Can the latest version create new categories yet?

[benwiggy]

I've been trying to upgrade from 1.3 for a few years, and every version I install is unable to create new categories in a clean empty database.

I've posted here many times, without success. 

 

Is this latest version any better?

[bellini13]

I've used every version since v1.2.5 and I have never had a problem creating categories.  Why not try downloading the latest version, install it and answer the question yourself?

[benwiggy]

Why not try downloading the latest version, install it and answer the question yourself?

For the reason stated: I've tried many tens of times to install 1.4, 1.5, and 1.6. I delete the dummy data, and then creating categories causes errors. The last time I tried 1.6, categories would not show up in Front Office or Back Office, though you could get to them by modifying the URL to the Category ID. Importing Categories would also flag errors.

 

I've posted many times here (as have others with the same or similar issues), and had no help that solved the problem. Nobody seemed to know the relationship between Home and Root -- if they are different, or the same, or whether they need to be ID 1 or not.

I don't know whether it's a problem in deleting the dummy data (why can't we have an empty installation?), or whether I'm doing something stupid (always a possibility, though I am usually competent).

 

It just takes ages to download and install everything, and then gets frustrating when I Can't even proceed at the first step of putting in my own data.

Edited August 13, 2014 by benwiggy (see edit history)

[bellini13]

how do you delete the dummy data?  Can you create categories before deleting the dummy data? 

 

As I said, I never had a problem with this, and YES you can create Categories in all versions of Prestashop.

 

I don't intend of doing leg work for you.  If you want to use Prestashop, then you should download it and try it for yourself.

[benwiggy]

I delete the dummy data with the "Cleaning module" that you're supposed to delete with.

Creating the Home category after this always causes problems. Sometimes the option to mark it as home/root isn't there; sometimes it isn't ID 1, and sometimes subcategories disappear or cause PHP errors.

 

I'll give it yet another go when I have some time, and I would be grateful for steps for how to create Home and one or more subcategories. But I'm not hopeful.

 

Installing 1.3 was a breeze -- created my own TPL house style and everything.

Edited August 13, 2014 by benwiggy (see edit history)

[bellini13]

Why do you need to create another Home or Root Category?  I just installed v1.6.0.9, used the cleaner to delete everything, and then added new Categories in the existing Home/Root Category

[bside2234]

I delete the dummy data with the "Cleaning module" that you're supposed to delete with.

Creating the Home category after this always causes problems. Sometimes the option to mark it as home/root isn't there; sometimes it isn't ID 1, and sometimes subcategories disappear or cause PHP errors.

 

I'll give it yet another go when I have some time, and I would be grateful for steps for how to create Home and one or more subcategories. But I'm not hopeful.

 

Installing 1.3 was a breeze -- created my own TPL house style and everything.

Don't use the cleaning module. I hear people have bad luck with it. Just delete the stuff in the back office using the trashcans by the stuff.

This may help you out also: http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/315913-prestashop-16-categorys-bo-after-upgrade-bug-fix/?hl=%2Bcategory+%2Btree

[bellini13]

Not everything can be deleted... like orders...

[bside2234]

Certainly they can. View the order and replace the word view in the url with delete.

Change this:

http://griffineffects.com/store/index.php?controller=AdminOrders&id_order=1220&vieworder&

to this and hit enter:

http://griffineffects.com/store/index.php?controller=AdminOrders&id_order=1220&deleteorder&

 

Edit: Sorry the forum shortens urls but you can still see I changed the word view to delete.

Edited September 8, 2014 by bside2234 (see edit history)

[bellini13]

that only deletes the record from ps_Orders and does not cleanup all other referenced tables.  It actually creates issues doing this, so I would suggest that you do not instruct users to do that.

[bside2234]

that only deletes the record from ps_Orders and does not cleanup all other referenced tables.  It actually creates issues doing this, so I would suggest that you do not instruct users to do that.

I did not know that. I've been doing this for years.

[bellini13]

yup, it has been an issue for years too  

 

you can see the issue for yourself.  create an order with any product, then delete the order using your method.  Now create another order using a different product. 

 

Your new order will likely have the product from the deleted order.

 

This is because Prestashop re-uses the order id that you just deleted.

[bside2234]

yup, it has been an issue for years too

 

you can see the issue for yourself.  create an order with any product, then delete the order using your method.  Now create another order using a different product. 

 

Your new order will likely have the product from the deleted order.

 

This is because Prestashop re-uses the order id that you just deleted.

Ahh. I see. I think the reason I never had an issue with this is because I change the number of the orders to start at 1000.