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Hi Nuno

I think you do not want to render a page where the product list is, but want to render a product list where the page is. Like Dynamicweb was designed.

Problem is that you cannot mix pages and group in the same sorting list:

• Products
  • Bike (Group)
  • Fancy bikes (Page with a product list showing products from the group Fancy bikes)
  • Clothing (Group)
  • Even more fancy bikes (Page with a product list showing products from the group Fancy bikes)

But it is possible to mix pages and groups - see dumps.

In my dump, I have used the product catalog - you could use an item field instead.

I do not think it is part of standard Rapido to do secret ninja tricks on groups that will load a page on the group and stuff. Also it is not possible to control where the list of products is etc.

I am aware it is a little more work, but it is much more understandable and you can do more stuff.

Hi Nicolai,

Your dumps make sense (maybe with an Item type like you suggest so it's friendlier for the customer to pick the group instead of knowing the group id).


I guess the biggest challenge is still with the mix of pages and ecom. We tend to have 30 or 40 groups split my multiple levels (usually up to 3). In some scenarios where we can talk customers out of the mix, but we'd love to have more flexibility.

This seems like a stupid idea, but if we could setup a shortcut in the EcomGroup to point to the content page (which would then use your example setup in the dump), would be doable, but it would not honor URLs... unless the Page and the Group had the same URL, in which case the Page URL "resolver" kicks in first... but still seems messy. 

Thoughts?

Nuno Aguiar

Well - the combination is unneededly complex.

Make 2 options - either get groups only navigation with X custom group fields to add aditional group content, or build the group navigation using pages, maybe just for 1st level groups, and then use groups for 2nd level and down.

The implementation and learning curve is so much simpler. And no, if the custom gets a new top level group, they will have to build that page. It will probably not happen a lot and they would save a ton of time and money in implementation and trying to remember the weird secrets of the system.

Customers who needs 'fat' group pages tend to have only a very limited number of groups and they do not change a lot. Keep things simple and understandable...

Hi Nicolai,

Good point. I guess I was focused on avoiding duplicate "Products" paragraghs (to accomodate the multiple subpages and multiple ecommerce navigation you propose) which in the past caused me some trouble, but your solution really makes it easier for the customer to understand.

Thanks,

Nuno Aguiar

Hi,

We want to create lading pages for a hundred brand groups. 

Could it be possible to create just a single landing page? If so, what would be the best way to settup the GroupID parameter? 

Regards,
Tomas 

Hi Tomas,

Have you considered using the Manufacturer for filtering?

I believe that you also get the benefit of a friendly URL with it.

Adrian