Why are my hidden products showing up in the auto-generated catalog? I kept getting calls from potential customers on a product that I am no longer authorized to sell... I searched google on the product name and I'm number three... that's great, but I can't sell the product anymore! I hide the product because I expect to work things outs with the dealer soon. I would think that hidden products would be excluded from the catalog generation? I hide the product two months ago, and it is still in my catalog.

This poses the same question for MC that came up in another discussion thread: Do hidden products appear in the HTML catalog?

Hey Team -

Let me explain what's going on here.

First, you create the catalog with product x. Product x gets a static html page created, along with being listed in the index page.

Then, you hide product x.

The catalog runs again, and product x is not linked to the index page. However, product x's static HTML page does not delete... it's just not linked.

So, it is hidden unless someone has a direct link to it.

This will be changing, as instead of overwriting pages, first there will be a deletion of these pages. This will ensure that not only will these hidden products not be linked off the index page, but will simply just not exist as a static product page.

Sounds good to me... hidden should be hidden.
I copied all of the data locally for our hidden products and just deleted them. When we need them back, I'll upload them again...
When should we see this 'enhancement'?

We are currently working towards this, and it is it’s development stage right now; there is no projected date for it release, but check you administration panel daily for updates.