Im using Magento CE 1.6.2..
I am displaying products from THREE different categories on a static page. i have created a copy of list.phtml, removed toolbar from it and renamed it listHome_noToolbar.phtml
I am achieving this by using the following code:
{{block type="catalog/product_list" name="home.catalog.product.listHome_noToolbar" alias="products_by_category" category_id="37" num_products="4" column_count="4" template="catalog/product/listHome_noToolbar.phtml"}}
{{block type="catalog/product_list" name="home.catalog.product.listHome_noToolbar" alias="products_by_category" category_id="38" num_products="4" column_count="4" template="catalog/product/listHome_noToolbar.phtml"}}
{{block type="catalog/product_list" name="home.catalog.product.listHome_noToolbar" alias="products_by_category" category_id="39" num_products="4" column_count="4" template="catalog/product/listHome_noToolbar.phtml"}}
I know the category id and so im using it for displaying the products in a grid.
Now, i want advice and inputs about the following:
1. I want to find out and display the number of products in the category id=37, just before the display of the products. This display will have to be on the static page/ cms page only. What code can i use and how to make this happen?
2. I am calling 3 separate category product grids on this static page. I have been trying to LIMIT product displayed in each grid to 4 only using num_products="4", but this is somehow not working out. How can i achieve this?? i always thought num_products worked !!!!
I have looked at many solutions offered but somehow there appears to be no talk about limiting number of products displayed in a custom list or grid.
This somehow didnt work... was getting a fatal error... Magento Limit Number of Products in Home page
I DO NOT WANT TO ALTER number of products from Magento backend... as this would affect other GRIDs which display all products.
Any help and guidance will be appreciated....