How do I enter a NEW category after I already have inventory in the cart???

PLEASE HELP!!!!

Address for the site is http://www.hallenterprises33.com....

Thanks for helping!!!

Since you have some categories already, you can add new categories at the top level; then if you want subcategories of your existing categories, move the products out of the existing category, make the new subcats, and move the products into the subcats.

If you don't have any categories at all, you will have to delete all of your products before you can create categories.

what is meant by the top level?

My answer was originally written to cover a general situation. If you want subcategories in one of your existing categories, just move the products out of it to a temporary location (some other category), create your subcats and move the products into the new subcats.

Top level means main categories.

I can't even create subcategories!!! I also noticed that I can't add to my manufacturer's list either...

Did you recently apply the security patches? This inability to make admin changes can be a symptom of incorrectly applied patch files.

Otherwise, if you have moved all of the products out of the category and you still can't see the "new category" button under it, there is some deeper problem that needs hands-on assistance (looking at the site live, and possibly admin access).

we have not added any security patches...we are usin the newest version 1.38 that came with cpanel...also, I can see the "new category" button and I can fill it out...when I hit the button it redirects me back to the admin home page

I have been helping sprint219 on this project, the only patch that was attempted to be installed was the pretty url's it did not work and I think I removed it all, but not sure. Were would I check and what file should I post here.

Where did this "Pretty URL's" module come from?

The real name of it is seo urls, I am used to working with forums and thats why I called it pretty urls....http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=231

The purpose for which that module was created (some years ago) is now obsolete.

Zencart does not need any of these "SEO" modules and in fact probably interfaces with Search Engines FAR BETTER without them.

I have never used them and over the years have built over 100 sites for different clients all over the world. My clients use traditional SEO techniques to climb up the SERPS, and these are really quite straight forward.

Where my clients have done their SE management correctly (usually through a significant investment of time and effort), they get exceptionally good SE page ranking - and this is achieved WITHOUT any of these SEO modules.

As I have never used these modules, I can't advise on how to remove them... but if you look in the module's original folders, you'll see what files are involved, and where they are located. Just remove them from the server.

It's possible that your .htaccess file was also "modified" to insert a bit of RE-WRITE code. That will also need to be removed.

If the installation is an un-patched version, then install the required security patches.

If, after restoration to core behaviour, the admin section still does not behave properly, you may have other issues with the site... so come back and let us know.

I am not real familur with zencart but Under the admin folder here is what the .htaccess folder has in it....

.htaccess
ASCII English text

$Id: .htaccess 1105 2005-04-04 22:05:35Z birdbrain $

This is used with Apache WebServers

For this to work, you must include the parameter 'Options' to

the AllowOverride configuration

Example:

<Directory "/usr/local/apache/htdocs">

AllowOverride Options

</Directory>

'All' with also work. (This configuration is in the

apache/conf/httpd.conf file)

The following makes adjustments to the SSL protocol for Internet

Explorer browsers

Fix certain PHP values

#<IfModule mod_php4.c>

php_value session.use_trans_sid 0

php_value register_globals 1

#</IfModule>

to turn off register_globals

php_value register_globals 0