Hello,
We have a client that has a list of brands that they carry. Some of these brands are made by the same manufacturer.
SO, they want the Manufacturer Name to function as a heading, with listings of the the brands/lines listed below (with links to each brands website if applicable).
They also have a list of Manufacturers (with their specific brands/lines) that they have "exclusively" to their area. The other "non-exclusive" manufacturers and brands will display after the Exclusives list.
My question:
Is this the right way to potentially approach this? I'm thinking I add an optional "Manufacturer" line to each item listing that will pull in if it's filled in. I'd leave all the other fields blank for the Manufacturer listing, and leave the ordering to "drag". All the "Brands/Lines" would just have the Manufacturer line left empty, and it would be up to the editor to drag and sort them as they'll need to display on the live site under their respective Manufacturer.
Probably not the BEST workaround, but it's the only one that seems doable with my limited php knowledge. There are about 13 Manufacturers and anywhere from 1-7 brands for each.
Thoughts?