Navigator Control
Add a fast HTML menu of categories to your store. When your customer selects a category, Navigator Control adds the corresponding subcategories to the menu.
Availability:
Immediately upon payment.
Benefits
The Navigator Control generates a simple HTML menu of categories for your store using the data in your database. Your customers will see exactly which categories and subcategories are available. The generated menu is small so your pages load quickly.
Each item in the menu is created from a template, which means you have total control over the appearance. For example, here is a simple layout using contrasting boxes,
The Navigator Control has two modes: Tree mode (shown above), and Branch mode. In Tree mode all the unselected categories remain on the menu and the subcategories of the selected category are added. In this mode, the Navigator Control can be used to navigate through the entire hierarchy of categories. However, this can produce a long and cluttered appearance if you have dozens of subcategories and many levels. In this case, you can use Branch mode.
In Branch mode the Navigator Control will only display the current category and it's subcategories. For example,
In this case, you may want to add the the BreadCrumbs Control to display the parent categories. Together, the Navigator Control and the BreadCrumbs Control form a complete navigation solution:
Additional Features
- Template driven: the menu can look like anything you want
- Set the top category to display sub-sets of your catalog
- Substitute custom catalog pages for standard categories anywhere in the menu.
- Automatically recognizes all StoreFront catalog and product pages.
- Integrates tightly with the BreadCrumbs Control for a complete navigation solution.
Licensing
This add-on is licensed by store. Each license allows you to use the add-on on one StoreFront activated store and on an unlimited number of development stores.