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jonduv
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Jul 30, 2008, 7:20 AM
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Hi there,
Does anyone know of a way to cross merchandise items using listing manager?
Here is what I would like to do....
My client sells copper products such as sinks, bathtubs, drains and tile. Would it be possible to set listings manager so that a user would have a different product recommended for each category? For example, the link below is shows a bathroom sink. In the empty container, I would like to have a link and photo to another category that goes with the product. In this case it would be a copper drain. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
http://www.premiercopperproducts.com/listman/listings/l0005.html
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Donna
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Jul 30, 2008, 12:12 PM
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Hi Jonduv,
Sure, that'd be easy enough to do -- it'd basically be exactly the same as the "Featured Listings" tutorial, except you'd specify a certain category, instead of a "featured listings" checkbox.
Does that make sense? Let me know if you'd like me to go into further detail. :)
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Jul 30, 2008, 1:27 PM
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Hi Jon,
Not necessarily. What we could do is use the listing field placeholder for a specific listing in the search query. So, you'd have something like this:
<!--#include virtual="/path/to/search.cgi?search=1&lfieldX=$lfieldX$&template=_related.html" -->
...where "X" is the field that you have the "Category" listed in, and "_related" is a bare bones template similar to the one used as a "Featured" template.
How does that sound?
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jonduv
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Jul 30, 2008, 1:40 PM
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I'm not sure if I understand. Are you suggesting that I place the "virtual" line of code into the publish_listing file and then set up a drop down field in listings manager so that different categories appear by using the search feature?
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Jul 30, 2008, 2:08 PM
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Hi jonduv,
Basically, yes. Although you'll also need to change the file extension to .shtml, instead of html. (This can be set in the Setup Options.)
How are you currently handling the categories? Do you have a field for this already? If so, you won't need to use a new one -- just use the existing field you've already got.
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Jul 30, 2008, 3:35 PM
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Yep. Just instead of having the actual field names in there (so you don't have to have a different template for each category) you can use the actual placeholder. Then Listings Manager, when it creates the .shtml page, will fill in the category of the current listing in there instead. :)
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jonduv
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Jul 31, 2008, 8:42 AM
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Hi Donna,
To help me further understand, would you mind showing me an example on how I can write a url to produce this?
Thanks
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Jul 31, 2008, 10:11 AM
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Hi Jon,
The example I gave before will still work - something like this:
<!--#include virtual="/listman/exec/search.cgi?search=1&lfieldX=$lfieldX$&lfieldY=$lfieldY$template=_related.html" -->
I modified that a bit to include the second field, as well as the correct path to the search engine. As long as you create a file called "_related.html", that'll work just fine. :)
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jonduv
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Jul 31, 2008, 10:12 AM
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Ok thanks Donna 
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