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The Category Manager module allows you to have multiple category templates in a single store. You can have a different template for every category in your store if you want. The templates use the standard store morph technology template editor with version history in MIVA Merchant 5. While basic knowledge of how to edit MIVA Merchant 5 templates is required, there are two example templates provided in addition to the built in ctgy page template. Getting started is not that difficult. Features: - Multiple category templates in a single store - One or more categories can be assigned to use a specific template - Store morph technology template editor with version history and recall features - Default template is used for categories which do not have a custom template assigned - Custom pagination in addition to the default Previous and Next buttons - Can limit products displayed per page to a specific number for each template or can list all on one page - Customer can sort products within the category in real time dynamically - Breadcrumb navigation included - Sub-category navigation included Feature Details. Multiple page templates. Using the built-in store morph technology, you can edit the page templates just like the built-in page templates, including recall, notes, and indexing of previous versions. Include typical render tokens on the custom category pages from other 3rd party modules (sold separately) which you have in your store, e.g. rate this, wait list, best seller, and others. Easy assignment of categories to templates. Once you create the template you can assign one or more categories to it. This can be done from the Category Edit screen or if you are using our Category Import module (included), you can import the template assignment right along with importing new categories into the store. No need to import the categories with one module and then use a separate module to assign them to templates. Default page for unassigned categories. The default ctgy page template is used for all categories which have not been assigned to a specific custom template. This makes processing more efficient as the Category Manager runs a quick lookup to determine if it needs to run certain more complex processing routines, like advanced pagination. Advanced page navigation. Several pagination variables are available to write detailed page navigation links. You can have the typical 1 2 3 4 etc. Or you can break up long lines with arrows, dots, dashes, etc to fill in a gap. You can also display the page number of the total number of pages. This pagination is similar to that used in our Power Search module for Merchant 5. As a point of reference for the customer, you can even include how many products are listed in the category. Flexible pagination. Each category template can have a different setting for the number of products to display on a page. Initially, the customer will see the number you set. However, customers using broadband may want to see all the product in a category on a single page, so there is an option to list all. On-the-fly sorting. The products are initially displayed in the sort order which the store owner has previously setup in the normal admin sorting. The customer can then change the sort order based on their desires. Available sort fields are name, code, price, date items were added to the store, or the default store setup. They can be sorted ascending or descending. You can also sort by best sellers, highest at the top. Breadcrunb navigation. The module includes optional breadcrumb navigation. An array is created which holds the current category name and its parents up to the top level category. With standard MIVA Merchant template code, you can create a quick link to higher categories like Home > Software > Developer Bundles Sub-category navigation. You can display the sub-categories of a parent category on the category page, e.g. below the parent category's name. The array can be displayed like you want it using standard MIVA Merchant template code. You can view some of the example templates, e.g. single column or three column or line list display. These pages demonstrate the variable layout of products, breadcrumb navigation, and on-the-fly sorting. Sub-category navigation can be seen at a parent category. You can use some of our other modules ( Express Order and the Tool Kit) in combination with the Category Manager to produce category pages where a quantity box is included next to each item with a single button to post the whole page to the basket. For more info, read the footer comments on the bulk add pages where we use these, e.g. gallery or line view. Most of the other categories in that test store use the default template layout. Online overview and initial setup instructions for our MIVA Merchant modules. Create a custom template Assign a custom template to a category Example category page display with navigation

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Reviewer: joyce in asheville, United States 06/26/2007 i have built over a dozen stores now and wouldn't considering developing without this module.

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