How to show listings in sub-categories?

[ksuralta +]

Hi,

Is there a way to show listings under the sub-categories when browsing? If so, how?
Same as when searching on a parent category will show listings on it's child categories.

Thanks,

[Eric Barnes]

Hi,

If you open the home.tpl file you should see this:

<!--{$data[td].subcats}-->

Which will display the sub categories except it is commented out. So change it to:

{$data[td].subcats}

When searching it will search any sub-categories of the current category chosen.

[ksuralta +]

Got it!

Modify category.php:

//$options['section']=$sec;
$arr_childs = array((int)$sec);
$Categories->get_ids($arr_childs);
$options['arr_childs']=$arr_childs;

[ksuralta +]

Originally Posted by suzkaw

Hi,

If you open the home.tpl file you should see this:

<!--{$data[td].subcats}-->

Which will display the sub categories except it is commented out. So change it to:

{$data[td].subcats}

When searching it will search any sub-categories of the current category chosen.

Oh that's a different solution. Does the one I posted above do the same thing?

Thanks,

[Eric Barnes]

I am not sure about that code you posted. I do not see it in the v4 category file.

[Success]

I think what he mean is showing the listings of subcategories on their parent category page.

For example,

Cars
- Ford
- Honda
- BMW

I set no posting of ads for main categories. Users can only post to sub-categories.

So how to show the listings of Ford, Honda, BMW on Cars main category page?

Else, main category index pages will be empty.

[Eric Barnes]

The category page will show any sub categories. Here is an example:
http://demo.68classifieds.com/catego...autos-for-sale

That category allows listings but you can see the sub categories above them.

[Success]

There's a miscommunication here. Sorry, maybe I didn't explain clear enough.

We are referring to showing the ads from subcategories, on their parent categories index page.

For example, my Car category will be closed. But I want the Car category to show the ads from the subcategories of Ford, Honda, BMW...

I will be doing like this member is doing Categories

My main categories will act like headers, ad posting is only allowed in subcategories.

But I want the main category to show ads from subcategories.

How to do this?

Thanks.

[Lhotch +]

Originally Posted by Success

There's a miscommunication here. Sorry, maybe I didn't explain clear enough.

We are referring to showing the ads from all subcategories, on their parent category pages.

For example, my Car category will be closed. But I want that page to show the ads of Ford, Honda, BMW...

I am looking for this also.

So you want hundreds of ads all displayed on a single page?

[Success]

No, because you can set the number of ads to be displayed on each page right?