Documentation for Improved sorting

• Magento 2 Improved Sorting extension provides add custom sorting options to make products easier to find. This extension gives effective options to customers for product sorting – by bestselling, most viewed, rating, and more. Increase the usability of your catalog with user-friendly search options.
  

• Improved Sorting extension help to Your customers find the best products fast!
  

• Users sort products by 'Best Sellers', 'Top Rated', 'Most Viewed' etc.
  

• Change sorting order when you need.
  

• Sort out-of-stock products and items without an image in last.
  

There are two ways of installing extension in magento2.

1. Using COMMAND LINE.
   
2. Manually Install extension.
   

Option 1: Magento 2 install extension using COMMAND LINE (Recommended)

Follow below steps to install extension from the command line.

Step 1: Download the extension and unzip it.

Step 2: Upload it to code directory in your magento installation’s app directory. If code directory does not exists then create.

Step 3: Disable the cache under System → Cache Management.

Step 4: Enter the following at the command line:

           Php bin/magento setup:upgrade
           Php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy

Step 5: Once you complete above steps log out and log in back to the admin panel and switch to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved sorting, the module will be displayed in the admin panel.

Option 2: Magento 2 install extension manually

Step 1: Download the extension and unzip it.

Step 2: Upload it to code directory in your magento installation’s app directory If code directory does not exists then create.

Step 3: Disable the cache under System → Cache Management Edit app/etc/config.php file and add one line code: ‘Mageants_ImprovedSorting’ ⇒ 1

Step 4: Disable the cache under System → Cache Management

Step 5: Once you complete above steps log out and log in back to the admin panel and switch to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved sorting, the module will be displayed in the admin panel.

After Installation of Extension login to magento admin panel to setconfiguration of the extension.

As per below screen shot you can set all the settings here.

Go to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved Sorting, to General Configuration Section.

Set Default Sorting On Search Page – sorting in search page. You can set default

Hide Position Sorting Option On Frontend - If you would like to remove Position sorting option from front-end, to set Yes

Show Products Without Images In Last - If set yes, display product without images in last.

Show Out Of Stock Products In Last - If set yes, display out of stock product in last.

Use Qty To Determine If The Products Is Out Of Stock - If set yes, display products with qty<1 will show in last.

Disable Sorting Options – You can disable any of the sorting options.

Set By Default Descending Sort Attributes – You can descending sorting for some attributes by default.

Sorting Order - Drag and drop sorting options in the order you want them to appear in the improved sorting drop-down on frontend.

Go to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved Sorting, to Bestsellers Section.

Label - You can set bestsellers label.

Bestsellers Period (days) - Bestsellers sorting option will be counted for the period, set here. So if you indicate 15 here, sales for the last 15 days will be counted and the order of products for bestseller sorting option.

Custom Bestsellers Attribute :- It is possible to manually move products up in the bestsellers list. For this, please, select the custom bestseller attribute.

Exclude Orders Status :- Products with specified order will not be used in bestsellers.

Go to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved Sorting, to Newest Section.

Label - You can set newest sort order label.

Custom Bestsellers Attribute - It is possible to manually move products up in the newest list. For this, please, select the custom newest attribute.

Go to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved Sorting, to Most Viewed Section.

Label - You can set most viewed sort order label.

Most Viewed Period (days) :- Most viewed period sorting option will be counted for the period, set here. So if you indicate 15 here, most viewed of products for the last 15 days will be counted in most viewed sorting option.

Custom Most Viewed Attribute :- It is possible to manually move products up in the most viewed list. For this, please, select the custom most viewed attribute.

Go to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved Sorting, to Now In Wishlists Section.

Label - You can set now in wishlists sort order label.

Added To Wishlist Period (days) :- Added to wishlist period sorting option willbe counted for the period, set here. So if you indicate 15 here, added to wishlist products for the last 15 days will be counted in now in wishlists sorting option.

Go to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved Sorting, to Biggest Saving Section.

Label :- You can set now in biggest saving sort order label. Use Percentage For Biggest Saving.

Sorting - If set yes, products price counted by percentage wise.

Go to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved Sorting, to Top Rated Section.

Label - You can set now in top rated sort order label.

Go to Stores → Configuration → Mageants → Improved Sorting, to Reviews Count Section.

Label - You can set now in reviews count sort order label.

New sorting options on category page

Go to Admin Panel → Products → Categories

The new product sorting options are available on Display Settings tab of the category page, so you can specify which sorting options to use for which category.

Available Product Listing Sort By - The new product sorting options are available on Display Settings tab of the category page, so you can specify which sorting options to use for which category.

Customer can easily sorting as per need.