multiple colors on ctgy,srch etc

[Mark Hood]

For more than 20 years we have had to do some sort of work around to get multiple colors of a product to show as options on the ctgy, srch, plst pages. It now prevents us from being able to update to latest shadows because that work around no longer functions. How is everyone handling this these days? Also I find the tabs of the product page to not be super helpful either. I can't see how to even get reviews to be one of them etc. Haven't figured out how to get a custom field to actually work to display a size chart... I'd probably just use the old way if I could get over the multiple colors hurdle... Thanks for listening to me grumble.

[wsmith]

Mark,

I assume you have the color options assigned as an attribute option and have you tried enabling that field to be searchable under the searchable fields tabs for native search. If the site is still configured to use Vexture, the same field can be enabled under Blended Relational Search Rules. Below is a screenshot of my searchable fields setting with the attribute option prompt enabled for search.

https://app.screencast.com/8RRL85GLJVBaB

Regarding the custom field that isn't working for you, do you have a ticket open with support that we can review?

[Mark Hood]

This is more about displaying the swatch select image on those pages assuming the shoppers don't even know what color they want yet. Someday we might catch up to what you suggested but for other reasons. It will take a very long time for us to be able to do this though because of the thousands of names for the color blue etc.
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[Mark Hood]

Also as a side note I get an error in vexture when I try and enable either the option prompt or attribute prompt.
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[Mark Hood]

This is more about displaying the swatch select image on those pages assuming the shoppers don't even know what color they want yet. Someday we might catch up to what you suggested but for other reasons. It will take a very long time for us to be able to do this though because of the thousands of names for the color blue etc.
Screenshot 2025-09-03 at 8.48.13 AM.png

I'm guessing I'm just a lost sole on this one.. I think it is so very common on so many websites that I'm not sure how other folks using Miva are displaying multiple colored product on their ctgy, srch etc. pages?

[Nick]

Mark Hood This could be done with a Page Fragment. The fragment can use the attributes array and output the swatch images, then within the product list flex component you can choose to display the page fragment in the product card.

If you submit a ticket to support we can point you in the right direction.

[Mark Hood]

Hmm I tried with zero success so I certainly look forward to a solution or how to video. Support ticket sent.

[Mark Hood]

They gave us a cool gift of code through that ticket that works & shows swatches however it does not take inventory into account so it shows all say 30 colors of a product despite current inventory where we may only have two. We of course only want it to show if we have at least one of those colors in stock and hide the rest of them which I think is currently being controlled by the category_listing_imagemachine

Possible?

[lesliekirk]

Keep pushing the envelope Mark Hood ! Hopefully, tweaks like this will either get incorporated or placed into a repository. Hopefully, they will be incorporated because the end goal is for the store owner to be able to do these things

I need to jump back into my PageBuilder needs, but I decided to take a few days off. LOL, who knew I would pick up a new client while on vacation (and all I did was listen, listen, listen as she talked).

[Mark Hood]

Keep pushing the envelope Mark Hood ! Hopefully, tweaks like this will either get incorporated or placed into a repository. Hopefully, they will be incorporated because the end goal is for the store owner to be able to do these things

I need to jump back into my PageBuilder needs, but I decided to take a few days off. LOL, who knew I would pick up a new client while on vacation (and all I did was listen, listen, listen as she talked).

Welp, I got my response which says I need to add more code to the snippet that can check the specific variant or attribute combination for above zero. They also recommended I hire a web developer and name dropped you Leslie :) plus gave the link to the list of agency partners.

[Nick]

Mark Hood yes all that is possible. The code that was given in the ticket was a starting point and does what was asked initially, "show swatches on CTGY using product list component". With the starting point that was given to you, adding checks for inventory is not a large task for a developer, IMO.

[Mark Hood]

I wasn't trying to sound ungrateful and really appreciate the snippet of free code. You're absolutely correct that I clearly didn't know how to phrase the question correctly to get the right answer. I am however surprised that this is still a custom feature taking me back to my initial post and wondering how other folks handle this?