Generate list of catagories/subcategories

Hi,



The goal is to replace the current catalog by a list of categories/subcategories. I hooked catalog.tpl and added the following code:


Products


{include file="views/categories/components/categories_tree.tpl" categories=$root_categories}

This generates a list of categories but subcategories are missing, although categories_tree.tpl script suggests they should show up.

Input and a solution would be welcome.

Thank,
Philadl

Do you need something like the sitemap presentation of categories-subcategories?



If yes I think then you should start wit looking at those files.



Let me know and when I get the chance (thank you avast for the extra work today) I will have a look.

Fotis

Hi Fotis,



Thanks for the input. Yes, sitemap does generate what I want. I found very similar scripts all around but I do not know how to initialize them beside $root_categories, which generates only the list of categories at level=0. Knowledge issue on my side. I belive:



{include file=“views/categories/components/categories_tree.tpl” categories=$root_categories}



should work if I knew what to put in place of 'categories=$root_categories'; maybe you have an input on this.



To make it short, I created a category block with appearance set to plain and put it in the home page (what I also wanted); it does the work. Too bad I cannot customize the catalog page through the admin.



I got my AVAST time yesterday! Very nice…



Philadl

I think your file is views/sitemap/components/categories_tree.tpl


```php

{foreach from=$all_categories_tree item=category key=cat_key name=“categories”}

{if $category.level == “0”}

{if $ul_subcategories == “started”}



{assign var=“ul_subcategories” value=“”}

{/if}


{else}
{if $ul_subcategories != "started"}

    {assign var="ul_subcategories" value="started"}
    {/if}
  • "1"}{math equation="x*y+13" x="7" y=$category.level}px{/if};">{$category.category}

  • {/if}
    {if $smarty.foreach.categories.last}

{/if}
{/foreach}
```

try to include that and get back to me.

Yes, very similar to views/categories/components/categories_tree.tpl.



The code does not do anything by itself; if I replace $all_categories_tree by $root_categories I get the top categories as a list. Still missing some initialization or calling code. I am not there yet.



Thanks very much anyway.

[color=#282828][font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif]Philadl,

You should replace line[/font][/color]

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$root_categories = fn_get_subcategories(0);
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to


$params = array('plain' => true);
list($root_categories, ) = fn_get_categories($params);


in [color=#282828][font=arial, verdana, tahoma, sans-serif]$DIR_ROOT/controllers/customer/categories.php[/font][/color]