How do i remove subcategory pictures?

[lizar5-]

Ok here's what I want to do. I only have 1 category of products, and so on the first page there are no pictures. When I select the one category I have, 9 sub categories drop down all with their own picture, and when i select one of those 9 sub categories, that picture that was just used to describe that category copys over to the sub sub categories which I dont want. How do i prevent this from happening? Again, I want the pictures for the subcategories but I dont want them to follow over when i select a sub sub category or even when I finally select an item to view for the shopping cart ( I plan to use a more detail photo for the checkout page)

> category - nothing on main page
> 9 x sub category - pictures that describe these categories
> 20 x sub sub categories for each of the sub categories - I want each of these to have their own picture rather than the one copied over

[Ajeh]

I think we'd have to see your site to see the problem ...

The images for the categories only show based on what you load ...

If you have a Top Cat and want subcats to always show there is a setting where you can make the openning page start at that Category ...

As to no images, the centerboxes currently are two tier so if you have:
Main Cat
Sub Cat
Sub Cat <---- products
Sub Cat <---- products
Sub Cat
Sub Cat <---- products
Sub Cat <---- products

You will not see images from the Main Cat but will from the SubCats ...

The MainCat would only show the SubCat and their images if you were in that Main Cat or set the main page to Always Open to the Main Cat ...

[lizar5-]

www.d2equip.com

an example would be

Diablo 2 > USEast > Charms

Theres 3 categories there with their own image, when you select one of them, that image is brought over on the following page. I dont want this.

Then when you select one of the products, the image is again brought over to the main product page. I dont want this either

[Ajeh]

You appear to be using the image for the Category and the Product ...

If you never want to see the Category image then do not add an image to the Category ...

If you do need to sometimes see the Category image there are settings to control images for the:
Configuration ... Product Listing ...

Catalog ... Product Type ... Product General ... Edit Layout ...

[lizar5-]

You appear to be using the image for the Category and the Product ...

If you never want to see the Category image then do not add an image to the Category ...

If you do need to sometimes see the Category image there are settings to control images for the:
Configuration ... Product Listing ...

Catalog ... Product Type ... Product General ... Edit Layout ...

not sure how this is supposed to help me because the only option that i see is "show product additional images" and that does nothing, or atleast anything i want it to.

[theng6987]

go to catalog/product listing menu, click on the green circle with an "e" next to your sub cat, selcet "Removes Image from Product, Image is NOT removed from server:"

[jaycode]

I think that doesn't answer the question. I understand what you want to do lizar5. The only way I know is by hardcoding tpl_index_product_list.php.

good luck

[pakenney]

Thanks for the tip jaycode! I was having the same problem. You're very close: the file to edit is tpl_index_categories.php (path is includes>templates>template_default>templates>tpl_index_categories.php).
Search for <div id="categoryImgListing" and delete that entire div (the entire line beginning with <div id.... ending with </div>. That removes the Top Subcategory Image on the pages I'm working on.

If there is a method for disabling the Top Subcategory Image in the Admin panel, I haven't been able to find it.

[jaycode]

No probie, glad being able to help, pakenney ;)

[nev]

or you could just add to the stylesheet

#categoryImgListing {
display:none;
}

and then the images just wont appear.

nev