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Album example with categories
If you wish to create an album type mp3 system then you will need to control the display order of the album and tracks using the sort order.
There are different ways of doing this but one way would be to first create a set of categories which are the album titles.
You then create your product and place the product into the appropriate category.
You will want to create an "all album" product so that you can sell the complete album in one go. Then you will want individual products for the tracks so that customer can purchase individual tracks.
The "all album" product can be given a sort number of 0 so that it appears at the top of the display within that category.
You then create each track giving each track a sort number. Normally, you would give a sort order equal to the track number so that the tracks are then displayed in sequence.
To add your digital files, click on the 'File Download' link in the list of products.
This will take you to a page where you can enter the file or files for that product.
For the album, you may want to enter all the tracks against the product. Then, when the customer makes a purchase, they will be able to download all the files against that product.
For each track you may want to enter a preview mp3 clip into the product.
Album example with categories and subcategories
Another method of controlling the display is when you wish to use the categories for main subheadings, e.g. you may have categories of "Digital Downloads", "CDs", "Ring tones"
Within the "Digital Downloads" subcategory, you then create subcategories for the Album titles.
You then create your tracks and identify them against the correct subcategory and use the sort order in the product to control the track display.
Controlling template menu order
The sort order of the categories and the subcategories can also be controlled. This allows the menu systems to be displayed in the order that is required.
The sort order for categories and subcategories are entered in the "Categories" admin section. Entering 0 will move the entry to the top.
