Scenario:

I have a fresh installation of Magento 1.4. I already have installed the sample data for Magento.

Now, when I go to the category listing page, no products are displayed. It says “There are no products matching the selection.“.

By category listing page, I mean the product listing page displayed when any category is clicked. Like, product listing for Furniture category, product listing for Living Room category, etc.

Solution:

- Go to System -> Index Management
- Select All Checkbox
- In Actions, select ‘Reindex Data‘
- Click Submit

Now, go to the category listing page. You will be able to see the products.

Hope this helps. Thanks.