I'm having a headache trying to design a catalog properly. Its for an automotive site, and while I can create a catalog with everything I need, there are many many double-ups, triple-ups, and so on.
I've had a look at the advanced catalog module, and the replacement catalog module... and read heaps... but I'm going around in circles. It seems there have been a few other people ask similar questions, but none have been answered (that I have found).
What I have at the moment is as follows:
Jeep Cherokee
-XJ Cherokee
-- Suspension
-- Drivetrain
-ZJ Cherokee
-- Suspension
-- Drivetrain
-- etc...
...but I would prefer to have the ability for the site user to select suspension and get a list of vehicles with suspension products available - or alternatively to choose their vehicle and get a list of categories available (ie: suspension, drivetrain, etc). There is the potential for around 10 different makes and hundreds of different models so its important I get this right, or I am going to end up with a mess that will be a nightmare to fix later on. Normally I just start designing and fix as I go - but for once I stopped to think... and I think I will be glad I did... I foresee some problems down the track.
I had the idea that I could use another vocabulary (or more than one). Ie: Have the catalog just listing the supercategories and have a new taxonomy vocabulary with each of the next level in it, and another vocabulary for each of the third level, etc - then I could use a views page to create some drop-down filters - but is this the right way to go about it? I'm struggling to get my head around this properly so any help will be much appreciated.
Cheers
Steve
