ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums : Custom Search ideas https://forum.productcart.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:45:33 +0000 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:34:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.productcart.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2403 <![CDATA[ProductCart Shopping Cart Software Forums]]> https://forum.productcart.com/forum_images/pc_logo_50.png https://forum.productcart.com/ <![CDATA[Custom Search ideas : Hamish, Try using it with a narrow...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/custom-search-ideas_topic2403_post10306.html#10306 Author: RobertZ
Subject: 2403
Posted: 22-June-2009 at 5:34am

Hamish,
Try using it with a narrow search. Obviously if you choose something like a 2.5" enclosure, with 5 bays, with RAID level 5, nothing will come up. Plus it doesn't automatically reduce down the fields choices based on a previous selection. (Which ultimately, it should do)

The drill down widget isn't good for us. Having the page continually reloading on itself + having 30 items from 5 sections, in the menu just doesn't work. I can show U the widget version for comparison. You'll see what I mean..

Anyway, just thought it was interesting that something could be done in this area, as im sure there is a lot of people who are looking for something similar.

]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:34:36 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/custom-search-ideas_topic2403_post10306.html#10306 <![CDATA[Custom Search ideas : Hi Rob, I tried your new search...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/custom-search-ideas_topic2403_post10302.html#10302 Author: Hamish
Subject: 2403
Posted: 22-June-2009 at 4:31am

Hi Rob,
    I tried your new search with three separate sets of criteria and each time it lead to 0 products. This may be just chance, or that you haven't populated all the products yet.

Personally I prefer the new drill-down widget as it always leads a customer to a product. See www.earlyimpact.com/demos/standard/pc/viewCategories.asp?idCategory=5 for an example. Documentation on this can be found here : wiki.earlyimpact.com/productcart/search_fields_widget 
 
]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:31:53 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/custom-search-ideas_topic2403_post10302.html#10302 <![CDATA[Custom Search ideas : OK, Didn&#039;t get a reply to...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/custom-search-ideas_topic2403_post10301.html#10301 Author: RobertZ
Subject: 2403
Posted: 22-June-2009 at 3:08am

OK, Didn't get a reply to this, but we have implemented a new search feature. :)

https://www.epowermac.com.au/shop/pc/Search-All-Enclosures-c327.htm

So basically, if you go to a category which there is a custom search items, it displays a full drop down menu of all the items. But if you go to a sub-cat, the menu limits to the search fields that are only valid for that subsection.

eg here :
https://www.epowermac.com.au/shop/pc/Portable-2-5-Enclosures-c362.htm

Feedback?

Thanks

Rob
]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 03:08:05 +0000 https://forum.productcart.com/custom-search-ideas_topic2403_post10301.html#10301 <![CDATA[Custom Search ideas : Howdy Just implemented 3.5 to...]]> https://forum.productcart.com/custom-search-ideas_topic2403_post8557.html#8557 Author: RobertZ
Subject: 2403
Posted: 27-January-2009 at 4:53pm

Howdy
Just implemented 3.5 to use the extended Custom Search features. One thing that really stands out is it should really have 2 options.
1) How it is now, where the page loads onto itself, for businesses that have a smaller product catalogue. Having the page continuasly loading on itself can be a little confusing for customers, better idea is
 
2) Where it provides the client to use a drop down list to select everything they want, then select go. Inside the category that it applies to, not in the header or footer.
 
I've seen a great example of how a custom seach feature with multiple criterias at this site.
http://tinyurl.com/aaple8
(Sessions might have expired. go to Hardware>Cases and select a subCategory)
 
Anybody agree????
 
Rob
 
 
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