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[alphastara]

Okay here we go people, I've managed to get it to 3 levels of categories, I need more time to get it down more because my store has 5 levels in some areas I'll keep you posted.
Here is the code for /customer/categories.tpl

{capture name=menu}
{if $active_modules.Fancy_Categories ne ""}
{include file="`$fancycategories_config.modules_path`/fancy_categories.tpl"}
{else}
{if $config.General.root_categories eq "Y"}
{section name=cat_num loop=$categories}
{assign var=topmostcat value=$current_category.categoryid_path|regex_replace:"/\/.*/":""}
{if $cat eq $categories[cat_num].categoryid || $current_category.parentid eq $categories[cat_num].categoryid || $topmostcat eq $categories[cat_num].categoryid}
{$categories[cat_num].category}

{else}
{$categories[cat_num].category}<HR size="1" noshade class="CateMenuHr">
{/if}
{if $cat eq $categories[cat_num].categoryid || $current_category.parentid eq $categories[cat_num].categoryid || $topmostcat eq $categories[cat_num].categoryid}
{section name=subcat loop=$allcategories}
{if $allcategories[subcat].parentid eq $categories[cat_num].categoryid}
{if $cat eq $allcategories[subcat].categoryid || $current_category.parentid eq $allcategories[subcat].categoryid}{/if}{$allcategories[subcat].category}{if $cat eq $allcategories[subcat].categoryid || $current_category.parentid eq $allcategories[subcat].categoryid}{/if}

{if $cat eq $allcategories[subcat].categoryid || $allcategories[$cat].parentid eq $allcategories[subcat].categoryid || $current_category.parentid eq $allcategories[subcat].categoryid}
{section name=subcat2 loop=$allcategories}
{if $allcategories[subcat2].parentid eq $allcategories[subcat].categoryid || $current_category.parentid eq $subcategories[subcat2].categoryid}
{if $cat eq $allcategories[subcat2].categoryid}{/if}{$allcategories[subcat2].category}{if $cat eq $allcategories[subcat2].categoryid}{/if}

{/if}
{/section}
{/if}
{/if}
{/section}
<HR size="1" noshade class="CateMenuHr">
{/if}
{/section}
{else}
{section name=cat_num loop=$subcategories}
<FONT class="CategoriesList">{$subcategories[cat_num].category}</FONT>

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

[HWT]

Wow. Copy, paste, move on! This is exactly what I needed! Thanks. Now I've gotta figure out how to get DSEFU mod to work with it.

Great work, thank you for sharing it.

[alphastara]

Which is the DSEFU mod? Sorry

[balinor]

Just get John to install the DSEFU mod for you. And alphastara, here's the link for the mod...essential in my book:

http://www.safetynetweb.com/Dynamic-Search-Engine-Friendly-URLs-pr-1.html

[HWT]

Thanks Balinor. I already got John to install it once, and have gotten great support for his mod since. Just wish I didn't have to bother him every time I make a change to categories.tpl! And, yes, it is essential in my book too.

[alphastara]

Anyone help me with getting my last lot of code to one more level depth? I have been trying to use regex_replace etc to get root cat level of subcats which works fine but i need to find 2nd top cat for the subcats...if that makes sense

Anyway, if i go 4 sub cats deep it still opens up the root cat menu so that isn't too bad...

[whsu716]

THANK YOU!!!!

[Amy]

thanks so much for the mod!

[RichieRich]

please post when you have more levels of sub-category depth

[Sonia]

Hey, I just implemented Alphastara's code, near the bottom of page 3, and it works like a charm (all praise Alphastar! I want, though, to have the sub menu open at all times. Does anyone know how to change the code to make that happen?

I would appreciate someone letting me know how. Perhaps others would like the same thing....(shrug)