I have been creating a drupal site, www.findinjp.com, for over a year now and I am finally liking the way it functions and the content types, etc. The only problem I have now, is HOW TO DISPLAY/ORGANIZE the content. My goal is to have thousands and thousands of listings but I have no idea using Drupal how to display this content in a organized manner.
I was hoping someone here with experience would be able to help me out.
I saw this website: http://www.gran-canaria-info.com/index-old.shtml
I kind of like the way the content is displayed with a overall category and then it's subcategories listed below it. And then when you click on this it goes to the next page with locations or further defined the listing. For example if you click on Accommodation it takes you here: http://www.gran-canaria-info.com/Accommodation/ With the subcategories listed and a bunch of listings below that. Then you can refine it further by selecting Apartments and it will take you here:
http://www.gran-canaria-info.com/Accommodation/Apartments/
This is something I would like on my site, but I have no idea how it was done. Is there a module being used here, or a module with custom code, can someone help?
If there is a better way to display my content I am also very eager to listen and have open ears.
My site is similar to yelp.com in that it is a online directory for Japan and everything in Japan, restaurants, bars, sightseeing places, hotels, etc. Site address: www.findinjp.com
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To have short answer is min
To have short answer is min requirement is use view module. Depend on how you want to display/layout your data. Or move to joomla and with ready business directory component but you find it very difficult to get thing to display the way want unless you know css and php. Joomla is easy to install, setup but hard to fine tune, Joomla is like BIG building block vs drupal small building block.
I think Faceted Search module
I think Faceted Search module has what you're looking for. I use it in http://www.buscalango.com.br (Portuguese only, sorry).
Hi, that site you mention is
Hi, that site you mention is mine, and the part you're referring to was made years ago with 'links' from gossamer threads. With perl and flat files (not the php/mysql thing they're selling since 10 years or so). Good thing is it's fast. But it's there for legacy purpose only, the site now uses joomla and sobi2 for the (new) business directory.
I wanted to make it a drupal site when i redid the site, but a 'component' I really needed was only available for joomla at the time.
Hope this helps.