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Display multiple hierarchical product catalog blocks

Submitted by drupalhizmetleri on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 13:34.
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Contrib type: 
Module
Status: 
Complete and working
Latest version: 
1.0
Compatibility: 
Ubercart 1.x

Think that you have diffent grouping over your products. Like products grouped by poduct types and products group by producers. But you have just one catalog block that displays all the categories within one block.

Here is just an example of having two group in one catalog. 

- products
  - product category 1
    - product 1
    - product 1
  - product category 2
   - product 1
   - product 1
-producer
  - producer category 1
    - product 1
    - product 1
  - producer category 2
    - product 1
    - product 1

With Multi Catalog Menu module you can compose 1 or up to 5 diffent blocks and just configure these blocks to show the related group term id with its children.

If you like please download and give a try. You will find a readme.txt within the zip file. By the way this module tested with beta5.

Project page on drupal.org: 
http://drupal.org/project/uc_catalogmenu
#1Submitted by drupalhizmetleri on Mon, 03/24/2008 - 09:24.

Re: Display multiple hierarchical product catalog blocks

Okey. In uc_catalogmenu_v1 version selecting the subcatalog is more easy. Instead of finding the termId and entering to a textfield, you can just select the subcatalog item form a combobox. Please download uc_catalogmenu_v1.zip above.

#2Submitted by seitenweberei.ch on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 07:32.

Dependency

You should add uc_catalog to the dependencies.

#3Submitted by drupalhizmetleri on Mon, 04/07/2008 - 15:17.

Re: Dependency

Thank you. uc_catalog added. v1.1.zip

#4Submitted by rogueturnip on Sat, 04/26/2008 - 18:25.

administer taxonomy

Is there a reason that the roles need to have Administer Taxonomy selected for the menus to display? Doesn't seem to be logical.

I figured it out. I have taxonomy access permissions set up and the catalog wasn't viewable.

#5Submitted by drupalhizmetleri on Sun, 04/27/2008 - 03:31.

Re: administer taxonomy

uc_catalogmenu.module does not have any role based restrictions. Please check whether the catalog.module has the same restritcion. If yes this should be discussed with the ubercart team.

#6Submitted by eugef@drupal.org on Tue, 05/27/2008 - 09:20.

Re: Re: administer taxonomy

Very usefull module

#7Submitted by drupalhizmetleri on Sun, 06/08/2008 - 06:21.

Re: Re: Re: administer taxonomy

glad to hear that the module is in action

#8Submitted by drupalhizmetleri on Thu, 06/19/2008 - 02:02.

Drupal.org project page

This contribution has been posted at http://drupal.org/project/uc_catalogmenu. Please use the issue tracker to post bug reports, feature requests, etc. Questions and comments are still welcome in the forums here.

#9Submitted by mimetic2 on Sat, 06/21/2008 - 03:28.

I posted this on the drupa project page

but just in case this is easier:
http://drupal.org/project/issues/uc_catalogmenu

thanks!

#10Submitted by SpaceFairy on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 05:07.

Problems getting Multi Catalog Menu to do its thing??

Ok, so... (*newbie here*) I installed the files from uc_catalogmenu_v1.1.zip, and attempted to follow the instructions in the .txt file but still got a wee bit lost.

It started out alright, I renamed Catalog Block:1 "Topics A-Z" and positioned it in the right sidebar (The initial Catalogue is in the left sidebar) so now I have a nice sentence "Topics A-Z" in my right sidebar but without any content/links/products or anything at all.

I did get a little lost over what this meant (from the installation .txt file:) "State the Catalog Term ID: (Note:just go over the catalog see the id Ex: catalog/25/xxxxx 25 is the ID)" -what the frak does this mean??

The only thing I could think of was to visit Administer/Categories, and create a "Topics A-Z" vocabulary (in which is listed the topic categories which are linked to the products) then if I move the mouse over where it says "edit vocabulary" I can see that there is a 3 in it. So is that what I put as the Catalog Term ID? (which didn't work)

I'm sure I'm missing something...

What I am actually trying to achieve is to have a catalog menu in the left sidebar which lists the Product Categories (Books, CDs, DVDs etc- so far a success) and another menu in the right sidebar which allows shoppers to browse by Topic (e.g. Angels, Fairies, Quantum Physics etc) Then if ever manage to figure this out (I'm getting closer- I just know it!) then I'll have another one for browse by Author or something similar.

So can anyone explain to me (in layman's/ newbie terms) where I've gone wrong? Am I even using the right module for what I want to do here??

Thanks for your patience & assistance Smiling)

~

"With Great Space Fairyness comes Great Responsibility"

www.spacefairy.com/blog

#11Submitted by drupalhizmetleri on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 06:30.

Re: Problems getting Multi Catalog Menu to do its thing??

Please discard the "State the Catalog Term ID: (Note:just go over the catalog see the id Ex: catalog/25/xxxxx 25 is the ID)" line in readme file.

Instead of finding the termId and entering to a textfield, you can just select the subcatalog item form a combobox. To do this go to administration->site building->blocks and click configure operation of your block. Select the Catalog Term item from the combobox that you want and just save it. That is all.

#12Submitted by SpaceFairy on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 07:05.

Re: Re: Problems getting Multi Catalog Menu to do its thing??

Thankyou for your quick reply Smiling

I might still be missing something. I can't see any combo boxes on that page? (I attached the screenshot)

~

"With Great Space Fairyness comes Great Responsibility"

www.spacefairy.com/blog

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#13Submitted by drupalhizmetleri on Thu, 07/03/2008 - 15:11.

Re: Re: Re: Problems getting Multi Catalog Menu to do its thing?

Please can you download the uc_catalogmenu_v1.zip file. May be there is a problem with the version 1.1. Will wait your feedback. Also there is a howTo.txt file within the v1.

#14Submitted by SpaceFairy on Fri, 07/04/2008 - 07:37.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Problems getting Multi Catalog Menu to do its th

Hello, I replaced it with version 1 like you suggested and it sort of worked! I can see the combobox, and all the listings in the main catalog (hooray!) However after setting it to show in the right sidebar I still can't see anything other than the title for some reason? I'll have more of a play with it... also any idea how to set it to display a different vocabulary other than the primary one? It looks like I can only select the main catalogue? Hmm...

Thanks for your help Smiling

"With Great Space Fairyness comes Great Responsibility"

www.spacefairy.com/blog

#15Submitted by drupalhizmetleri on Sat, 07/05/2008 - 11:28.

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Problems getting Multi Catalog Menu to do it

-Do you have product assigned to the sub category items? Ubercart does not show the subcategories if there is no product assigned.
-Ubercart uses just one catalog. And the catalog id is defined in store configuration page. So, this module is using the id specified in the store configuration page.

You welcome.
Next week i will create a new version 1.2 to avoid the problem that you have faced. Many thanks for your help.