directory category selection improvement

GiorgosK

lets say I have

*recreation*
  *games*
     *flash*

if it finds recreation>games>flash it submits
but if it finds recreation>games it asks me for category

I can overcome this by inputting the following
*recreation*

  *games*

     *flash*

*recreation*

  *games*




but can't there be a checkbox (use parent category if child category not found)
in order to minimize the needed setup and by default this could be unchecked
for people that have been used to the system working this way

also if I just input 1 level category names
*games*
will it expect to find it in the top level ?
or can I assume that it will pick it up even if its 2 levels deep ?

Sven

Just put "*" as a category on the same level like:

games -> flash
games -> *

GiorgosK

sorry not clear
what does this do ?

Sven

the * means to match anything so it will take the last category

GiorgosK

I want to have all these picked up no matter what level of category

recreation
games
flash

how do I do it
its not clear

Sven

You would add *games*. However for some engines you need to define the exact previous levels as the categories are used to browse the site. That is "take first category, find a link, click it" followed by "take subcategory, find another link, click it" till there is no more category and the program finds a "submit link to this category here" or alike.

AlexR

I am also struggling with this. 

Let's say I have an iphone app site that I want to promote. 

Would I use something like this:

*General*

*Misc*

*Miscellaneous*

*Phones*

*Software*::*Apps*

*Software*::*Application*

*Software*::*Applications*

*iPhone*

*Technology*

*Mobile*::*Iphone*

*Mobile*::*Ipad*

*Mobile*::*Apps*

*Mobile*::*Application*

*Mobile*::*Applications*

*Smart Phones*::*Iphone*

*Smart Phones*::*ipad*

*Tablet*

Or will that not work?

s4nt0s

@globalgoogler



That's how I would do it. Looks pretty good to me.

AlexR

Thanks...just checking.