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2 Category columns

Hello,

Iam a total newbie to X-cart with a lot to learn from what I have read already in these forums.

After much searching it does not look like this situation has been discussed before...

I would like to create 2 category colums and around 8 rows on the left hand side of the page.

I have already purchased the xcart addon for graphic buttons.

Can someone please point me in the right direction please?

Thanks in advance. :)

Duplicating Categories

I'm looking for the same procedure. I want to add an additional category under the original products category. I know how to get the "Category.tpl" to work under the original, but there is a cloning problem. I don't know what code to change to get the category independent of the original.

Duncan

Thanks for your post B00MER but the link to the post you provided is for subcategories in multiple columns. :(

What I require is the MAIN categories in 2 columns and multiple rows. Incidently I will be using images for the category buttons that is why I brought the Fancy image add on.

Cheers

Boomer's code was correct for root categories if you just remove the "sub" text. I haven't added the {else} option if you show subcategories in the categories menu below root, but that seems simple enough. Here's the basic code.

Multiple columns of root categories:

Code:

{* $Id: categories.tpl,v 1.23 2004/06/24 09:53:29 max Exp $ *}

{capture name=menu}

{* first coloumn *}

<TABLE width="100%"><TR><TD valign="top" width="50%">



{section name=cat_num loop=$categories start=0 step=2}

{math equation="x/2" x=$smarty.section.cat_num.max assign="counter"}

{if %cat_num.first%}

<table border=0 width="100%" cellspacing=5><tr>

{/if}

<td width="50%">{$categories[cat_num].category}

</td>

</tr><tr>

{ if %cat_num.last% }

</tr></table>

{/if}

{/section}



{* 2nd coloumn *}

</TD><TD valign="top" width="50%">



{section name=cat_num loop=$categories start=1 step=2}

{math equation="x/2" x=$smarty.section.cat_num.max assign="counter"}

{if %cat_num.first%}

<table border=0 width="100%" cellspacing=5><tr>

{/if}

<td width="50%">{$categories[cat_num].category}

</td>

</tr><tr>

{ if %cat_num.last% }

</tr></table>

{/if}

{/section}



</TD></TR></TABLE> 

{/capture}

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