Description
Do you have products with options and you want to filter on them?
This will help you our add-on!The mechanics are simple - the add-on creates the characteristics of the product based on the options. Thanks to this, you can create filters based on product options. All values are assigned to the corresponding characteristic automatically. The entire operation of the add-on can be easily automated. The add-on is often used for clothing stores.
Add-onfeatures:
- Characteristics can be created with or without the available number of options. Thanks to this, you can keep product filters up to date.
- The add-on is compatible with variations;
- The add-on is compatible with the following themes: AB YOUPI, AB UniTheme, Bright Theme, Simple Theme, Responsive Theme;
- Easy automation with CRON;
- Logging and display of errors, in cases of their presence;
- Intuitive and convenient installation of the add-on through the admin panel without changing the root files.
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Manual
The module is installed by standard means of CS-Cart.
Add-ons - Manage add-ons - Download and install the module
The initial configuration
The initial configuration of the module is carried out on the Add-ons - Manage Add-ons, in the settings of the module itself.
Here you can customize:
CRON-key - allows you to automate the update of characteristics using CRON;
Group name for features - determines the name for the group on the page Products - Features;
To look at goods without quantity - creates characteristics, even for products that are not available;
View items if options are not tracked - creates characteristics even for products in whose settings the Calculate quantity of goods is not selected in stock option Inventory - Track with option
To launch the module, go to the page Makeshop.pro - Filter by option (Features from option) and press the Start button.
After completing the work of the module in the Feature creation log, we will see the status OK, which means the module has successfully created the characteristics.
To check this go to the page Products - Features. Among the previously created ones, we will see new ones with the name of the group, which was indicated in the initial setup of the module.
Creating a filter and adding it to the categories page
To create a filter from the obtained characteristics, go to the Products - Filters page and click on the Add filter button.
In the window that appears, enter the Name of our future filter. And in the option Filter by select the characteristics on the basis of which the filter is created.
On the Categories tab, select the categories for which this filter will be applied. Or leave it as it is and in this case it will apply to all categories.
Now, to display the filter on the site categories pages, we need to add it to the layout. Go to the site layout Design - Layouts. Select the Categories tab.
We are looking for the block Product filters and go to its parameters. On the Content tab, add the previously created filter.
Congratulations, now the filter is displayed on the pages of your site!
Automate the update of characteristics from the option
To maintain the characteristics in a constant and up-to-date state, you can add a CRON task on your hosting. You can copy the finished command on the page of the module MakeShop.pro - Filter by options (Features from options).
Updating
Version ms_search_filter_option_v2.6.1 of 04/20/2019
[!] Fixed errors for the store with multi showcase
Version ms_search_filter_option_v2.6.0 of 03/15/2019
[+] Added logging and error display
Version ms_search_filter_option_v2.5.2 of 07/12/2018
[!] Fixed translations
Version ms_search_filter_option_v2.5.1 from 06/01/2018
[+] Added compatibility with variations.
[+] Added corporate menu
Version ms_search_filter_option_v2.4.0 of 07/15/2017
[*] Expanded module functionality
[+] Added option for tracking the number of options.
Version ms_search_filter_option_v2.3.0 of 06/27/2017
[+] Added English translation
Version ms_search_filter_option_v1.1.0 of 05/21/2017
[*] Updated module functionality
Version ms_search_filter_option_v1.0.1 from 03/18/2017
[!] Fixed translations
Version ms_search_filter_option_v1.0.0 dated 03.10.2017
[+] First version of the module
Characteristics
- CS-Cart
- Multi-Vendor
- English
- Русский
- AB Unitheme
- AB YOUPITheme
- Bright Theme
- 4.7.X
- 4.8.X
- 4.9.X