Exclude Certain Categories From Category List
 

I'm wanting to have certain categories not listed in the category list, but still be available (via links elsewhere)...

Any thoughts?

Thanks!

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You can use the orderby function to solve your issue. Use an {if} statement like this to only show categories with an orderby under 500:

{if $categories[cat_num].order_by < 500}

This would go in customer/categories.tpl

Thanks!

I'll give that a shot...

Padraic,

Could this be one way to generate a static "top-ten/fake bestsellers" list?

1. make a category, let's say POS 990
2. Propagate the category with items that will be in my bestseller list
3. hide the category from the category list using an {if} statement
4. in menu_bestsellers.tpl use the category to generate the list of its products

Let me go to work on this...

Thanks for the tip...

Jeremy

Yep..exactly. We use it frequently to create 'hidden' categories that we want to target as landing pages for AdWords campaigns or promotions and as Special Offers categories (using the disasterous Special Offers Add-on). Just note that the products will still show up in a search even though the category doesn't show up in the menu.

There is also a 'Hidden Categories' custom mod in the Custom Mod forums which uses a different approach to the problem.

Well, that didn't work for me... I'm using PhilJ's vflyout cateories, and I don't use categories.tpl -- the var is not working for me...

Any idea what var I should use?

The .tpl I need to change contains:
So does this mean incoming categories are renamed c.category ?

I tried {if $c.category[order_by] lt 900 }{/if} -- no good
I tired {if $c.category.order_by lt 900 }{/if} -- no good
I tired {if $c.categories[order_by] lt 900 }{/if} -- no good
I tired {if $c.categories.order_by lt 900 }{/if} -- no good

Am I putting the {/if} in th right place? if I were flowcharting this, I'd say, "if the category POS is lt 900, then continue on, otherwise, you're stuck -- don't pass go. I've been staring at the screen too long, I can't think straight...

This smarty thing is 3 steps forward 5 steps back. Ugh. :-(

Anyone? My goal is to trap any category with a POS greater than 900 to not show up in the categories list.

Your assistance is appreciated.

Thanks,

Jeremy

You'll need to ask Phil about how to work it with his module, sorry :(

ummm...

Not to sound like a complete moron, but where would I place that?

Thanks!

anyone?

thanks!

Hello ... This is what my file looks like (I'm using v4.1.2)


{* $Id: categories.tpl,v 1.26 2005/11/17 06:55:37 max Exp $ *}
{capture name=menu}

{if $active_modules.Fancy_Categories ne ""}
{include file="modules/Fancy_Categories/categories.tpl"}
{assign var="fc_cellpadding" value="0"}
{else}
{if $config.General.root_categories eq "Y"}
{foreach from=$categories item=c}
{* MOD http://forum.x-cart.com/viewtopic.php?t=31058 *}
{if $c.order_by < 500}
<font class="CategoriesList">{$c.category}</font>

{/if}
{/foreach}
{else}
{foreach from=$subcategories item=c key=catid}
{* MOD - http://forum.x-cart.com/viewtopic.php?t=31058 *} {if $c.order_by < 500}
<font class="CategoriesList">{$c.category}</font>

{/if}
{/foreach}
{/if}
{/if}

{/capture}

{ include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_categories menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu cellpadding=$fc_cellpadding}


Hope this helps.

Regards

Shafiq :sK