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   How does the Browse by Category/Browse Catalog page (viewcategories.asp) determine which products get displayed at the root level, before a category is selected? The ones it calls "Some of the most popular products on our store..." 

We're launching our new store using ProductCart in January, and we can't figure out what criteria is being used to fill those slots before a category is actually selected.

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BrianRoden Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 07-September-2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote BrianRoden Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Browse by Category Posted: 19-December-2008 at 11:25am
	How does the Browse by Category/Browse Catalog page (viewcategories.asp) determine which products get displayed at the root level, before a category is selected? The ones it calls "Some of the most popular products on our store..." We're launching our new store using ProductCart in January, and we can't figure out what criteria is being used to fill those slots before a category is actually selected.

ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote ProductCart Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19-December-2008 at 11:31am
	Hi Brian, when you add products to both a category and one of its subcategories, those products are considered "featured" products and displayed in the parent category (as well as in the sub-category that they have been assigned to). Since assigning and removing products to/from categories is quite simple and quick, and since products can be assigned to an unlimited number of categories in ProductCart, this makes for an easy way to "feature" products in a category that contains sub-categories. Edited by earlyimp - 19-December-2008 at 11:32am
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BrianRoden Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 07-September-2007 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote BrianRoden Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19-December-2008 at 11:39am
	Once a category is chosen, I see that. But when viewcategories.asp is first displayed, before a category is chosen, how are the items selected for display in the "root"?

ProductCart Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group ProductCart Team Joined: 01-October-2003 Status: Offline Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote ProductCart Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19-December-2008 at 2:43pm
	You can add products to the root too by clicking on its name (e.g. "Products"), which will load this page "editCategories.asp?nav=&lid=1".
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