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Build your own filters template
Configuration
Before using this module for the first time, you have to initialize the cache. Use the module's tool.
The template builder enables you to specify what kind of filter your customer should have access to.
Creating a new filter requires only three easy steps:
- Select categories. You can either create filter for the whole site, or on a per-category basis.
You could for instance have the whole site display the price filter, while some categories can have additional filters.
When choosing "Specific categories", a small window opens where your can choose in which categories this filter should be available.
Note that filters only apply automatically to sub-categories of the selected category: if there is no product on your "Home" category, then the layered navigation will not appear there. - Selected filters. The number of available filters depends on the content of your shop. Six default filters will appear here: price, weight, condition, manufacturer, available stock and sub-categories. Along with these are the attribute groups for all products in the selected categories (with the number of products).
- Name your template. Customers will not see the name, but it will prove very useful to you when you have to edit one template among the dozen or hundred you may create in the lifespan of your shop.
Note that saving the filter will not save the whole configuration: you have to save the filter first, then click on "Save configuration".
Configuration
Two options are available:
- Hide filter values with no product is matching. If disabled, you will still see some filters even if they are useless because of the lack of matching product. This can make the layered navigation over-crowded with options.
- Show the number of matching products. Displays the number after the name of the filter, between parentheses. If there is no matching product, it will display "(0)".
These options apply to all templates and filters.
Link block
With this module you can add links to the sites you want, or to pages of your store. Click "Install" then "configure" to add links to this block. The page below, divided into three sections, will appear.
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