Left Categories Navigation
 

Hello
In X-cart 5 can any one help me on how i can change left categories navigation to top in header.

Thank you,

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

The easiest way you can try is:
1) Create new menus via Simple CMS module. They will have names of your categories and will link to actual category pages.
2) Apply custom CSS rule that will hide categories section. I used this rule:
It is really easy and takes 5 minutes to apply. After that I got the following result:
http://awesomescreenshot.com/0eb2b2eb62

Is it what you need?

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

And how to do the same thing properly, so that the navigation in the top built based upon category structure with whole tree of sub categories built?

Don't need exact what to-do, rather looking for road map.

Having two naviations on the page, one hidden, and other manually made is not the preferred solution.

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

It should have those categories in the top nav by default or at least an option for that with subcategories drop-down. I think x-cart is considering adding this

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

Yes, categories drop-down (like Flyout Menus in X-Cart 4) will be definitely added in several months.

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

I just hired Mike White to make this module because I was very unhappy with how that "category tree" works.

The top menu should not be called Primary... when you read primary menu you feel like you are changing the main horizontal category tree...but that doesn't work. Instead that just duplicates everything from the side. Why would you want both?

So I am having him turn it into a menu to work just like the primary and footer menus do plus adding in flyouts.

I guess I wish I would have seen this first to know how close it was to being done before I hired Mike, but I have a feeling he will finish well before you guys actually add it.

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

Once the module is ready, share the snapshot of how it actually works. I would be also happy if Mike created a publicly available module (free or paid) out of this mod.

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

I do believe his intentions are to make the module available on the marketplace, yes.

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

Sounds perfect!

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

Yes, this module will be a custom drop down menu to replace the Primary menu in SimpleCMS. I don't think it will compete with Flyout categories, this is for a custom built menu and can be used for anything. Tony I asked you a question in the webinar thread about this.

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

Is this available yet?

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

Very soon. I'll update this thread when it is.

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

I believe this module is almost finished. It is working great for us.

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

I am interested in this too ... need to lose the side nav completely and have categories and subcategories at the top ...
... is mod ready ... would save me having to try and roll my own!

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

@JannieB, I think, you should drop a message to @totaltec in this case.

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

i want this too, can i get that module?
Very Thanks before.

Regards,
Mizan

Re: Left Categories Navigation
 

numizan, I am hoping to release it very soon. Just busy with other projects, trying to get everything done!