Search Results Not Returning Searched For Combination

[coziosco]

Hi

 

I've been trying to dial out an issue I'm having with a search by reference code for products with combinations. e.g. if I have 3 colour combinations of a product each with it's own reference:

 

ORT10

ORT11

ORT12

 

Searching for any of the reference codes returns the overview of the product correctly which can then be clicked to view details and then select the combination but I'd expect the functionality of this to take you straight to the actual combination you searched for. Far better for end users.

 

Any thoughts?

Cheers

C

[Scully]

The search returns a list of products. If it is a precise key, the result might contain only one product. However only when clicking on the product the product detail page opens.  At the time you click on the product your server doesn't know much about the previous search.

 

To avoid that you had to override the search class in order to skip the product list if the result contains only one record and open the product witth the corresponding combination.

[coziosco]

Thanks Scully. It look slike I'll need to look at overriding the search class.  For me this should be basic functionality to help the end user find their product.

 

Can you give any pointers on what I need to change?

 

Cheers

C
 

[Scully]

Counter question: Do I know your prestashop version?

[coziosco]

1.6.1.3

[Scully]

I think is rather to be applied on the SearchController.php and not the Search class. Somewhere after this

    Hook::exec('actionSearch', array('expr' => $query, 'total' => $search['total']));

You need to check the number products, grab all needed data for product and attribute and pass this to product.tpl.

    if ( $search['total'] == 1  ) {
      // fetch product and attribute (if exists)
      // assingn tpl variables
      $this->context->smarty->assign(array(.... needed array data))
      // display product.tpl instead of search tpl
        $this->setTemplate(_PS_THEME_DIR_.'product.tpl');
        return;
    }

It's just a rough guide not a complete code.

[PGS_BB]

Hi.

Did you happen to work this around?

Having this issue too.

When a person searches for a reference, it should go straight to the combination.

[Rafael]

Hi.

I have the same issue. There is any solution to this problem?

Regards