Help with Managing Brands

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   I am trying to set up my Manufacturer/Brands Navigation the Right, with Individual Product Nav on the Left. 

Basically I have a list of Companies on the right and want to set it up so when a customer clicks on a Manufacturer name, the link takes the customer to a page with just that Manufactuter's products.  Simple, right?

Basically what I have tried to do is edit the links in the static HTML file in the Manufacturer Nav, and link them Absolute URLs to the ProductCart manufacturer page.  However I can't find a solid Manufacturer URL (even though I have already added Brands on the control panel).

So I put in www.website.com/store/pc/viewbrands.asp, and then I see a list of the brands.  I right click on a brand to "copy shortcut" (to make my links in the nav) but all it gives me is a search results page.  So, if you click on a Brand, it takes you to a page that says 
"Your search returned the following results..."

please help
J

Edited by BlackReefDesigns - 30-May-2008 at 11:32am

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BlackReefDesigns Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28-May-2008 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote BlackReefDesigns Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Help with Managing Brands Posted: 30-May-2008 at 11:29am
	I am trying to set up my Manufacturer/Brands Navigation the Right, with Individual Product Nav on the Left. Basically I have a list of Companies on the right and want to set it up so when a customer clicks on a Manufacturer name, the link takes the customer to a page with just that Manufactuter's products. Simple, right? Basically what I have tried to do is edit the links in the static HTML file in the Manufacturer Nav, and link them Absolute URLs to the ProductCart manufacturer page. However I can't find a solid Manufacturer URL (even though I have already added Brands on the control panel). So I put in www.website.com/store/pc/viewbrands.asp, and then I see a list of the brands. I right click on a brand to "copy shortcut" (to make my links in the nav) but all it gives me is a search results page. So, if you click on a Brand, it takes you to a page that says "Your search returned the following results..." please help J Edited by BlackReefDesigns - 30-May-2008 at 11:32am
	Joe S. BlackReef.net

knifepro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18-February-2008 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 9	Post Options Post Reply Quote knifepro Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30-May-2008 at 4:52pm
	The manufacture or brand searches are handled by the search functions of the cart. I hired a company to list my brands in a drop-down menu. The brands are handled similar to the generate categories but the list still uses the search function of the cart to display the brands. You can see what I mean at my site, www.knifepro.com. The company I used was NetProfits. They are listed as developers for ProductCart. There work is fast and very reasonably priced.
	Brian brian@theknifeprofessional.com brian@heartlandbraidedrugs.com www.theknifeprofessional.com www.heartlandbraidedrugs.com ProductCart v4.7 QuickBooks Sync Mobile

BlackReefDesigns Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28-May-2008 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 8	Post Options Post Reply Quote BlackReefDesigns Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31-May-2008 at 8:24am
	hmm, so the only way to view a Brand page is to have it go through search results?
	Joe S. BlackReef.net