[Solved] How to Remove products from products list, but keep the product's page?

[4140]

I am getting too many 404's and that's not very good in google's eyes.
I want to be able to remove products from the catalog, without deleting their page. This way the products list would display only products which could be purchased, but the ones not available would still be there for Google to crawl.

Suggestions?

[shokinro]

You do it as following

1. disable the product in back office.

2. change this file to make the product page still show it.

prestaShop 1.4x in following
YourSiteRoot/controllers/productController.php

Find this code

            if (!Validate::isLoadedObject($this->product)
               OR (!$this->product->active AND (Tools::getValue('adtoken') != Tools::encrypt('PreviewProduct'.$this->product->id))
               || !file_exists(dirname(__FILE__).'/../'.Tools::getValue('ad').'/ajax.php')))
           {
               header('HTTP/1.1 404 page not found');
               $this->errors[] = Tools::displayError('Pproduct is no longer available.');
           }
           elseif (!$this->product->checkAccess((int)(self::$cookie->id_customer)))
               $this->errors[] = Tools::displayError('You do not have access to this product.');

And removed following code

            if (!Validate::isLoadedObject($this->product)
               OR (!$this->product->active AND (Tools::getValue('adtoken') != Tools::encrypt('PreviewProduct'.$this->product->id))
               || !file_exists(dirname(__FILE__).'/../'.Tools::getValue('ad').'/ajax.php')))
           {
               header('HTTP/1.1 404 page not found');
               $this->errors[] = Tools::displayError('Pproduct is no longer available.');
           }
           else

You are all set.

This way, the product is displayed, but user still not able to order it.
hope is works for you

[4140]

I think that's it. Thanks!

[Welpix]

how can I redirect the "Product is no longer available" to custom page in CMS ?

[mmsh]

hi, please... how to redirect after the "Product is no longer available" in x seconds? for example 1-2 seconds after that... or completely bypass? thanks

[mmsh]

is it enough to change

 

header('HTTP/1.1 404 page not found');

with...

header("Location: http://www.example.com/");

 

???