Not Planned [XF1] Multi categories for items

Currently no. The category architecture (Nested Set Model) is a one to one relationship between a category and an item. It would require a completely different category architecture to allow for a many to one relationship. Its not something I can just "tweak".

Im not opposed to the idea of it, but its not something I will give a simple yes or no to without several hours of R&D on it. Personally, I am more in favor of TAGS vs multiple categories (but thats just me).

For now I am marking this as Not Considered.

 

Cat A has 32 permissions
Cat B has 19 of those permissions set differently than cat A
Cat C has 8 permissions different than Cat A and 3 Different from Cat B

All 3 categoryies have different Cateogry Specific Options... ie Cat A using Gallery 1 and own Tab with XFMG integration, Cat B uses Gallery 2, Gallery in header and no XFMG integration, Cat C use Custom Gallery located below Tab 1.

WHICH Category drives the permissions and options for the ITEM?

BTW, don't even say that the Item will use the "first" category or have a primary category. THAT is not even remotely a viable solution.

 

No Thank you. If you want someone to HACK up the existing architecture, then hire someone to do it, cause it won't be me.

btw, Mike was asked this same question (again for the umpteenth time) just recently (within the last few weeks) about doing it for the Resource Manager and he said the same thing I am saying (for the same exact reasons).

 

Its when we are not that you should be concerned (at least concerned with me lol)

 

the search is OR and AND based (OR within a field and AND between fields).

Field 1: Field 1 is a multi choice field called colors. The choices are: RED, BLUE, SILVER and BLACK

Field 2. Field 2 a multi choice field called wheel type. The choices are: Stock or Custom

Field 3. Field 2 a multi choice field called transmission type. The choices are: Manual, Automatic, 2 speed, 3 speed, 4 speed, 5 speed, 6 speed, Racing, Stock or Custom

So lets do a search..

Field 1. I select Silver and Black

Field 2. I select Custom

Field 3. I select Automatic, Stock and Custom

I select FORD in the Category Select (cause I am only interested in FORDs). I check search child categories as well.

The search will return items that are:

Fords that are Silver OR Black AND have Custom Wheels AND have a stock or custom automatic transmission

 

I explained HOW it works. It works AS I explained. It doesn't look for cars that are Silver AND Black, it looks for items that have EITHER Silver OR Black check. It will return vehicles marked SILVER, Vehicles Marked BLACK (It doesn't look for vehicles that are marked BOTH Silver AND Black).

I developed the functionality, I KNOW how it works lol Its an OR based (inside the field) and AND based (between fields). This is EXACTLY how it works at places like Amazon.com

 

btw, this isn't a NEW feature, its been in showcase for awhile now (was released with SC 2.2.0 in the fall of 2014, so its coming up on almost 2 years since release). What is NEW is that I've added a Custom Field Search Sidebar Block. The Custom Field searching functionality has been in Showcase since the fall of 2014.