Show all products on one page for particular category

[babyewok]

I have PS 1.5.6 and would like to set a particular category to show ALL of its products, regardless of the default products per category set in the back office.

 

How can I go about this? 

[vekia]

just increase value of 'products per page' param under preferences > products tab in your BO.

remember, it can affect performance, so you have to use well configured server with enough resources

[babyewok]

Thanks, but I want to be able to do this for just one category regardless of what the back office setting is.

[vekia]

in this case it's necessary to modify the CMSController, moreover, if you want to configure it via back office, it will be necessary to modify also admin controllers and database to store information about new feature. This is the only possible way

[babyewok]

There is no need to be able to change it from the back office.  Where do I need to look in CMS Controller?  I can't see any referrence to product list numebrs in there?

[babyewok]

Also I need to be able to set the default sort order for specific categories from A-Z - would this setting be found in the same place as the items per page setting?  I was hoping it would all be simple to do via the category.tpl file

[vekia]

it will not be as easy as it seems.

copy contents of category controller (init function) to cms controller (also init function)

remember that you have to change things like id of category (because in category controller id of category is a part of $_GET variables)

[babyewok]

Or to change somethig in FrontController.php via an override as I see that had productsort and pagination in there.  Could I not put something in there to manually set the the default orderby, orderway and product number for specific categories vi asome kind of if statement?  For example:

if (something to reference a list of category ids){
$this->context->smarty->assign(array(
			'orderby' => $this->orderBy,
			'orderway' => $this->orderWay,
			'orderbydefault' => name,
			'orderwayposition' => asc,
			'orderwaydefault' => asc,
			'stock_management' => (int)$stock_management));


} else {

$this->context->smarty->assign(array(
			'orderby' => $this->orderBy,
			'orderway' => $this->orderWay,
			'orderbydefault' => $order_by_values[(int)Configuration::get('PS_PRODUCTS_ORDER_BY')],
			'orderwayposition' => $order_way_values[(int)Configuration::get('PS_PRODUCTS_ORDER_WAY')], // Deprecated: orderwayposition
			'orderwaydefault' => $order_way_values[(int)Configuration::get('PS_PRODUCTS_ORDER_WAY')],
			'stock_management' => (int)$stock_management));

}

  And then

if (somethign to reference a list of category ids){	
	$pagination_infos = array(
			'products_per_page' => 50,
			'pages_nb' => $pages_nb,
			'p' => $this->p,
			'n' => $this->n,
			'nArray' => $nArray,
			'range' => $range,
			'start' => $start,
			'stop' => $stop,
			'current_url' => $current_url
		);

}else {
	$pagination_infos = array(
			'products_per_page' => (int)Configuration::get('PS_PRODUCTS_PER_PAGE'),
			'pages_nb' => $pages_nb,
			'p' => $this->p,
			'n' => $this->n,
			'nArray' => $nArray,
			'range' => $range,
			'start' => $start,
			'stop' => $stop,
			'current_url' => $current_url
		);

}

Or is that all very messy?  I have changed my mind about listing ALL the products, just perhaps adding high number instead.

 

The reason I need this is that I have set up a product a-z category, with subcats of a-e, f-j, etc and so regardless of the usual sort order, they MUST be listed A-Z.  I also thought that listing more products per page would be useful as otherwise it makes the category no easier to look though to find what you want than any other!

[babyewok]

it will not be as easy as it seems.

copy contents of category controller (init function) to cms controller (also init function)

remember that you have to change things like id of category (because in category controller id of category is a part of $_GET variables)

 

Seems we replied at the same time .... I'm afraid you have completely lost me now!  I don't understand why I need to move functions to the CMS controller to achieve this.   I assumed I would need to change the functions in the files they are currently (as above)

[babyewok]

So do you thinks that my suggested way of changing FrontController.php is out of the question?

[babyewok]

It would be great if ou can help (ezpecially for the sort order) - I am pretty stumped on this one :/

[jjryeste]

Hello vekia  i have one problem

i create and ohter product-list.tpl and modify category.tpl for include new id category

and not views , add to cart , please help me

me ppage category modify is  http://www.punto-de-cruz.es/hilos-y-kits/hilos/