Remove categories list from certain pages

[lainybroon]

Hi I have found a solution on the forum which puts display none on the stylesheet, which iIdon't want to use. Is it not ideal for accessibility
Does anyone have a code /non css solution for this
I need eg if page = contact us or page_2 then do not display the left column category list
thanks for any guidance...
( note i am using the flyout menu for top horizontal nav, so only sub categories display on the left menu )

[lat9]

This tutorial describes how to turn off the entire left/right sidebox for certain pages, and might provide you a starting point for turning off only the categories sidebox on certain pages.

[lainybroon]

Hi..thanks for the reply..but I have been through that tutorial and many others. Disabling left and right is not a problem. It seems that isolating parts of the sidebox are more complex and i can't find a tutorial on that ( apart from display:none on css)

[lat9]

Since it's only the categories side-box that you don't want displayed on the contact_us page, you can edit/create /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php to add:

if ($_GET['main_page'] != FILENAME_CONTACT_US) {

as the first line after the comments and

}

as the next-to-last line (just before the >?). That will cause the side-box to be displayed on all pages except contact_us (unless the whole sidebox is disabled).

[gjh42]

"isolating parts of the sidebox are more complex and i can't find a tutorial on that"

Go to Tutorials/FAQ and select the Sideboxes article category. There are three articles on the first page that deal with this exact topic in various ways.