Tip - How to create links to product listings

How do links to Gbase product lists work?

At the end of most Gbase product listing links you'll see some odd numbers and letters. Here is an example that links to a gear search for Banjos

http://www.gbase.com/stores/gear/gearlist.aspx?gs=y&tf=1&ti0=2

And here is how Gbase reads it, not being a computer don't worry if you don't get it immediately, we'll only be fiddling with #4 in this article.

1. Go to the central gear list (http://www.gbase.com/stores/gear/gearlist.aspx) 
2. The question mark and gs=y aren't important but you'll need the question mark in yours (?gs=y)
3. The list should be filtered by types (&tf=1)
4. The first type to include is Banjos (&ti0=2) 

So how does Gbase go from &ti0=2 to "Banjos"? It sees that 2, looks at the list at the bottom of this article and only shows that sort of gear. So if you were to change the 2 to another number, you would see a different type of gear. Here is an example of the same page filtered to Accessories.

http://www.gbase.com/stores/gear/gearlist.aspx?tf=1&ti0=28

The coolest bit is that all the product list pages act the same so if you replaced the beginning you could show your store inventory filtered the same way. Here are a couple of links to inventory pages (one Gbase store, one old style PoweredBy store) filtered to hollow body guitars.

http://www.gbase.com/stores/southworth-guitars/inventory?tf=1&ti0=9

http://www.gbase.com/powered/gearlist.aspx?dealer=990fe33b-e425-460d-b2f6-7d381769706a&tf=1&ti0=9

How do I build my own in 3 easy steps?

   1.  Go to your store overview page and copy the address from your browser http://www.gbase.com/stores/my-guitars

          Add this to the address: inventory?tf=1&ti0=9

   2. http://www.gbase.com/stores/my-guitars/inventory?tf=1&ti0=9

         Change the number at the end to any product category from the list below

   3. http://www.gbase.com/stores/my-guitars/inventory?tf=1&ti0=9

What are these magic numbers I can use?

# = Product Category
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28 = Accessories
29 = Amp Parts
31 = Amp Speakers
30 = Amp Tubes
1  = Amps & Preamps
32 = Apparel
3  = Band & Orchestra
2  = Banjos
4  = Bass Amps
5  = Bass Speaker Cabinets
33 = Books, Videos & Instructional
42 = Cases
34 = Close Out Items
6  = Drums & Percussion
7  = Effects
35 = Guitar Parts
10 = Guitars : 12 String Electric & Acoustic
15 = Guitars : 7 String
11 = Guitars : Acoustic
13 = Guitars : Archtop Electric & Acoustic
20 = Guitars : Bass
14 = Guitars : Classical & Nylon
9  = Guitars : Electric Semi-Hollow Body
8  = Guitars : Electric Solid Body
12 = Guitars : Flattop Electric & Acoustic
43 = Guitars : Hollow Body
16 = Guitars : Lap, Pedal & Table
17 = Guitars : Resonator
18 = Guitars : Tenor
21 = Guitars : Upright Bass
36 = High End Audio
37 = Karaoke
41 = Keyboards
22 = Mandolin Family
38 = Miscellaneous
39 = Music Novelities
23 = P.A. & Sound Reinforcement
24 = Pickups
25 = Recording Equipment
40 = Software
26 = Speaker Cabinets
27 = Ukuele & Banjo Ukes