198 replies to this topic

[kymation]

No, that's not something this Contribution was designed to do. To get rid of the subcategories on the main page, open catalog/index.php and find these lines:

	  $category_parent_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " where parent_id = '" . (int)$current_category_id . "'");
	  $category_parent = tep_db_fetch_array($category_parent_query);
	  if ($category_parent['total'] > 0) {
		$category_depth = 'nested'; // navigate through the categories
	  } else {
		$category_depth = 'products'; // category has no products, but display the 'no products' message
	  }

and change to this:

	 $category_parent_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " where parent_id = '" . (int)$current_category_id . "'");
	  $category_parent = tep_db_fetch_array($category_parent_query);
//	  if ($category_parent['total'] > 0) 
//		 $category_depth = 'nested'; // navigate through the categories
//	  } else {
		$category_depth = 'products'; // category has no products, but display the 'no products' message
//	  }

That should now show only products. If a category has no products, the page will be empty. I hope that's what you want.

Regards
Jim

[111oneeleven]

kymation, on May 20 2009, 12:46 AM, said:

No, that's not something this Contribution was designed to do. To get rid of the subcategories on the main page, open catalog/index.php and find these lines:

	  $category_parent_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " where parent_id = '" . (int)$current_category_id . "'");
	  $category_parent = tep_db_fetch_array($category_parent_query);
	  if ($category_parent['total'] > 0) {
		$category_depth = 'nested'; // navigate through the categories
	  } else {
		$category_depth = 'products'; // category has no products, but display the 'no products' message
	  }

and change to this:

	 $category_parent_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " where parent_id = '" . (int)$current_category_id . "'");
	  $category_parent = tep_db_fetch_array($category_parent_query);
//	  if ($category_parent['total'] > 0) 
//		 $category_depth = 'nested'; // navigate through the categories
//	  } else {
		$category_depth = 'products'; // category has no products, but display the 'no products' message
//	  }

That should now show only products. If a category has no products, the page will be empty. I hope that's what you want.

Regards
Jim

Hello Jim,

thank you so much. That is exactly what I wanted to do.   I knew that there would be an easy way to cut this off.
With your help, I found out that the information "no products in this category" can be removed too by changing in catalog/index.php

	 $category_parent_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " where parent_id = '" . (int)$current_category_id . "'");
	  $category_parent = tep_db_fetch_array($category_parent_query);
//	  if ($category_parent['total'] > 0) 
//		 $category_depth = 'nested'; // navigate through the categories
//	  } else {
		$category_depth = 'products'; // category has no products, but display the 'no products' message
//	  }

to

	 $category_parent_query = tep_db_query("select count(*) as total from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " where parent_id = '" . (int)$current_category_id . "'");
	  $category_parent = tep_db_fetch_array($category_parent_query);
//	  if ($category_parent['total'] > 0) 
//		 $category_depth = 'nested'; // navigate through the categories
//	  } else {
//		$category_depth = 'products'; // category has no products, but display the 'no products' message
//	  }

Thank you again for the support,
Adrian

[kymation]

I've added a floating categories box option. This is similar to the Grid arrangement, except here the number of columns is automatically sized to fit the width of the browser window. The categories each have an optional border that changes color on mouseover. This option is in addition to the options in the previous version.

A live demo is included in the distribution to show how this looks.

Regards
Jim

[shan15]

Hello.

i,ve installed your modul. Thank's/ But I have sach problem, when i try to choose "Box frame style" as plain, i get  error
Fatal error: Class 'borderlessBox' not found in C:\WWWROOT\shop\includes\modules\categories_images.php on line 205

I find borderlessBox in categories_images.php

// Output the box in the selected style
      switch (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_FRAME_STYLE) {
        case 'Plain':
          new borderlessBox ($info_box_contents);
          break;
        case 'Simple':
          new productListingBox ($info_box_contents);
          break;
        case 'Stock':
        default:
          new contentBoxHeading ($info_box_heading, false, false);
          new contentBox ($info_box_contents);
          break;
      }

and i don't understand, why it does'n work?
can you hepl me?

and one more question, where can i change image

Edited by shan15, 16 June 2009 - 02:15 PM.

[kymation]

There's a file missing from the current distribution. Add the following code to the bottom of catalog/includes/classes/boxes.php, just before the final ?>

// Start Categories Images Box
  class borderlessBox extends tableBox {
	function borderlessBox ($contents) {
	  $this->table_parameters = 'class="main"';
	  $this->tableBox ($contents, true);
	}
  }
// End Categories Images Box

You set up your images in Admin -> Catalog -> Categories/Products. Select your category and click Edit.

Regards
Jim

[teochris]

hi! I just installed it BUT i can not see the description of each category in the main index page! Checked and double checked everything BUT i can not see it! I see you wrote that something is missing for the current upped package! Is the only thing that is missing what you write above? Also i can not see float as an option in the style in admin section! I recovered everything from my backups and i will wait for your complete contrib! Thanks for the excelent work! Can i also see the same way the subcategories like the main categories?

Thanks for your time

[kymation]

The box works in my test store. Did you add description text for your categories?

I'll put the revised version up in a minute.

Regards
Jim

[kymation]

I've uploaded the latest version. This fixes a couple of bugs, including those reported in this thread. Thanks to everyone who posts bug reports and fixes.

Regards
Jim

[shan15]

kymation, on Jun 16 2009, 08:30 PM, said:

You set up your images in Admin -> Catalog -> Categories/Products. Select your category and click Edit.

Regards
Jim

I was mistaked. I want to know , where can i change size of the image.

[2fix4u]

Hell and thanks for this nice contrib!
I've updated to the last version and it works very well!   

Now i've got a question: How i can center the categories boxes in categories_images.php when i select box style float in admin settings?
Even better would be if i can select e.g. 3 categories boxes per row and then center the boxes in the categories_images box because i've got not so many categories and it looks not so great when e.g. 3 categories appear in the first row and then only 1 category in the next row on the left side.

Many thanks!

Sorry for my awful english

[teochris]

If you want to center categories images in float style:

find in stylesheet.css

float: left;  /* Don't change this */

change to

float: none;


hope this helps

[2fix4u]

teochris, on Jun 17 2009, 02:07 PM, said:

If you want to center categories images in float style:

find in stylesheet.css

float: left;  /* Don't change this */

change to

float: none;


hope this helps

Thank you for your fast reply

Your suggestion woks great for IE but in firefox the images are now all in a vertical line

[kymation]

Yes, there's a reason it says Don't change this. It doesn't work if you change it.

If you want a fixed number of categories in a row, select Grid instead of Float.

Regards
Jim

[2fix4u]

kymation, on Jun 17 2009, 04:02 PM, said:

Yes, there's a reason it says Don't change this. It doesn't work if you change it.

If you want a fixed number of categories in a row, select Grid instead of Float.

Regards
Jim

Thank you, but i like the float view more than grid
is there really no possibility to change the float mode?

thank you

[kymation]

You can change it to anything you want, as long as there is a way to make HTML/CSS/Javascript do what you want. You always have the option of changing the code yourself. It's Open Source, after all.

Regards
Jim

[eyal_barouk]

Hi,

I have installed and have it working. Looks great!

Problem: I don't see the description for the category image in "Box style = Grid" mode.

Switched to "Box style = Rows" and I can see the desc.
Is there a way to display desc in the grid mode?

What a great contribution!
Thank you,
Eyal

[kymation]

I didn't put that in because there's not much room to show text in the Grid mode. Figures someone would want it. So, find this code in catalog/includes/modules/categories_images.php (Lines 69-71)

			  $info_box_text .= $category['name'];
			  $space_above = true;
			} //if (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_SHOW_NAME

and insert this code just after that

	  
			// Show the products description if selected in Admin
			if (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_SHOW_DESCRIPTION == 'True') {
			  if ($space_above == true) {
				$info_box_text .= '<br>';
			  } // if ($space_above
			  $info_box_text .= $category['description'];
			} //if (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_SHOW_DESCRIPTION

and you should have your description text. I'll add this to a new version as soon as I get a chance.

Regards
Jim

[Mort-lemur]

Installed the latest version and now get the following error when trying to access my site:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare tep_set_banner_status() in /home/suppneqs/public_html/catalog/includes/functions/banner.php on line 15

line 15 of that file reads :

function tep_set_banner_status($banners_id, $status) {

What have I done wrong ??

Thanks

[kymation]

The most common cause of this is uploading a file to the wrong location, e.g. loading catalog/index.php to catalog/includes/languages/english/index.php. Reloading the correct file will fix this.

You could also have an incorrect edit to catalog/includes/application_top.php, or an incorrect edit to another file that includes application_top.php.You would need to check your edits to find this.

Regards
Jim

[eyal_barouk]

kymation, on Jun 22 2009, 03:15 PM, said:

I didn't put that in because there's not much room to show text in the Grid mode. Figures someone would want it. So, find this code in catalog/includes/modules/categories_images.php (Lines 69-71)

			  $info_box_text .= $category['name'];
			  $space_above = true;
			} //if (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_SHOW_NAME

and insert this code just after that

	  
			// Show the products description if selected in Admin
			if (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_SHOW_DESCRIPTION == 'True') {
			  if ($space_above == true) {
				$info_box_text .= '<br>';
			  } // if ($space_above
			  $info_box_text .= $category['description'];
			} //if (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_SHOW_DESCRIPTION

and you should have your description text. I'll add this to a new version as soon as I get a chance.

Regards
Jim

Great! Thank you so much Jim.
You were right, I have way to much text going on in my grid now. Time to rephrase some descs I guess...

I would only suggest, if you will allow me, to place the new code after the link closing tag:

$info_box_text .= $category['name'];
$space_above = true;
} //if (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_SHOW_NAME			
					
			$info_box_text .= '</a>';
// Show the products description if selected in Admin
			if (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_SHOW_DESCRIPTION == 'True') {
			  if ($space_above == true) {
				$info_box_text .= '<br>';
			  } // if ($space_above
			  $info_box_text .= $category['description'];
			} //if (CATEGORIES_IMAGES_BOX_SHOW_DESCRIPTION

so the description will not show as a link.

Thanks again,
Eyal.

Edited by eyal_barouk, 23 June 2009 - 10:21 PM.