[support] Using views to create a category listing

Michael Hallager michael at networkstuff.co.nz
Mon Jan 21 12:25:17 UTC 2008


> > 1. Categories --> 2. Product listings within a category (teaser style)
> > --> 3. Product information page.
> >
> > I have 2 and 3 all connected and working fine but I can't find the
> > correct combination of options to create 1, the listing of categories
> > (linked to 2).
> >
> > The closest I get is a listing of categories, but for some bizarre reason
> > it shows each category several times (It seems to show each category one
> > time per product within that category). I'm thinking this may be a bug?
>
> The Views module is able to show a listing of nodes within Drupal. What
> you are seeking is a list of taxonomy terms, not nodes. I do not believe
> the Views module can do this. I myself have accomplished this feature
> with a bit of custom coding, but there may be a better solution.

Thank you for your response Fred.

Tends to make Drupal look wanting for e-commerce use because by default the 
e-commerce module produces 6 'teaser' pages for my 50 or so products and 
people don't want to go through that many to find what they want...




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