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Had a request for this code through email - sharing it with the group . .
Here is how I implemented a subcategory page that shows images and links to sub categories after the users clicks on a main category.
First off , in the catalog.xml file - I put the following reference in the “layers” section - so it’ll look like this:
<catalog_category_layered>
<reference name="root">
<action method="setTemplate"><template>page/SubPage_2Column.phtml</template></action>
</reference>
<reference name="subpage_left">
<block type="catalog/navigation" name="category.subnav" template="catalog/navigation/subcats.phtml" />
</reference>
</catalog_category_layered>
You’ll have to change your set template value (if you are changing the template) and also the reference name. In my template, subpage_left is the main content area.
Then, I created a subcats.phtml file and put it in the directory
/template/catalog/navigation subdirectory under my theme - you can put this in the default theme pack if you wish.
Here’s the code for subcats.phtml . . .
Some notes - the first little bit up at the top just prints out the current category name and description before printing out the subcategories.
in pseudo code here is what it does:
Print out the module header (Current Category Name and Description)
Get the Current Category and Save For Later
Get the Current Child Categories
For each child category
- Set the current category to be the child category
-Get the child category link, image, and name
-Print out child category link,image and name
Go to next child category until done
Reset the Current Category to the original current category - saved at top
If no child categories - display No matching products message
done
<h2><?php if($_currentCatName=$this->htmlEscape($this->getCurrentCategory()->getName())): ?><?php echo $_currentCatName ?></h2>
<?php if($_description=$this->getCurrentCategory()->getDescription()): ?>
<p><?php echo $_description ?>
</p>
<?php endif; ?>
<?php endif; ?>
<div id="categories">
<div class="col_full">
<h2>Product Categories</h2>
<div class="catlisting">
<?php $_maincategorylisting=$this->getCurrentCategory()?>
<?php $_categories=$this->getCurrentChildCategories()?>
<?php if($_categories->count()):?>
<? foreach ($_categories as $_category):?>
<? if($_category->getIsActive()):
$cur_category=Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($_category->getId());
$layer = Mage::getSingleton('catalog/layer');
$layer->setCurrentCategory($cur_category);
if($_imageUrl=$this->getCurrentCategory()->getImageUrl()):?>
<div><div class="linkimage"><p>
<a href="<?php echo $this->getCategoryUrl($_category)?>"><img src="<?php echo $_imageUrl?>"></a></p></div><p><a href="<?php echo $this->getCategoryUrl($_category)?>"><?php echo $_category->getName()?></a></p></div>
<?
else: ?>
<div><p><a href="<?php echo $this->getCategoryUrl($_category)?>"><?php echo $_category->getName()?></a></p></div>
<?
endif;
endif;?>
<?endforeach?>
<?php /* This resets the category back to the original pages category
**** If this is not done, subsequent calls on the same page will use the last category
**** in the foreach loop
*/ ?>
<?php $layer->setCurrentCategory($_maincategorylisting); ?>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<?php else: ?>
</div>
<div class="note-msg">
<?php echo $this->__('There are no products matching the selection.') ?>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<?endif;?>
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