Filter's mechanics

Hello. My topic concerns filters' mechanics. If you apply a filter to some parameter, and then click, for example, on the other Main Menu item and then comeback to the Catalogue where the filtering was made, you will still have the filters working. I find it incredibly unusable. I mean that logically, when you click again on the catalogue, you expect that no filter will be applied, that you will the the whole catalogue.

So, I hired a web-developer, he applied some features to the website, but when I asked him to make this - You apply a filter in the "Catalogue" menu, then go to another and when you comeback, you have no filter applied. He told me that its impossible because of the info about the applied filters is stored in cookies.

Well. So I ask you as developers, is there ANY way to do something like this? This is incredibly urgent. I mean auto-resetting when you click on the Menu Item where you applied this filter. If there any, could you please descrcibe it more precisely, so as the developer could get it? And plus, the Basket items should not be lost.

Thanks a lot.

Hi,

You have to edit the file "administrator/components/com_hikashop/classes/filter.php" and in the function "addFilter()" replace the line: By:
The filters are not stored in cookies but in session.

Could somebody confirm this is a realistic way of making an "ALL AT ONCE FILTER RESET" ?

This is a MUST function which without it makes browsing the catalog an unacceptable experience for most clients.

Hi,

By this way the filters are not taken from the session but from the "POST".
So when going to another page, the filters values are lost, so reset.

You just have to try

GREAT! This brings some light to the filtering issue! I'll try as soon as possible.

Xavier wrote: Hi,

By this way the filters are not taken from the session but from the "POST".
So when going to another page, the filters values are lost, so reset.

You just have to try

What if i dont have this line in addFilter function in filter.php :

??

I TRIED AND IT WORKS.

Shulha, if you don't find the required string you might be editing a wrong filter.php file. Make sure you are editing the one in the 'classes' folder.

Anyway this is not still the right solution as you may get reseted filter but the Filter controls remain with the X sign to get them cancelled even they are already cancelled.

Suggestions will be welcom on how to refresh the Filters controls to initial status.

Is this "Code Tweak" still valid for 2.1.2 ?

Looks like this file and the way to call its functions experienced a large amount of changes since 2.1.0

Hi,

The way the filters are working don't changed.
The "code tweak" is still valid.

NOTE TO USERS WANTING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE FROM THIS:

For HikaShop 2.1.3 you have to find this string

$infoGet = $app->getUserStateFromRequest( 'com_hikashop.'.$cid .'_filter_'.$filter->filter_namekey, 'filter_'.$filter->filter_namekey, $infoGet, 'array' );

PeterChain wrote: Anyway this is not still the right solution as you may get reseted filter but the Filter controls remain with the X sign to get them cancelled even they are already cancelled.

Yes. Filter module shows that filter is applied, but all products from category are listed. How to reset selection in module too? It confuses the site visitors.

Hi there,

The last Hikashop version includes the possibility to display a reset button.
You can find this option in System>Configuration>Features>Filters

Eliot wrote: Hi there,

The last Hikashop version includes the possibility to display a reset button.
You can find this option in System>Configuration>Features>Filters

I want clear filter after change category without pressing any buttons. Just open category and there is no any filter applied...

Thanks,

we had the same question about the filter function.

regards, Marius

Hi there,

Actually this is the current behavior of the filters, it's reseted for each category.
Could you please give me a link to your website so I can test it?

Hi Eliot,

Thank you. After the update to 2.20 the reset button in the configuration and the filter module is activated.

Seems to work much better now, only one thing, after reset the "Search text" doesn't dissapear in combination of the menu "Article List"

You can test it on the website. [url=http://] www.lebasport.nl [/url]

best regards,

Marius

Eliot wrote: Hi there,

Actually this is the current behavior of the filters, it's reseted for each category.
Could you please give me a link to your website so I can test it?

It's in russian. I think you don't understend anything on this site.


When I use filter, it works and show for example 2 products from category


But when I change category and then return here again, there will be listed all products, but filter module shows like filter is still applied. But really no filter is applied.

@Marius: Could you send me a PM with a backend access and a FTP access as well as a link to this topic?
I reproduced the bug so I'll try to fix it.

@alikon1: Do you have the last Hikashop version? And a link to your website could also help me

Hi Marius,

I found the source of the issue, it's because you activated the joomla's cache.
That's why the filter is working but not displaying the right informations, the page is cached.
So you ahve to disable the joomla's cache and if you really want to have a cache you must find an extension to specify the pages you want to cache (not the Hikashop ones)

Hi Eliot,

Thank you for your work and that you have found the issue. Good luck,

Marius