Multi-level Subcategories

**MsHutch** · 5 Apr 2007, 05:38 PM

I have searched and cannot seem to find a situation similar to mine. The main categories show in the center column on the shop's home page, but when I open a subcategory that has subcategories, they do not show in the center column. The link to my puzzling problem is http://bayviewmemorial.ca/shop/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=8. I sure would appreciate any ideas you might have.

Thank you,

Colleen

**Ajeh** · 5 Apr 2007, 07:03 PM

Do you have Products and Categories in your Categories? This includes Products that are disabled or set to products_status = 0

That will prevent many things from working ...

Categories hold Categories or Products ... never both at the same time ...

**MsHutch** · 5 Apr 2007, 08:34 PM

No, I don't have products and categories in my categories. As you may have seen, when you click on the Dogs Category, again a list of subcategories appears in the center column. I am at a loss as to what I may have done to cause this.

Thanks for your time,

Colleen

**MsHutch** · 5 Apr 2007, 08:44 PM

Oops, I was wrong Linda! I went into my database and searched on that category and found one product that was not listed in the store admin. I deleted it and all is well!!!

Thank you again,

Colleen

**Ajeh** · 7 Apr 2007, 02:09 AM

/me *snicker* ... eyes in back of her head ...

Every now and then one of those little fellows sneak in there as the safeties were added to help prevent this a few versions ago ... but there was nothing to stop this from those sites already breaking the rule or from forcing the break etc.

When problems finally do make themselves as apparent as we know they are ... people will come here and have these odd or abnormal behaviors ... and usually, this is the culprit ...

Thanks for posting back an update on this!

**DuckBill** · 14 Nov 2008, 03:02 AM

Can someone please explain this:

Originally Posted by Ajeh

Do you have Products and Categories in your Categories? This includes Products that are disabled or set to products_status = 0

That will prevent many things from working ...

Categories hold Categories or Products ... never both at the same time ...

How can a heirarchy of products be structured without having products in subcategories within top categories? Thanks for any help with this puzzle.

**Ajeh** · 14 Nov 2008, 10:09 PM

Any way you want is fine ...

For example:

Code:

TOP1
  SUB1 <--- products
  SUB2
    SUBSUB1 <--- products
    SUBSUB2 <--- products
  SUB3  <--- products
TOP2 <--- products
TOP3
  SUB1 <--- products
  SUB2 <--- products
  SUB3 <--- products

NOTE: Categories hold Products or Categories but never both ...

**DuckBill** · 11 Feb 2009, 06:23 AM

Finally I understand the category/product hierarchy in zencart.

That products should only be in the bottom level subcategories after drilling down into menu. To show all products for a particular category of subcategories, just make an 'All' subcategory and link products from same level subcategories so all items are in one place if customer prefers to look at all.