Master Categories

[loaner]

Just set up new store with the newest version ov Zen. I've been a manufacturer in other zen stores before, so I know what I want to do, just not how. For some reason, my search feature in this forum won't work, so I'm asking here.

I want the manufacturers in my store to be a master category and I want them to show in the sidebox for Designers/Manufacturers but I don't want them to show in the Category sidebox. In the other store I sell at, my manufacturer name is the main category that I upload my products to and it shows as a master category. All the other categories I copy my product to show up in the categories sidebox, but my manufacturer name doesn't show up in the category sidebox, just in the manufacturer sidebox. I want the same setup in my store, so is that an add-on module that allows that or can I do that with just the basic Zen I have and if so, how?

[DarkAngel]

Just set up new store with the newest version ov Zen. I've been a manufacturer in other zen stores before, so I know what I want to do, just not how. For some reason, my search feature in this forum won't work, so I'm asking here.

I want the manufacturers in my store to be a master category and I want them to show in the sidebox for Designers/Manufacturers but I don't want them to show in the Category sidebox. In the other store I sell at, my manufacturer name is the main category that I upload my products to and it shows as a master category. All the other categories I copy my product to show up in the categories sidebox, but my manufacturer name doesn't show up in the category sidebox, just in the manufacturer sidebox. I want the same setup in my store, so is that an add-on module that allows that or can I do that with just the basic Zen I have and if so, how?

best way to get better asistance is to show us what you want so we know basically better than imagining

please place link to your store and the example store to see what it is you want

[loaner]

my store is www.scraps-n-pieces.com/storethe other store I sell at is www.stufftoscrap.com/store

Right now Scraps N Pieces as a manufacturer is not showing up in the category box at my store because I took all products out of that category, but I do want each designer as a master category but don't want the designers names to show in the category side box.

[DarkAngel]

my store is www.scraps-n-pieces.com/storethe other store I sell at is www.stufftoscrap.com/store

Right now Scraps N Pieces as a manufacturer is not showing up in the category box at my store because I took all products out of that category, but I do want each designer as a master category but don't want the designers names to show in the category side box.

ok what I see at the other store is like mine...the categories block listing the main categories of the store then her Designer block which is the Merchant dropdown menu.

you want yours to have a designer block area too and not have the vendors listed in the categories?

If yes then when you set up your vendors in the admin/catalog/merchants then you can activate the block to show a dropdown menu and not the listing.

You can have a master category for all vendors and then plop each vendors item into their own section....helpful if only one should ever wish to put their entire store on sale by creating a new category called Vendors or Designers and making sure to click the green dot and turn it red. This will "hide" the category from the store end...

You will see in admin but customers will not.

Is that what you wanted? I see you have the designer block with just you in there---if you are not going to have any other vendors you might just turn it off and leave the categories block showing only.

[loaner]

I don't have a merchants option under catalog

[loaner]

Yes, I will have multiple designers and a dropdown menu for designers is fine. Yes, I want the designers to be able to have their designer name as the main category so they can put their store on sale if they want, but I do not want designer names to show in the category section