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[Hyperdelicious]

how can I set up x-cart to only display sub catagories?

I have built main nav into the top header - So main navigation is always there... now I need to adjust x-cart to only display the sub catagories in the left -hand column.

I'm working with X-cart vs. 3.5.12

[Hyperdelicious]

Still need assistance setting up x-cart vs. 4.0.12x to display sub catagories in left column.

I have built main navigation within the header. When main navigation is selected I want the sub categories of that item to appear in the left hand column. Any ideas how to accomplish this?

[Jerrad]

Hi Hyperdelicious,

The following is not mine, but I've got it from the forum (but I can't find the thread at the moment).

Same as you I've got the main navigation in the header. Clicking on one of these categories brings up the subcategories in the left menu. One problem I'm having is that it only shows the first level of subcategories - no deeper levels of subcategories. Another (but smaller) problem is that it won't display the categorie name above the subcategories.

I did the following:

In /skin1/customer/categories.tpl:

{if $current_category.category ne "" and $config.General.root_categories ne "Y"}
{ include file="customer/subcategories.tpl" }{/if}

Then I made a new file in that same folder /skin1/customer/categories.tpl and called it: subcategories.tpl

{* $Id: subcategories.tpl,v 1.23 2004/06/24 09:53:29 max Exp $ *} 
{capture name=menu} 

{section name=cat_num loop=$allcategories} 
{if $allcategories[cat_num].parentid eq $location[1].1|replace:"home.php?cat=":""}
<table border="0" width="100%" class="SubMenuOff" onMouseOver="this.className='SubMenuOn'" onMouseOut="this.className='SubMenuOff'" id="table2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><a href="home.php?cat={ $allcategories[cat_num].categoryid }">
	<tr>
		<td width="100%" height="18">{ $allcategories[cat_num].category|escape }</font>

 { $allcategories[subcat_num].category|escape }</font>


</td>
	</tr>
	<tr>
		<td height="1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" width="100%" colspan="2">
	</tr>
		</table>


{/if}
{/section} 
{/capture} 
{ include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title=$lng.lbl_subcategories menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu }

You have to tweak the above to your own layout, because I'm using (css)rollovers.
If somebody knows the solution for displaying not only the first level, but also the deeper levels, please let me know!

Good luck, Hyperdelicious!

[Hyperdelicious]

Thanks for the input Jerrad. However, after posting that message yesterday, I decided to search the forums again for a sub navigation mod. A search for 'display sub categories only' led me to this post http://forum.x-cart.com/viewtopic.php?t=12058&highlight= started by zilker. I found it to be a workable solution. Thanks.