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[dmcwilliams]

I just installed x-cart (great product) and I can't see the categorie list on the front page. How do I see all the categories? All I can see is the featured products.

Thanks,


Don

[balinor]

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As far as the categories showing on the front page, they don't by default, only featured produts do. The category list will be in the left hand menu only.

[dmcwilliams]

I can't get the category list to show up at all on the left hand side. Is this something i need to enable somewhere in the cart?

X-Cart version 4.0.16

PHP 4.3.10
MySQL server 4.0.25
MySQL client 4.0.25
Web server Apache
Operation system Linux
Perl 5.008007
XML parser (expat) 1.95.6

[balinor]

Welll, you need to create categories first...

[dmcwilliams]

I have categorys. I just can't see them. They won't show up. It's like they are hidden. Only the products that I label as featured show on on the mainpage.



X-Cart version 4.0.16

PHP 4.3.10
MySQL server 4.0.25
MySQL client 4.0.25
Web server Apache
Operation system Linux
Perl 5.008007
XML parser (expat) 1.95.6

[balinor]

Did you alter the categories template? Do the categories show in admin and are they enabled?

[dmcwilliams]

the categories show up in the admin area. They just don't show up in the customer area. When I set x-cart up it asked me about 2 column, 3 column and some other option. I choose the last option I think.





X-Cart version 4.0.16

PHP 4.3.10
MySQL server 4.0.25
MySQL client 4.0.25
Web server Apache
Operation system Linux
Perl 5.008007
XML parser (expat) 1.95.6

[balinor]

If you set up the store as 'simple storefront' than I believe the category list isn't there. You would need to re-install the store selecting one of the other options - 2 column or 3 column.

[dmcwilliams]

If I reinstall the store front will that undo everything I have already done to the store? Or will it just change the looks?

X-Cart version 4.0.16

PHP 4.3.10
MySQL server 4.0.25
MySQL client 4.0.25
Web server Apache
Operation system Linux
Perl 5.008007
XML parser (expat) 1.95.

[balinor]

Yes, unfortunately if you install a new skin it will change whatever template changes you have made to your current store.