[Unsolved] How to limit the number # of categories shown on front page and left column?

[Rockstar2]

I would like a maximum number # of 5 categories to show on the sidebar and after the limit -- for the word "more" to show under each category section. How can I do this?

[Rockstar2]

anyone know how?

[thisisit]

I believe you should update the code.
However there is another way to limit the depth of the category. Go to back office, modules, Categories block, maximum depth

[Rockstar2]

Mine is different. I want to show the 1st dept of subcats but want to limit them to show only 5 on the sidebar and to see the rest customer must click on "more" next to each category.

[Rockstar2]

anyone know what code to update?

[rocky]

I suggest that you set the "Maximum depth" on the configuration page of the "Categories block" to 1 so that only the top-level categories are displayed, then change line 112 of modules/blockcategories/blockcategories.php from:

ORDER BY `level_depth` ASC, cl.`name` ASC'))

to:

ORDER BY `level_depth` ASC, cl.`name` ASC LIMIT 0, 6'))

This should display 5 categories only. You can then edit modules/blockcategories/blockcategories.tpl and add the following after line 15 (the ):

getCategoryLink(1, 'home')}">{l s='More...' mod='blockcategoriesnc'}

[Timothy Jarman]

Hey Rocky, thank you very very much for your help.

 

I have never coded before but as my blockcategories.php was different from above, here is how I got my clients shop to display only 4 main categories.

 

 

blockcategories.php contained:

 

 

ORDER BY `level_depth` ASC, '.(Configuration::get('BLOCK_CATEG_SORT') ? 'cl.`name`' : 'c.`position`').' '.(Configuration::get('BLOCK_CATEG_SORT_WAY') ? 'DESC' : 'ASC'))

 

 

 

Changed to the following:

 

ORDER BY `level_depth` ASC, '.(Configuration::get('BLOCK_CATEG_SORT') ? 'cl.`name`' : 'c.`position`').' '.(Configuration::get('BLOCK_CATEG_SORT_WAY') ? 'DESC' : 'ASC LIMIT 5'))

 

 

 

If i have got this wrong, please let me know

 

Thanks

 

www.fantasy-costumes.co.uk

[cedgeonline]

Hi Rocky,

 

The first line works:

 

ORDER BY `level_depth` ASC, cl.`name` ASC LIMIT 0, 6'))

 

But the second line seems to be not working, 

 

<p><a >getCategoryLink(1, 'home')}">{l s='More...' mod='blockcategoriesnc'}</a></p>

 

Where will you put the line in our blockcategories.tpl?

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{if $blockCategTree && $blockCategTree.children|@count}

<!-- Block categories module -->

<div id="categories_block_left" class="block">

  <h2 class="title_block">

    {if isset($currentCategory)}

        {$currentCategory->name|escape}

    {else}

        {l s='Categories' mod='blockcategories'}

    {/if}

</h2>

<div class="block_content">

    <ul class="tree {if $isDhtml}dhtml{/if}">

        {foreach from=$blockCategTree.children item=child name=blockCategTree}

            {if $smarty.foreach.blockCategTree.last}

                {include file="$branche_tpl_path" node=$child last='true'}

          {else}

               {include file="$branche_tpl_path" node=$child}

          {/if}

       {/foreach}

    </ul>

  </div>

</div>

<!-- /Block categories module -->

{/if}

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