The "Smart Product Filter" application is part of the set of mandatory modules for CMS Opencart.
This is one of the most popular filters for the aforementioned online store system.
Products can be filtered by the following criteria:
- Price
- Category
- Producer
- Options
- Characteristics (attributes)
- Availability
How to correctly display filtered data?
- 1. As indicated in the picture, in the "Adaptation" tab, you need to specify the parent class, or the id of the block in which your goods are located. If you just installed the CMS, everything will work by itself.
- 2. After that, you need to mark the filters you need in "Filter Blocks".
- 3. Go to "Submission of results" and enable the item "Change filter settings", then when you change the results in the product category, filtering will occur immediately, without delay and reloading the page.
You can adjust other parameters based on your own preferences.
Why do you need a product filter?
It is most necessary for online stores with a large number of products. If you have more than 100 products in each category, then when scrolling through 10 or more pages in the navigation, your users will begin to feel discomfort and may even close your site.
To make it easier for your customers to navigate and find the right product, install a "Smart Product Filter" and display it, say, on the side of the template.
You should not neglect this idea, because it is better to spend time configuring the add-on and filling in the options in the products than losing a potential customer due to an inconvenient product catalog.
Characteristics
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Instructions for installing the module:
- Before performing any actions related to the installation of the add-on in Opencart, we recommend creating a backup copy of all site files and store database;
- Install the localcopy fix (if you haven't installed it yet)
- Download the module file for the desired version of Opencart from our site (Follow the installation instructions if there is one in the archive with the module);
- Then go to the "Installing applications/extensions" section and click on the "Download" button;
- Select the downloaded file and wait for the complete installation of the module and the appearance of the text "Application successfully installed";
- After that, go to the "Application Manager" and update the modifiers by pressing the "Update" button;
- Before these actions, you need to add rights to view and manage the module in the "User groups" section for the administrator, or other users of your choice, by clicking "Select all"