sort by manufacturer mod ends


2) At around line 630 there's a switch case. Right before these lines:

default:
$sort_string = "$sql_tbl[products].product";

Add:

# sort by manufacturer mod begins
case "manufacturer":
$left_joins['manufacturers'] = array(
"on" => "$sql_tbl[manufacturers].manufacturerid = $sql_tbl[products].manufacturerid"
);
$sort_string = "$sql_tbl[manufacturers].manufacturer $direction";
break;
# sort by manufacturer mod ends

3) Make sure to run WWW.YOURSITE.com/cleanup.php
That's it!
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Old 07-11-2010, 07:22 AM
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Default Re: Sort by manufacturer

it is not working for me. "brand" sort option is not appearing near the others. still checking what is going on.

could you post a photo with one of your categories where brand sort link appears?

I think this change will be more effective only if Manufacturer is a drop down list. When choosing a manufacturer, only the items associated with that manufacturer will be listed.
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Old 07-12-2010, 07:17 AM
 
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Default Re: Sort by manufacturer

You can see the mod at work here:
http://rodengray.com/shop/Men.html

What you're describing is a filter, the ability to select a category, then filter the results by brand (only showing one brand at a time). This mod shows all the results, but groups them by the name of the manufacturer alphabetically.

There is a mod that sort of does the opposite of what you describe available for free here:
http://www.bcsengineering.com/store/free-manufacturer-categories-mod.html?&MMCF_xfManuCat

It filters manufacturers by category instead of category by manufacturer.

There's also the Power Filter module, which works on categories only:
http://www.xcartmod.com/cart/product/power-filter.html
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Default Re: Sort by manufacturer

Any idea for 4.4? I tried to use this but no go.
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Old 11-18-2010, 11:36 AM
 
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Default Re: Sort by manufacturer

Here's updated instructions for 4.4:

1) Find these lines right near the top of the file:

$sort_fields = array(
'productcode' => 'lbl_sku',
'title' => 'lbl_product',
'price' => 'lbl_price',
'orderby' => 'lbl_default',
);

And right below that add:

# sort by manufacturer mod begins
if(!$manufacturerid)
$sort_fields["manufacturer"] = 'lbl_manufacturer'; #sort by manuf mod
# sort by manufacturer mod ends


2) At around line 905 there's a switch case. Right before these lines:

default:
$sort_string = "$sql_tbl[products].product";

Add:

# sort by manufacturer mod begins
case 'manufacturer':
$left_joins['manufacturers'] = array(
'on' => "$sql_tbl[manufacturers].manufacturerid = $sql_tbl[products].manufacturerid"
);
$sort_string = "$sql_tbl[manufacturers].manufacturer $direction";
break;
# sort by manufacturer mod ends

3) Make sure to run WWW.YOURSITE.com/cleanup.php
That's it!
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Default Re: Sort by manufacturer

Wow! That was a quick answer! Unfortunately, although the sort shows up, clicking on it results in "No products found".

Here's a url: http://industrialwebworks.net/breakers/home.php?cat=22
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Default Re: Sort by manufacturer

Wow, that was a really dumb mistake on my part. The trouble is with the quotes in step 2. They were single quotes before, and they need to be double quotes. I'm updating the post above and reposting what's changed below:

This:

# sort by manufacturer mod begins
case 'manufacturer':
$left_joins['manufacturers'] = array(
'on' => '$sql_tbl[manufacturers].manufacturerid = $sql_tbl[products].manufacturerid'
);
$sort_string = '$sql_tbl[manufacturers].manufacturer $direction';
break;
# sort by manufacturer mod ends

Should be:

# sort by manufacturer mod begins
case 'manufacturer':
$left_joins['manufacturers'] = array(
'on' => "$sql_tbl[manufacturers].manufacturerid = $sql_tbl[products].manufacturerid"
);
$sort_string = "$sql_tbl[manufacturers].manufacturer $direction";
break;
# sort by manufacturer mod ends
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