[Free Module] Homepage Categories Module

[jhnstcks 336]

I have updated this module so that you dont need to alter any core modules and have also added CCC compatibility for prestashop v1.4.

There is now a css file that contains all the formatting for the module.

Images are currently set to display at 100px x 100px, but that is easily changeable by altering the css at lines 3,4 + 6.

Also if any wants to provide translations, send them to me or post them here and i will update the module.

Module updated v1.2 - Uploadable through the modules import on back-office. Category titles added. Css included in the module folder and NOT in themes/css/module/homecategories folder. Positioning improved (thanks to @itsallgood )

Module updated v.1.3 - Compatible with Prestashop v1.5.*

Note: You will need to uninstall the old module first and then upload the new module and reinstall it to update the module on your server.

homecategories for v1.4.zip
homecategories for v1.5.zip

 

Added by mdekker - DO NOT REMOVE

There is one issue with this module:

- Not compatible with PrestaShop 1.6

Correction: I made a version for PS1.6 myself, haha! It can be found in this post: https://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/121735-free-module-homepage-categories-module/?p=2240501

This warning can be removed if the OP is updated

Edited March 15, 2016 by mdekker
I was wrong :/

[dambie 10]

You can add a display of subcategories?

And if\else the default image if the category has no image

[jhnstcks 336]

If the category has no image, then add one? I'm not sure why you would want this module if your categories don't have images set.

I'm not too sure about adding sub-categories as that would need some javascript or ajax coding.

[dambie 10]

But what ajax? maybe a simple list:

• 
  
• category
  
  • 
    
  • subcategory

[ckrina 0]

Hello, first of all, thanks for the module and all the work you've done.
I installed this last version correctly and I would like to display category description too.
I founded a version of this module that uses "{$category.description}" to call this info, but it doesn't work here.
Do you know if I should call anything else in the .php file?

<!-- MODULE Home categories -->
{if isset($categoryHome) AND $categoryHome}

{assign var='count' value=0} 
{foreach from=$categoryHome item=category name=homeCategories}       
   {assign var='count' value=$count+1}        
   {assign var='categoryLink' value=$link->getcategoryLink($category.id_category, $category.link_rewrite)|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}           
                    

getCatImageLink($category.link_rewrite, $category.id_image,'category-on-home')}" alt="{$category.name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" />

{$category.name}

{$category.description}        

{/foreach}

{else}

{l s='No categories' mod='homecategories'}
{/if}
<!-- END MODULE Home categories -->

Thank you so much!

[genotip 1]

Thank's for good module!
Should it show only pictures?
I took your may's version, everything is OK, but there are no names of categories, only pictures.

[jhnstcks 336]

To add the category name to your homepage add

{$category.name|truncate:35}

 

into the tpl file. Change truncate:35 to whatever length yu need.

[cronotempo 5]

Lo he instalado sin ningún problema en prestashop v1.4.

En /viajes/modules/homecategories.

 

Pero al intentar modificar el .css, no veo ningún cambio, no sé que estoy haciendo mal.

En las imágenes que adjunto os enseño como me aparece en el home, y en la siguiente imagen lo que intento integrar modificando el estilo.

 

Alguien me puede ayudar?

 

-------------------------------------------------------

I've installed without any problem prestashop v1.4.

In / travel / modules / homecategories.

 

But in trying to modify. Css, I see no change, I know I'm doing wrong.

The pictures attached you how I get on the home and in the next picture I'm trying to integrate changing the style.

 

Someone can help me?

[ScubaLessonsInc 28]

There is not a module that will do those buttons currently, however I cheated by just using HTML, Photoshop and the WContentMaker module I found on here to do this: see: www.dieselsurplusstore.com main page. See attached image and the module I used. Just transplant the module to the homepage content and move in the positions tab under modules.

 

The html is just the images side by side created equally in photoshop and saved as .png's

Each image just links to the catgory URL.. just click on the categories bar and copy the URL from that categories page to get each URL. Simple and gives you that control your looking for. I would keep the images very small or use a .png image compressor to keep the page loading time fast.

 

Good luck.

wcontentmaker.zip

[jhnstcks 336]

There is not a module that will do those buttons currently, however I cheated by just using HTML, Photoshop and the WContentMaker module I found on here to do this: see: www.dieselsurplusstore.com main page. See attached image and the module I used. Just transplant the module to the homepage content and move in the positions tab under modules.

 

The html is just the images side by side created equally in photoshop and saved as .png's

Each image just links to the catgory URL.. just click on the categories bar and copy the URL from that categories page to get each URL. Simple and gives you that control your looking for. I would keep the images very small or use a .png image compressor to keep the page loading time fast.

 

Good luck.

 

 

Actually with some css coding it would probably be possible to do that layout.

 

 

[itsallgood 2]

Got to say i love this module

 

I did find one little problem though -- because the height is set in the CSS, and the pictures make it taller than that set height, any modules below the "home categories" box end up behind the box

 

 

To fix this, i made the following changes:

 

In the CSS file (homecategories.css), i change this:

 

div.home_categories{height:220px}

 

to this (added 1 new line):

 

div.home_categories{margin-bottom: 5px}
div.home_categories .cr{clear: both;border: 0px none}

 

 

And in the template file (homecategories.tpl)

 

Changed this...

 

   {/if}
</div>
<br /><br /><br />
<!-- /MODULE Home categories -->

 

To this...

 

 {/if}
   <div class="cr"></div>
</div>
<!-- /MODULE Home categories -->

 

 

This means no matter how big the pictures are, the box will just resize, and any modules below will just be pushed down.

[thaiguy03 0]

Just wanted to say thanks to

jhnstcks

 

for a great module. This should be included in all default installs as I'm sure others would find this module helpful.

Or maybe include it in the modules list for download. Took some time and searching to find this thread, but now I have it, well worth the time. Keep up the great work guys.

[mastabrail 0]

Hello, first of all, thanks for the module and all the work you've done.

I installed this last version correctly and I would like to display category description too.

I founded a version of this module that uses "{$category.description}" to call this info, but it doesn't work here.

Do you know if I should call anything else in the .php file?

<!-- MODULE Home categories -->
{if isset($categoryHome) AND $categoryHome}

{assign var='count' value=0}
{foreach from=$categoryHome item=category name=homeCategories}	  
{assign var='count' value=$count+1}		
{assign var='categoryLink' value=$link->getcategoryLink($category.id_category, $category.link_rewrite)|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}		  


[url="{$categoryLink}"]
	<img />getCatImageLink($category.link_rewrite, $category.id_image,'category-on-home')}" alt="{$category.name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'}" />
[/url]

[b]	[url="{$categoryLink}"]{$category.name}[/url][/b]


{$category.description}		

{/foreach}

{else}
{l s='No categories' mod='homecategories'}

{/if}
<!-- END MODULE Home categories -->

 

Thank you so much!

 

Hi,

I'm not a programmer but I have modified the file "homecategories.php" to make it display the description of the categories.

You must add in the file "homecategories.tpl" this: {$category.description}

 

I hope that it works for you and invite developers to correct any problems in the code.

 

Sorry for my english

 

Greetings, Mastabrail

homecategories.php

[mandrin 15]

HI there,

 

I know it's a long shot , but will this module work with PS 1.2.5?

[jhnstcks 336]

Probably not but this one does http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/2079-frontpage-categories-module-for-v13-and-below/page__fromsearch__1

[xSpikeRx 1]

good module

for presta 1.4.4.1 i installed it without problem

screenshot:

http://prntscr.com/36xov

 

I read one article that search engines love to index more sites at which the main page often changes. Tell me how i can do thatevery time categories were displays randomly?

[bkat52 0]

To add the category name to your homepage add

				
[b]	[url="{$categoryLink}"]{$category.name|truncate:35}[/url][/b]

 

into the tpl file. Change truncate:35 to whatever length yu need.

 

John - where at in the code do you put this? I tried it at the very end but i still cant see the category names. Is there somewhere specific in the tpl file this needs to go?

[jhnstcks 336]

 

John - where at in the code do you put this? I tried it at the very end but i still cant see the category names. Is there somewhere specific in the tpl file this needs to go?

 

This is a copy of my .tpl file

<!-- MODULE Home categories -->
<div class="home_categories">
   <h2>{l s='Shop by Brand' mod='homecategories'}</h2>
   {if isset($categories) AND $categories}
           <ul>
           {foreach from=$categories item=category name=homeCategories}
               {assign var='categoryLink' value=$link->getcategoryLink($category.id_category, $category.link_rewrite)}
               <li class="ajax_block_category {if $smarty.foreach.homeCategories.first}first_item{elseif $smarty.foreach.homeCategories.last}last_item{else}item{/if}">
               <div><a href="{$categoryLink}" title="{$category.legend}" class="category_image"><img src="{$img_cat_dir}{$category.id_category}-catsmall.jpg" alt="{$category.name}" title="{$category.name}" id="categoryImage"></a></div>
{$category.name}            
   </li>
           {/foreach}
           </ul>
   {else}
       <p>{l s='No categories' mod='homecategories'}</p>
       {/if}
   <div class="cr"></div>
</div>
<!-- /MODULE Home categories -->

[zamarley 0]

Hello, I am new to the forum, thank you for this module, it saves me a lot of time, i installed it and works like a charm in 1.4 version, but i have one question, is it possible to get the lower price inside one category? ex : in category ipod i would have the lowest price from it and display in frontpage category as : start at 25$ for example.

 

Thank you

[zamarley 0]

I think it requires to get the lowest price of product inside ipod category but i don't know how to extract it from the database, any one have an idea?

[zamarley 0]

nobody?

[pepillo 0]

Hi, i'm trying the module and i can´t display more than one column on the home page. I´m not programmer and i am new user of prestashop, so, sorry for so simple questions.

Thanks.

[zamarley 0]

Hi, i'm trying the module and i can´t display more than one column on the home page. I´m not programmer and i am new user of prestashop, so, sorry for so simple questions.

Thanks.

 

You use what version of prestashop?

[jhnstcks 336]

nobody?

Your first post was at 4.07pm and then you post again at 5.19pm again, some people do have lives on this forum.

[jhnstcks 336]

I think it would take a complex script to search the database of products for that category and extract the lowest price and display it in this module

[zamarley 0]

I think it would take a complex script to search the database of products for that category and extract the lowest price and display it in this module

this script include already a query to get category, isn't there any query to get all product price from this category and filter the lowest price?

 

[pepillo 0]

 

You use what version of prestashop?

 

1.4.5.1

Thanks.

[zamarley 0]

It works like a charm, the only thing missing with it is the lower price, during install it creates automaticaly homecategories css forder inside themes/css/modules folder, just follow the readme files inside the module installation.

[pepillo 0]

I'm running it on 1.4.5 and haven't got any problems. http://www.snowboarding-goggles.co.uk/

 

Can you provide a link to your site?

Have you installed the files in the correct places. If the css file isn't in themes/css/modules/homecategories/ folder then it won't have any stylesheet to read from and will revert to default layout, which would be to list the categories down the page.

I don't know where was the problem. I installed again and it works perfect.

Thanks anyway.

[zamarley 0]

I'm running it on 1.4.5 and haven't got any problems. http://www.snowboarding-goggles.co.uk/

 

Can you provide a link to your site?

Have you installed the files in the correct places. If the css file isn't in themes/css/modules/homecategories/ folder then it won't have any stylesheet to read from and will revert to default layout, which would be to list the categories down the page.

 

How did you include the subcategories? i think i will use subcategories rather than "lower price" function that i don't find any solution.

Thank you

[jhnstcks 336]

I don't use any sub-categories, only the parent categories, so i am unsure what you are refering to.

[zamarley 0]

Ah, you're in right, otherwise you know how to include subcategories title in a category?, i want to list subcategories inside <li>subcat title</li>

 

Thank you

[zamarley 0]

 

Hi,

I'm not a programmer but I have modified the file "homecategories.php" to make it display the description of the categories.

You must add in the file "homecategories.tpl" this: {$category.description}

 

I hope that it works for you and invite developers to correct any problems in the code.

 

Sorry for my english

 

Greetings, Mastabrail

Thank you, it works for me, but you know how to get subcat list?

[zamarley 0]

I tried {$subcategory.name|escape:'htmlall':'UTF-8'} but it doesn't work

[thirdangle 0]

Hi,

 

I installed this mod on latest presta shop version but CSS is not loading at all. Categories are displaying on front page but can't style it. Can someone please help me out with this.

 

Thank you.

[jarrii 1]

Ah, you're in right, otherwise you know how to include subcategories title in a category?, i want to list subcategories inside <li>subcat title</li> Thank you

 

Hello, did you solve this problem? Thx

[cockpitinferno 25]

i just installed it and i doesnt work. images are not the good one and catégories are displayed with non sense.

i'm on 1.4.7.

also is it possible to choose wich catégories you want to be displayed.

i would like to show only sales, and opportunities.

thank you.

[Paul1568 0]

I installed the module but on the homepage the module appears in the left hand column rather than across the entire page. In the back office positions it is under Homepage Content. What do i need to do to fix it so that the category images display across the entire page width?

 

Many thanks

[Paul1568 0]

I tried deleting the Featured Products on Homepage module position from the Homepage Content and that fixed the problem. Transplanted the Featured Products on Homepage module back on to the Homepage Content and that fixed the problem.

 

Is that the best or only way to have fixed the problem?

[Paul1568 0]

I've managed to change the image size and add the category title for each image, as per your instructions. How/where can I change the text (font, size colour etc).

 

Thank you for a great module

[Kerm 288]

Dont work on 1.4.7.0 for me

[Paul1568 0]

I've come across 2 problems when updating certain modules (in particular this one. One is due to the preference/performance section in prestashop: Force compile needs to be Yes, Cache needs to be No. The other problem is with the individual browser: where you have to delete its cache in order to see the updates. With the second problem you could also test it by opening it in a different browser to where you normally open it. So If you open it for the first time in Opera then it wont have a cache for your website.

 

Hope that helps

[Paul1568 0]

Can someone please tell me how do I get the category boxes to start and finish inline with the other modules and margins? At the moment the left box is slightly indented from the left hand margin and the right hand box stops just short of the right hand margin. Any help would be much appreciated

 

Thank you

[rocabola 0]

I see i'm not the only one who can't make it works in 1.4.7... any idea?

[jhnstcks 336]

I see i'm not the only one who can't make it works in 1.4.7... any idea?

 

What exactly is happening?

 

I just uploaded onto my test site which is running 1.4.7.3 and don't see any problems

Edited April 16, 2012 by jhnstcks

[Demonthorn 0]

can't download? Permission problem

[gnappoman 1]

which is the latest version of this module (with the corrections proposed in past posts)?

[jhnstcks 336]

Module updated v1.2 -

Uploadable through the modules import on back-office.

Category titles added.

Css included in the module folder and NOT in themes/css/module/homecategories folder.

Positioning improved.

 

Note: You will need to uninstall the old module first and then upload the new module and reinstall it to update the module on your server.

[JackTheRipper 3]

v 1.4.7.3 works perfect !

Thanks!

[jujutte24 19]

Hi,

very very very good free module !

I'd like to thank you so much !

 

However, I have two little problems.

 

First :

The pictures are one of the categories below the other ...(see attachment photo)

I think of a conflict of CSS.

Do you have an idea ?

 

Second:

Also i would like to have an Other picture than the "medium" or "small" category's picture...A spécial one, on a folder on the site root.

Do you have an idea of the good code to apply ?

(i think it's line 17 on tpl page)

 

Thank you for this help