How to create new category without displaying it's link?

[miles]

I would like to create a new category but I don't want the link for that new category to appear in the categories sidebox. I want to place its link to other place.

Is it possible to disable that new category link from the categories sidebox? Thank you.

[stevesh]

There's a 'Hide Categories' mod in Downloads, but I'm not sure how it works.

[gjh42]

It would function to hide the new category from everybody except customers you give the link to (if any). It might be overkill for this application, though - you just want the category name to not appear in the sidebox, if I understand correctly.

For that you could edit /includes/templates/your_template/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php. Find this near the top:

    if (zen_get_product_types_to_category($box_categories_array[$i]['path']) == 3 or ($box_categories_array[$i]['top'] != 'true' and SHOW_CATEGORIES_SUBCATEGORIES_ALWAYS != 1)) {
      // skip if this is for the document box (==3) 
    } else { 

and add

$box_categories_array[$i]['path'] == 23 or

to the if statement to get

    if ($box_categories_array[$i]['path'] == 23 or zen_get_product_types_to_category($box_categories_array[$i]['path']) == 3 or ($box_categories_array[$i]['top'] != 'true' and SHOW_CATEGORIES_SUBCATEGORIES_ALWAYS != 1)) {
      // skip if this is for the document box (==3) 
    } else { 

Change 23 to the cPath for your category.
This code will skip display of that category in the categories sidebox.

[triplexxx]

Glenn

how can i hide 2 categories this code hide one but i need to hide 2 categories

[gjh42]

Answered for your post in the Categories Dressing thread.