[SOLVED] Change home category to 'new products' link

[yellowbellys]

I'd like to change the top menu so the link to the 'home' category, which currently links to my home page, will link to the 'new products' page, but still maintain the dropdown containing all of the product subcategories. Any idea how to do this?

[vekia]

remove "home" as category from your menu items, instead of it create own link named "Home" with url to any page you want (in this case with link to new products page)

[yellowbellys]

remove "home" as category from your menu items, instead of it create own link named "Home" with url to any page you want (in this case with link to new products page)

 

But this won't allow the dropdown menu to pop up upon rollover, will it?

[vekia]

that's right, there will be no dropdow with categories

so i assume that you want this dropdown, but only change link associated with first menu item?

[yellowbellys]

that's right, there will be no dropdow with categories

so i assume that you want this dropdown, but only change link associated with first menu item?

 

That's right, at the moment the Home category goes to my front page, but I'm able to change the name of the category, but not the link. I'd like to change the link too and have the dropdown still work.

[yellowbellys]

Any ideas?

[vekia]

hello

sorry for long waiting time, i missed you reply

in this case it's necessary to alter blocktopmenu.php file (located in module directory)

 

there is a code like:
 

if ($category['level_depth'] > 1)
			{
				$cat = new Category($category['id_category']);
				$link = Tools::HtmlEntitiesUTF8($cat->getLink());
			}
			else
				$link = $this->context->link->getPageLink('index');

change $link = $this->context->link->getPageLink('index'); to $link = $this->context->link->getPageLink('new-products');

[yellowbellys]

hello

sorry for long waiting time, i missed you reply

in this case it's necessary to alter blocktopmenu.php file (located in module directory)

 

there is a code like:

 

if ($category['level_depth'] > 1)
			{
				$cat = new Category($category['id_category']);
				$link = Tools::HtmlEntitiesUTF8($cat->getLink());
			}
			else
				$link = $this->context->link->getPageLink('index');

change $link = $this->context->link->getPageLink('index'); to $link = $this->context->link->getPageLink('new-products');

This makes perfect sense, I've changed it like so:

 

private function generateCategoriesMenu($categories)

{

$html = '';

 

foreach ($categories as $key => $category)

{

if ($category['level_depth'] > 1)

{

$cat = new Category($category['id_category']);

$link = Tools::HtmlEntitiesUTF8($cat->getLink());

}

else

$link = $this->context->link->getPageLink('new-products');

 

It isn't changing on the site, unfortunately! Do I need to do something else in addition to uploading the changed .php file?

[vekia]

now it's time to re-save settings in your block top menu page

just open top menu configuration page and hit save button (you don't have to change anything, just save settings)

[yellowbellys]

now it's time to re-save settings in your block top menu page

just open top menu configuration page and hit save button (you don't have to change anything, just save settings)

Ahh, I just experimented with the cache settings, and deleting the cache worked, I'll remember to just save settings in the module to trigger a clear cache, thanks so much for your help!!

[vekia]

you're welcome :-)

topic marked as solved.

 

with regards,

Milos