Location of subcategory files?

[hflsales]

I am trying to find the files that contain my subcategory html pages so I can edit the html directly in the file itself instead of going to the admin to edit it. TIA!

[stevesh]

There are no subcategory HTML pages in Zencart. Everything is built from PHP files and database entries. Let us know exactly what you want to change, and we might be able to help.

[hflsales]

Thanks stevesh. I am building custom subcategory pages & Zencart is limiting how long the page can be. If it goes over a certain length, the code gets scrambled. Is there a way around this?

[schoolboy]

Thanks stevesh. I am building custom subcategory pages & Zencart is limiting how long the page can be. If it goes over a certain length, the code gets scrambled. Is there a way around this?

There aren't any "subcategory pages"... "Pages" - in the sense of static HTML pages - do not exist. Content and Information is stored in the DATABASE - not in any "files" - so your hunting for HTML files will lead you nowhere.

All category INFORMATION and CONTENT is contained in the database, and you add your content there (for categories, it is via the category EDIT function.)

There is technically NO LIMIT to the quantity of data you add, so if you wanted a category description to run to the length of Tolstoy's "War And Peace", this is quite possible (though impractical).

"Pages" are built on-the-fly by the PHP code, which gathers up the data and resources (such as images and DEFINE VARIABLES) and ASSEMBLES each page for the user - depending on what the user REQUESTS.

The "page" is delivered to the browser, and when the visitor clicks a link or performs an action, that "page" EVAPORATES FOREVER, and a NEW page is built by the PHP, which is then delivered to the browser.

Along the way, calculations can be made (and data stored), but EACH PAGE is made up for EACH UNIQUE VISITOR. And when they move around in the site, these pages "vanish" and new ones are made in their place.

[denniszc]

i believe the length is set in the database, go to your database and edit for the subcategory, and increase the length it would accept. for example, say the sub category is set as VARCHAR(32), change this to VARCHAR(64) or anything longer

[RodG]

i believe the length is set in the database, go to your database and edit for the subcategory, and increase the length it would accept. for example, say the sub category is set as VARCHAR(32), change this to VARCHAR(64) or anything longer

Just wondering how is this relevant to the question?

Cheers
Rod

[stevesh]

Thanks stevesh. I am building custom subcategory pages & Zencart is limiting how long the page can be. If it goes over a certain length, the code gets scrambled. Is there a way around this?

It may be i don't know what you mean by 'subcategory pages'. If you mean the product listing, there's an option in Admin - Configuration - Product Listing - Display Product Description that allows you to set the maximum length of the description . The default is 150 characters.

[hflsales]

I went into the database and found the html for the category_description. But the html I need to edit is a sub category of a sub category. Does anybody know where I can find that? It is exactly what I need but not sure how to find it.

[hflsales]

I found it but it says "Because of its length, this column might not be editable". Does anybody know how to make the text length of a column longer in the database?

[DivaVocals]

I went into the database and found the html for the category_description. But the html I need to edit is a sub category of a sub category. Does anybody know where I can find that? It is exactly what I need but not sure how to find it.

ALL categories are stored in the CATEGORIES table.. (this includes SUB-categories)

The BIGGER question is WHY are you editing the category description in the categories TABLE when there is an entire admin section that allows you to CREATE and EDIT categories where you can do this????