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[trickdog101]

I am looking for some information that I thought I saw on here before.

Basically what I am trying to do is this...

I have category listings down the side of the page. When a customer clicks on the category listings, the main body of the page is populated with a textual listing of the subcategoires.

What I would like to do is modify the the customer/main/subcategories.tpl file so that instead of using text to list the subcat, it uses the subcat's icon.

Also, I would like to list them in three columns across.

Thanks for the help

Trick Dog!

[finestshops]

Originally Posted by trickdog101

Also, I would like to list them in three columns across.

Try this for "subcategories.tpl"

{* $Id: subcategories.tpl,v 1.29 2002/11/26 14:55:13 alfiya Exp $ *} 
{ include file="location.tpl" } 
{if $active_modules.Bestsellers ne "" and $config.Modules.bestsellers_menu ne "Y"} 


 
{include file="modules/Bestsellers/bestsellers.tpl"} 
{/if} 


 
{ include file="customer/main/navigation.tpl" } 
{if ($navigation_page eq "")||($navigation_page eq "1")}{$current_category.description|regex_replace:"/[\n]/":"
"}

{/if} 


{capture name=dialog} 
{assign var="tmp" value="0"} 

{section name=cat_num loop=$subcategories} 
{if $subcategories[cat_num].category}{assign var="tmp" value="1"}{/if} 
{/section} 

{section name=cat_num loop=$subcategories} 

{ if %cat_num.first% } 
<table border=0 cellspacing=5 width=100%>
{/if} 

  {if $smarty.section.cat_num.index is div by 2} 
     </tr><tr valign="top"> 
  {/if}

	<td valign="top" width="70" align="center">
	<a class="alt" href="home.php?cat={ $subcategories[cat_num].categoryid }">
	[img]../icon.php?categoryid={$subcategories[cat_num].categoryid}[/img] 
	</a>
	</td>
	<td align=left><a class="alt" href="home.php?cat={ $subcategories[cat_num].categoryid }">
	{$subcategories[cat_num].category|escape}</a>

	{ $subcategories[cat_num].description|escape }
{if $config.Appearance.count_products eq "Y"}


<font class=Text>
{if $subcategories[cat_num].product_count}
{ $subcategories[cat_num].product_count } {$lng.lbl_products}
{elseif $subcategories[cat_num].subcategory_count}
{ $subcategories[cat_num].subcategory_count } {$lng.lbl_categories|lower}
{/if}
</font>
{/if}


	</td>

{ if %cat_num.last% } 
</tr></table> 
{/if} 

{/section} 
{if $tmp and $products ne "" } 
<br clear=_all>{*<hr size=1 noshade>*} 
{/if} 

{if $products eq "" and $tmp eq "0"} 
{$lng.txt_no_products_in_cat} 
{/if}




{include file="customer/main/products.tpl" products=$products} 

{/capture} 
{include file="dialog.tpl" title=$current_category.category|regex_replace:"/.*\//":"" content=$smarty.capture.dialog extra="width=100%"} 

{if $products eq ""} 
{if $f_products ne ""} 


 
{include file="customer/main/featured.tpl"} 
{/if} 
{/if} 
{ include file="customer/main/navigation.tpl" } 

you can see it in action here:

http://www.bitsnspurs.com/store/customer/home.php?cat=13

if you need 3 columns chnage

div by 2

to

div by 3

[trickdog101]

Thanks a bunch! That did it!

www.outhousemall.com

[skyking]

Thank you.

[mream]

Doesn't that code remove the "x products" or "x categories" count on the right-hand side? Is there an easy way to combine graphic and count?

[mream]

anyone?

[finestshops]

Originally Posted by mream

Doesn't that code remove the "x products" or "x categories" count on the right-hand side? Is there an easy way to combine graphic and count?

I updated the code above to show products or category counts after category description. I did not have a chance to test it.

[mream]

That worked. I made some format changes, and moved some stuff around, but it worked as posted and you can see it here, with my changes:

http://www.raiseyourpulse.com/customer/home.php?cat=262

[TheComputerGuy]

Ok, this is exactly what i've been looking for! But there is something i don't get in regrads to have sub-category icons:

How do I get the Icons to show for each sub category? I notied the code went like this:

[img]../icon.php?categoryid={$subcategories[cat_num].categoryid}[/img]

But i have no idea where i put the icon images and how i link them to that img src (../icon.php?categoryid={$subcategories[cat_num].categoryid})?

If i'm missing something, can someone please feel me in. Thank you

[finestshops]

Originally Posted by TheComputerGuy

How do I get the Icons to show for each sub category? But i have no idea where i put the icon images

You can assign icon to each category in "Categories" interface.
If you are using v4.X.X you will have to change

<img src="../icon.php

to

<img src="icon.php