Separate manufacturer list of products

[dave_m]

Hi

I have spent the last 3 days (seriously!) trying to figure out how I can modify a site im designing for a client to display a list of manufacturers / brands. Something similar to the 'Featured Brands' section on the left hand side of this site.

I am using the Norlist dropdown menu system (if that makes any difference). Could someone please please help me out? I have scoured the advanced user guide but nothing seems to work. It seems the best way of acheiving what I need is via a modified quicksearch but like I say, I cannot get any of the examples I have found so far to work.

The site in question is here.

Any help would be sincerely appreciated, I have spent hours on this so far, much to my bosses displeasure!

[leehack]

Create a by brand top level section, create a subsection for each brand and then copy - paste as duplicate the products into their respective subsections.

[dave_m]

Hi Lee

Thanks but im not sure how that is going to help?! All I will end up with is an extra 'category' in my main navigation

I dont want that. I want a list or ideally, a drop down list of the brands that I can place in the left hand column. Does that make sense?

Cheers

[leehack]

It makes perfect sense, before you can do anything you need the prodcts duplicated though as I explained. Quantum site in my portfolio should show you an example.

[dave_m]

Hi

Thanks. I understand the need to create a new section with all my brands inside of it and then duplicating the products to their respective sub-cats. I just don't know how to then make this list appear as a drop down menu containing the brands in my side column and not appear in my main horizontal category navigation?!

[NormanRouxel]

Try:

<actinic:block type="TopLevelSectionList">
	<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionName%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20%22Brands%22">
		<select onchange="location.href=this.options[this.selectedIndex].value;"><option value="#">Choose a brand</option>
			<actinic:block type="ChildSectionList">
				<option value="<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsLoginPageSuppressed%22%20%2f%3e%20AND%0d%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22UnregCustomersAreNotAllowed%22%20%2f%3e" ><actinic:variable name="SectionPageName" /></actinic:block><actinic:block if="%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsLoginPageSuppressed%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20false%29%20OR%0d%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22UnregCustomersAreNotAllowed%22%20%2f%3e%20%3d%3d%20false%29" ><actinic:variable name="SectionURL" /></actinic:block>"><actinic:variable name="SectionName" /></option>
			</actinic:block>
		</select>
	</actinic:block>
</actinic:block>

Note that the BlockIf looks for a top-level Section called "Brands". Change to suit.

As for omitting a top-level Section from NorList see http://www.drillpine.biz/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=250 tird post down.

[dave_m]

Thanks everyone, will try this today - fingers crossed!

[dave_m]

Ok, I'm halfway there and have the brands showing, thanks again all

The thing im still struggling with is how to omit the category from the main navigation. I followed your link Norman but where you say to replace;

<actinic:block if="%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevel%22%20%2f%3e%20%3c%3d%20%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22NorListDepth%22%20%2f%3e" >

with;

<actinic:block if="%28%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22SectionLevel%22%20%2f%3e%20%3c%3d%20%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22NorListDepth%22%20%2f%3e%29%20AND%20%3cactinic%3avariable%20name%3d%22IsSectionIncludedInSiteMap%22%20%2f%3e" >

is confusing me as I cannot find it anywhere in my pages. Sorry to be so dense but do you have any pointers?

Cheers

[NormanRouxel]

Design / Library / Layouts / NorList Menu / NorList Dynamic Menu Code.

You may have to click the [><] icon just below Edit Layout Code to see the full text.

The code you're looking for may be in the middle of a line and will be near

<!-- start the list items -->