I am trying to get only parent product of a particular manufacurer using product collection Model. I tried below code-
$brand_id=23; // a manufacturer option value
$manufacturerId = $brand_id;
$attributeCode = 'manufacturer';
$_productCollection= Mage::getModel('catalog/product')
->getCollection()
->addAttributeToFilter($attributeCode, $manufacturerId)
->addAttributeToSelect('name');
below is the screenshot showing what I am trying to do-
in above image I am getting all parent + child products. I only want to get parent products. I have used tried this link but no luck, can anyone guide me how can I do that.