Deactivate "Next" button

[iceman]

My CAT pages use Viking Coder category templates. The products on the CAT pages typically are numerous so they are paginated. At the top of the page I have coded "Jump to Page: 1 2 [3]" for navigation. However the bottom of the page Merchant includes a "Next" button. I would like to deactivate this and have my own navigation in that area instead. Is there anyway to do this? My navigation goes to SEO link URL's; Merchant's "Next" button goes to /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?, which I wish to avoid at all costs.

[Vic - WolfPaw Computers]

Why? Why not just optimize your product pages?

If you have Viking's Product Page templates, just remove the table that contains the Previous/Next button code...and replace with your own.

[iceman]

The issue is with the CAT pages, not PROD pages. In admin I have selected Paginate 12 products per page. This is what (I think) controls my pagination, NOT the Viking Module. Basically I want to use my own "Next" button, but don't know how to get rid of the button Merchant puts in there.

http://www.leather-temptations.com/Dresses.html goes to
http://www.leather-temptations.com/Dresses.html?Offset=12 using my (Viking's) code but goes to
http://www.leather-temptations.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc? using the Merchant "Next" button. I want to use my code at both the top and bottom of the page, and want to get rid of Merchant's "Next" button.


Why? Why not just optimize your product pages?

If you have Viking's Product Page templates, just remove the table that contains the Previous/Next button code...and replace with your own.

[Vic - WolfPaw Computers]

The button itself is controlled under Stores -> Storename -> Buttons.

However, since you are using Viking's Cat Templates, as my initial suggestion mentioned, simply remove or edit the table that controls the buttons.

It is in the category main template (top edit box).

Personally, I think it is a waste of time and effort to duplicate one's efforts by making static pages. After all, that is what Merchant is designed to do - create content dynamically. With proper SEO optimization, these pages can do just as well as static pages in the search engines.

[iceman]

Thanks, now things look consistent.

The button itself is controlled under Stores -> Storename -> Buttons.

However, since you are using Viking's Cat Templates, as my initial suggestion mentioned, simply remove or edit the table that controls the buttons.

It is in the category main template (top edit box).

Personally, I think it is a waste of time and effort to duplicate one's efforts by making static pages. After all, that is what Merchant is designed to do - create content dynamically. With proper SEO optimization, these pages can do just as well as static pages in the search engines.