List subcategories in the category page?

[Cindy2010]

Hello,
Is there a way that I can list the sub-categories in the category page?

For example, if I have category "Laptops", then subcategories "IBM" and "Dell". If user clicks the "Laptop" on the left category side box, then at the center of the page, in addition to the current category's information (image and description of "Laptop"), I want IBM and Dell to be listed as well.


Thanks a lot.
Cindy

[stevesh]

I'm not exactly sure what you're asking, but what's your setting in the last option under Admin - Configuration - Product Listing ?

It sounds like you may have both products and subcategories in 'Laptop', and you can't do that.

[Cindy2010]

I think I didn't make it clear. What I mean is, using this example:

There is a "first level" category, as "Laptop".
Then there are "second level" sub-categories under "Laptop", as "IBM", "Dell".
And then there are products under "IBM" and "Dell".

The problem is:
By default, in the main home page, in the left category box, if I click "Laptop", the information (name, image) about category "Laptop" will be displayed in the center box.
But what I want is, when I click the "Laptop" in the left category box, I want the information (name, image) of "IBM" and "Dell" to appear in the center box. I guess this should be a very reasonable logic, because there is no product directly under "Laptop", "Laptop" is simply an empty parent category. So when user clicks it, what user really wants is to see its sub-categories under it.

Any idea of how to do this?

Thanks.

[stevesh]

The admin setting I mentioned before displays (or doesn't) the subcategory names (and images, if any) in the center column when the main category is selected.

If I'm still not getting it, a link or screenshot might help.

[Cindy2010]

Here is an example of it:




The top image is what I have now, when I click the "Laptops" at the category left box.

The bottom is what I want: note the two sub-categories (IBM, Dell) at the center box.

Thank you

[Ajeh]

If you switch to the Classic Template do you see the Subcategories?

[frank18]

Admin > Catalog > Categories/Products

click master category

click edit button of sub-cat and add image for sub-cat

repeat for all sub-cats

adjust image size(s) in Admin > Configuration > Images

Example here: http://chilloutfashions.com.au/index...index&cPath=13

ignore the video and scroll down - I did not bother with an image for the sub-sub-cats (Embroidered and Printed)

[Cindy2010]

Oh, yeah, it shows up when I swtich to the default template.
So it is the problem of the template I use ----- well, anyone know which files controls that? I still want to use the template I have though.

[Ajeh]

Go to the Tools ... Developers Tool Kit ... in your Zen Cart Admin ...

In the bottom input box, do a search on:
category_row

Do you see that in line that is commented out?

The commented out line would probably look like:

// require(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory('category_row.php'));

The two forward slash marks // make the code a comment and stop it from running ... see if that is the problem with your template ...

[Cindy2010]

Thanks! That works!
(I found out the template I use, somehow removed the necessary code)