Using Articles for a product catalogue

http://rtfm.modx.com/display/revolution20/Template+Variable+Input+Types#TemplateVariableInputTypes-AutoTag

You can use Articles for a product catalogue, and it's probably much better to do that compared to throwing them all in the tree.

You can do categories using an Auto-tag TV and tagLister + getResourcesTag.

Thanks Mark, I will give it a go. This is an ecommerce solution I'm looking at developing so the catalogue would be integrated with a cart system. I'd be interested to know what your preferred approach would be.

Hi people,

I've created a catalogue that uses getresources and pages in the tree. I can order them by moving the order in the tree.

It works but I can't do 2 a product in multiple categories unless I dupe the resource.

Is there another way?

Check out: http://www.breakawaydistributing.com/

Thanks. I'd be interested in comments.

you can store all resources under one tree-node, if you want to use resources
and create a connection-table which connects category-resources with product-resources.

its possible to manage them in your category-resources by a custom - MIGXdb-TV-setup

the same is possible when your products are in a custom-table

yikes!

I would't even know where to start this at Bruno17. I'am a designer and I can't code php. Would it be better to begin over with articles instead of pages? Can any one take a look. I am pulling both the pages title and 2 tvs for the image and logo.

Am I on the right track?

http://www.breakawaydistributing.com/

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Quote from: jhewak at May 03, 2012, 11:45 AM

yikes!

I would't even know where to start this at Bruno17. I'am a designer and I can't code php. Would it be better to begin over with articles instead of pages? Can any one take a look. I am pulling both the pages title and 2 tvs for the image and logo.

There's not enough documentation AFAIK.
What's needed is:
1 table containing all categories
1 table containing all products
Above is a 1-many relationship, each category can have multiple products, and any product can be related to multiple categories
What's needed is documentation of how to configure a 1-M table relationship in migxdb such that products can be in multiple categories
Then what's needed is how to list the table of categories as a menu list
Then what's needed is how to have the category menu item when clicked show all the products associated with category
migx / migxdb documentation should include the above as soon as possible
then it would not be necessary to have duplicate product entries, one never wants this

Thank you, Tom
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Tom,
Do you me me or in general?

This is way beyond me. This is what I was mentioning in another post and ecommerce and MODX next to impossible for designers.

Quote from: jhewak at May 03, 2012, 12:48 PM

Tom,
Do you me me or in general?
This is way beyond me. This is what I was mentioning in another post and ecommerce and MODX next to impossible for designers.

General description of what one must do to have a working product catalog in MIGx, db, whatever.

It's do-able but the how is more arcane than most people can figure what to do with un-documented or poorly documented addons. MIGx' developer is very good at programming, not so good at documenting.

One of MODx' biggest weaknesses as a very young CMS is the lack of properly written documentation for the various addons etc., it is unfortunately a niche CMS primarily for developers and maybe some people who haven't finished reading slashdot.


Thank you, Tom [ed. note: TomMLS last edited this post 14 years, 5 months ago.]

Thank you Tom,

What about using something like miniShop?

miniShop I looked at and have not figured out if it has any good English documentation...