showing subcat list when viewing a product
 

Hi

I'm using the root categories as a top menu.
I want the first level subcategories to act as a sub-menu on the left when a subcategory is viewed and also when a product is viewed.

Is this possible ?

Cheers

Loic

Re: showing subcat list when viewing a product
 

Not sure if I was clear enough so here is what I mean:
When viewing a product I'd like to have:

CATEGORY 1 CATEGORY 2 CATEGORY 3 CATEGORY 4
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CATEGORY 2
---------------
subcat 2.1 PRODUCT HERE
subcat 2.2
subcat 2.3
subcat 2.4


I have used customer/main/subcategories_list.tpl but it disappears when viewing a product

Re: showing subcat list when viewing a product
 

Hi Loic,

Yes, it is possible to do what you are asking... try the mod in this thread...

ALWAYS display first level subcats beneath root cats:
http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=13345

Robert

Re: showing subcat list when viewing a product
 

Thanks Robert

Hmm... no luck so far.

Here is the code in 'subcategories_list.tpl' that I am trying to use to generate my sub-menu. It works but disappears when a subcategory is clicked and also when a product is viewed. I'd like it to stay visible to act as a sub-menu.

<ul class="subcategories">

{foreach from=$subcategories item=subcat}
<li>
<a href="home.php?cat={$subcat.categoryid}">{$subcat. category|escape}</a>
{if $config.Appearance.count_products eq "Y"}
{if $subcat.product_count}
({$subcat.product_count} {$lng.lbl_products})
{elseif $subcat.subcategory_count}
({$subcat.subcategory_count } {$lng.lbl_categories|lower})
{/if}
{/if}
</li>
{/foreach}

</ul>

Re: showing subcat list when viewing a product
 

Hi Loic,

To do what you want, you need to modify the categories.tpl file. Just follow the instruction at Post #10 here: http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=13345

and for sorting the categories by position number and/or alphabetically, you may need to adjust the include/categories.php file as mentioned in Post #70 here: http://forum.x-cart.com/showthread.php?t=13345&page=7

Robert