# columns layout - products and sub-categories
 

Hi,

I have 2 issues which i can not figure out.

In the admin, general settings/apearance you have

Display products list in multiple columns (1-3) (leave empty to use standard format):

I've set this at 3 but the only thing that chages are my 'featured products'... my main products list is still one at a row which is not how i want it. (example: http://www.rapsearch.com/store/home.php?cat=29)

I want to display more items next to each other at the sample url to reduce the amount of pages i have... how can i do this?

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2: My subcategories file includes:

{* ==================== Sub categories mod start *}

{section name=cat_num loop=$subcategories}
{ if %cat_num.first% }
<table width="100%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
{/if}
{ if %cat_num.index% is div by 2}
<tr>
{/if}
<td align="center" valign="top">
<a href="home.php?cat={ $subcategories[cat_num].categoryid }">
[img]{$xcart_web_dir}/icon.php?categoryid={$subcategories[cat_num].categoryid}[/img]</a>


<a href="home.php?cat={ $subcategories[cat_num].categoryid }">
<font size="3">{ $subcategories[cat_num].category|escape }</font></a>
{ $subcategories[cat_num].description|escape }
{if $config.Appearance.count_products eq "Y"}
{if $subcategories[cat_num].product_count}

({ $subcategories[cat_num].product_count } Products)
{elseif $subcategories[cat_num].subcategory_count}
({ $subcategories[cat_num].subcategory_count } Subcategories)
{/if}
{/if}
</td>
{ if %cat_num.last% }
</tr>
</table>
{/if}
{/section}

{* ==================== Sub categories mod end *}

This gives a standard layout of 2 columns for the subcategories which works great but!..lol...always a but...

How can I edit this to display for example in subcategory number 50, more then 2 columns? I want to have 4 in that specific section because i got over 100 subcategoties there and now my page is really long to scroll down.

Be sure and uncheck the box that says "Display only featured products list in multicolumn format". That should give you the number of columns you want throughout the site.

That simple..lol....

Thanks!

Anyone knows the solution to my second problem??

Anyone? it must be able with some IF statements right? I'm, not to good with this :(

upping this.. good coders who know question 2?

Back up what you have, and then try replacing everything between the mod comment tags with this:

Thank u :D

Re: # columns layout - products and sub-categories
 

upping this ancient thread with a quick question.

the code balinor gave still works but how to do this to multiple sub categories??

i tried {if $cat eq "217,168,169,170"} but that does not work.. how do i do this?? (and yes.. i'm a php noob..lol)

Re: # columns layout - products and sub-categories
 

anyone?

Re: # columns layout - products and sub-categories
 

i have the same issue..am wondering if anyone found the solution...do lemme knw.