How to make Specials Category display at top of list?

**nathanscrivener** · 31 Oct 2010, 01:56 AM

Hi, just wondering how to move the 'Specials' category to the top of the list? It does not show up in the categories list in Zen Cart admin, so I can't set a sort order for it.

At the moment it is displaying at the bottom of the list.

Thanks in advance ....

**Ajeh** · 31 Oct 2010, 03:54 AM

The link for Specials is added to the end of the Categories sidebox template in the tpl_categories.php ...

You would need to use your templates and overrides and find the code:

Code:

    if (SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_SPECIALS == 'true') {
      $show_this = $db->Execute("select s.products_id from " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s where s.status= 1 limit 1");
      if ($show_this->RecordCount() > 0) {
        $content .= '<a class="category-links" href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS) . '">' . CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS . '</a>' . '<br />' . "\n";
      }
    }

Comment out the line with the $content and add that whole peice of code:

Code:

    if (SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_SPECIALS == 'true') {
      $show_this = $db->Execute("select s.products_id from " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s where s.status= 1 limit 1");
      if ($show_this->RecordCount() > 0) {
        $content .= '<a class="category-links" href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS) . '">' . CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS . '</a>' . '<br />' . "\n";
      }
    }

before the start of the FOR loop that is in the file ...

**nathanscrivener** · 31 Oct 2010, 06:35 AM

Thanks Linda, you are awesome!!!!

**Ajeh** · 31 Oct 2010, 06:52 AM

You are most welcome ... thanks for the update that you were able to change the location of the Specials Link in the Categories sidebox by rearranging things ...