I set several unfinished categories of products to hidden. I confirmed the category and the items contained in it have the little ghost icon.
Product Finder still shows them. It also still counts them in the "by Manufacturer" count.
I'm also starting to suspect it's including orphaned products. Several items listed in my Product Finder don't render a product page link - the link they render is incomplete and simply reloads the product finder page.
Need some help here.
Need help: Product Finder problem
Need help: Product Finder problem
Joe Payne
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thank the gods it's not just my install - I figured all the test importing I had done had ruined my database.
I tested everything locally, but in small numbers. The product finder issue wasn't readily apparent until I got a large number of products set up.
I could restore, but orders have since come in on the live system
I tested everything locally, but in small numbers. The product finder issue wasn't readily apparent until I got a large number of products set up.
I could restore, but orders have since come in on the live system
Joe Payne
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When you set a category hidden by default all its sub categories and items are marked hidden as well ... so the will not appear in Product Finder.
If while making a category hidden, you did not chose to make its sub-items hidden then they will get displayed in product finder.
Bug http://bugs.ablecommerce.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6076
If while making a category hidden, you did not chose to make its sub-items hidden then they will get displayed in product finder.
Bug http://bugs.ablecommerce.com/show_bug.cgi?id=6076
I think Product Finder was including orphaned products in it's counts and searches - might want to check into that as well.
Joe Payne
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Understood.
I had 634 orphans after all my import testing was done
I ended up using a Windows-based macro program I have to do the deleting for me.
I figured out how to find them via an SQL script that tied products into ac_CatalogNodes, but was hesitant to blow them away directly out the SQL database.
I had 634 orphans after all my import testing was done
I ended up using a Windows-based macro program I have to do the deleting for me.
I figured out how to find them via an SQL script that tied products into ac_CatalogNodes, but was hesitant to blow them away directly out the SQL database.
Joe Payne
AbleCommerce Custom Programming and Modules http://www.AbleMods.com/
AbleCommerce Hosting http://www.AbleModsHosting.com/
Precise Fishing and Hunting Time Tables http://www.Solunar.com
AbleCommerce Custom Programming and Modules http://www.AbleMods.com/
AbleCommerce Hosting http://www.AbleModsHosting.com/
Precise Fishing and Hunting Time Tables http://www.Solunar.com