Enhanced Admin Product Grid

Enhanced Admin Product Grid

Features

Full Product Search: Search for products just like a customer would and display the results in the products grid. This is extremely handy when helping a customer find a product. To clear a search filter, click on "Reset Filter".
Grid Row Highlighter: Highlight a bunch of rows by dragging your cursor over the rows while holding CTRL. Each highlighted row will be checked off. This will apply to all grids (including the catalog grid).
Catalog Grid Thumbnails/Images: Shows product thumbnail images in the catalog product grid in a very organized and maintainable manor.
Persistent Catalog Grid Settings: Set the default page size, default sort, default columns to show, etc. The settings will be stored in your Store Config so you can save some time.
Mass Product Refresh: Loads and saves a bunch of products. This was built to aid in addressing a data inconsistency issue
Quick Export; Select the export to CSV action from the mass action drop down and it'll create a CSV with all the selected products and send it as a file to your browser.
Custom Catalog Product Grid Columns: Lets you select which columns you want to see in the catalog product grid. For example, short description, long description, custom attributes, etc. You will also be able to change and quickly view product images thumbnails here.
Product Image Thumbnail Column: You will be able to view product image thumbnails in a neat column in the catalog grid.
Date Created Column: Choose to show the "date created" value for a product

Installation Instructions

This module should be fully plug and play. If you're using a custom back-end package/skin, which you're probably not, you should transfer over the layout tbt_enhancedgrid.xml and tbt/enhancedgrid templates folder to your own back-end package/skin. Make sure you clear your cache. Logging in and logging back out may also be required.

When the module is enabled you will see an asterisk "*" beside the Catalog -> Manage Products menu option in the back-end.    

Error in config after install for Magento 1.5: If you are still seeing the error "Fatal error: Call to a member function setEntityTypeFilter()" please  go to the releases tab and click on the latest version and use that extension key.

To uninstall/disable: To turn off Enhanced Product Grid modify the app/etc/modules/TBT_Enhancedgrid.xml file and set the 'active' value to 'false'. (note: Turning off module output is not the same thing and it will does not disable the module, rather it just disables output so you're left with a blank product management screen )

Change Log

June 30, 2011 - Version 1.3.2.3 stable

• Fixed issues with Magento 1.5.1 compiler and improved some architecture.

December 23, 2010 - Version 1.3.2 stable

• Full testing with Magento 1.4.2 performed and no issues found.

November 16, 2010 - Version 1.3.1 stable

 Fixed issues: 

• Store view/website selector is not visible on some stores > Magento 1.3.2 - #0000445
• Categories column doesn't show on installations that have multiple stores/websites setup - #0000444
• Call to a member function getStoreId() on a non-object for some custom table-type attributes - #0000443

November 14, 2010 - Version 1.3 stable

• Added full Magento 1.4 and 1.4.1.x compatibility (including search and category listings)
• Fixed a ton of bugs.
• Added Category and Date Created columns. 
  - > The Category column contains a filterable, sortable, comma-separated list of the categories that apply to the product.
  -> The Date Created column shows the date that the product was created.
• Both columns can now be turned on in the Magento back-end.

See here for full change log for version 1.3 stable.

February 10, 2010 - Version 1.2 beta

• Added Magento 1.4 compatibility
• Made images in the grid maintain their proportions when the height attribute is smaller than or equal to the weight attribute as configured in the back-end image display config for the grid.
• Now rewrites Magento's existing product grid. To turn off Enhanced Product Grid modify the app/etc/modules/TBT_Enhancedgrid.xml file and set the 'active' value to 'false'
• Fixed a column spacing issue that would even out the columns. Now the NAME column takes any remaining column space.
• Removed some unneeded files.
• Changed the structure of the configuration section

March 20, 2009 - Version 1.1 stable

• Now compatible with Magento ver. 1.0.19870.6 up to 1.2.1.2
• Added support for columns that have "drop-down" values.
• Fixed bug that broke "add new product" url
• Fixed bug that broke "update attributes" url.

January 10, 2009 and Earlier - Version 1.041 stableJanuary 11, 2009 - Version 1.05 stable

• Now compatible with Magento ver. 1.0.19870.6 - 1.2.0.3
• Added some code comments

January 10, 2009 and Earlier - Version 1.041 stable

• Fixed harmony with installing Mass Product Relater
• Refactored some internal codeAdded TBT Configuration comment
• Moved out of beta
• Fixed "Fatal error: Call to a member function getBaseCurrency() on a non-object in /www/mur.lv/www.mur.lv/app/code/community/TBT/Enhancedgrid/Block/Catalog/Product/Grid.php on line 421 " by fixing a currency issue.
• Corrected grid exporting.
• Removed printing of the page size ("20" printed above).
• Fixed bug that breaks all other grid searching.
• Changed a default configuration setting to hide image URLs by default.
• Fixed problem where JS were not being included
• Fixed bug that resized images incorrectly after they've been hidden and redisplayed.