filter by size
 

Hi Eric,

I dont know if this is possible, but i would like to filter by size via my stores.

I know that Google shopping insists on merchants having a size field in the datafeed now. Is there a size field in my merchants feeds from webgains uk?

If there is a field how would i use it to filter is one merchant uses a S for small, and then another merchant uses the word small for sizing?

Which merchants you're referring to?

All the merchants in my store. Can you look, or shall i copy all of them here?

Webgains indeed provides a separate datafeed field for size.

However that field is not used by your Webgains merchants - at least not by the main ones I checked like Bench, Boardwise, Rip101, Shore, Surfdome...

Currently that size field is also not processed by Datafeedr.

I've added a todo to process the size field in addition to colour, gender and fabric fields. If any of these fields is used by the merchant the information will be available as tag.

We now process the following 4 fields for Webgains: size, colour, gender and fabric.

If any of these fields is used by the merchant you can find that information back in the product tags.

Hi Stephen,

Thanks for this. I would like to get this implemented as soon as possible. I have a question, how do i get round this.

If Merchant A uses size small and in the data they use 'S'
Merchant B uses Size small and in the data the use 'Small'

How do i get the filter to use both as the same option?

Also how would i implement this. I see this video here, but its based on price ect http://www.datafeedr.com/videos/?vid...rc=yt#videotop

You can create 2 subscriptions, one that subscribes to products tagged with small and one that subscribes to products tagged with s.

So what is the whole process to create the filter by size? Have you got any videos?

Also whats the subscription thing? I think i have done this sort of thing before but totally forgot

Is it a similar process to filter by price, like here?

http://www.freakfish.co.uk/mens-vans...77200002669025

Hi,

Are you referring to setting up size filters on your site or in the Factory?

Eric

Yes, thats right. But want to know how to implement this, im a bit confused.

Hi,

I've written an extensive tutorial here: /showthread.php?t=3853

I would replace the "color" filter with "size" from that example for your purposes.

However, since "S" is only 1 character, MySQL doesn't index single characters therefore the search for a single character word in the product's information will fail.

Eric

Ok, so i just write small instead of 's' in the drop down?

Yes, that's correct.

Hi Eric,

I have started it off

<ul>
<?php if (@$_GET['word']) { ?>

<li><a href="[server.url type='fullpage' query='-word']">[X] Remove Size filter</a></li>

<?php } else { ?>

<li><a href="[server.url type='fullpage' query='word=Extra Small']">XSmall</a></li>
<li><a href="[server.url type='fullpage' query='word=XS']">XSmall</a></li>
<li><a href="[server.url type='fullpage' query='word=Small']">Small</a></li>
<li><a href="[server.url type='fullpage' query='word=S']">Small</a></li>
<li><a href="[server.url type='fullpage' query='word=MS']">Medium Short</a></li>
<li><a href="[server.url type='fullpage' query='word=Medium Short]">Medium Short</a></li>

<?php } ?>
</ul>

Wont there be 2 of every size listed via the websites drop down filter?

Extra Small']">XSmall
XS']">XSmall

Is there any way i can see what my merchants are listing their size attributes as. If they are all uniform, there's no need to add the extra. I think for Google shopping the size fields have to be uniform, so all merchants are using the same field.

Let me know before i go ahead with this

Hi,

You can do something like this:

There's 2 things going on there:

There's an OR operator being used: word=Small|S

There's also a phrasal search, too: word=\"Extra Small\"|XS

This would work for you except for one thing, MySQL by default only indexes words of 4 characters or more. Words of 3 characters or less are ignored. So in this example (and in your code) XS, S and MS will be ignored by MySQL.

You can ask your web host to decrease the minumum length of the word MySQL indexes however this will increase the size of your database as more words (the most common ones such as an, the, and, it, is, on, in, etc...) will be indexed.

Eric

I'm trying to get my merchants to use these fields, as i believe it will add value to the website.

However, what i can see is the sizing field in the tag?

Take jeans, theres a tag inch, but i cant see what inch?

http://factory3.datafeedr.com/feeder...17&cat=1081961

All i want to do is filter buy size, then colour if i can get the sizing filter to work

We're looking into this.

Thanks for this.

I really hope i can get this nailed. I think all the merchants will use the sizing and colour attribute in their datafeeds. They have to for Google shopping, so the data must be provided for affiliates as well, especially if its requested.

This functionality would provide the user with a website which has value. Today i wanted to buy some jeans, i thought i would use my own website. It took me ages to find a merchant that had my size in stock. If it wasn't my website, and wasn't getting a commission i would have left the website because i found it frustrating.

I want my website to be a place where people can read reviews about products http://www.freakfish.co.uk/oneill-su...etsuit-review/ and find a store where they can easily search products they want to buy.

At the moments i'm seeing that the sales are mainly coming through organic listings of the products, not many are from searching the website. If i could combine both, this would make me rich and i can retire on my yacht i have yet to buy. lol

Hi,

Size information is now available in the product descriptions.

Eric