I'm used to CMS models where pages and content types aren't the same. I just started using Umbraco but I'm having difficulty trying to understand where to begin learning how to do this. Here is what I'm trying to achieve.
I want to have the following content definitions: a content named "Category" and another named "Product" belonging to a given "Category"
Here is the summary:
Category
has name
has a thumbnail image
Product
has a name
has a description
belongs to a category
has a picture
I want to define these somewhere. Then create a bunch of categories, and a handful of products. Then use them accross homepage, product page, etc etc....
Yes, it's a bit of a shift in mindset to use the content tree for both page nodes and data nodes, but it works really well (it's also easy to ensure that everything beneath Back Office won't be served).
If you want to be able to tag a product with multiple categories, how about a content tree something like:
I think what Hendy Pacher suggested works best. I see from your screesshot you have a Home node and your pages under it. Then you have this "back office" that holds your "DATA" models.
How to create complex data types
I'm used to CMS models where pages and content types aren't the same. I just started using Umbraco but I'm having difficulty trying to understand where to begin learning how to do this. Here is what I'm trying to achieve.
I want to have the following content definitions: a content named "Category" and another named "Product" belonging to a given "Category"
Here is the summary:
I want to define these somewhere. Then create a bunch of categories, and a handful of products. Then use them accross homepage, product page, etc etc....
thanks in advance
Hey,
The key question here is can a product be in more than one category?
If not then you can simply set up your site like this:
Content
- Home
- Category 1
- Product A
- Product B
- Category 2
- Product C
- Product D
Rich
Hi Zagros,
If you are new to umbraco, check out our introduction videos on umbraco.org
http://umbraco.org/help-and-support/video-tutorials/introduction-to-umbraco
(the first one on doc types should answer your question)
Hi Zagros,
Yes, it's a bit of a shift in mindset to use the content tree for both page nodes and data nodes, but it works really well (it's also easy to ensure that everything beneath Back Office won't be served).
If you want to be able to tag a product with multiple categories, how about a content tree something like:
Your product nodes (being pages ?) would sit in the appropriate place in under the Home node, and to associate a product with one or more categories, use a multipicker such as the built-in UltimatePicker, (others include AutoComplete, Axendo Ultimate Picker XPath, Berto Ultimate Picker, Multi-Node Tree Picker, Tree Multi Picker, XPath CheckBoxList)
The multipickers will store a CSV value on the product node of any associated category IDs.
Hope this helps offer an insight into one of many posisble approaches,
Cheers,
Hendy
I think what Hendy Pacher suggested works best. I see from your screesshot you have a Home node and your pages under it. Then you have this "back office" that holds your "DATA" models.
thanks
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