Placing content pages into categories?

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   Im pretty versed in ProductCart, but wanted to know if there was a way to make categories/subcategories for content pages? There are 12 pages under the normal website, but the users want to create ARTICLES to appear elsewhere on the site. I dont want to statically link each article. Is there a way to seperate them so they can appear in their own area on the site?

Thanks!

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rblanda Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19-December-2006 Location: Atco, NJ Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote rblanda Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Placing content pages into categories? Posted: 17-June-2008 at 10:08am
	Im pretty versed in ProductCart, but wanted to know if there was a way to make categories/subcategories for content pages? There are 12 pages under the normal website, but the users want to create ARTICLES to appear elsewhere on the site. I dont want to statically link each article. Is there a way to seperate them so they can appear in their own area on the site? Thanks!

katharina Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25-October-2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote katharina Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17-June-2008 at 10:15am
	Good idea. We have crafting products for sale and it would be nice to have content pages in their categories with crafting instructions. Right now we put them onto product pages, which means you have to look at each product. Now imaging of selling 6 different cardboard egg sizes and each one has different instructions. A subcategory is crafting ideas would be marvelous. Katharina

rblanda Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19-December-2006 Location: Atco, NJ Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote rblanda Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17-June-2008 at 10:45am
	That's actually another good reason to add it. Our newest PC customer posts articles very frequently. I'd love to just have them appear in their own section away from the other content. Right now its a complete mess because they are all being combined. Lets hope someone sheds some light here. I assumed that this would be a pretty obvious addition that would be in the latest version. Anyway, i sure hope it happens soon.
	Robert Blanda President CaddisArt, Inc.

benpate Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 15-February-2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote benpate Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 16-August-2008 at 2:49pm
	Yes, I think this would be helpful as well.

rblanda Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19-December-2006 Location: Atco, NJ Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote rblanda Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-August-2008 at 8:52am
	Has anyone figured this out yet?
	Robert Blanda President CaddisArt, Inc.

Greg Dinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 23-September-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 238	Post Options Post Reply Quote Greg Dinger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-August-2008 at 9:12am
	We just launched www.euphoriababy.com based on our client's design and artwork. Have a look at the innovative way they created content pages, for example under the Diaper category.

Hamish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12-October-2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 56	Post Options Post Reply Quote Hamish Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-August-2008 at 9:45am
	Hi Greg, Am I correct in thinking they use " Category" pages - just not placing any actual products within them? Smart idea. Hamish Edited by Hamish - 26-August-2008 at 9:47am
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Greg Dinger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Certified ProductCart Developers Joined: 23-September-2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 238	Post Options Post Reply Quote Greg Dinger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26-August-2008 at 10:01am
	Yes, she used the category admin tool to create pages of content, but didn't assign products to those categories, thus the "no products" message at the bottom. I was terribly impressed when I saw what she'd done.

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: 29-August-2008 at 4:21am
	That's a nice way to go. They could clear (empty) that message in "languages.asp" so that it is not displayed.
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thegardenbath Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11-June-2008 Location: South Carolina Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote thegardenbath Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 29-September-2008 at 4:22pm
	Thanks to you, Greg, for sharing your client's way of using categories for the content pages. Very clever! I've done this on my site now too (still in development) and took earlyimp's suggestion of removing the code in languages too. Thanks! I really love these forums - every question I've had about customizing the cart so far has been found here.