yogidegr8 Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 It is observed that in many sites the manufacturer box is not required, as it is in our case, we are the direct manufacturer of the product. Here instead of deleting the box it can be used as "Select by Price" box with very little changes. Just change the title of the box to "Select by Price", then in place on the names of manufacturers give the price range of your products: for example: * Below $5 * $5 to $10 * $10 to $15 and so on. Now while adding the product you can easily assign the appropriate price category to each product, and you are done.... :D When you'll see at your site it will work exactly as we want it to... On selecting any price range all the products in that price range will come up... See no need to learn PHP.... ;) I hope this is an original idea and becomes useful to the forum. Do post your views.... Yogesh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonmom Posted December 8, 2003 Share Posted December 8, 2003 At my store, I added the manufacture_popup contrib- and I use it to add information about the art materials that each peice is crafted from. The text link says "click here to learn more about the wood" I removed the box from the column, though. On a site I am doing for a beader, the popup will describe different stones. psst... wanna buy a wand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdelgado Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 Hey, I think you made a very interesting and simple tip! I'm sure many OSC websites will take advantage of it. Mainly OSC websites related with gifts, music, movies, etc. I'll keep it in mind in case any of my clients needs it. Thanks so much for sharing it with all of us. Regards, Jose Delgado - - - - - - - - - - - - "I wish I were smart enough so I could end all my posts with one of those famous and brillant phrases!" J. Delgado, amateur philosopher (2003) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avium Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 I think this would be even better if someone can code this up into a contribution that automatically classifies the products according to its price. Imagine when you have a storewide sales and you have to manually shift around over 300 products. Yowch! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 I had wanted to do exactly this with my wifes new site...and this is the PERFECT solution! GREAT thinking! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catwoman Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 Great tip, thanks! Now a newbie question.. Just exactly where do I make this change? :ph34r: TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2003 Share Posted December 12, 2003 In: catalog/includes/languages/english.php At or around line 76, change this: define('BOX_HEADING_MANUFACTURERS', 'Manufacturers'); to: define('BOX_HEADING_MANUFACTURERS', View by Price'); and At or around line 112, change this: define('BOX_HEADING_MANUFACTURER_INFO', 'Manufacturer info'); to: define('BOX_HEADING_MANUFACTURER_INFO', View products by Price'); Upload to appopriate directory. You can then set the price breaks through your admin interface under "Products/Manufactureres". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogidegr8 Posted December 14, 2003 Author Share Posted December 14, 2003 Well Thanks Everybody!!! This feature can be personalised in a lot many ways. You just have to run your imaginations keeping the needs of your business in mind. For example: It can be used for complete catagorie box. If in some business there are tooooooo many sub catagories, then if you'll put all the catagories in the main catagory box, then I think it will touch from the sky to the bottom. It would be better if you use this box as the drop down catagory menu, putting the master catagoriesin the catagory box. And of course, you can use it to sort your products in any way you can imagine, for examples: sizes for a garment store, artists for a music store, Vehicle modles for auto part store, many many ways.... See you folks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trendyfashion Posted December 14, 2003 Share Posted December 14, 2003 This is not directly related to this post but similar alternative use to pre setup osc items not used. So I thought I would post it. I have a garment store and to keep shipping cost simple and not have to weigh every piece I use the "weight" in the table shipping setup. I.E buy one shirt and shipping is $3 add another and it goes up to 4.50. I do this by giving each style a base weight like t-shirts and other light items are always weight =1lb, sweaters=2 jackets=3 and so on. it was hard to balance the charge for eveything but I think I am pretty close to keep me protected from under charging yet my customers get a good rate if they want to buy single t-shirt and not have to pay a fortune like some websites. Give me some feedback on this...think its a good idea or not? P.S Good idea on the manufacturer box. The Wiki Docs: Read them, live them and be thankful for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredfillah Posted December 16, 2003 Share Posted December 16, 2003 Hey Frank, I have an apparel store also and I handle shipping weights the same way. It works great for me. -Fred -Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2004 Share Posted January 19, 2004 if i want to use the manufacturer box for the traditional use, but also have a price range box how do i go about adding another drop down menu? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenRed Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 This feature can be personalised in a lot many ways. You just have to run your imaginations keeping the needs of your business in mind. This is such a great idea! So simple but I had not thought of it before. So thankyou. I have used it in my children's clothing store as a "Browse by Style" box and I'm quite pleased with it. You can see it here: www.redinstead.com.au I have infobox header images and I just made a new one to replace the one that used to say "Manufacturers" if i want to use the manufacturer box for the traditional use, but also have a price range box how do i go about adding another drop down menu? I imagine you would have to duplicate everything to do with the manufacturers, eg. the tables in phpMyAdmin and rename them all to "List by Price" or size or style or whatever you wanted. Someone cleverer than me could do all this and package it up for everyone. :) I think this would be even better if someone can code this up into a contribution that automatically classifies the products according to its price. Imagine when you have a storewide sales and you have to manually shift around over 300 products. Yes, I thought of this problem too. Put everything on sale and it might go down into a different price bracket = pain in the neck. Jen I haven't lost my mind - I have it backed up on disk somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gata Posted January 25, 2004 Share Posted January 25, 2004 Jen, On your site, you have an jump box at the top of each section (for example, winter kids) with options to show: all - and then a list underneath with different subcategories- like cardigans etc. How did you do this? I am looking everywhere on the forums for the solution. I actually had this working in the past, but did not work on my shop for a very long time. I did something and messed it up- I have no idea what changed. I cannot remember where or how I had coded this in before. In my case, I am using books as an example. I have a main category called Used. Under that are my subcategories like Art, Architecture, History, etc. Each of these subcategories is divided further into categories, for example, Art-Asian, Art-History, Art-Monographs etc. I would like to have the jumpbox at the top of the product listing so that the browser may jump quickly to all of the subcategories within "Art", or "History" etc. Your site does this perfectly. Any advice? Thanks! Catherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenRed Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 hi Catherine I had to search for this one (in my head mostly!) I knew the answer but couldn't think of it! Finally I realised where it was. :) You can turn it on or off via Admin/Configuration/Product Listing page. Set "Display Category/Manufacturer Filter" to 1 to show it. Jen I haven't lost my mind - I have it backed up on disk somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 I think this would be even better if someone can code this up into a contribution that automatically classifies the products according to its price. Imagine when you have a storewide sales and you have to manually shift around over 300 products. Yowch! ;) Hmm - was thinking a similar thing but try 2000+ products. Don't fancy going through all my products after the fact and putting them into the appropriate price range - it would be better if it was automatic. But it's a good idea for a small store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gata Posted January 26, 2004 Share Posted January 26, 2004 Jen, Thanks for pointing me in the right direction. Somehow, I messed up the filter because it is enabled, but does not show up! I had emptied my database and re-uploaded all of my products (3000) via EZ Populate. I can't see how that would affect the filter however. I am going to search for the code for the filter display and see if I did something to it by accident. thanks, Catherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdbello Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 If I use the manufacterers menu with ages options in a toy store, what i'll have to do to setup the OsCommerce? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trendyfashion Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 So I am using the manufacturer box to sort my clothing styles now instead of having sub cat's. My question is where do I change the "show" and "All Manufacturers" in the drop down box. I looked everywhere last night and couldn't find it. The Wiki Docs: Read them, live them and be thankful for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥ecartz Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 define('TEXT_SHOW', '<b>Show:</b>'); define('TEXT_ALL_MANUFACTURERS', 'All Manufacturers'); in includes/languages/english/index.php Hth, Matt Always back up before making changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trendyfashion Posted February 3, 2004 Share Posted February 3, 2004 Oh duh...looked there about 5 times last night..lol. Guess I should let me eye's rest for a while. Thanks Matt The Wiki Docs: Read them, live them and be thankful for them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 hi Catherine I had to search for this one (in my head mostly!) I knew the answer but couldn't think of it! Finally I realised where it was. :) You can turn it on or off via Admin/Configuration/Product Listing page. Set "Display Category/Manufacturer Filter" to 1 to show it. Jen I turned it on per the directions, but it isn't showing....anyone have any idea why Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetLiberty Posted September 4, 2004 Share Posted September 4, 2004 Thank you so much for this contrib.! It was very easy to do all the changes. Before I saw this thread the other day I was trying to figure out a way to use categories for product themes, and then still have a way to display by product type. This contrib. was the solution. In my gift shoppe you will now be able to shop by categories (Animated Favorites, Farm & Country, etc...) and instead of shopping by manufacturer my customers will also be able to shop by product types (Dinnerware, Vases, Wall Hangings, etc...) Again, thanks so much for your taking the time to post this little beauty! - Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h4ppy_girl Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Okay, does anyone know the code for duplicating the manufacturer boxes in order to have a price list drop down and the manufacture drop down? Php experts, please help! "Look closely at the present you are constructing. It should look like the future you dream of." -Alice Walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katlas Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 Another tip if your are reusing the manufacturers box for something else... You need to change the text that appears on the advanced search page also. in includes/languages/english/advanced_search.php you need to change the defines related to manufacturer to whatever you are using the manufacturer box/filed for. Kathy www.tonsofcoolshit.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZJ Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Okay, does anyone know the code for duplicating the manufacturer boxes in order to have a price list drop down and the manufacture drop down? Php experts, please help! I don't know too much about php, but I'm working on it... I need three drop-downs with the same attributes for a record shop: label, year, condition. I'll revisit this thread with any successes :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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