show all categories

what is the correct link that will show the main categories on the page? Right now my "go shopping" link points to ?main_page=products_all and that mixes all the different categories into one page, I want to only see the main categories then when i click one i see all the products under that.

What is a "go shopping" link?
And where is it?

kobra:

What is a "go shopping" link?
And where is it?

well I have a link in my main menu called go shopping, (i renamed the products link). the point was though the products link takes me to the all products listing, where-as I want it to show the categories rather than the products.

I am not sure whether its something I can just link to ie main_page=show_categories or whether I have to enable it in the admin section to show categories first.

Ok to clarify my requirements.

say I had a simple menu structure such as this:

Categories ->
......mens ->
.small->
.large->
......womens ->
.small->
.large->

Now clicking on any of the above would take you to the correct category/sub-category and display the products within. HOWEVER I would also like the text "categories" to be a link, and clicking that link will show a page with the categories listed (along with their images).. I know its possible and probably quite simple but I cannot seem to find it. so I really just need to know what URL I should make the link point to, or where to enable this in the admin section so the page:products_all goes to the category instead.

I know its possible and probably quite simple but I cannot seem to find it. so I really just need to know what URL I should make the link point to
I do not believe there is a url for what you seek

well it is definitely possible because a previous site i had with zencart had that behavior by default. It showed a page with the category name and the category image above the text, Now I do have it backed up somewhere but I would need to reinstall the whole system to see the link which it was, i would prefer not to do but if no-one else knows then i may do it and post the link.

It may just be the all_products page but needs a setting changed in admin to show it like I explained.

got the b@stard. Pure guesswork.

so if you make the category=0 then it will show you the category options on a page. For example

http://www.itsadogslifestudio.com

main category is not a link

but visit

http://www.itsadogslifestudio.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=0

and that is exactly what I want!!

sounds about right, cPath=0 is the top category. I used the category tabs add-on on my site, as well as numerous other navigation methods.

flamer:

that is exactly what I want!!
Thank you for sharing what you learned

I have never tried that!!!

kobra:

Thank you for sharing what you learned

I have never tried that!!!

Yes thanks! just from a few days ago as well! Saved my bacon.