How to sort products assigned to a category
Set the default sorting order for products, within a category, in the following ways:
- Global – this option will sort the products in the category to the setting in the global / default setting, which can be set by "Name", "SKU", or "Date Added" from Site Info
- Best Seller – this will sort products by the number of times that they have been sold, placing the most sold product first
- Best Seller (Sold Only) - this will sort products by the number of times that they have been actually processed and sold, placing the most sold product first
- Most Viewed – this option will sort products by the number of times that they have been viewed, placing the most viewed product first
- New Arrival – this option will sort products by the date that they were added, placing the most recently added product first
- Random - select random to sort products in a random fashion
- Search Rank - sort products by rank
Visit Admin > Catalog > Category. Click on a category that has products assigned to it (see example below):
Scroll down, select from Sort By drop down menu:
Last step, visit Layout Tab > update left bar to regular and checkmark hide.
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