Cat. Icon as Background Instead of Image
 

Howdy!

Is is possible to cut some code out of the subcategories.tpl and put it into the category description in admin? Reason being I would like to use large (520x320px) images as root category icons but don't want to use up screen real-estate and thought I'd display the category icon as a background image for the subcategory listing and number of products within those subcageories.

Here is the code I'm assuming needs changing, along with some {if} statements. I run into problems when I try to reference the call to the cat_icon URL in the background image URL.


If all else fails I could always insert individual statements for each category, there aren't that many, and upload the icons to the skin1/images folder.

All help gratefully received.

I think i can be done. When in the admin section , in the text box where you add the description of the category.

include html already formated the way you want it to look.

This html can be a cell with the background picture and then your description on top.

done.

let me know if it worked .