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by **Ulf** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:32 am

How to hide a category to show in the category menu sidebar?
I mean hide like it go to do with categories in top menu bar.
Oc version 1.5.2.1

by **alin** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:59 am

If you want side bar to display any category as the same to top menu bar then just simple change as following:
catalog/controller/module/category.php
Find

Code: Select all: foreach ($categories as $category) {

insert after

Code: Select all: if ($category['top']) {

Find:

Code: Select all: if (file_exists(DIR_TEMPLATE . $this->config->get('config_template') . '/template/module/category.tpl')) {

insert before it:

Code: Select all: }

If you want sidebar category be controlled seaparatelly then do as following

First You need to add "top" equivalent selector to admin side for example "Side".

Edit your model file to store it value

Then edit your category.php module file (catalog/module/category.php) to display categories if "Side" selector is checked.

Just make xml for you all for free here: http://opencart.goleo.vn/Side_bar_category

by **Ulf** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:57 am

Thanks Alin for your xml file.
It was exactly what I was looking for.
I have sent you a donation.

by **sugarbyte** » Thu Aug 02, 2012 1:23 am

@Alin

Thank you so much for taking the time to create this. You're a serious life saver!

by **aviatedman** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 4:34 pm

I'm not understanding. How is he a lifesaver? He just said what to do, not HOW to do it!? He only have the first simple set of code to add to the category controller file...he didn't leave any steps on the second half of the equation so how did you get it to work?

by **Ulf** » Fri Dec 14, 2012 5:17 pm

aviatedman wrote:I'm not understanding. How is he a lifesaver? He just said what to do, not HOW to do it!? He only have the first simple set of code to add to the category controller file...he didn't leave any steps on the second half of the equation so how did you get it to work?

follow this link
http://opencart.goleo.vn/Side_bar_category