How to Create a Catalog

The Catalog component of Garden Tracker for Daylilies is so useful.  There are hundreds of uses for catalogs.  So, let’s see how to create one:

1. Log in to GTfD
2. On the Menu on the left of the admin area, Click Catalogs, Add New
3. Give your new Catalog a Title
4. Enter a Catalog Description (Optional)
5. Enter a Catalog Year (Should be filled in for Sales/Gift Catalogs
6. Select a Catalog Type
7. Click Exclude from Archive Listing if you do not want this Catalog listed with all your other Catalogs on the FRONT END.
8. Select the Items you want in your new Catalog.
   1. The Select list on the Left lets you filter for only Daylilies or only Seedlings.  If you leave that alone, GTfD will look through both Daylilies and Seedlings for a match to what you type under Search…
   2. The Select list on the Right lets you further narrow your Search list.
      1. I usually select the Category ‘Daylily is Mine’ if I am going to scroll through the Daylily list.
9. If your Catalog is a Sales or Gift Catalog (or associated with a specific person in some way), you should select that person from the Catalog Consumer list.
   1. Note:  The Consumer must be entered in the Consumer component of GTfD before it will be available in this list.
10. Click Publish!!  (Don’t Forget!)
    1. Now you have a new Catalog that will appear on your Catalogs list (from the menu bar)
    2. Note:  By default, Catalogs display in a Gallery format unless the options on the View/Print Catalog tab are changed after creating the catalog.

Learn how to Enter a Consumer here