Display 20 categories with button to view all...

Does anyone know I would go about making it where the Categories sidebox only displayed 20 categories, but had a link to click to display the rest of the categories?:blink:

You could make the rest of the categories subcategories of category 20, perhaps?

I'm doing it for a client... they are adamant that they didn't want to do it that way... I already suggested that one.

Aha, I figured my solution seemed too obvious :blush:

Though I don't see that doing it any other way would be any different to be honest...

Yeah... I agree... but you know how some people can be about things...

Oh, I know, sneak in a tiny fullstop on it's own as Category 20 and don't tell them, then add an EZ Page that links to the subcategories... you never know, they might fall for it... :shocking: :shocking:

:P :P :P

That was something I was thinking about... I'm not sure how to restrict the Categories sidebox to 20 categories though... I'm pretty sure he won't go for it anyway.

Probably tpl_index_categories.php would be the place to start. You would need a counter to tell how many categories had been output, and stop at 20. That is the easy part - next you would need a link/switch that would set a variable to disable the cutoff when clicked. It would need to go through the URL, so you would probably need a form submit...

There is a mod for users to choose how many products to display per page; that code could guide you.

LittleOleMeDesigns:

the Categories sidebox only displayed 20 categories, but had a link to click to display the rest of the categories?:blink:
I'm not making an argument here by any means, but I've been thinking about this now ever since you first replied to me. Unless you're explaining it badly what they want, the last category could simply be titled 'click here for more categories'

Sorry, but I just don't get what it is they're wanting really :no:

I'd say your best recourse would be to simply tell them it's not possible - that's my twopence on it for what it's worth

From the way I'm understanding it... something like a javascript reveal kind of thing... only 20 categories shown, but then you click a link and the categories sidebox expands to show the remaining categories is what he's wanting.

See this is where I am totally lost, what you and I suggested effectively does that.

Oh well, good luck with them, I think you'll need it :wink:

Oops sorry, I missed the "sidebox" part :)

If the sidebox only shows those 20 categories by default, and you have to click something every time you want to see the rest, that could get tiresome for someone interested in the others. I think the more useful to the users (maybe not what the client thinks he wants) would be a customer setting for full or abbreviated sidebox, persistent until they change the setting.

Yeah... I've tried explaining that to him that it would be very annoying and would probably impact his sales to have some of his categories hidden from customers... but not getting through to him.

He keeps referring to mobi-pocket.com.. they have an all categories link that does the EZ-Page concept.

Any pointers on how to achieve that concept?

You could simply turn off the left and right columns and use ... seems an arse about way of doing things though just for one request.....

Wait..... mobipocket.com you mean, not mobi-pocket.com LOL

gjh42's category dressing could probably do that... over to you Glenn :wink:

As with all things coding related, it is a question of "your" time and the "client's" money. :smile:

What is being proposed could be done but would take a fair amount of Javascript coding. If you tell them it would cost xxx hundred dollars to do, would they still be interested? Asking those kind of question is when I usually find out how serious the Client is about having something done.