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Expanding the Categories Tree
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 11:26 am
by tessthepup
Hi Guys,
Just wondering if anyone has been experimenting with the categories tree.
I have been playing but can not seem to change it to what I want as per the images below
Image 1 - Stock category dropdown
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Image 2 - Desired look
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Re: Expanding the Categories Tree
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:04 pm
by ecartz
The second one looks like it was done manually to me. In particular, splitting a top category (e.g. Home & Garden) into two columns is difficult in an automated system. However, the same thing is rather basic in HTML. So one would normally hard code the HTML of the menu. That of course is harder to change in the future (because if you add more categories, you have to edit the HTML). But it gives more precise control over the appearance.
This is the kind of thing that the certified developers can help you do. It's not something that you could just configure into being. Someone would have to code a new menu. Either manually in the HTML or possibly as a new PHP file. But figuring out how many columns and splitting categories into columns might be difficult to automate in PHP. I think it would likely be easier to hand code and edit. Because the PHP version would likely need tweaked almost as often and the tweaking would be more difficult.
Re: Expanding the Categories Tree
Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:08 pm
by tessthepup
ecartz wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 12:04 pm
The second one looks like it was done manually to me. In particular, splitting a top category (e.g. Home & Garden) into two columns is difficult in an automated system. However, the same thing is rather basic in HTML. So one would normally hard code the HTML of the menu. That of course is harder to change in the future (because if you add more categories, you have to edit the HTML). But it gives more precise control over the appearance.
This is the kind of thing that the certified developers can help you do. It's not something that you could just configure into being. Someone would have to code a new menu. Either manually in the HTML or possibly as a new PHP file. But figuring out how many columns and splitting categories into columns might be difficult to automate in PHP. I think it would likely be easier to hand code and edit. Because the PHP version would likely need tweaked almost as often and the tweaking would be more difficult.
well if any of the certified developers want to drop me a pm with a quote then please do
Basically I want all top level categories in seperate columns with the sub-cats underneath.
All depends on how much it is going to cost
Re: Expanding the Categories Tree
Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2022 6:18 am
by heatherbell
tessthepup wrote: ↑Tue Dec 06, 2022 1:08 pm
well if any of the certified developers want to drop me a pm with a quote then please do
Search 'menu' in the Addons Library shows it's already available, thanks to
@zipurman :
app.php/addons/paid_addon/menu_master