IF statement to turn off left/right column on category page

[milkyway]

Hi all..

I tried to insert an IF statement in tpl_main_page.php so that I can turn off different left or right column combination in category and subcategory page.... I also need this IF statement for other purpose.


- Category page, i.e www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
I need to turn off left column, turn on right column on this page

- Sub-category page, i.e http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main...dex&cPath=1_10
I need to turn on left column, turn off right column on this page


I tried the following codes:


if ($current_page=='index' && (int)$cPath>0) {
$flag_disable_left = true;
}

if ($current_page=='index' && $cPath>0 && (int)cPath_array>0) {
$flag_disable_right = true;
}

Anyhow the 2nd if statement didn't work for sub-category page. 1st if statement works.

Please Zenner help me out.... thanks!

[Ajeh]

You could use:
$current_category_id

for the immediate categories_id ...

[milkyway]

Hi Linda,

Thanks for the codes, it works for immediate category id, anyhow I would like the code for the whole category page and also another statement for sub-category page.

i.e for sub-cat ../index.php?main_page=index&cPath=x_xx

might be ../index.php?main_page=index&cPath=x_xx_xx or sub-sub-cat page.

x_xx could be any category/sub-cat pages, so I would like to turn off right column in all sub-cat or sub-sub-cat page, while in category page I would like to turn off left column only.

Many thanks for help!

[Ajeh]

Stick this at the top of your tpl_header.php and navigate through your categories to get a better feel for how these work ...

Note: when you are looking via Manufacture's sidebox and pick a category it with be $_GET['filter_id'] being used ...

[milkyway]

Hi Linda,

I'm not sure what you meant by Manufacturer's sidebox?
Perhaps you were replying to other's thread?

[milkyway]

Still can't crack this...any help really appreciated.

Thanks

[milkyway]

Anyone can help me with the IF statement to:

- turn off left column only in category page
- turn off right column only in sub-category page (as well as sub-sub-category page)

Thanks!