I Need A MASTER at Master Categories please

I created a category called Women’s Perfume which contains folders of brand names. Such as this:

Van Cleef & Arpels

Vera Wang

Versace

Inside each of those folder are products by those brand names. I set each of those individual products a Master Category, being the brand name. What happens is that at some time after, a few days, a week, I’m not really sure because it doesn’t seem to happen all at the same time to all products, the Master Category reverts back to Women’s Perfume.

A couple of things. I have tried my site a few different ways and this is the best way to set it up, with the Women’s Perfume category as it is. Next, if the Master Category “holds” for even a few days, why wouldn’t it hold forever?

I'm assigning Master Categories by clicking the C and then Multiple Categories Link Manager. Then I select the brand (it will be currently set to Women's Perfume), then I scroll to the bottom of the page, and I enter the Master Category in the last box: Reset the Master Categories ID for All Products in Category. I click Reset Mastger Categegories ID. I get a confirmation at the top of the screen and I even double check in admin or my site.

I set Vera Wang so you can see the difference when a product is set and when it isn't.

http://designerperfumesnob.authsafe.com/vera-wang-eau-de-parfum-spray-17-oz-by-vera-wang-for-women-p-3254.html?cPath=656_922

In Vera Wang you can move within the Prev/See All/Next and stay within the brand Vera Wang.

When the Master Category is set to Women's Perfume and you click on a brand, let's say Marc Jacobs, if you click on the first product and then click on next, you are out of the Marc Jacobs brand when there are actually 3 products in that brand. In order for it stay within the brand it has to be set to the brand.

http://designerperfumesnob.authsafe.com/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=29

I’d love to hear an answer on this.

Thanks!

If the category Women's Perfume has one or more sub-categories then the category Women's Perfume should not contain products as well as sub-categories. You either have products in Women's Perfume or you have sub-categories - but not both.

The tree should look like this:

|
--Women's Perfume (no products)
| |
| |-- Vera Wang (products)
| |
| |-- Versace (products)
| |
| |-- Another Brand (products)
|
|
--Men's Perfume (no products)
| |
| |-- Hugo Boss (products)
| |
| |-- Joop (products)
|
|
|-- Another Category

You can use the same name (say Vera Wang) as the manufacturer's name (manufacturers_id) and as the name of a category (categories_id)

As an example look at the menu of the second link in my signature (The heading 'Products' is the renamed heading Categories, 'Brands' = Manufacturers renamed)

frank18:

If the category Women's Perfume has one or more sub-categories then the category Women's Perfume should not contain products as well as sub-categories. You either have products in Women's Perfume or you have sub-categories - but not both.

The tree should look like this:

|
--Women's Perfume (no products)
| |
| |-- Vera Wang (products)
| |
| |-- Versace (products)
| |
| |-- Another Brand (products)
|
|
--Men's Perfume (no products)
| |
| |-- Hugo Boss (products)
| |
| |-- Joop (products)
|
|
|-- Another Category

You can use the same name (say Vera Wang) as the manufacturer's name (manufacturers_id) and as the name of a category (categories_id)

As an example look at the menu of the second link in my signature (The heading 'Products' is the renamed heading Categories, 'Brands' = Manufacturers renamed)

Was there supposed to be a link?

frank18:

As an example look at the menu of the second link in my signature (The heading 'Products' is the renamed heading Categories, 'Brands' = Manufacturers renamed)Might want to take a look at what Frank said.

dbltoe:

Might want to take a look at what Frank said.

where would I find that?

Quote Originally Posted by frank18

As an example look at the menu of the second link in my signature (The heading 'Products' is the renamed heading Categories, 'Brands' = Manufacturers renamed)

I'm sorry, I don't see a signature with a link.

traytray:

Quote Originally Posted by frank18

As an example look at the menu of the second link in my signature (The heading 'Products' is the renamed heading Categories, 'Brands' = Manufacturers renamed)

I'm sorry, I don't see a signature with a link.

The signature is at the bottom of every one of my posts. The link I am talking about is entitled 'frNT Online Dispensary'

sorry, I checked my settings and I didn't have signatures enabled. I will look at yours now.