danix Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I'm aware of the Family Products module, and I don't think it will solve my particular need here. Let me describe what I am seeking and tell me what you think. I am building an automotive parts site. I have two objectives. 1) When you purchase brake rotors, you will see related products like brake pads, brake fluid, brake tools, etc. I believe this is the intended use of Family Products, correct? 2) To find the right parts for your car, you could navigate down through the categories Maintenance, Brakes, Pads, and see a listing of potentially 100s of products for different makes/models. Or, you could simply navigate the categories, 2000, Toyota, Corolla, Maintenance, Brakes, Pads and see 2-3 items. I guess what I'm asking is how I could crosslink (for lack of a better word) the products into several categories, since the product ID needs to be unique. Thanks in advance. It's been a long hard struggle but I am actually getting somewhere with the site :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noobish-n-stuff Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 first, i think i would try the family product module. (haven't used it) second, i think you should be able to set up a filter similar to the manufacturers drop down box. just a thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danix Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 Thanks for the quick reply. I just finished another search and found that you can link products into multiple categories. I think that will work fine, but I'm not sure if there is an easy way to work with this method other than the gui. Terry mentioned that it would be nice if there was a contrib for this, so I'm not sure if one exists. I do plan to try Family Products as well, but I've modified my database to include extra product fields, so I have to tread carefully. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Try Master Products-MS2 Matti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noobish-n-stuff Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 a very good suggestion. also a very good contrib!!! nice job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danix Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 Thanks Matti. I will still be needing your help by the way, but thought I should try learning some things myself :) Can this contri be easily used with a modified database? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakseller Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 I use Cross Sell (X-Sell) with a lot of success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danix Posted January 23, 2004 Author Share Posted January 23, 2004 Tried editing my post but I couldn't, sorry. I'm not exactly sure how this contri relates to my needs. It seems most suitable for products with multiple versions, like shoes or clothing. My problem is sort of the reverse, for example, the same brake pads might fit three different cars. Unless you are suggesting that I use the slave designation and have 3 different sub-products, which would get confusing since there is only one actual item to ship. I'll poke around some more. I really think the idea of linking a product into multiple categories will work fine, I just dont see an easy (easier?) way of managing the linking process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 23, 2004 Share Posted January 23, 2004 Car parts is something I am hoping further development of Master Products will be able to deal with - I have tried to get more feedback from people dealing with car parts (they know what they need better than I :P ) - please provide feedback on the announcement thread. Matti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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