have a few questions - need to add a new side category

[whiteblazer01]

My web designer bailed on me, so please bear with me as I'm learning more and more. I've been doing fairly well so far with product additions, but I would like to add a new category to the side menu. It currently looks like this:




I would like to add a new section to look like this:



I don't have many vehicle applications, so this should be okay. Also, I'm wondering if I can link 1 product to multiple categories, or do I have to duplicate to another category?

Thanks for the help!

[Website Rob]

Hi and Welcome to the Forum.

Best suggestion I can offer is to download the Blank Sidebox Module; use Free Software Addons link at top of page.

Will take some code massaging to get the look the same.

[gjh42]

You can link a product to as many categories as you like. It can appear in a product type category, a vehicle type category, a manufacturer category, etc.

The blank sidebox mod will let you hard-code a list of category links, but they will not expand to subcategories etc. without extensive custom coding. Your best bet is to install Categories Dressing and make the vehicle type categories a separate group with its own heading. The heading can be styled to look identical to the "Categories" heading.

[whiteblazer01]

Hi and Welcome to the Forum.

Thanks!

You can link a product to as many categories as you like. It can appear in a product type category, a vehicle type category, a manufacturer category, etc.

The blank sidebox mod will let you hard-code a list of category links, but they will not expand to subcategories etc. without extensive custom coding. Your best bet is to install Categories Dressing and make the vehicle type categories a separate group with its own heading. The heading can be styled to look identical to the "Categories" heading.

That's wonderful, how do I link a product to multiple categories?

I'm not quite sure I understood fully, I need to install "Categories Dressing"? How does that work? Can you provide me with a link so I can check it out?

I'm very much looking forward to this! The website has come along well, and is exciting!

[gjh42]

In admin > Catalog > Attributes Controller, go to a product with attributes, and click on Multiple Categories Link Manager at the top.

There are some example shots in the Categories Dressing support thread, posts 501-510, as well as some people who have given links to their sites.

[whiteblazer01]

In admin > Catalog > Attributes Controller, go to a product with attributes, and click on Multiple Categories Link Manager at the top.

There are some example shots in the Categories Dressing support thread, posts 501-510, as well as some people who have given links to their sites.

Thanks so much for the multiple categories!!

I'll read up on the Categories Dressing support thread, thanks!

[whiteblazer01]

On another note, how do I rename the Manufacturers tab label to say something else (instead of Manufacturers)

[gjh42]

Use the Developers Toolkit in admin > Tools to search for the exact wording you want to change. Among the results will be the language file and line number where this is defined; you can edit that file and change the definition as you please.

Remember to save the edited file under a /your_template/ subfolder (same structure as the /classic/ folder you will see in the folder that contains the file).

[whiteblazer01]

Use the Developers Toolkit in admin > Tools to search for the exact wording you want to change. Among the results will be the language file and line number where this is defined; you can edit that file and change the definition as you please.

Remember to save the edited file under a /your_template/ subfolder (same structure as the /classic/ folder you will see in the folder that contains the file).

Thanks, I did that, but it doesn't seem to help solve my problem. I'm looking to change the text "Manufacturers:" in this pic to something else.



This is the manufacturers sidebox.

[whiteblazer01]

Nevermind, I found it.