Make/Model/Year Search

Typical use case, when selling cars. You might list your cars with data assoicated for make/model/variant year.

This use case is not a "part finder" for cars, See Part Finder

Steps

Shop Setup - Customise Display Options
Give a prompt name for the "Extra Product Field 1-6" using as many as required
When editing your products, you will see these new prompts, where you can provide the required information
When using advanced search widgets, new drop downs will appear, allowing you to filter for this data, in a make/model/year dependent manor
You can upload this data via CSV, using format "code p_extra1,p_extra2,p_extra3,etc"

Category Method

Alternatively you can use a category tree structure to organise your products into make/model/year approach
Category sub trees can be split off the main tree, so that you can provide 2 ot 3 different routes to find a product. Eg Vehicle type SUV/Van/Car, as well as Make/Model categories.
Using the category method does not support the search drop down approach.
The category method is best for SEO, as it's easier for google to find these make/model relationships, when a dedicated page exists for each.

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Moving Categories to Sub-categories via Drag-Drop

You can quickly reorganise your categories to become sub-categories

Deleting a Category

You can delete a Category, but if products exist in the website you must delete the products first.

Redirect a Category to another Category

If you want your customers to access a category from multiple locations you can create an empty category and set a redirect

All Products Categories - All Products, New Products, Reviews, Brands, etc.

As well as adding your own custom categories you can add an automated category that shows products based on what option you choose. You can also use this to auto-populate categories for brands, suppliers, manufacturer, or your extra fields.

All Products - On Special: How to show specials

Specials only show in this category if is a difference in RRP vs Checkout Price (Not auto-discounts)

Adding information that will appear in all Products in a Category (as an Information Tab)

You can add information to a category area that will appear as an information tab on all products in the category (Additional Information Category Wide)

Part Finder - Make / Model / Year / Variant Relationships

Or do you need to create relationships between your products, and the make/model/type of products where they can be applied? eg Car automotive industry, some parts fit many different types of cars. Yes you can

Make/Model/Year Search

Typical use case, when selling cars. You might list your cars with data associated for make/model/variant year.

Product Sorting Dropdown

In the ecommerce > Display Options area you can check a box 'Show Product Sorting Dropdown' to show a product sorting option on the Product list page. Sorting can also be changed globally and per category.

Hiding a Category and the Products within via cascade security settings

by default hiding a category does not hide the products within it. By checking the cascade security options found in the Category settings area the security setting you choose for the categories can be applied to the subcategories and products within.

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