subpar_daemon
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as i already signaled in the blog post entry for RC4, there is a serious bug that IS confirmed as a bug: when listing products in a category (and not single product on its own page) the containing page title gets overwritten in the wrong way.
the page title should show the product category name, instead it shows the first product’s name in that category. i’ve traced the bug to the use of get_the_title(), meaning:
before entering the wpsc_products_page.php, wpec gets the category title correctly in wpsc-includes/theme.functions.php, at line 494, function wpsc_the_category_title. but then, it deregisters itself as a ‘the_title’ filter, and when the product loop starts, the loop redefines the title.
i’ve found a temporary solution, namely, to remove the deregistering of the filter at line 501:
//remove_filter('the_title','wpsc_the_category_title');
and then in the theme file wpsc-products_page.php, at line 10, i deregister the filter by hand, before showing the products in that category:
<?php wpsc_output_breadcrumbs(); ?>
<?php remove_filter('the_title','wpsc_the_category_title'); //fixing the wrong in theme.functions.php @ 501 ?>
it’s a horrible hack, but at least it works for now (but i know, any update will wash it away). please, instinct staff, you have to do something about it, it really screws up the logic of the shop!
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subpar_daemon
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actually, strike the previous solution, the link put on the title still reflects the first product in that category. this is screwed up big time. 
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MTom
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Hi,
could You please reply in this topic if you find a way to fix this problem?
I (and many others) have the same problem…
Thanks
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Gary Cao
Trusted
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I can’t reproduce this bug using the default Twenty-ten theme and default WP e-Commerce templates.
Are you using an older theme?
If possible, could you give us access to wp-admin area and FTP so we could investigate this further?
Thanks!
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Gary Cao
Trusted
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I forgot to include my email address in the previous reply: garyc40 [at] garyc40.com
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webscouts
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I had the exact same problem, even after updating to WPEC 3.8.1 and Gold Cart 2.9. Turns out it was my WP theme page.php file. I removed the <?php the_title(); ?> right under this line: <?php if ( have_posts() ) while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?> and now my Category names are now showing up as the title of the page and the products are listed correctly. However I still can not get the Category image and Description to show up like it used to in 3.7.8 above the products. I even went back to the WP default 2010 theme and they still do not show. I see there are 3 or 4 threads about this problem. Any help would be appreciated. THX.
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MTom
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garyc40:
Template: It based on the “old” Crafty Cart template (1.0.7).
With WPSC 3.7.x it was ok.
I saw an other site, there is the same problem with it…
I send also the an e-mail.
webscount:
Deleting the php-code is not the solution for me. It clear the title for the pages…
Interesting thing (the code mentioned from you):
<h2>
<a>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to <?php the_title(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?></a>
</h2>
<?php the_permalink() ?>: NOT OK
“Permanent link to <?php the_title(); ?>”: OK
<?php the_title(); ?> NOT OK
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webscouts
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It is definitely theme page.php issue with the new WPEC 3.8.x plugin. MTom try a different theme for testing, like 2010. If it works there it is your themes page.php file. I still need help getting the category info to show up. NO CATEGORY DESCRIPTION OR IMAGE!
<?php if(wpsc_is_in_category()) : ?>
<div class="wpsc_category_details">
<?php if(wpsc_show_category_thumbnails()) : ?>
<img src="<?php echo wpsc_category_image(); ?>" alt="<?php echo wpsc_category_name(); ?>" />
<?php endif; ?>
<?php if(wpsc_show_category_description() && wpsc_category_description()) : ?>
<?php echo wpsc_category_description(); ?>
<?php endif; ?>
</div><!--close wpsc_category_details-->
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MTom
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Thanks, the old Crafty Cart theme causes the problem.
Twenty ten 1.2 is working ok.
Your problem:
I don’t hade any picture or description for my categories.
I tried it: either Crafty Cart or Twenty ten showing it!! The same problem as your site!
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kiwijas
New Member
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thanks subpar_daemon – your commenting out the line at 501 in the theme.functions.php file worked for me … of course i’ll have to update it again the next theres an update
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thathurtabit
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I’m having the same problem. Very annoying.
I don’t think it’s an issue with the theme, as I’ve activated and de-activated different themes (2010, Crafty Cart, Starker theme) and the problem still remains – on the Products listing page (the store homepage) the page title is still being replaced with the title of the first product.
Also, can anyone point me in the direction of Template Tag? I simply want to use a tag to display the category title, but can’t find any way to do it!
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kiwijas
New Member
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actually just a quick ps to my last post – it did fix it but broke something else by removing the filter – now the first product is named after the category. still havent found a fix, hopefully theres on in 3.8.2
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himikoden
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before entering the wpsc_products_page.php, wpec gets the category title correctly in wpsc-includes/theme.functions.php, at line 494, function wpsc_the_category_title. but then, it deregisters itself as a ‘the_title’ filter, and when the product loop starts, the loop redefines the title.
I found a quick solution to this problem. At least it worked for me. I just took the “title=’Permanent link to….’” out on the page.php template. Since he mentioned that it goes through the loop once and returns the correct title (which I noticed on my website when I hovered over the link) but then deregisters itself, it just made sense to take that whole thing out altogether. That way the first time it returns the title, it’s the one that actually appears on the page. Did that make sense?
Hope that helps. 
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noxad
New Member
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*sigh*
Add this to the list of problems I’ve run into.
And, due to the fact that links to previous posts are broken, I can’t even view the thread that was linked to by MTom as “the solution”.
Anyone have a fix for this?
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vark
Resident Expert Trusted
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Hi Nox,
Here’s a fix posted: http://getshopped.org/forums/topic/product-title-is-been-displayed-instead-of-the-category-title/
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