Variable url structure

[jdavis84]

What would be the correct url structure for listing products by a specific variable

Example
If i want to send a link to someone listing all the books by Stephen King I might us something like...

https://www.example.co.uk/cgi-bin/?AUTHOR=StephenKing

Or if I want to show only 200 litre fish tanks

https://www.example.co.uk/cgi-bin/?VOLUME=200


James

[rookers]

Hi you would think this would be easy, and it kind of is when you know but it is a bit of a fiddle.

For example this link shows all "brushcutters" with the brand of "Stiga":

https://www.mowermagic.co.uk/cgi-bin...RCH&SO=8_6_3_0


It could be shortened to
https://www.mowermagic.co.uk/cgi-bin...RCH&SO=8_6_3_0


The key bits are
&S_1_66372_0=Brushcutter

&S_1_66175_0=stiga

So you need to find out what your "variables" are called in the backend - they will have different names to mine.
The only way I could find this out was to get to the page where there is advanced search.

So on your site do a basic search and you should end up with a screen where you can refine the search
See this - there is a column on the side where you refine the search: https://www.mowermagic.co.uk/cgi-bin...r&ACTION=Go%21

Change a couple of the search variables and hit search - the URL that appears will have your variable names within it, like the first link I put on here.
You can then see the names it uses for the variables.

Hope that helps
Jez

[jdavis84]

Thanks Jez, I'll give it a go!

[rookers]

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