Changing the categories.tpl categories
 

I'm not exactly sure what I need to do here, or if it is even possible, but what I'm looking for is for the ability to change the categories that are linked to on the default categories template.

The code says -

{*
$Id: categories.tpl,v 1.33 2008/11/06 16:53:53 max Exp $
vim: set ts=2 sw=2 sts=2 et:
*}
{capture name=menu}

{if $active_modules.Fancy_Categories}

{include file="modules/Fancy_Categories/categories.tpl"}
{assign var="additional_class" value="menu-fancy-categories-list"}

{else}
{strip}
<ul>
{foreach from=$categories_menu_list item=c}
<li><a href="home.php?cat={$c.categoryid}" title="{$c.category|escape}"><strong>{$c.category} </strong></a></li>
{/foreach}
</ul>
{/strip}
{assign var="additional_class" value="menu-categories-list"}

{/if}

{/capture}
{include file="customer/menu_dialog.tpl" title=$lng.lbl_categories content=$smarty.capture.menu}

And the category that is being linked is called /Digital-Camera-Parts.html (The X-Cart clean URL I believe)
What I need it to be changed to is /Digital_Camera_Parts.html, which is my static page I created.

Is this possible to do? Or do I need a mod to be able to change it?

Thanks and sorry for the rather inept way of describing all this, I'm still new at the X-Cart format

Re: Changing the categories.tpl categories
 

The categories and their links are automatically generated - so if you want to link to something other than the category, you need to hard-code the menu.

Re: Changing the categories.tpl categories
 

Is there anyone who has experience doing that sort of hard-coding? I'm kind of at a loss with what I should be doing with the menu coding.

Re: Changing the categories.tpl categories
 

It is just html - do you know html?

Re: Changing the categories.tpl categories
 

Yes, I got the categories figured out and I can add those but I'm just having issues with our template :) The template has a nice blue rounded border "container" that holds the categories in it, and it looks like the whole thing is coded in php, which I don't know, so I can't seem to figure out how to get my categories in the container.

Re: Changing the categories.tpl categories
 

It isn't php, it is html and Smarty. Just put your code inside this:

{capture name=menu}

Your html here

{/capture}
{include file="customer/menu_dialog.tpl" title=$lng.lbl_categories content=$smarty.capture.menu}

Re: Changing the categories.tpl categories
 

Wow...apparently I need to do a serious look into Smarty. I got it, thank you so much!