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When configuring the module, you are presented with 4 sections.
Indexes and caches
In order to work properly, layered navigation needs to be kept up-to-date with your latest products, product attributes and product prices – unless these never change. You should therefore regularly re-index the data, using the buttons provided here. They each have specific actions:
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The template builder enables you to specify what kind of filters your customers should have access to.
Creating a new filter template requires only three easy steps:
- Select categories. You can either create filter for the whole site, or on a per-category basis.
You could for instance have the whole site display the price filter, while some categories can have additional filters.
When choosing "Specific categories", a small window opens where your can choose in which categories this filter should be available.
Note that filters only do not automatically apply automatically to sub-categories of the selected category: if there is no product on your "Home" category, then the layered navigation will not appear there. - Selected filters. The number of available filters depends on the content of your shop. Six default filters will appear here: price, weight, condition, manufacturer, available stock and sub-categories. Along with these are the attribute groups for all products in the selected categories (with the number of products).
- Name your template. Customers will not see the name, but it will prove very useful to you when you have to edit one template among the dozen or hundred you may create in the lifespan of your shop.
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