I finally got my custom Sort By: Dropdown to work correctly, however i noticed that if you:
Filter Results By: (Manufacturer) and the try to Sort By: (Fields) it takes you to: "main_page=index&cPath=" with all Manufacturers
Works like a charm if you Sort By: (Fields) then Filter Results By: (Manufacturer)
So I guess what I want to do is change the layout so the CUSTOM_SORT dropdown is above the Filter Results By: dropdown
Here is a link to see where I am at.
Any suggestions? or Direction?



