Changing default sort order of showcat.php

[ace67]

One thing I can't find in the 3.32 version is the place to change the default sort of the showcat.php page. In 3.11, it was a simple line of

if ( empty($sort) ) $sortparam = 8;

I tried changing line 201 to:

$sortparam = ( isset($catsortorder) && $catsortorder > 0 ? $catsortorder : 8 );

but that doesn't seem to work. How can I get the default setting to display sorted on number 8? Thanks.

[Chuck S]

You define a categories default sort order in admin => edit categories

[ace67]

That's not what I mean. Maybe I'm asking the question wrong. I want to set a different default to the menubar item that says "Sort By" and gives you a drop down list of the choices like Most Active, Most Recent, etc. I want to set it to $sortid = 8 on all categories.

This is not an admin => edit categories option. You can only set top level categories order in admin => edit categories.

[Chuck S]

Yes it is.

If your default sort order is sort 8 for the categories that is the one that appears when viewing the category

[ace67]

I found what I was looking for in the database. In rp_categories, it's the column named sortorder. Changing that to 8 did what I wanted. I did not see a way to do that in the edit categories admin section.

That's not something new in there that didn't take when I upgraded, is it? I see where I can order the display of the top level categories. I see where I can click on "sort subcats" and order the display of the subcats but no way to order the contents of the subcats themselves, which is what I wanted to do.

I was only able to find the value stored in rp_categories in the database. So I managed to change it but wondered if there was an easier way to change it that I didn't find.

[Chuck S]

Right in edit categories I dont see how you missed it

Default Sort Order*:

[ace67]

I guess I missed it since it isn't there.

Here's what one line in edit categories shows to me:

WALT DISNEY WORLD DINING (Order: [Delete] [Add Subcat] [Edit] [Empty] [Sort Subcats] [Moderators]

That's all that's there. So what update does that indicate that I'm missing now?

[Chuck S]

You need to edit the category.

[pompaunpo]

Originally Posted by Chuck S

You need to edit the category.

ok, in
admin => edit categories, Default Sort Order*:

but there is not Sort by "VOTES"

how do I do this?
thanks

[Chuck S]

Thats because there is not sort by votes as there is no voting system. You can rate a product and in that regard you want to select the sort to be MOST POPULAR.