Categories Dressing

[amyleew]

If I add Categories Dressing and put a few headings there like shop by brand, theme, new products etc. how do I go about adding new categories under them. For example I get something new in with a different theme, how do I put a new theme under that section without it going under say, brand. Does it work by the sort order or does it alter the look of Catalog > Categories/Products or some other way?

I haven't added it yet because it looks really hard. The read me scared me off but I am still keen to put some structure to my categories and make them look a little more user friendly.

[gjh42]

The category headings work simply by putting a block of content above a particular category in the sidebox. The category display order is the sort order you set in Categories/Products.
If you set the sort orders like 10, 20, 30, etc. it will be easy to add new categories in between.
If you get a new category that belongs above the one at the top of its group, you would have to transfer the heading to the new category. That is done by changing one number in a define statement.

Some parts of it are complex, but that is for complex requirements. Adding headings is straightforward, as long as you can follow directions.

[amyleew]

Thanks. I am going to give it a try today. Thanks Glenn. I have to say, its comforting knowing that you give such great support for this. Thanks.

[amyleew]

It's safe to say I am stupid. I don't even know where to start.

I have Categories Dressing installed and all I want to do is put a few simple divider lines in to split up categories a bit. I don't need headings and I don't want all of my sub-folders displayed (worked out how to fix that).

Can I just be completely stupid and ask what do I do next. I have read the read me a million times and I am about 50 pages through this thread and I am still none the wiser on what to do next. Am I missing a page or it or something??

I can see from the read me that I need to define the cpath or whatever but I can't even find where I do that. Firstly, what is the filename that I do that in? Do I have to add in that 'define ('CAT_BOX_HEADING_52','0|1||;//divider only - style 1 line' somewhere or should it be in there waiting for me already to edit it. If I have to add it in... where do I do that?

[gjh42]

Under "Application"
To apply any of the following modifications, locate the defines shown in your categories_dressing_defines.php,

/includes/languages/english/extra_definitions/categories_dressing_defines.php

define ('CAT_BOX_HEADING_52','0|1||;
Change the 52 to whatever the cPath= says in the top address bar when you are on the category you want a divider above.

Copy and make one for each category needed.

Also, comment out all the CAT_BOX_HEADING_ defines you don't want to use (put // in front of the whole line).

[amyleew]

You're fantastic! Turns out I would have worked it out provided I was in the right file. I never claimed to be a genius.

Thanks heaps... it is exactly the look I was after!

[brickship]

Hi I love your mod.

I have read 122 pages and almost all of my questions have been answered!

I have a multilingual question.

I am trying to implement catbg#.gif, hover, and selected for both English and Japanese.

If I don't add Japanese images to the japanese/buttons folder the category stays in text format, but if I upload Japanese images using the catbg#.gif format they show up but only in English. Most likely from the english/buttons folder.

What do you think I need to add, fix, re-code to make it look for the Japanese images.

Thank you for taking the time to look into this.

Regards,
Jason
brickship.com