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Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

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30 May 2012, 10:01 PM
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Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

Hi all

Im using the following URL to present my customers with the various categories to browse my store (rather than use a side bar column)

http://test.italianhampers.co.uk/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=0

Does anyone know of a setting how I would force the store to present the categories in four columns, rather than three columns and four rows, as it is behaving now.

Looked all through options and cant find anything, getting really tired :wacko: and sure Im missing it.

Thanks for any help.

Andy

31 May 2012, 1:13 AM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

Configuration > Maximum Values > Categories To List Per Row.

There are many instances where settings for one aspect of the site are spread over two or three configuration pages. Always check Min/Max if there are quantities involved in a setting and you can't find it under the relevant area.

4 Jun 2012, 10:36 AM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

Many thanks for the answer!

22 Mar 2013, 4:05 AM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

Greetings,

All searches for Category Horizontal Display, Category Grid Listing,..etc. seem to come back to you. Congratulations! Your PM limit has apparently been reached so I can't message you. Would you be kind enough to drop me a quick note at admin [AT] Vapesales[DOT]com? My developer is having an issue with Horizontal Category Display.

Thank You Very Much
Paul

22 Mar 2013, 4:29 AM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

Hi Glenn

I'm working with Paul up there and I'm having a problem getting our categories to line up horozontally across our index page.

http://www.vapesales.com/store/

it's 1.5 and I'm 99% certain this should be way easier than this. Can you point to what I may be doing wrong? If this is in the wrong forum, I apologize. thanks!

22 Mar 2013, 4:48 AM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

The items in the standard categories listing are floated left; your stylesheet has apparently removed this.```
.centeredContent, TH, #cartEmptyText, #cartBoxGVButton, #cartBoxEmpty, #cartBoxVoucherBalance, #navCatTabsWrapper, #navEZPageNextPrev, #bannerOne, #bannerTwo, #bannerThree, #bannerFour, #bannerFive, #bannerSix, #siteinfoCredits, #siteinfoStatus, #siteinfoIP, .center, .cartRemoveItemDisplay, .cartQuantityUpdate, .cartQuantity, .cartTotalsDisplay, #cartBoxGVBalance, .accountQuantityDisplay, .ratingRow, LABEL#textAreaReviews, #productMainImage, #reviewsInfoDefaultProductImage, #productReviewsDefaultProductImage, #reviewWriteMainImage, .specialsListBoxContents, .categoryListBoxContents, .additionalImages, .centerBoxContentsSpecials, .centerBoxContentsAlsoPurch, .centerBoxContentsFeatured, .centerBoxContentsNew, .gvBal, .attribImg {
text-align: left;
}

22 Mar 2013, 4:54 AM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

okay, I've added that to the bottom of my stylesheet but there is no change. All my categories are still shoved to the left.

22 Mar 2013, 4:57 AM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

When I changed text-align to float in the rule shown in your stylesheet in Firebug, it lined back up in columns as it should.

22 Mar 2013, 5:01 AM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

Oh I don't doubt it (the way my night is going) my syntax looks right? Is there maybe something I should remove from my style sheet?

22 Mar 2013, 5:33 AM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

Rather than add the rule to your stylesheet and duplicate what is already there, find the original rule around line 1200 or so and change text-align to float in that rule.

Make sure you delete the copy at the bottom of your stylesheet so it doesn't fight with the first one.

22 Mar 2013, 8:30 PM
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Re: Categories grid - can I change number of columns?

Thanks for the reply!

Well I removed the one at the bottom and this is the rule as it appears in my stylesheet:

.centeredContent, TH, #cartEmptyText, #cartBoxGVButton, #cartBoxEmpty, #cartBoxVoucherBalance, #navCatTabsWrapper, #navEZPageNextPrev, #bannerOne, #bannerTwo, #bannerThree, #bannerFour, #bannerFive, #bannerSix, #siteinfoCredits, #siteinfoStatus, #siteinfoIP, .center, .cartRemoveItemDisplay, .cartQuantityUpdate, .cartQuantity, .cartTotalsDisplay, #cartBoxGVBalance, .accountQuantityDisplay, .ratingRow, LABEL#textAreaReviews, #productMainImage, #reviewsInfoDefaultProductImage, #productReviewsDefaultProductImage, #reviewWriteMainImage, .specialsListBoxContents, .categoryListBoxContents, .additionalImages, .centerBoxContentsSpecials, .centerBoxContentsAlsoPurch, .centerBoxContentsFeatured, .centerBoxContentsNew, .gvBal, .attribImg {
text-align: left;
}

What should I change in this rule? It looks the same to me.