Shop by Manufacturer

[toolsup]

We are looking to replace our current cart and moving to a new platform and are currently evaluating Ablecommerce.
One of the things I would lke to have is a "Shop by Manufacture" page generated dynamically. Here is what we currently have http://www.jimslimstools.com/Department ... turer.aspx

The problem with this is we have to basically create duplicate categories for every product and each product has to be mapped to both categories.

I tried using the product finder to create a search url, but the url does'nt change until the product page is displayed.

We currently have over 11,000 products and 2500 plus categories.

Is there a solution that someone knows of?

[jmestep]

One thing you can do is to use the search page to do that. Pass the manufactur id in the querystring like what happens on the search page itself when you click to narrow by manufacturer.
You can also see code in the product page that does it also and adapt that.
#if ($Product.ManufacturerId != 0)
Other products by <a href="Search.aspx?m=$Product.ManufacturerId">$Product.Manufacturer.Name</a><br />
#end
You can also use an adaptation of the manufacturer's list on the edit product page and add some navigation when a manufacturer is selected.

[mazhar]

Please have a look at following thread viewtopic.php?f=47&t=9343 containing a mod similar to what you are looking.