I created a dropdown list for all the brand names we carry and I put it in a text widget.
Here is a short version of it:
<form method="get" action="#"><select name="#" id="#" onchange="this.form.submit();" >
<option selected="selected">Please Select a Brand...</option>
<option value="http://cigarsuckers.com/#ecwid:keywords=JM&mode=search&offset=0&sort=nameAsc">JM</option>
<option value="http://cigarsuckers.com/#ecwid:keywords=%22La%20Aroma%20de%20Cuba%20Mi%20Amor%22&mode=search&offset=0&sort=nameAsc">La Aroma de Cuba Mi Amor</option>
<option value="http://cigarsuckers.com/#ecwid:keywords=%22La%20Vieja%20Habana%22&mode=search&offset=0&sort=nameAsc">La Vieja Habana</option>
<option value="http://cigarsuckers.com/#ecwid:keywords=Montecristo&mode=search&offset=0&sort=nameAsc">My Father</a>
</option>
</ul>
</select></form>
When you select an option, the form automatically takes you to those products. At least, it's supposed to.
What actually happens is that it does this...
http://cigarsuckers.com/?%23=http%3A%2F%2Fcigarsuckers.com%2F%23ecwid%3Akeywords%3DJM%26mode%3Dsearch%26offset%3D0%26sort%3DnameAsc#
This is the original link: http://cigarsuckers.com/#ecwid:keywords=JM&mode=search&offset=0&sort=nameAsc
Because we are switching to an external cart system, the link does have to have the full http address. (cart will be located at store.cigarsuckers.com)
If you would like to see the dropdown in action, and see the source code, it is at cigarsuckers.com on the right hand side.
Can anyone tell me what I might be doing wrong?
Thank you!