Menus on home and category pages... not the same?

[William M]

For the home page and category pages, I've got:

Active Layout: Left Sidebar
Left Sidebar: Standard Sidebar 1

I've got [[ConLib:SimpleCategoryList]] set in the Standard Sidebar 1 content edit box.

I'm getting a very nice note that I don't have any sub-categories, but it's not very useful for navigation.

Is there a way to get the full list of parent categories to show in the left column on home and category pages?

[ZLA]

You may want to see this post: viewtopic.php?f=44&t=7426&hilit=Hide+top+category

If you change the layout to the following:

[[ConLib:SimpleCategoryList CategoryI="0"]]

it will always display the top level categories.

-- ZLA

[William M]

Thanks. The post referenced is good for a day or two's study.

I cut/pasted the conlib mod... I got the same thing again. [[ConLib:SimpleCategoryList CategoryI="0"]] I fiddled with the syntax, etc., hoping to stumble into a fix......


I can't believe getting a uniform look to the category list on all pages isn't an ootb function. Did somebody drop the ball here?

[ZLA]

[[ConLib:SimpleCategoryList CategoryI="0"]]

If your post is correct and not misstyped, I think you want:

Code: Select all

[[ConLib:SimpleCategoryList CategoryId="0"]] 

I believe Conlibs ignore parameters they don't recognize.

On the site I'm developing, I was able to do the following:

[[ConLib:SimpleCategoryList CategoryId="7" HeaderText=" " HeaderCssClass="shopByFamily" ]]
[[ConLib:SimpleCategoryList CategoryId="8" HeaderText=" " HeaderCssClass="shopByPrice" ]]
[[ConLib:SimpleCategoryList CategoryId="9" HeaderText=" " HeaderCssClass="shopByOther" ]]

and have those three next-to-top categories always be present in the left sidebar. I used an almost empty header text and header class in order to display separator images between them.

While I would like it if AC provided every feature I needed out of the box (even if it didn't include anyone else's must have features), I definitely appreciate the ability to change nearly anything.

[mazhar]

Useful thread
viewtopic.php?f=42&t=7829

[William M]

The help available on this forum is wonderful. Thank You.

ZLA, promise to post a link to the site your working on... it sounds like it's gonna be one for the books.

Missing the 'd', as in 'CategoryId'. This works.

Yes, flexibility is the key, but you can get left hanging sometimes.