How do I set up s main menu item that points to a listing of all the manufacturers?

[shopcom]

I am in the process of setting up a shop for a supplement store. In one sidebar I have all the categories listed. However I would also like to provide a listing of all the manufacturers, and link to this manufacturer list from a main top navigation item. How do I set that up?

Is the top horizontal navigation only for EZ pages, or is it possible to link to a product listing page from there as well?

[tino.schlegel]

You can create an eZPage that links to a product. Just use the internal link feature. Otherwise there is no built in function for a manufacturer drop down menu. You can have a look in the add add ons if you find something that suits your needs.

[shopcom]

Thank you for the fast reply.

I was hoping there would be an easy way to list all the manufacturers...it doesn't necessarily has to be a drop down. then clicking a manufacturer name should show up all the products from that particular manufacturer?

Also, h ow do I create a product page, for ex. "specials" and then link it to an EZpage?

Here's an example:

http://osc.template-help.com/zencart..._page=specials

Thanks soo much for your help!

[tino.schlegel]

There is a manufacturer sidebox in the standard Zencart installation that shows a list of all manufacturers. See this post
You can use this sidebox, or modify it to suit your needs.


Here is the code to link to New Products, Specials and the review page:

If you want to have it as an EZPage, set the internal link as follows

index.php?main_page=specials
index.php?main_page=reviews
index.php?main_page=products_new

If you want to use it in a PHP file, you can use this code:

<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_NEW) . '">' . '<span>' . HEADER_PRODUCTS_NEW . '</span>' . '</a>'; ?>
<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS) . '">' . '<span>' . HEADER_SPECIALS . '</span>' . '</a>'; ?>
<?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_REVIEWS) . '">' . '<span>' . HEADER_REVIEWS . '</span>' . '</a>'; ?>