Virtuemart Menu Item Types - can they be created from scratch?

[adamjedgar]

Hi guys,
I would like virtuemart to just display all products on my page from a selection in a menu without any categories showing on the main page.

I am struggling at present as the best I can manage is have it display the parent product category in a menu module, which when one is selected requires the user to select a child category on the main page (instead of in side menu module) in order to display products by category on main page.

1. how do I do it

2. I don't really understand what "menu type items" are supposed to do exactly. Are they pre-configured filters???
Is there a way I can easily create my own "menu type item" that just lists all products?

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