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[vraj123@yahoo.com]

Hi
I have created 3 root categories and able to get on the first page
now I want to get their description right below the name of that root categories
I can see that there is category_description.tpl which display the category however when i put that code under subcategories>>Icon>>body.tpl

it shows the main banner. Attached is the screen shot

[qualiteam]

Please could you give a bit more information on what you did?
Did you create a custom module? Or do you use the Custom Skin module?
What code and how did you put into body.tpl? And where is that body.tpl file located?

[vraj123@yahoo.com]

In x cart5.2.5 default design.. the root category is on first page with thumbnail. which is fine, . Now under neath that category name I want description of that category. just lke shown in my screen shot. how to get it?

Thanks

[McGuireArmyNavy]

Originally Posted by vraj123@yahoo.com

Hi
I have created 3 root categories and able to get on the first page
now I want to get their description right below the name of that root categories
I can see that there is category_description.tpl which display the category however when i put that code under subcategories>>Icon>>body.tpl

it shows the main banner. Attached is the screen shot

What version of X-Cart are you using?

[vraj123@yahoo.com]

I have clearly mentioned that above, I am using X-cart5.2.5

[qualiteam]

You should:
1. Create a custom module (or use the CustomSkin module directory)
2. Add a new "skin"
3. Duplicate the skins/default/en/subcategories/icons/body.tpl file in your skin directory (make sure the path is correct) to make it replace the original one.
4. Edit the file there and add the code to display the category description below the icon.

You can use these tutorials/guides as the reference:
- http://kb.x-cart.com/display/XDD/Basic+guide+to+theme+creation
- http://kb.x-cart.com/display/XDD/Building+a+custom+skin+in+X-Cart+5%3A+Tutorial+by+Mike+White

[vraj123@yahoo.com]

Yes Alex I did the same thing that you mentioned. Now please check what i want to achieve.

1) I went to admin panel and added some description for 3 root category
2) To show that description on home page below the Category

Under Subcategory>Icon>body.tpl
what code should I add to display what I have written under root category?

So according to my screenshot above, under category 1, it should display the description of category 1, similarly under category 2 it should have description of category2

thanks in advance

[qualiteam]

I'm sorry, but I do not understand what you mean here:

Under Subcategory>Icon>body.tpl

The exact code depends on the file where you need to display the category description.
What is the full path to the file that you are going to edit?

If the category model is available in the template file already, you may try to do something like this:

{category.getViewDescription():h}

[vraj123@yahoo.com]

this is the location of file (Subcategory>Icon>body.tpl
when I write code as you mentioned above
on the home page where I pulled root categories, it shows the HOME PAGE description not what I have written for category. Again i want to show description under the category icon (for example category1 ICON should have description for category1, category2ICOn should have category2 description under neath)

[qualiteam]

How do you edit the body.tpl file?
Do you edit it on the server? If so, what is the full path to the file on the server?