CODEWITHSUNDEEP
phpmagento
user1597438
user1597438

Reputation: 2221

Displaying random product in Magento homepage

I added a yes/no attribute on my products which would allow me to display recommended products (attribute is set to yes), on the front page. Now, I want to display 1 random product in my homepage. This is my code right now:

    $show_num_items = 2;
$show_index_array = array();
$index_iterator = 1;

$_productCollection = Mage::getResourceModel('reports/product_collection')
    ->addAttributeToSelect('*')
    ->addAttributeToFilter('type_id', 'configurable');

if($_productCollection->getSize()):
    $show_index_array = range(0,($_productCollection->getSize()-1));
    shuffle($show_index_array);
    $show_index_array = array_slice($show_index_array, 0, $show_num_items);

    foreach($_productCollection as $_product):
        $_recommended = $_product->getData('recommend_product');
        if($_recommended == 1): 
            if(in_array($index_iterator, $show_index_array)): ?>
                <div><img src="<?php echo $this->helper('catalog/image')->init($_product, 'image'); ?>" />      
                </div>
                <dl>
                    <dt><a href="<?php echo $_product->getProductUrl(); ?>"><?php echo $_product->getName(); ?></a></dt>
                    <dd><?php echo $_product->getResource()->getAttribute('short_description')->getFrontend()->getValue($_product); ?></dd>
                    <dd><a href="<?php echo $_product->getProductUrl(); ?>">Read More</a></dd>
                </dl>
            <?php endif;
                $index_iterator++;
        endif;
    endforeach;
endif;

It's not that clean I know, it works but there are instances in which it doesn't return any products and instances in which it returns 2. How can I make this return 1 product at all times?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 578

Answers (1)

blmage
blmage

Reputation: 4214

Try with $show_num_items = 1; and $index_iterator = 0;, and add ->addAttributeToFilter('recommend_product', 1); to your collection

Upvotes: 2

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