Category List Options
Version: v0.1
Designed for: OpenCart 0.7.8
What Does This Contrib Do?
This contrib adds the ability to add the product options & add to cart button to the category listing
including some additional features.
Features:
• Checklist or Individual button styles for allowing quick adding of products to the cart
• Option to return back to the list instead of being redirected to cart to make it easier to add products to the cart quickly
• Optional javascript “Adding product(s) to cart” message. Message always stays centered on page no matter where the
scroll bar is.
• Can be completely enabled or disabled.
• Support for Min Order Qty contrib (but not required)
• Support for Option Weight & Stock contrib (but not required)
• CSS Designed
Storefront DEMO
Backend DEMO (user: demo / pass: demo)
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LOL.
The contrib is plug-n-play (unless you have other category file changes already) so it shouldn't take much to get it going. (30 secs!)
0.8 is a completely different code structure so it is likely that none of these contribs will work with 0.8 and will all have to be redone.
The contrib is plug-n-play (unless you have other category file changes already) so it shouldn't take much to get it going. (30 secs!)
0.8 is a completely different code structure so it is likely that none of these contribs will work with 0.8 and will all have to be redone.
How dare you find bugs in my code! 
1. The copy paste thing I am guilty of oh so often
2. Shouldn't need the option weight contrib, but I likely tried to add support for it and ended up with a line of code that requires it. I will take a look.
1. The copy paste thing I am guilty of oh so often
2. Shouldn't need the option weight contrib, but I likely tried to add support for it and ended up with a line of code that requires it. I will take a look.
Yea, I found the bug and fixed it. Thanks for the heads-up.
But I just found another bug that resides in this contrib and the admin ip contrib.
I've been setting the database fields in the setting table, using group 'config', forgetting that config is reserved by opencart for its own config settings. So whenever you changed one of the configs in the Configuration->Settings page, it deletes all of my other contribs settings. Luckily it was only these two, I thought there were more affected.
All the same, I've fixed them both and recommend you use the new version when I upload them to the contrib page to avoid losing your settings.
But I just found another bug that resides in this contrib and the admin ip contrib.
I've been setting the database fields in the setting table, using group 'config', forgetting that config is reserved by opencart for its own config settings. So whenever you changed one of the configs in the Configuration->Settings page, it deletes all of my other contribs settings. Luckily it was only these two, I thought there were more affected.
All the same, I've fixed them both and recommend you use the new version when I upload them to the contrib page to avoid losing your settings.
UPDATE v0.3
Ok, I see in v0.2 I updated the sql file and catalog files but totally forgot to update the admin files in the zip file. So I copied them over from my test site and all should be good now.
jty you might want to copy over the admin files as there may have been additional minor changes to those files aside from just the renaming.
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Ok, I see in v0.2 I updated the sql file and catalog files but totally forgot to update the admin files in the zip file. So I copied them over from my test site and all should be good now.
jty you might want to copy over the admin files as there may have been additional minor changes to those files aside from just the renaming.
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UPDATE v0.4:
- Updated to work with the new Option Weight & Stock v0.6 contrib.
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NOTE:THIS WILL BE THE LAST VERSION FOR OPENCART 0.7.8!
THE NEXT VERSION WILL BE FOR OPENCART 0.7.9.
- Since Min Ord Qty is part of the core code in 0.7.9, I will need to rip all the support for the contrib version out of it to allow the core version to work. This will also make it a lot easier since I won't have to maintain 3 contribs sharing the same code, just 2.. (really more like 1)
- Updated to work with the new Option Weight & Stock v0.6 contrib.
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NOTE:THIS WILL BE THE LAST VERSION FOR OPENCART 0.7.8!
THE NEXT VERSION WILL BE FOR OPENCART 0.7.9.
- Since Min Ord Qty is part of the core code in 0.7.9, I will need to rip all the support for the contrib version out of it to allow the core version to work. This will also make it a lot easier since I won't have to maintain 3 contribs sharing the same code, just 2.. (really more like 1)
lol it might work. The thing is I changed some of the variable names from the min order qty contrib like "$min_order" to "$min_qty" so it might work ok until it hits a product that has a min qty, it might double the order (and it might not).
The main thing is that I just want to remove all the old stuff just to be sure.
The main thing is that I just want to remove all the old stuff just to be sure.
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border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 2px 2px 1px; border-color: #ccc #999 #999 #ccc;079.1_Beta Brilliant! Awesome! It Rocks !!!!!
I love the way you've made the change to separate .tpl files. I was thinking that the other night.
And the truncated description saves me a night of learning more php.
Minor, Pedantic comments - cuz I have to prove I broke it
1. categorylist.sql - I had to comment # out every line in the bottom bit for db-based admin menu. Otherwise, I got a sql error cuz it couldn't find a dbase menu table (I'm not using the dbase menu)
2. In install notes, no longer need the red line "Don’t forget to go to User Group manager to allow admin account access to the new file(s)."
3. Looks like there might a rounding or formatting error somewhere
eg. Product 1 (red motorbike). Price is $117.50 (It's actually in Pounds but I don't have a Pound key on my keyboard)
Option Red = + $ 1.18
Option Small = + $ 3.53
117.50 + 1.18 + 3.53 = 122.21
But I can buy it for 122.20
I can't find the 1 pence difference.
Will post anything else I find, if I find anything
BTW - I deleted my other posts in this thread as they are no longer relevant and makes the thread messy and confusing. The effect is that it now looks like you've been talking to yourself
I love the way you've made the change to separate .tpl files. I was thinking that the other night.
And the truncated description saves me a night of learning more php.
Minor, Pedantic comments - cuz I have to prove I broke it
1. categorylist.sql - I had to comment # out every line in the bottom bit for db-based admin menu. Otherwise, I got a sql error cuz it couldn't find a dbase menu table (I'm not using the dbase menu)
2. In install notes, no longer need the red line "Don’t forget to go to User Group manager to allow admin account access to the new file(s)."
3. Looks like there might a rounding or formatting error somewhere
eg. Product 1 (red motorbike). Price is $117.50 (It's actually in Pounds but I don't have a Pound key on my keyboard)
Option Red = + $ 1.18
Option Small = + $ 3.53
117.50 + 1.18 + 3.53 = 122.21
But I can buy it for 122.20
I can't find the 1 pence difference.
Will post anything else I find, if I find anything
BTW - I deleted my other posts in this thread as they are no longer relevant and makes the thread messy and confusing. The effect is that it now looks like you've been talking to yourself
You read the big red line below, but didn't read the rest of the readme? Actually in the readme where it now says "Menu:" it used to say IMPORTANT in big red letters. Apparently that needs to be put back. Also there is some "Warning" text in the sqljty wrote: 079.1_Beta Brilliant! Awesome! It Rocks !!!!!
1. categorylist.sql - I had to comment # out every line in the bottom bit for db-based admin menu. Otherwise, I got a sql error cuz it couldn't find a dbase menu table (I'm not using the dbase menu)
Done!jty wrote: 2. In install notes, no longer need the red line "Don’t forget to go to User Group manager to allow admin account access to the new file(s)."
Hmm, Ill look at that.jty wrote: 3. Looks like there might a rounding or formatting error somewhere
eg. Product 1 (red motorbike). Price is $117.50 (It's actually in Pounds but I don't have a Pound key on my keyboard)
Option Red = + $ 1.18
Option Small = + $ 3.53
117.50 + 1.18 + 3.53 = 122.21
But I can buy it for 122.20
I can't find the 1 pence difference.
That's a pretty normal day for mejty wrote: The effect is that it now looks like you've been talking to yourself
But I'd think we should probably disallow that from normal users Also see if you can test it with Option Weight & stock if you get a chance.
Last edited by Qphoria on Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:02 pm, edited 1 time in total.
I have upgraded my Open Cart to Broken Carte 
My base install wasn't calculating cart weight so I tried the fresh install
The fresh install weight cart was wrong on the first test but it fixed itself after I poked around in the product and its options
So, I thought I would import my base database to the fresh install to see if I had a data problem
So I installed the Import/Export module but that broke
I am now on Broken Cart Version 101
What I am going to do is take a rest now. I have a feeling that hm2k is about to release 079 Final (fingers crossed).
If Final comes out soon, I will re-apply my mess and see what I end up with.
Who knows, I might end up with PrestaCart or OpenMart of VirtueShop or even osZenMartShopCommerce
My base install wasn't calculating cart weight so I tried the fresh install
The fresh install weight cart was wrong on the first test but it fixed itself after I poked around in the product and its options
So, I thought I would import my base database to the fresh install to see if I had a data problem
So I installed the Import/Export module but that broke
I am now on Broken Cart Version 101
What I am going to do is take a rest now. I have a feeling that hm2k is about to release 079 Final (fingers crossed).
If Final comes out soon, I will re-apply my mess and see what I end up with.
Who knows, I might end up with PrestaCart or OpenMart of VirtueShop or even osZenMartShopCommerce
OK, my biggest problem is that I refuse to be beaten 
I found the problem. The Export module is OK. It was a user-error of some sort
The problem is the very first time a product is added to the cart from the category page
This very first time does not calculate options' weight.
To make it work, go into the product page and add a product to "wake-up" the cart. Once the cart has been woken-up, products added from the category page will correctly be added to weight
The data I used to test:
Set-up Product 1 - Red Motorbike to have
- Product weight of 1kg
- Option Red to have a WF = 50 and a WO of *
- Option Small WF = 1 WO = *
Now, close Firefox
Start a new session of Firefox and add Product 1 to cart from the "category page"
Result is cart weight = 1 instead of 1 x 50 x 1 = 50
Next, go into the "product page" of any product and add to cart
View cart now correctly shows weight because the product page woke up the cart
Is this a cookie monster problem ?
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar >:(
BTW - your addition of cart weight to the cart page is invaluable for debugging
I found the problem. The Export module is OK. It was a user-error of some sort
The problem is the very first time a product is added to the cart from the category page
This very first time does not calculate options' weight.
To make it work, go into the product page and add a product to "wake-up" the cart. Once the cart has been woken-up, products added from the category page will correctly be added to weight
The data I used to test:
Set-up Product 1 - Red Motorbike to have
- Product weight of 1kg
- Option Red to have a WF = 50 and a WO of *
- Option Small WF = 1 WO = *
Now, close Firefox
Start a new session of Firefox and add Product 1 to cart from the "category page"
Result is cart weight = 1 instead of 1 x 50 x 1 = 50
Next, go into the "product page" of any product and add to cart
View cart now correctly shows weight because the product page woke up the cart
Is this a cookie monster problem ?
Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar >:(
BTW - your addition of cart weight to the cart page is invaluable for debugging
Actually the problem you are seeing with the "very first time" is the omission of a hack that I used in Option Weight & Stock but didn't include in Cat List Options because I'm changing it to use a different method.
The problem is that since the Option Weight & Stock contrib only modifies existing files, and has no configuration settings in the admin, I have nothing to "trigger" when to use it or not. I try to make my code work with my other contribs by offering conditional support on whether to use it or not. Like Cat List Options "supports" Option Weight & Stock but isn't required. It's kind of a pipe dream really that I try to make work but often ends up making it more difficult.
More so, the root need for this is because doing a db query on a table for specific columns that don't exist cause ugly errors. MySql really needs to start offering support for "IF EXISTS" on field returns and table alterations. So i try to preempt them by adding a session variable from the product page that after a query checks for the existence of a column. If that column exists, then set a session variable called hasOptWeighContrib=true. and in the cart, if that session variable is true, the i include those extra columns in my db query.
This is a hack that works as long as your session doesn't time out. So if you add a product to your cart, and goto the cart page. Leave for 20 min and come back, and then continue checking out, the option decrease stuff likely won't work, and the option weight likely won't be added to the cart weight. And you'd get the same effect as you are seeing now when you close down FF .
I have a new method to use now which guarantees it is properly used which I will add in the next Option Weight & Stock version I release.
Maybe the best method would just be to combine Cat List Options and Options Weight & Stock into one contrib.. but then I become a monarchy like Microsoft.
The problem is that since the Option Weight & Stock contrib only modifies existing files, and has no configuration settings in the admin, I have nothing to "trigger" when to use it or not. I try to make my code work with my other contribs by offering conditional support on whether to use it or not. Like Cat List Options "supports" Option Weight & Stock but isn't required. It's kind of a pipe dream really that I try to make work but often ends up making it more difficult.
More so, the root need for this is because doing a db query on a table for specific columns that don't exist cause ugly errors. MySql really needs to start offering support for "IF EXISTS" on field returns and table alterations. So i try to preempt them by adding a session variable from the product page that after a query checks for the existence of a column. If that column exists, then set a session variable called hasOptWeighContrib=true. and in the cart, if that session variable is true, the i include those extra columns in my db query.
This is a hack that works as long as your session doesn't time out. So if you add a product to your cart, and goto the cart page. Leave for 20 min and come back, and then continue checking out, the option decrease stuff likely won't work, and the option weight likely won't be added to the cart weight. And you'd get the same effect as you are seeing now when you close down FF .
I have a new method to use now which guarantees it is properly used which I will add in the next Option Weight & Stock version I release.
Maybe the best method would just be to combine Cat List Options and Options Weight & Stock into one contrib.. but then I become a monarchy like Microsoft.
Last edited by Qphoria on Thu Oct 30, 2008 2:06 am, edited 1 time in total.
LOL that's not what you said originally in this thread! Deleter!jty wrote: Thanks for the explanation. I think I know how to fix it for my immediate purposes
The proper fix can come later but for now, I have to get a website off xampp and into Google
Anyway, the proper fix is pretty much 3 lines of code. I will do it this morning
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