customize category page columns

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customize category page columns

Post by Ken » Sun Feb 03, 2013 10:57 pm

I couldn't to change columns in category page. is this customizable? For instance, it displays products in category page in three column, if I want to change to display to four columns. Are there anyone do this before? Thanks.

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Re: customize category page columns

Post by jmestep » Mon Feb 04, 2013 6:27 am

In ConLib/CategoryGridPage.ascx.cs, you can change it in this code near the top of the page

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 public partial class CategoryGridPage : System.Web.UI.UserControl
    {
        private int _cols = 3;
Also change in ConLib/CategoryGridPage.ascx

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<asp:DataList ID="ProductList" runat="server" RepeatColumns="3"
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<ItemStyle HorizontalAlign="center" VerticalAlign="bottom" Width="33%" CssClass="tableNode" />
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Re: customize category page columns

Post by Tea-Dev » Mon Apr 01, 2013 3:14 pm

In able 7 there was an option for manage scriplets under wbsite menu. Where did this option go under able gold. We can't find it anywhere. The website has some crpytic reference to it as something under mechant administration...

"Although you can edit the content of scriptlets using the on screen editor, for other management tasks and for advanced features you need to use the scriptlet management pages in the merchant administration."

Can anyone help?

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Re: customize category page columns

Post by mazhar » Tue Apr 02, 2013 1:36 am

Scriptlets are removed from Gold. Now you create Category, Product display pages directly from admin. You can also create content pages under Website menu. These pages can render ConLib control which you can define similar to how we used them AC7 like [[ConLib:ControlName Parameter="Parameter Value"]]. Please read my response in this thread viewtopic.php?f=65&t=17161

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Re: customize category page columns

Post by Tea-Dev » Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:52 am

Mazhar
I didn't follow your post. Its not clear at all.
Are you saying we need to make a copy of an existing page and edit the page outside of Able Gold Admin.

Can we use a text editor?

Can we copy the source conlib, modify it and put it in the same conlib folder?

Can you provide a more informative link than your original post whcih wasn't helpful.

Thanks

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Re: customize category page columns

Post by mazhar » Tue Apr 02, 2013 10:58 am

Please read this help article http://help.ablecommerce.com/faqs/ablec ... merce_.htm
It contains a PDF guide hopefully you will find that helpful.

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Re: customize category page columns

Post by Tea-Dev » Tue Apr 02, 2013 2:25 pm

You are not making this easy. You sent me to the main landing page for teh customization code. Can you give me a specific URL to exactly what needs to be done in gold if its not too much touble.

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Re: customize category page columns

Post by mazhar » Wed Apr 03, 2013 2:08 am

Tea-Dev wrote:In able 7 there was an option for manage scriplets under wbsite menu. Where did this option go under able gold. We can't find it anywhere. The website has some crpytic reference to it as something under mechant administration...
As I mentioned earlier scriptlets are gone from Gold. Right now Gold works using master page and child pages.

Tea-Dev wrote: "Although you can edit the content of scriptlets using the on screen editor, for other management tasks and for advanced features you need to use the scriptlet management pages in the merchant administration."

Can anyone help?
Those are not scriptlet content but dynamic page contents served from database. You can quickly create three type of pages which are Content Pages, Category Display Pages and Lastly the product display pages. I am not sure thre is any easy was to explain how to customize Gold in few lines you will need to read the guide I mentioned. The PDF link is the very first link in first line. Anyway here is the PDF guide link http://help.ablecommerce.com/developers ... rGuide.pdf

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Re: customize category page columns

Post by Tea-Dev » Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:29 am

Thanks but the guide was no help. We ended up editing the original sourcefiles in conlib fodler.

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