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[fbnraider Friend fbnraiderJoin date: March 2010Posts: 85Downloads:0Uploads:12 Thanks: 9]

#175029

When someone clicks and releases on the menu item Sewing Machines, it takes them off the home screen where the body is empty.

I know I could create an article with the submenus, but is there a way to do it dynamically, this way the user would not have to modify the article each time?

So that you would see below
Computerized
Emerald 183 These are wrappers
Emerald 188 These are wrappers
Emerald 189 These are wrappers
Mechanical
Emerald 111 These are wrappers
Emerald 112 These are wrappers
Etc…

If there is not a way how can I make it so it stays on the home page until a menu item is clicked.

The site is http://www.westsidesewing.com

Thank you,
Raider

[Manos Moderator ManosJoin date: February 2014Posts: 2806Downloads:46Uploads:56 Thanks: 200 Thanked: 633 times in 576 posts]

#443811

Hello,

You can make this menu item to show a list of the selected categories so that way each time the user updates with a new article it will be there 🙂

I hope that addressees your issues!

Regards

[TomC Moderator TomCJoin date: October 2014Posts: 14077Downloads:58Uploads:137 Thanks: 948 Thanked: 3155 times in 2495 posts]

#443812

<em>@fbnraider 307704 wrote:</em><blockquote>

The site is http://www.westsidesewing.com

Thank you,
Raider</blockquote>
Raider:
I believe what you can do is – for that menu item (Sewing Machines) – set the page assignment to the same item as is your Home menu item. Logically/Theoretically, if someone were to then click on that menu item, it would keep them on the Home Page.

Make Sense?

Let me know if that works for you.

EDIT/UPDATE:
My friend pascm and I must have been unkowingly typing at the same time – I didn’t intend to step on his suggestion.

Try pascm’s recommendation first … and if that doesn’t work, try mine.
(but I bet’cha pascm got it right) 😎

[fbnraider Friend fbnraiderJoin date: March 2010Posts: 85Downloads:0Uploads:12 Thanks: 9]

#443820

Pascm The problem is that the menu items are wrappers. The only way I have gotten it to work is to setup a category for each article, which would not be bad but then the user would have an extra click.

Any ideas?

I would like to get this work, but if I cannot I will use Tom’s suggestion

You guys are smoking out the answers today!
Thank you both,
Raider

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#443849

Hi,

I am not sure if what you are asking is doable please try Tom’s Solution!

[fbnraider Friend fbnraiderJoin date: March 2010Posts: 85Downloads:0Uploads:12 Thanks: 9]

#443852

I was afraid that was going be your answer.

Thank you,
Raider

[fbnraider Friend fbnraiderJoin date: March 2010Posts: 85Downloads:0Uploads:12 Thanks: 9]

#443864

Hey Tom,

Sorry, but where is the page assignment located… and how should the Menu Item Type be set?

Thanks,
Raider

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#443866

<em>@fbnraider 307779 wrote:</em><blockquote>Hey Tom,

Sorry, but where is the page assignment located… and how should the Menu Item Type be set?

Thanks,
Raider</blockquote>
Within your Menu Manager >> Main Nav (or Main Menu, whatever it’s called) >> select “Sewing Machines”

Next to the very first field (within the menu item parameter page), there is a button you click to select the page type. Usually, the “Home/Default” menu type is “Category Blog” – though it can be different sometimes. Best to check what YOUR ‘Home/Default” menu page type is, and then select the same one for your “Sewing Machines” menu item type.

Make Sense?

[fbnraider Friend fbnraiderJoin date: March 2010Posts: 85Downloads:0Uploads:12 Thanks: 9]

#443870

Sorry but the keen sense for the obvious is not kicking in… can you draw me a picture?

When you say Page Type are you referring to Menu Item Type?

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#443873

<em>@fbnraider 307786 wrote:</em><blockquote>
When you say Page Type are you referring to Menu Item Type?</blockquote>
Yes . . . . sorry about that – was trying to remember from memory/picture in my mind.

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