vendor\/module\/etc\/<\/strong><\/em> directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<config xmlns:xsi=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2001\/XMLSchema-instance\" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation=\"urn:magento:framework:Module\/etc\/module.xsd\">\n <module name=\"Meetanshi_PositionProducts\" active=\"true\" schema_version=\"1.0.1\" setup_version=\"1.0.1\">\n <\/module>\n<\/config><\/pre>\n\n\n\nCreate registration.php<\/strong> file inside the vendor\/module\/<\/strong><\/em> folder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<MagentoFrameworkComponentComponentRegistrar::register(\n MagentoFrameworkComponentComponentRegistrar::MODULE,\n 'Meetanshi_PositionProducts',\n __DIR__\n);<\/pre>\n\n\n\nAdd events.xml<\/strong> file at the vendor\/module\/etc<\/strong><\/em> directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<config xmlns:xsi=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2001\/XMLSchema-instance\" xsi:noNamespaceSchemaLocation=\"urn:magento:framework:Event\/etc\/events.xsd\">\n <event name=\"catalog_product_save_after\">\n <observer name=\"meetanshi_set_product_position\" instance=\"MeetanshiPositionProductsObserverSetProductPositions\" \/>\n <\/event>\n<\/config><\/pre>\n\n\n\nNow, add the following code inside the vendor\/module\/Observer\/SetProductPositions.php<\/strong><\/em> file for the observer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<namespace MeetanshiPositionProductsObserver;\n\nuse MagentoFrameworkEventObserver;\nuse MagentoFrameworkEventObserverInterface;\nuse MagentoCatalogModelProduct;\nuse MagentoCatalogModelResourceModelProductCollectionFactory as ProductCollectionFactory;\nuse MagentoStoreModelStoreManagerInterface;\nuse MagentoCatalogModelCategoryFactory;\nuse MagentoCatalogModelResourceModelCategory as CategoryResource;\n\n\nclass SetProductPositions implements ObserverInterface\n{\n \/**\n * @var ProductCollectionFactory\n *\/\n private $productCollectionFactory;\n \/**\n * @var StoreManagerInterface\n *\/\n protected $storeManager;\n\n \/**\n * @var CategoryFactory\n *\/\n protected $categoryFactory;\n\n \/**\n * @var CategoryResource\n *\/\n protected $categoryResource;\n\n public function __construct(ProductCollectionFactory $productCollectionFactory, StoreManagerInterface $storeManager,\n CategoryFactory $categoryFactory,\n CategoryResource $categoryResource)\n {\n $this->productCollectionFactory = $productCollectionFactory;\n $this->categoryFactory = $categoryFactory;\n $this->categoryResource = $categoryResource;\n $this->storeManager = $storeManager;\n }\n\n public function execute(Observer $observer)\n {\n $product = $observer->getEvent()->getProduct();\n \/\/ Get the category ID of the new product.\n $categoryIds = $product->getCategoryIds();\n MagentoFrameworkAppObjectManager::getInstance()\n ->get(PsrLogLoggerInterface::class)->info(print_r($categoryIds,true));\n \/\/ Get the new product position.\n $newPosition = 500;\n\n \/\/ Change the product position.\n if ($product->isObjectNew()) {\n MagentoFrameworkAppObjectManager::getInstance()\n ->get(PsrLogLoggerInterface::class)->info('New product');\n $this->changeProductPosition($categoryIds, $product->getId(), $newPosition);\n } else {\n MagentoFrameworkAppObjectManager::getInstance()\n ->get(PsrLogLoggerInterface::class)->info('Old product');\n }\n }\n private function changeProductPosition($categoryIds, $productId, $newPosition)\n {\n foreach($categoryIds as $categoryId)\n {\n MagentoFrameworkAppObjectManager::getInstance()\n ->get(PsrLogLoggerInterface::class)->info(print_r($categoryId,true));\n $category = $this->categoryFactory->create()->load($categoryId);\n $products = $category->getProductsPosition();\n $products[$productId] = $newPosition;\n $category->setPostedProducts($products);\n\n $category->save();\n }\n \n }\n}<\/pre>\n\n\n\nTweak the $newPosition<\/code> value per your needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\nIn the above module, the event is triggered when a new product is saved in the category. Then the position of the newly added product is changed to the defined value.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That\u2019s it! This is how you can programmatically set product position in a category in Magento 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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