Add Home link to category listing

I want to add Home to where the product categories are displayed.

Such as Home | Product Category | Product Category

I have been searching for this but I can not find it.

admin -> configuration -> layout settings -> Categories-Tabs Menu ON/OFF

This will give you a "new navigation bar" which will list your categories.

Actually that is already on.

I just want to have the Home`link next to the categories.

OK, try this:

in includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_categories_tabs.php

find this code:

<div id="navCatTabsWrapper">
<div id="navCatTabs">
<ul>

Just below the <ul> add the following line of code:

<li><?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a></li>

Save the file to includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_modules_categories_tabs.php and upload it to your server.

Excellent thank you very much.

Would you also know where to change the CSS so I can change the styling of this area?

find the following declarations in your stylesheet

#navCatTabsWrapper
#navCatTabs

apply the styling you want.

Yeah I was using that before, but the categories are still grey. I also tried changing all the entries that use that to the same color, which was not grey.

Thanks again.

Slightly new variant of the same thing:

You know in the category sidebar?

Categories

Product Category
Product Category
Product Category
Product Category
etc

I actually would like to have:

Categories

Home
Product Category
Product Category
Product Category

Is that possible?

Yes, it can be done as follows:

in includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes
Open tpl_categories.php and find the following line of code:

for ($i=0;$i<sizeof($box_categories_array);$i++) {

JUST ABOVE this line add the following:

$content .= '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'  . HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG . '</a>';

Save the edited file to includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php and upload to your server.

I actually have that CSS Menu thing installed, so this has not worked, yet.

I actually have that CSS Menu thing installed, so this after adding that I added

$content .= '<ul class="level1"><li><a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">' . HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG . '</a></li></ul>';

above

$content .= $menulist; // see the modules/sideboxes/YOURTEMPLATE/categories_css.php for this

in modules/sideboxes/YOURTEMPLATE/categories_css.php for this

clydejones:

Yes, it can be done as follows:

in includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes
Open tpl_categories.php and find the following line of code:

for ($i=0;$i<sizeof($box_categories_array);$i++) {

>  
> JUST ABOVE this line add the following:
>  
> ```php
$content .= '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'  . HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG . '</a>';

Save the edited file to includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php and upload to your server.

I would like to be able to do the same, but for some unknown reason the section you mentioned to search for ```
for ($i=0;$i<sizeofCOLOR=#007700;[/COLOR]$i++) {

 
Any help, LOL.
 
Thanks much in advance.
 
RSprinkel

This is the beginning of the file in question.

<?php
/**
 * Side Box Template
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: tpl_categories.php 4162 2006-08-17 03:55:02Z ajeh $
 */
  $content = "";
  
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">' . "\n";
  for ($i=0;$i<sizeof($box_categories_array);$i++) {
    switch(true) {

The highlighted portion is the line of code you need to find.

If your category sidebox is functioning correctly that line of code should be there. If not I'd suggest you upload a clean copy of this file.

Hi clydejones,

Thanks for the info. Line was found.

Sheesh I can not count on EditPlus2 to do searchs for me anymore :no: .

I use Edit Plus2 for everything involving code and this is the FIRST Time it has ever not found code for me. :yes:

Sorry for the post. Guess I will manually have to start searching for things, LOL. :wacko:

glad to help

I am having a similar problem and I think I am very closeto accomplishing a solution. We made a site for a client which is located here http://www.runwayclothesconsignment.com/
and then added the shopping cart after completing all the links what I need is for the page at http://www.runwayclothesconsignment.com/ to look like
http://www.runwayclothesconsignment.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=17
so I have the pages made and just need to add

about us
info for shoppers
info for customers
contact us

links to the catagories box inside the shopping cart. hope that all makes since thanks, Derrick