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    Default Show subcategories on main page?

    This must be areally stupid thing, but I can't seem to grasp it. How do you show a list of subcategories, along with their images when you click on a category, insde the main content?

    Like on this site:

    http://www.dotcomtoolsuk.com/store/i...=index&cPath=4

    My sub-categories only show in the sidebox

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    Default Re: Show subcategories on main page?

    Look for "Categories - Always Show on Main Page" under Configuration>Layout Settings

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    Default Re: Show subcategories on main page?

    It's set to true. The main categories show on top (only the names, in grey) but if I click on them, the subcategories only appear in the sidebox.

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    Default Re: Show subcategories on main page?

    And "Always Show Categories and SubCategories" in same section?

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    Default Re: Show subcategories on main page?

    Those are my setting for that menu:


    Column Width - Left Boxes 150px
    Column Width - Right Boxes 150px
    Bread Crumbs Navigation Separator  :: 
    Define Breadcrumb Status 1
    Bestsellers - Number Padding  
    Bestsellers - Truncate Product Names 35
    Bestsellers - Truncate Product Names followed by ... true
    Categories Box - Show Specials Link true
    Categories Box - Show Products New Link true
    Shopping Cart Box Status 1
    Categories Box - Show Featured Products Link true
    Categories Box - Show Products All Link true
    Column Left Status - Global 1
    Column Right Status - Global 1 Column Width - Left 150px
    Column Width - Right 150px
    Categories Separator between links Status 1
    Categories Separator between the Category Name and Count ->
    Categories Separator between the Category Name and Sub Categories |_ 
    Categories Count Prefix  (
    Categories Count Suffix )
    Categories SubCategories Indent   
    Categories with 0 Products Status 0 Split Categories Box True
    Shopping Cart - Show Totals 1
    Customer Greeting - Show on Index Page 1
    Categories - Always Show on Main Page 1
    Main Page - Opens with Category 0
    Categories - Always Open to Show SubCategories 1
    Banner Display Groups - Header Position 1

    Banner Display Groups - Header Position 2

    Banner Display Groups - Header Position 3

    Banner Display Groups - Footer Position 1

    Banner Display Groups - Footer Position 2

    Banner Display Groups - Footer Position 3 Wide-Banners
    Banner Display Groups - Side Box banner_box SideBox-Banners
    Banner Display Groups - Side Box banner_box2 SideBox-Banners Banner Display Group - Side Box banner_box_all BannersAll
    Footer - Show IP Address status 1
    Product Discount Quantities - Add how many blank discounts? 5
    Product Discount Quantities - Display how many per row? 5
    Categories/Products Display Sort Order 0
    Option Names and Values Global Add, Copy and Delete Features Status 1
    Categories-Tabs Menu ON/OFF 1
    Site Map - include My Account Links? No Skip 1-prod Categories True
    Use split-login page False
    CSS Buttons No






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    Default Re: Show subcategories on main page?

    Link to your site?

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    Default Re: Show subcategories on main page?

    Try adding more products. Single product category goes straight to product.

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    Default Re: Show subcategories on main page?

    I did.. still sub categories won't show

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    Default Re: Show subcategories on main page?

    Quote Originally Posted by silverbitz View Post
    LOL! Look at your source.... the categories are there... but you've put this in your css:

    #logo, .centerBoxContents, .specialsListBoxContents, .categoryListBoxContents, .centerBoxContentsAlsoPurch, .attribImg {
    float: left;
    display:none;
    }
    Get rid of that display:none;

 

 
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