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    Default Product categories displayed on main page?

    Hi,

    I want to set my cart up in a layout that has limited space width wise. Due to this I don't want either of the left or right hand side boxes displayed at all.. so I've shut them off in the admin.

    My issue is that I now want to just have the product categories displayed in a rows on the main page of my store. So it would be something like this:

    Code:
          X          X          X
       cat 1      cat 2       cat 3
    
    
          X          X          X
       cat 4      cat 5       cat 6

    ... where X is an image pertaining to that category, and cat X is a link into the category (to show the products). I also want to get rid of the products that are displaying there by default in the "New for" sections or whatever.

    I've taken a look through the admin and the template files, but I just can't seem to find where I would start to make this sort of change.

    Anyone have any advice for me??

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    Default Re: Product categories displayed on main page?

    Is something like this possible?

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    Default Re: Product categories displayed on main page?

    Have you an URL for your site that we can peek at how you have things displayed currently?
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    Default Re: Product categories displayed on main page?

    Yup..

    http://factoryshoe.ianarmstrong.com/...ain_page=index

    I've disabled the style sheets for the moment, as I'm still in the middle of getting the cart contents to fit within my layout.

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    Default Re: Product categories displayed on main page?

    In the Configuration ... Layout Settings ... there are 2 settings for:

    Categories - Always Show on Main Page
    Always Show Categories on Main Page
    0= off
    1= on
    Default category can be set to Top Level or a Specific Top Level
    And then the actual categories_id to start with:
    Main Page - Opens with Category
    0= Top Level Categories
    Or enter the Category ID#
    Note: Sub Categories can also be used Example: 3_10
    See if that doesn't help you get the main page of your site to begin with the Top Level Categories ...
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    Default Re: Product categories displayed on main page?

    Ah yes, that did it! Thanks!

    Do you happen to know how to hide the "New Products for" boxes?

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    Default Re: Product categories displayed on main page?

    Assuming that you mean in the center column ...

    Admin > Configuration > Index Listing

    there you will find references to four situations where the new products boxes may be displayed, setting any or all of them to 0 will suppress their display.
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    Default Re: Product categories displayed on main page?

    Thank you, Ajeh!

 

 

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