[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # hikashop product use like a article ## - **[lionel75](/forum/user/11856-lionel75 "View lionel75's Profile")** - [![lionel75's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/11856-lionel75 "View lionel75's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/11856-lionel75) Less More - Posts: 846 - Thank you received: 92 - - 11 years 5 months ago - 11 years 5 months ago [\#204148](#204148) by [lionel75](/forum/user/11856-lionel75 "View lionel75's Profile") *[hikashop product use like a article](/forum/32-content-creation/877397-hikashop-product-use-like-a-article#204148 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.4.0 -- Joomla version -- : 2.5.28 -- PHP version -- : 5.4 Hi I already post about hikashop way to implement product compare to a tool like J2Store that extend override Joomla article for manage product . Since many extensions are base on article joomla type ( and extend ... to be test) rather than hikashop product type ....we can't use those extension to manage hikashop product . We need to override third extension to make them work against hikashop product rather than joomla article and need SQL / php /javascript skill and understand well the joomla model architecture interaction !! So my question is : can we use hikashop product like an article without price and all option relative to e-commerce ? Why use hks product like an article ? ... to be able to use some usefull functionnalities that joomla is missing and implemented by hikashop ( multicategories search filter ) ? What is the best way to use product like article ( base on category , custom field ? ) regard's")* was created by *[lionel75](/forum/user/11856-lionel75 "View lionel75's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 2.4.0 -- Joomla version -- : 2.5.28 -- PHP version -- : 5.4 Hi I already post about hikashop way to implement product compare to a tool like J2Store that extend override Joomla article for manage product . Since many extensions are base on article joomla type ( and extend ... to be test) rather than hikashop product type ....we can't use those extension to manage hikashop product . We need to override third extension to make them work against hikashop product rather than joomla article and need SQL / php /javascript skill and understand well the joomla model architecture interaction !! So my question is : can we use hikashop product like an article without price and all option relative to e-commerce ? Why use hks product like an article ? ... to be able to use some usefull functionnalities that joomla is missing and implemented by hikashop ( multicategories search filter ) ? What is the best way to use product like article ( base on category , custom field ? ) regard's Last edit: 11 years 5 months ago by [lionel75](/forum/user/11856-lionel75 "View lionel75's Profile"). Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL2NvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODc3Mzk3LWhpa2FzaG9wLXByb2R1Y3QtdXNlLWxpa2UtYS1hcnRpY2xlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26400 - Thank you received: 4079 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 11 years 5 months ago [\#204160](#204160) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[hikashop product use like a article](/forum/32-content-creation/877397-hikashop-product-use-like-a-article#204160 "-- HikaShop version -- : 2.4.0 -- Joomla version -- : 2.5.28 -- PHP version -- : 5.4 Hi I already post about hikashop way to implement product compare to a tool like J2Store that extend override Joomla article for manage product . Since many extensions are base on article joomla type ( and extend ... to be test) rather than hikashop product type ....we can't use those extension to manage hikashop product . We need to override third extension to make them work against hikashop product rather than joomla article and need SQL / php /javascript skill and understand well the joomla model architecture interaction !! So my question is : can we use hikashop product like an article without price and all option relative to e-commerce ? Why use hks product like an article ? ... to be able to use some usefull functionnalities that joomla is missing and implemented by hikashop ( multicategories search filter ) ? What is the best way to use product like article ( base on category , custom field ? ) regard's")* Hi, With some canonical url and some rewriting (maybe easier using component like SH404SEF), with a special product page which will only display the product name and the product description ; you should be able to do what you want to do. The best will be to create a special product page template for these "products". Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. The following user(s) said Thank You: [lionel75](/forum/user/11856-lionel75 "View lionel75's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtL2NvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODc3Mzk3LWhpa2FzaG9wLXByb2R1Y3QtdXNlLWxpa2UtYS1hcnRpY2xlP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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