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The template file for displaying the products of this category in
a list.
Category Flypage Syntax: shop.flypage
This is the template file for displaying the Product
Details of a product in this category. You can create
your own templates by modifiying existing templates
(in the directory /components/com_virtuemart/
themes/templates/product_details).
The file for preparing the display of the Flypage is /html/
shop.product_details.php. Some of the details that
you can't find in the Flypage template can be found there.
Note
You should leave this field empty when you're not sure
what to fill in.
4.6.1.2. Reordering or sorting Product Categories
You can reorder categories the way you want. There are different ways to achieve this.
• Use the blue arrows in the category list to move a category up or down
• Use the input fields in the rows of the category list to change the list order. If you have finished
changing the values, click on the "Save" icon in the column header.
• Use the "sort alphabetically" icon in the list header. You can sort all categories in your store
alphabetically using this functionality. Please note that this can't be undone. Once the categories are
reodered you would have to change back manually.
4.6.1.3. Removing Product Categories
Before deleting an existing product category, all sub categories associated to the product category
must be removed through either deletion or re-association. VirtueMart will not allow the deletion of
a product category while subcategories still exist for that product category.
Categories can be removed from the store although they contain products. If products are assigned
to more than one category, those products won't be removed if you delete just one category. But if a
product is just assigned to one category, it will be deleted if you delete its category.
Removing a category can be done by clicking the "trash bin" icon in the last column of each row in
the product category list. But you can also click the checkboxes of the categories you want to remove
and click the "Remove" button in the toolbar.
4.6.2. Products
When creating your product records, it is important to make a distinction as to whether the product that
is being created can be uniquely identified by its nature or name (e.g. Compact Disks, Video Cassettes,
Books, etc.), or is one of many similar items that are uniquely identified by their attributes (e.g.
Apparel, Furniture, Automobiles, etc.). The reason this distinction needs to be made, is because the
methods for creating, editing and deleting differ for each. Items require the creation of Item Attributes,
but products do not.