Category specific sidebox

Hi!
I would like to enable a side box for only one product category, I would need it to display on all the pages which are in that category (product pages, sub categories)

So far the only way I can think of doing this is by checking who the product manufacturer is and based upon the result I would be able to set my sidebox to show or not to show.

Can someone please tell me if there is a better way to do this or if this is the way to go than what PHP coding should I use ?

TIA

:smile:

for anyone interested, I got it to work by using the following code in modules/sideboxes/custom_sidebox.php

if ($current_category_id == '3' || $current_category_id == '78' || $current_category_id == '79' || $current_category_id == '80')

$show_custom_sidebox = true;
}

else
{ $show_custom_sidebox = false; }

replace the numbers 3,78,79,80 with your category ID

Thanks for the update that you solved this and the example of how you accomplished it! :smile:

This fix still works, though there is a typo in the above code. It is missing an open bracket. The fixed code should be:

if ($current_category_id == '3' || $current_category_id == '78' || $current_category_id == '79' || $current_category_id == '80') {

$show_custom_sidebox = true;
}

else
{ $show_custom_sidebox = false; }

BTW, much thanks to hbtrading for coming up with this solution!