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I am using the sts_template system with an "index.php" page as the initial display (when typing in the site directly from the main page) I have all the categories listed down the left side, and some of these have sub categories. I noticed that the only way to get the subcategories to display is if there are NO PRODUCTS OUTSIDE the subcategory boxes (inside the main category box). If there is even 1 product, it won't display the subcategories. By the way, when they do display, they appear in the main body area, where I have a $content command. Worse, whenever you click on ANY of the subcategories, instead of going to that category, it goes straight back to the Homepage (url displays correct category_subcategory). I really need to fix this since there are many multiple sub categories and I really would like to figure out why this behaves this way. Site is www.LotsofMags.com. PS Also notice site is very slow, is there something I can do on my end to fix. Thanks! Rep