Attributes / colours in the Front Office aren't in the same order as the Back Office

[noesac]

e.g. in the front office it might be red, blue, green

In the back office it might be blue, red, green


Screenshot:

http://i33.tinypic.com/ws2yqg.jpg

Does anyone know how I can fix this?

[rocky]

That's because in the Back Office, the list is sorted by combination ID, whereas in the Front Office, the list is sorted by attribute ID. I think you'll need to add the attributes in the order you want them on the Catalog > Attributes and groups tab.

[tomerg3]

You can check out my Attribute Order module
http://www.presto-changeo.com/attribute-modules/24-attribute-order.html

[noesac]

Thanks Tomerg, the problem is I need this capability at a per product level

[tomerg3]

I'm not sure how many products need to have colors in different order, one option is to create a new color group for each different order you need.

It may not be ideal, but it's the quickest option, otherwise you're have to write something that is product specific yourself.

[noesac]

Hi Tomerg, yes we've explored all the different options but they aren't very workable.

Basically we are constantly selling out of certain colours, so we don't want that colour to be the default (otherwise customers will always think...why are all these products sold out?)

So because stock levels are constantly changing we need to have the flexibility to constantly reshuffle our colours too.

[tomerg3]

The order is done globally, but you can still choose different colors for different products.

Missing colors will not be displayed, and the order will stay the same.