Limit number of products shown on homepage, list.phtml

Question

I am trying to limit the number of products from a certain category to 4 on my homepage.

The code I am trying to do this with is:

{{block type="catalog/product_list" column_count="4" category_id="13" template="catalog/product/list.phtml"}}

Here are some of the things I have tried:

num_products="4"
limit = 4, limit="4"
count = 4, count="4"
_productCollection="4"
_productsCount="4"

I have made a copy of list.phtml thinking there might be a way to change it in there, but was unable to find out a way.

At the very top pf list.phtml is this code:

<?php
    $_productCollection=$this->getLoadedProductCollection();
    $_helper = $this->helper('catalog/output');
?>

And under grid view there is this:

<?php $_collectionSize = $_productCollection->count() ?>
    <?php $_columnCount = $this->getColumnCount(); ?>
    <?php $i=0; foreach ($_productCollection as $_product): ?>
        <?php if ($i++%$_columnCount==0): ?>

Any ideas on to limit the products either within the block or the template file?

Solution 1

The quicker is replace column_count=4 by is_homepage=1

and in the phtml add this :

 <?php if($this->getIsHomepage() && $i==4) break; ?>

before this :

 <?php if ($i++%$_columnCount==0): ?>

Then you will have just 1 row on homepage (if 4 by row as I suppose) so total 4 products

Solution 2

Try

 {{block type="catalog/product_list" limit="4" category_id="13" template="catalog/product/list.phtml"}}

See

• http://www.mcnab.co/blog/e-commerce/magento/magento-displaying-products-in-a-static-block/
• Magento Product Collection Limit via XML

Solution 3

IN Magento ver. 1.9.0.1 i found a simple solution just add these line in list.phtml just find the foreach loop it comes two times so need to add in both location.

<?php $i=0; ?>
<?php foreach ($_productCollection as $_product): 
if($i == 6) break;
$i++;
?>

i put it for 6 record you may change it to as you required.

thanks

Solution 4

When I was facing this problem them i search to many sites but there is very less sites that make me understand of it.. I edited it myself by doing these step to show FIXED NUMBER OF PRODUCTS FROM CERTAIN CATEGORIES follows as:- go to

1) app\design\frontend\default\<your theme>\template\catalog\product
   copy list.phtml and save as list_new.phtml

Now open list_new.phtml and search '' after ending the if loop insert this code

<?php if($i<=4): // for 4 product?>

and close after the list ended.

<?php endif // for 4 product?>

The code will look like this-

<?php if ($i++%$_columnCount==0): ?>
    <ul class="products-grid">
<?php endif ?>
<?php if($i<=4): // for 4 product?>
    <li class="item<?php if(($i-1)%$_columnCount==0): ?>"> 
        // some code here
     </li>
<?php endif // for 4 product?>

2) Now go to CMS>Pages>select home page >content> and copy this code (change your categy id here)

{{block type="catalog/product_list" name="product_list" category_id="<category id>" column_count="4"mode="grid" template="catalog/product/list_new.phtml"}}

Solution 5

try this: $_productCollection=$this->getLoadedProductCollection(); $_productCollection->getSelect()->limit(5);

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