Product Parts Finder

In order to add and employ the Product Parts Finder block on the homepage, it is required to add the finder block code:
block class="Amasty\Finder\Block\Form" block_id="finder_form" location="cms" id="2"
in the Content text field of the CMS page ...

Yes, you can place the product search on the category page and it will find items by the given category only....

In this case only available options will be shown. But, please, bear in mind that the way results will be displayed depends on the navigation you are using. We recommend our Improved Layered Navigation to achieve the best possible results....

Yes, with the filters of the year-make-model kind you can have more than 3 options, e.g. year/make/model/engine. As a matter of fact, the number of options is not limited....

Our Parts Finder filters products in categories by SKUs. If some product is not visible in the category used by the Finder, it won’t be shown in the results....

Yes, you can upload the same SKU for different sets of brands / model numbers. It's often used for car part finder when a detail suits different models. ...

Yes, a single SKU can have multiple options combinations when one SKU fits for several vehicles. ...

Yes, it's possible to skip steps. For example, one can choose only model and skip other options. Mind that the first option is required and cannot be skipped....

Yes, you can translate all labels in the CSV file (including car names if needed)....

No, it’s not possible since the number of options is set at the beginning of finder creation, it cannot be changed after that....

Yes, there is such an option. It can be found on the Import tab in the Filter Options:

You can see the export file's format in the user guide. ...

This data can’t be used directly as the Parts Finder needs only products SKUs. However, the attributes may be useful if you decide to create a file to import it into the Finder....

Yes, sure. Just open this file:
\app\design\frontend\base\default\layout\amfinder.xml
and insert the code of the created finder here. There are examples in the file:
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To add a Finder to the Home Page and be able to filter products, please take the following steps:

Create a Product Finder which you would like to use on the Home Page or choose the existing one and copy the Finder Code.
Create or select the exist...

Please check the following things:

A page you see after clicking “Find” is a category page and it has products assigned to it. Our Product Finder is a filter, so it will work only if there are items in the category you are using for fi...

If you have such issue when running Product Parts Finder extension, please create a static block called "Parts Finder" with the content
{{block type="amfinder/form" id="1"}}
 
Then open the store root category, switch to the display options t...