gistfile1.txt

add_action('wp', 'handle_advanced_filter_collection');

function handle_advanced_filter_collection() {
  if( is_catalog_frontpage() ) {
		if(isset($_REQUEST['bc'])) {
			$bc = $_REQUEST['bc'];
			shopp('storefront','category',"slug=$bc&load=true");
			$title = '&title=' . shopp('collection','get-name');
		} elseif( !isset($_REQUEST['search']) ) {
			$title = "&title=Gallery Products";
		}

		$search = '';
		$searching = false;
		if(isset($_REQUEST['search'])) {
			$searching = true;
			$search = $_REQUEST['search'];
		}
		shopp('catalog','advanced-filters-collection',"load=true&search=$search" . $title);
		shopp('collection','load-products');
		shopp('collection','total'); // this works

		if( shopp('collection','get-total') === 1 && $searching ) {
			while( shopp('collection','products') )
			{
				wp_redirect( shopp('product', 'get-url') );
				exit();
			}
		}
	}
}

// CATALOG.PHP -- none of the references to collection.total work, but the product loop shows the expected results // 
<?php get_header(); ?>
<div class="container_12">
  <div class="grid_12 search-tabs-filter-link">
	<?php if( !empty($search) && !isset($_REQUEST['advanced_filters']) ): ?>
		<?php $class = 'hidden'; ?>
		<a href="#" id="show_filters_link">Showing <?php shopp('collection','total'); ?> products. Click here to narrow your search.</a>
		<script>
		jQuery("#show_filters_link").click(function(e) {
			jQuery("div.search-tabs").slideDown(300);
			jQuery("div.search-tabs-filter-link").slideUp(300);
			e.preventDefault();
		});
		</script>
	<?php else: ?>
		<span>Narrow your search using one or more of the keywords or filters below.</span>
	<?php endif; ?>
	</div>
</div>
<div class="search-tabs <?php echo $class; ?>">
	<div class="search-tabs-title">
		<div class="container_12">
			<ul class="basic-tabs grid_12">
			  <li class="active grid_3 alpha"><a href="#category" data-toggle="tab">Category</a></li>
			  <li class="grid_3"><a href="#price" data-toggle="tab">Price</a></li>
			  <li class="grid_3"><a href="#color" data-toggle="tab">Color</a></li>
			  <li class="grid_3 omega"><a href="#size" data-toggle="tab">Size</a></li>
			</ul>
		</div>
	</div>
	<div class="container_12">
		<div class="tab-content grid_12">
			<div class="tab-pane active" id="category">
				<?php shopp('storefront','show-advanced-filters','taxonomy=shopp_tag'); ?>
				<div class="clear"></div>
			</div>
			<div class="tab-pane" id="price">
				<?php shopp('storefront','show-advanced-filters','taxonomy=price'); ?>
				<div class="clear"></div>
			</div>
			<div class="tab-pane" id="color">
				<?php shopp('storefront','show-advanced-filters','taxonomy=shopp_color'); ?>
				<div class="clear"></div>
			</div>
			<div class="tab-pane" id="size">
				<?php shopp('storefront','show-advanced-filters','taxonomy=shopp_print_size'); ?>
				<div class="clear"></div>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
</div>
<div class="gray-container">
	<div class="gray-title">
		<div class="container_12">
			<div class="grid_12">
				<h3>Displaying: <span><?php  shopp('collection','total'); ?> products</span></h3>
				<?php shopp('storefront','show-advanced-filters-toggles'); ?>
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
	<div class="content">
		<div class="container_12">
			<?php if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
				<?php the_content(); ?>
			<?php endwhile; endif; ?>
		</div>
	</div>
</div>

<?php get_template_part('content', 'social-bar'); ?>

<?php get_footer(); ?>