Defining a subcategory - code problems

[G3sal]

So I'm skinning zencart for a client. I installed a sidebox called category product list. It reveals all the subcategories as well as top categories. Well I ran into a problem:

The "subcategories" get tagged with the class "category-products", meaning that when i add a product to the subcategory, the products show in the menu as well. It would't be a problem if they were classed differently. I could set the products to display: none.

My question is: How do I get subcategories to display the proper class in the HTML? Is there a control in the admin panel? This is driving me nuts, and I'm a seasoned developer.

The site is http://wearitagainsamvintage.com/shop/

The heirarchy should be as such:
Women's
Day Dresses
(no products)

If anyone could help, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

[stevesh]

I'm not sure this is a CSS thing, though I haven't used that mod.

Just to check - the Women's category is in Top, and only contains the Day dresses subcategory, which only contains the product1 ?

It kind of looks like you have that product in the Day dresses subcat as well as the Top category, which won't work.

[G3sal]

Thanks for the reply. It's definitely not a CSS issue. Here's the culprit, located in template_default/sideboxes/

// set top style
if ($box_categories_array[$i]['top'] == 'true') {
$a_class = 'category-top';
} elseif($box_categories_array[$i]['has_sub_cat']) {
$a_class = 'category-subs';
} else {
$a_class='category-products';
}

Yes, you are correct:

"Just to check - the Women's category is in Top, and only contains the Day dresses subcategory, which only contains the product1 ?"

I want only the top and subcategories to display in the sidebar, but no products. The problem is that the above php conditionals generate this:

<a class="category-top" href="#">Women's</a></li>
<a class="category-products" href="#">Day dresses</a></li>
<a class="category-products" href="#">Product1</a></li>

It's defining the subcategory "Day Dresses" as a product.

I'd like it to be:
<a class="category-top" href="#">Women's</a></li>
<a class="category-sub" href="#">Day dresses</a></li>


Any idea why? I know I'm doing something wrong, but I'm not sure what. Seems like it's a problem on the admin side. Dunno.

I appreciate any insight...

Thanks,
Sal

[stevesh]

Try adding a product to the Party dresses subcategory and see if it does the same thing.

[G3sal]

Try adding a product to the Party dresses subcategory and see if it does the same thing.

Same thing
Check it out:
http://wearitagainsamvintage.com/sho...php?main_page=

[gjh42]

.category-products is a marker for a subcat that has no subcats, only (possibly) products. It does not refer to actual product items. There is no error there.
Your mod is apparently built to display the products as well as categories in the sidebox. If you don't know enough PHP to modify its code, you can use another mod instead. Fragfutter's "Uncollapsed Category Tree" mod, hosted on his site and accessible from his thread in the forum, is reliable and easy to install, and will display all the categories and nothing else.
If you want more control over which categories display, use Categories Dressing from Free Addons.