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Here is code to control layered navigation

Tweakmag Total Posts: 277 Joined: 2007-08-31 London, UK Ignore user	Hi there, it seems a few people want to control the way layered navigation works, here is some code that will let you: 1. Define any attributes that you want to be displayed as a dropdown list 2. Set a threshold limit for the attributes, so that if this threshold is met, then automatically display as a dropdown list This code needs to go into “app/design/frontend/default/[YOURTHEME]/template/catalog/layer/filter.phtml <?php /** * Magento * * NOTICE OF LICENSE * * This source file is subject to the Open Software License (OSL 3.0) * that is bundled with this package in the file LICENSE.txt. * It is also available through the world-wide-web at this URL: * http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php * If you did not receive a copy of the license and are unable to * obtain it through the world-wide-web, please send an email * to license@magentocommerce.com so we can send you a copy immediately. * * @category design_default * @package Mage * @copyright Copyright (c) 2004-2007 Irubin Consulting Inc. DBA Varien (http://www.varien.com) * @license http://opensource.org/licenses/osl-3.0.php Open Software License (OSL 3.0) * / /* * Template for filter items block * Coded by Adam Martin (www.tweakmag.com) * * * @see Mage_Catalog_Block_Layer_Filter / ?> <?php //control the way that the layered navigation attributes present themselves //either dropdown list or default methd (ordered list) $attributeName = $this->getName(); $itemcountthreshold = 2; // you can change this $itemcount = $this->getItemsCount(); $displayitemcount = false; //set to true/false to display item count in brackets if($itemcount > $itemcountthreshold){ $attributeName = "Overthreshold"; } if(!function_exists("_displayOrderedlist")){ function _displayOrderedlist($atts,$displayitemcount){ echo '<ol>'; foreach($atts->getItems() as $_item){ echo '<li><a href="'.$_item->getUrl().'">'.$_item->getLabel().'</a>'; if($displayitemcount){ echo ' ('.$_item->getCount().')'; } echo '</li>'; } echo '</ol>'; } } if(!function_exists("_displayDropdown")){ function _displayDropdown($atts,$displayitemcount){ echo '<select id="layered-select" class="select" name="layered-select" onchange="if (this.selectedIndex > 0) location.href=this[this.selectedIndex].value;">'; echo '<option selected="selected">Please select</option>'; foreach ($atts->getItems() as $_item){ echo '<option value="'.$_item->getUrl().'">'; echo $_item->getLabel(); if($displayitemcount){ echo ' ('.$_item->getCount().')'; } echo '</option>'; } echo '</select>'; } } switch ($attributeName) { case 'Shoe Size': case 'Overthreshold': _displayDropdown($this,$displayitemcount); break; default: _displayOrderedlist($this,$displayitemcount); break; } ?> You will see that I have added case ‘Shoe Size’ - by doing this anytime the Shoe Size attribute is displayed it will be displayed using a dropdown. For example you could add: `case 'Price':` to make price always display as a dropdown. Cheers Adam Image Attachments Click thumbnail to see full-size image Signature adam martin:* internet consultant / web developer contact \| adam.martin@internetconsultants.com.au \| +61 4 3331 3374 \| skype adam.j.martin http://www.tweakmag.com - Tweaking and Customizing The Magento eCommerce Platform
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chinesedream Total Posts: 745 Joined: 2007-08-31 San Francisco, CA Ignore user	Thank you! I am gonna to try it out
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shd-media Total Posts: 21 Joined: 2008-03-15 Ignore user	thank you very much. Is there any way to show the points next each other? I will display them next each other above the products… Signature shd-media ::: magento Theme Design :: First Free Themes are available soon ::: Blog :::
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nafnaf1000 Total Posts: 119 Joined: 2008-02-21 Ignore user	@Ajazza ; Thank you for that… Works 100%
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nafnaf1000 Total Posts: 119 Joined: 2008-02-21 Ignore user	@Ajazza ; just wondering. When it comes to price, is it posable to let the user enter an amount and not a predefined one form the system?
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chinesedream Total Posts: 745 Joined: 2007-08-31 San Francisco, CA Ignore user	Hi Adam, Your code works really well and I absolutely love, however I’d just realized it disables the ‘count item’. Please see attached screenshots. T Image Attachments Click thumbnail to see full-size image
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Tweakmag Total Posts: 277 Joined: 2007-08-31 London, UK Ignore user	Hi chinesedream - I programmed it so you can turn this on or off yourself. `displayitemcount = false; //set to true/false to display item count in brackets` Too easy aye I will package this up as an extension soon - so then it will work on all themes Cheers Adam Signature adam martin: internet consultant / web developer contact \| adam.martin@internetconsultants.com.au \| +61 4 3331 3374 \| skype adam.j.martin http://www.tweakmag.com - Tweaking and Customizing The Magento eCommerce Platform
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Tweakmag Total Posts: 277 Joined: 2007-08-31 London, UK Ignore user	@Ajazza ; just wondering. When it comes to price, is it posable to let the user enter an amount and not a predefined one form the system? I am sorry, I am not sure what you mean Signature adam martin: internet consultant / web developer contact \| adam.martin@internetconsultants.com.au \| +61 4 3331 3374 \| skype adam.j.martin http://www.tweakmag.com - Tweaking and Customizing The Magento eCommerce Platform
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chinesedream Total Posts: 745 Joined: 2007-08-31 San Francisco, CA Ignore user	Ajazza - 09 April 2008 06:07 PM Hi chinesedream - I programmed it so you can turn this on or off yourself. `displayitemcount = false; //set to true/false to display item count in brackets` Too easy aye I will package this up as an extension soon - so then it will work on all themes Cheers Adam Ah yes, see it now. Thank you so much
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glaDiator Total Posts: 56 Joined: 2008-03-17 Ignore user	I am also going to give it a try............... Signature GlaDiator cracking my head in the wrold of open source
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Danielc1234 Total Posts: 118 Joined: 2008-01-09 Miami, FL - United States Ignore user	@Ajazza ; Nice work. Do you know if this will work with the final release 1.0? And can you tell me how to impliment this on the home page? We are trying to put a full category menu on the left side of all our pages? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Looks like you have this Magento under control!!! Thanks in advance. Daniel
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Tweakmag Total Posts: 277 Joined: 2007-08-31 London, UK Ignore user	The code I posted works on v1.0 no problems at all. Regarding your other question about having the layered navigation on the home page - I am not 100% sure how you would go about that as the navigation is built by looking at the products / categories within the category you are viewing - homepage is not a category as such, so there is no navigation to be built. So what category would you want the layered navigation to be built from? Cheers Adam Signature adam martin: internet consultant / web developer contact \| adam.martin@internetconsultants.com.au \| +61 4 3331 3374 \| skype adam.j.martin http://www.tweakmag.com - Tweaking and Customizing The Magento eCommerce Platform
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Danielc1234 Total Posts: 118 Joined: 2008-01-09 Miami, FL - United States Ignore user	How would I go about hard coding the categorys? I have already set up a <div> that contains all my categories the way I want them laid out. How could I just drop that on the left column of the home page? I know hard coding is not the way to go, but chances are my categories, once set will not change. Thanks Daniel
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Tweakmag Total Posts: 277 Joined: 2007-08-31 London, UK Ignore user	I have done the same thing on julesroc.com.au (we are currently upgrading to 1.0 at the moment). But what we did was created a new template just for the homepage that was based on the 3 columns and hardcoded the categories in. This is one approach, another is to write some xml that updates the template and inserts your phtml file that contains your customer code for linking to the categories. I hope this helps, if you can’t follow what i said - please let me know, and I will see if I can help further tomorrow Cheers Adam Signature adam martin: internet consultant / web developer contact \| adam.martin@internetconsultants.com.au \| +61 4 3331 3374 \| skype adam.j.martin http://www.tweakmag.com - Tweaking and Customizing The Magento eCommerce Platform
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AnnaM Total Posts: 312 Joined: 2008-01-29 San Francisco Ignore user	Thats terrific! I have not tried it out yet, but from the sounds of others, its working great. Just wanted to say mucho thanks ahead of time! Very cool. Signature Anna Live Long and Prosper
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Tweakmag Total Posts: 277 Joined: 2007-08-31 London, UK Ignore user	Thanks Anna Signature adam martin: internet consultant / web developer contact \| adam.martin@internetconsultants.com.au \| +61 4 3331 3374 \| skype adam.j.martin http://www.tweakmag.com - Tweaking and Customizing The Magento eCommerce Platform
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