I need to have numerous category sideboxes as seen on the website: [url]Nancy Meyer and I am not sure how to go about this in cart. I created some simple html code as follows, but I am not sure that is the way I want to go about it…I am worried it will cause issues. How would you guys go about this? I have a lot to learn about this side of cart! If I comment out categories, it wont affect this, would it? I dont know why it would. Thanks!
Matt
I have done this a few times for some sites - it may not be the best solution or way to do it but it does work for me
I create categories via the admin for everything I will want
then I edit the menu_items.js file in the js_menu folder to not show the categories you want to have in other sideboxes
so if you create these 5 cats
cata
catb
catc
catd
cate
and you want to use the standard category functionality to just show a and b - then adjust the file like this:
{foreach from=$items item=“category” name=“cats”}
{if ( ($category.category != ‘catc’) && ($category.category != ‘catd’) && ($category.category != ‘cate’) )}
[null, ‘{$category.category|escape:“javascript”}’, ‘{$index_script}?{$target_name}=categories&category_id={$category.category_id}’,‘_self’, null{if $category.subcategories}, {include file=“js_menu/menu_items.js” items=$category.subcategories}{/if}],
{/if}
{/foreach}
Therefore the c,d and e wont show up in the main cat display - you can then create a new sidebox to hold those 3 items and include that sidebox in your main.tpl - works like a charm for me
good luck
Thanks Delta, I will give it a try…I wasnt sure if there was a way to divide up the categories box and I was thinking of doing it along the same lines, but didnt know how to go about it…I will let you know how it works 
Matt
good luck
my main.tpl has this kind of layout added
{include file=“side_boxes/themes.tpl”}
{include file=“side_boxes/sizes.tpl”}
these templates are based on a standard sidebox that just has either html code for the links to the category ids or you can use the
catc
catd
cate
for example
Alright, first issue, I do not have a menu_items.js file in my js_menu folder, the only thing I have is a CSS file. I should have probably mentioned (I always forget) that I am using the Default Blue template and v1.3.5-sp2…any suggestions?
Another problem with this method is that I need different side boxes on different pages…ugh, what a pain!
Matt
Sorry I thought I saw 1.34 somewhere in your post or profile - my mistake
Ok - so let’s start here - 1.3.5sp2 default blue customer skin - what type of category menu are you using?
Doh, you got me there, I didnt even know there were different types of categorie menus, where do I find that information at?
Matt
admininstration section right sidebox
Settings
Apperance text link
Customer setting there is a category menu style
which one you using?
okay, found it…I didnt even know that option was there…it is set for emenu.