Re: Refine Filters module released
I waited about a half of the year for seeing a way to add icons to the filtering attributes. A few moments ago I finished testing the new feature called "Colors filters". Well, I am not impressed, but disappointed.
1) Remember I did recommend before implementing it to take in consideration Icons instead of only Colors. Icons offers flexibility and you can add as many types of icons you want just uploading gif/png/jpg files (e.g. colors, sizes, signs, ...).
2) It is really, really funny to set up colors for any product option/extra field/feature class/filter class (e.g. processors, for capacity) just for anything you want. This feature should be applied only for Colors. Using this features colors with other options than colors is really stupid.
In this moment with this feature Refine Filters looks like Cleaver Filters from CartOnSteroids instead of Refine Filters from Qualiteam.
After me I would redesign completely this feature based on what I suggested in the past. Reasons: it is million times flexible than as it is now, it is much easier to create and administrate the icons, far more powerful.
Please check my dev custom work with Alexandra Grechneva to Color Swatches -> Icons and you will be astonished how easy you can deal with this. Why you don't implement the same? Why you want to create a special wheel when there is one?
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