Display subcategories on homepage

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I'm trying to figure out how to display my subcategories in my category grid on my homepage. I was already able to make it so the root category images show up, but now I want the subcategories to display below the image.



I guess kind of like what is part way down on the page at http://www.newegg.com/



This is the code that I'm trying to use, but it isn't working:


```php

{foreach from=$scats item=“category”}

{if $category}





{foreach from=$category.subcategories item=“subcat” name=“sub”}

$subcat.category_id”|fn_url}”>{$subcat.category}{if !$smarty.foreach.sub.last},{/if}

{/foreach}





{else}

 

{/if}

{/foreach}

```

I'm not sure if something needs to be added to the fn.catalog.php file or not.

I could have sworn that I've seen this on a template that was for sale once, but for the life of me, I can't seem to find it now.

So, anyone have any ideas?

Thanks,

Brandon
2

Did you manage how it works ?

3

I got this working eventually, will be making an announcement soon, once I get round to sorting out all the addons I've developed.

4

Miracles,



This will make it so that the subcategories are listed as text under the main categories on your homepage, but you could remove that part if you wanted.



1.) Create a file called skins/your-skin/customer/blocks/categories/categories_multicolumn_list_home.tpl



2.) In that file, put:


{** block-description:multicolumn_list_home **}

{include file="views/categories/components/categories_multicolumns_home.tpl" categories=$items columns=$block.properties.number_of_columns}



3.) Create a file called skins/your-skin/customer/views/categories/components/categories_multicolumns_home.tpl



4.) In that file, put:


```php {split data=$categories size=$columns|default:“3” assign=“splitted_categories”}

{math equation=“floor(100/x)” x=$columns|default:“3” assign=“cell_width”}



{foreach from=$splitted_categories item="scats"}

{foreach from=$scats item="category"}
{if $category}

{else}

{/if}
{/foreach}


{foreach from=$scats item="category"}
{if $category}

{else}

{/if}
{/foreach}


{foreach from=$scats item="category"}
{if $category}

{else}

{/if}
{/foreach}

{/foreach}

{include file="common_templates/image.tpl" show_detailed_link=false object_type="category" images=$category.main_pair no_ids=true show_thumbnail="Y" image_width=$settings.Thumbnails.category_lists_thumbnail_width image_height=$settings.Thumbnails.category_lists_thumbnail_height hide_if_no_image=true}
  

{$category.category}


  


{foreach from=$category.subcategories item="subcat" name="sub"}
{$subcat.category}{if !$smarty.foreach.sub.last},{/if}
{/foreach}

  


{capture name="mainbox_title"}{$title}{/capture} ```

5.) Go to your admin => design => blocks => homepage and add a new block to the central area. Make it a category block. Call it whatever and then chose this new template as the template.

6.) Edit your styles to make it look like how you want

I hope that helps,

Brandon