Comments on: Who ate my breadcrumbs? http://tamebay.com/2007/05/who-ate-my-breadcrumbs.html eBay & ecommerce made easy Wed, 23 May 2012 05:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Sue http://tamebay.com/2007/05/who-ate-my-breadcrumbs.html#comment-980 Sue Fri, 25 May 2007 09:31:00 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/who-ate-my-breadcrumbs.html#comment-980 Ah, thanks Randy - never thought about checking the Stores board. However, I disagree with the Pink that the listing frame is a replacement for the breadcrumb trail. At least on .co.uk and .fr, it only shows the top 30 categories - so if you have a lot of categories and subcategories (30 really isn't many!!), they don't show. Yet again, people at eBay don't have a clue either how stores work, or how they are used X-( Ah, thanks Randy – never thought about checking the Stores board.

However, I disagree with the Pink that the listing frame is a replacement for the breadcrumb trail. At least on .co.uk and .fr, it only shows the top 30 categories – so if you have a lot of categories and subcategories (30 really isn’t many!!), they don’t show. Yet again, people at eBay don’t have a clue either how stores work, or how they are used X-(

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/05/who-ate-my-breadcrumbs.html#comment-979 Chris Dawson Fri, 25 May 2007 07:01:40 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/who-ate-my-breadcrumbs.html#comment-979 Hi Randy, thanks for the info! :-) Would be good if eBay let users know these things.... now all they need to do (if breadcrumbs have gone for good) is fix the darn help pages to match the reality of the site! Hi Randy, thanks for the info! :-)

Would be good if eBay let users know these things…. now all they need to do (if breadcrumbs have gone for good) is fix the darn help pages to match the reality of the site!

]]> By: Randy Smythe http://tamebay.com/2007/05/who-ate-my-breadcrumbs.html#comment-978 Randy Smythe Fri, 25 May 2007 00:46:16 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/who-ate-my-breadcrumbs.html#comment-978 Sue and Chris, they removed the breadcrumbs on the .com several weeks ago. Just go to the US Stores Board and search on breadcrumb. Here is what eBay said. Dear Stores Sellers, Thank you for posting to the Stores Board. You are all correct in noting that the breadcrumb is no longer displaying on the View Item Page. The back-end technical resources required to support this feature were too high for the benefit it delivered to both buyers and sellers. Given the low usage and adoption of this feature, we decided to utilize these resources for more high impact features. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. Many of you noted that the breadcrumb was the only way for buyers to browse through your Store Categories, this is not so. We would like to remind you that the left navigation bar of the Stores Listing Frame accomplishes this in a more effective way than the breadcrumb did. The Listing Frame is a simple, effective way for you to help buyers discover the full range of items available in your Store. Access this feature in Manage My Store If you have any further comments about this issue, please do not hesitate to contact us at storesteam@ebay.com. Regards, eBay Stores Team Sue and Chris, they removed the breadcrumbs on the .com several weeks ago.

Just go to the US Stores Board and search on breadcrumb. Here is what eBay said.

Dear Stores Sellers,

Thank you for posting to the Stores Board. You are all correct in noting that the breadcrumb is no longer displaying on the View Item Page.

The back-end technical resources required to support this feature were too high for the benefit it delivered to both buyers and sellers. Given the low usage and adoption of this feature, we decided to utilize these resources for more high impact features. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you.

Many of you noted that the breadcrumb was the only way for buyers to browse through your Store Categories, this is not so. We would like to remind you that the left navigation bar of the Stores Listing Frame accomplishes this in a more effective way than the breadcrumb did. The Listing Frame is a simple, effective way for you to help buyers discover the full range of items available in your Store. Access this feature in Manage My Store

If you have any further comments about this issue, please do not hesitate to contact us at storesteam@ebay.com.

Regards, eBay Stores Team

]]> By: Chris Dawson http://tamebay.com/2007/05/who-ate-my-breadcrumbs.html#comment-977 Chris Dawson Thu, 24 May 2007 22:26:05 +0000 http://www.tamebay.com/2007/05/who-ate-my-breadcrumbs.html#comment-977 This used to be optionally set by the seller in the <a href="http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SetupYourCustomListingHeader&ssPageName=STRK:MESUB:STORE:103&SourcePage=ManageMyStore" rel="nofollow">listing frame</a> section of manage your shop. I know, I set it but the option has disappeared! :-( Obtusely the <a href="http://pages.ebay.co.uk/help/stores/contextual/custom-listing-template.html" rel="nofollow">help page</a> still states it's an option. eBay need to fix this - there's no reason for eliminating it :-( This used to be optionally set by the seller in the listing frame section of manage your shop. I know, I set it but the option has disappeared! :-(

Obtusely the help page still states it’s an option. eBay need to fix this – there’s no reason for eliminating it :-(

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