Catalog Filter Not Working

[jhastings]

Using TYPOlight 2.8.3
Using Catalog 2.0.0 beta1
(Also have installed the necessary backend_filterwiz, backend_tabletree, DC_DynamicTable, and taxonomy)

I have successfully built out my catalog with a lister and reader. Everything functions properly. However, my Catalog Filter module on these pages displays nothing, with the exception of the headline data.

Any silly checkbox I could be missing?

Thank you!

-Justin-

[thyon]

yes, you have to enable each field that requires filtering, e.g. genre, color, etc. put headlines in every section, so you can see what is not rendering. Also perhaps some FE Url's will help us see what is going on. Also, the filter won't show any field if there are no values for it, e.g. the filter retrieves a list from the database and will not show items without any matching catalog entries, as its pointless to show a filter option, if filtering on it will produce zero results.

[jhastings]

Thanks for the info –*I'm confident that I've done all these things: enabling my taxonomy field, giving the module and field a headline, and including the Filter module on the same page as the Listing module.

But still no luck. Here's the page as reference:
http://hartboillot.com/HB2010/cases/

This is currently only used for development, hence the lack of content and organization.

Do you see anything that could be problematic? Thank you!

[thyon]

cant' help you with a blank page... since there is no error. are you sure you installed everything ok. no-one has a problem normally with the catalog, so it could be that just YOUR installation has a problem.

You'll need to post the image of the Catalog Filter's configuration please, or provide me with back-end login to see what you've done wrong.

[jhastings]

Here's links to screengrabs of the Catalog Filter Module configuration and the Taxonomy Selector within the Catalog Module.

Thanks for any help you can provide!

Catalog: http://www.hartboillot.com/files/catalog.jpg
Taxonomy: http://www.hartboillot.com/files/taxonomy.jpg

[thyon]

Kewl.

1. You have selected Image AND Published AND Taxonomy as filter items, are you sure this is correct? You have to choose "none" if you don't want that item in the filter list. I suggest you top top 2 both "none" and move taxonomy to the top.
2. Does your catalog actually have any items in it?

[jhastings]

Well, now I've checked "none" for the image title and published fields and moved taxonomy to the top. But still no luck.

And yes, there are three items in the Catalog (they are the three items on the page I shared earlier): http://hartboillot.com/HB2010/cases/

Sorry to keep going back and forth with you -- just hoping to resolve this issue as everything else is working properly...

[thyon]

do the following:

Since the "Tree View" checkbox in the filter field grid is ONLY used when revealing multiple controls 1 at a time, and since you only have taxonomy in the tree, a tree is not necessary, so uncheck that. It's only used when you've tiered your selections using multiple fields, e.g. Country => Region (hidden initially, revealed when country selected) => City (initially hidden, revealed when region selected).

Also, remove the checkbox below that "use filter condition from lister on the same page"

[jhastings]

All that makes sense, yet there is no change on the page.

Below, you can find links to screengrabs of my updated Catalog Filter module, as well as my Catalog Lister and Reader if those help... thanks again!

Filter: http://www.hartboillot.com/files/filter.jpg
Lister: http://www.hartboillot.com/files/lister.jpg
Reader: http://www.hartboillot.com/files/reader.jpg

[thyon]

I'm unable to help you any further... There is an installation problem...

[winanscreative]

Hi Thyon-

I actually helped Justin figure this out... What happened was he originally selected "Catalog Navigation" as the module and then changed it to "Catalog Filter." What that did was save "mod_catalognavigation" in the field "catalog_layout" and there was then no way to un-set it.

I wonder if you need some sort of way of unsetting that value via a save callback... It's rare that this would happen but obviously it can....

[thyon]

Actually in version 2.0b, xtra coded it that the module so that the module code is setup correctly per module, e.g.
catalog_navigation*.tpl, catalog_filter*.tpl, etc. maybe the filter module doesn't allow the module template to be visible?

[winanscreative]

Ahhh, then I think that field is missing in the tl_module DCA... The palette only has:

{template_legend:hide},catalog_filtertemplate;

While all the other modules have:

{template_legend:hide},catalog_template,catalog_la yout;

The only one missing that is the filter in 2.0b....

[thyon]

Very strange, because I didn't add this feature, xtra did, so he would've checked that. Hmm... I've corrected the 2.0b build.

[xtra]

Whoops, somehow that one must have slipped through.
I have double checked that they are added everywhere but I'd better have triple checked.

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Regards
Chris