hiding primary sections but still be able to link to a sub section

[bangers]

Does anyone know how I can hide some of my primary sections on my site (so it doesn't show links on my main navigation or appear as a section link in the body of the catalog index page) but still be able to link to sub sections using my hard coded links?

[asprott]

If I understand you correctly, this thread may help you http://community.actinic.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2728 .

If you look at Chris Dicken's response, which talks about altering the JavaScript that builds the navigation. I haven't tried it, as I took a different route to solve my problem, but if your comfortable with JavaScript it sounds like a good solution.

Regards

Andrew

[bangers]

This isn't exactly what I mean.
Doing in the way Chris describes would mean I'd hide all top level section links. What I need to do is show most top level sections and hide only a couple which I'd like to select to be hidden.
It is also more important to hide the sections from the section lines in the bulk of the catalog page.
Can anyone help?

[pinbrook]

I griped about this ages ago!!

Its catch 22.....even when you hide sections they still appear in javascript menus and if you use previous/next routine.

the only way you can get stock control on choices and attributes is to use hidden products.

if you want to use prev/next and javasrcipt menus and have stock control on choices and attributes you are stuffed!

(but I still rate actinic as a product!!):confused:

[cdicken]

If you not have them as top-level sections, but have them as sub-sections tucked away somewhere, then they will not appear on the side navigation. You can also create a custom section link layout template for these, which basically has everything commented out so nothing appears.

[bangers]

Once again Chris this seems a sensible way to sort my problem out, cheers bangers

[Freeze]

Sorry to jump into an old thread.

Thanks for the good replies..

As I am not using any JavaScript I was looking for a really simple solution to this...

So, I created a custom Section Link template that only has the entry: NETQUOTEVAR:NEXT

Leave the prodcuts as standard entries and use the custom template to hide the ones you dont want to see a link to on the web site.

You can still direct link to them, but they can not be navigated to via the standard Actinic navigations.

Cheers
Glen