I was extremely pleased that after upgrading to WP 2.7 and going from WPSC 3.6.7 to RC 3.6.8 3 or 4 there were 0, count em, 0 problems with the database upgrade, paypal payment getting sent to paypal (usually why I am reluctant to upgrade is because of probs with the payment gateways) or anything else.
The developers of this plugin need and deserve your support. I’ve donated before as well as telling my clients to buy the paid add ons. Just think where designers like you and me would be without this ever evolving plugin? Not that zen cart is bad (it’s actually better in some ways) but hot damn is is difficult for 1st timers to figure out!

I corresponded with Ms. Mccormicky about her grid view clone and she suggested I share with y’all, so here goes:

Hey mccormicky [says I],

Thanks for the update. I tried your new version, but I like the old one with the add-to-cart button right there (impulse sale!). So it’s the original homepage_products_functions.php and the css from your first post for me. I get four thumbnails across (at my screen res) and it looks nice. Maybe when I get the site live I’ll send you a link.

I have a question: You say “But a Fake Grid View page has one little problem:the thumbnail image does not link to the single product display page(like in Grid View).Instead,it links to the thumbnail image.Which means a thumbnail image will pop up where a full size image should.” As far as I can see, this is the behavior of the out-of-the-box free wpsc default products page. Any ideas as to how the code might be changed to display the full-sized image on the single product pages? I have mine set so that the width of the image on the single products page is the same as the full size image but I am dismayed that it’s just a blow-up if the half-size thumbnail there.

Oh, just a note: For some reason, to avoid a fatal error when using your edited homepage_products_functions.php version, I had to replace this:

foreach((array)$product_list as $product) {
< $wpsc_theme = wpsc_theme_html($product);
< if ($full_view == null) {
< $output .= “\n\r”;
foreach((array)$product_list as $product) {
> if(function_exists(‘wpsc_theme_html’)) {
> $wpsc_theme = wpsc_theme_html($product);
> }

To which Ms. Mccormicky responded:

Hi Chrys [says she]
Great information.I did not get that error but perhaps because on the sites that I use it I am running 3.6.7 and not 3.68 RC1,2 or 3.What version are you using?

[I'm using wp-e-commerce.3.6.8RC3 -Chrys]

I am concerned that removing this line:
$output .= “\n\r”;
will “break” the html.Unless you have taken care to remove the corresponding $output .= “”;

[Well, I just tested it for a few minutes and it did work, but that's a very good point - Chrys]

Homepage_products is only for category views and does not apply to single pages…or are you asking how to alter product_display_functions.php?
I’ve found that what you mentioned is possible to achieve by altering the shop theme’s CSS and using your Settings>>Presentation to control the single thumbnail widths.At least this has been my experience.If you would like more info on this I can email you the shop theme css I am using successfully to get better single product images and the sizes I set for single products in Settings-Presentation.
Can I not have a link anyway to your in progress site? I am not that judegemental!

[I have the site hidden behind a curtain using the wet-maintenance plugin while it's under construction and I'm building it for a client, otherwise I'd let y'all see it - Chrys]