Post by Johnathan » Tue Dec 07, 2010 7:24 am

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Current Version: v2023-11-30 (release notes)

OpenCart Versions: 1.5.1.x - 4.0.2.x

To Purchase: Visit OpenCartX or opencart.com

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This module displays your store's categories as dropdown menus. When a category is chosen, its sub-categories are dynamically loaded in the next dropdown. This process repeats until you reach the bottom sub-category or, if you choose, that category's products. Selecting the furthest sub-category or product will take the customer to that page.

  • Upload and go — modifies no core files.
  • Take advantage of the built-in extension updater. All that's required is to enter your current license key and click "Update".
  • Set the first dropdown to show all top-level categories, or to start with a specific category.
  • Set the last dropdown to show the further sub-categories, or products of the further sub-category.
  • Choose whether to load categories statically (faster for few categories), or dynamically (faster for many categories).
  • Optionally display a "Go" button that allows the customer to go to a category without choosing one of its sub-categories.
  • Edit the module heading, "Go" button text, and initial dropdowns text directly through the admin panel.
  • All dropdowns accurately reflect the current category, sub-category, or product location, and work properly with SEO URLs. Category lists are automatically cached to improve performance.


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Post by Johnathan » Thu Aug 11, 2011 11:14 am

Updated to v151.1

Release Notes:

- Categories are now truly pulled dynamically, and can now be cached, which should improve speed for stores with lots of categories
- Added option to include a "Go" button, which allows the customer to go to a category without choosing one of its sub-categories
- Now displays a loading image while sub-categories are being retrieved
- Removed "Home" template file ("Home" dropdowns are now horizontal)
- Updated to include compatibility with 1.5.1.x
- Removed compatibility with 1.4.7
- Updated instructions.txt
- Optimized code structure

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Post by Johnathan » Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:06 pm

Updated to v151.2

Release Notes:

- New Feature: select which categories are included within each module
- New Feature: select the parent categories of the initial dropdowns
- New Feature: ability to leave empty dropdowns on page
- Added ability in 1.5.x to have multiple modules on a page
- Fixed various bugs and made code improvements
- Updated to include compatibility with 1.5.1.x
- Updated instructions.txt

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Post by Johnathan » Fri Apr 27, 2012 8:18 am

Updated to v152.1

Release Notes:

- Fixed "unserialize" error when extension data is too large
- Verified compatibility with 1.5.2.x
- Updated license.txt

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Post by Johnathan » Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:40 am

Updated to v153.1

Release Notes:

- NOTE: Updating from previous versions will require you to redo some settings
- Simplified admin panel options for setting initial dropdowns
- Added ability to set the module Heading, "Go" Button text, and initial dropdowns text directly from the admin panel
- Added ability to load categories statically, which will speed things up for stores with few categories
- Added ability to copy modules when creating new ones
- Added help text within the admin panel
- Added improvements in category caching, and removed the option to disable caching, to improve performance
- Fixed bugs using admin panel with stores that have thousands of categories
- Removed delay in front-end when displaying sub-category dropdowns
- Updated instructions.txt
- Updated license.txt
- Verified compatibility with 1.5.3.x

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Post by Johnathan » Mon Jul 16, 2012 3:30 am

Updated to v153.2

Release Notes:

- Fixed display bug when leaving the "Go" button text empty

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Post by Johnathan » Thu Aug 02, 2012 9:39 pm

Updated to v153.3

Release Notes:

- Fixed "Invalid argument supplied for foreach()" bug

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Post by Johnathan » Sun Aug 19, 2012 12:37 am

Updated to v154.1

Release Notes:

- Verified compatibility with 1.5.4.x

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Post by Johnathan » Tue Oct 02, 2012 10:53 pm

Updated to v154.2

Release Notes:

- Fixed bug: settings not properly retrieved from database in 1.5.0

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Post by Johnathan » Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:47 am

Updated to v154.3

Release Notes:

- Fixed: "Go" button not hiding properly when left empty

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Post by Johnathan » Thu Feb 14, 2013 2:49 am

Updated to v155.1

Release Notes:

- Verified: compatibility with 1.5.5.x

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Post by Johnathan » Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:05 am

Updated to v201.1

Release Notes:

- NOTE: This version features a redesigned admin panel and setting structure. To update from an older version, upload the new files over the old ones, then visit the admin panel. You may need to re-do some settings in the new version.
- Added: compatibility with OpenCart 2.0.0.x - 2.0.1.x
- Removed: compatibility with OpenCart 1.4.8 - 1.5.0.x

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Post by Johnathan » Wed Oct 07, 2015 3:38 am

Updated to v210.1

Release Notes:

- NOTE: updating from a previous version will require recreating your modules
- Added: compatibility with OpenCart 2.0.2.x - 2.1.0.x
- Fixed: "Undefined index: redirect" and "Undefined index: args" error
- Updated: using the Back button on Chrome should now properly reload the initial dropdown
- Updated: admin panel design is now modeled after OpenCart 2.0.1 and later

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Post by Johnathan » Tue Mar 22, 2016 2:57 am

Updated to v220.1

Release Notes:

- NOTE: You will need to resave your modules after updating to this version
- Added: compatibility with OpenCart 2.2.0.x
- Fixed: apostrophes for category names that have been directly inserted into the database (so are not HTML-encoded) cause issues with Static loading
- Updated: using the Back button on Chrome should now properly reload the second dropdown

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Post by Johnathan » Tue Jun 14, 2016 11:31 pm

Updated to v220.2

Release Notes:

- Updated: found a better fix for using the Back button on Chrome, since the old one caused other issues

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Post by Johnathan » Tue Oct 18, 2016 3:03 am

Updated to v230.1

Release Notes:

- NOTE: This version is fully compatible with OpenCart 2.3.0.x by using the OpenCart 2.3 Extension Compatibility Fix, which is provided for free with the purchase of the extension

- Fixed: module instances were deleted when saving new ones on 1.5 versions
- Updated: when choosing a category for the first dropdown that is not a top-level category, the full category path is now properly set for the URLs

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Post by Johnathan » Sat Jul 01, 2017 4:52 am

Updated to v300.1

Due to limitations in the opencart.com license system, a new extension was released on opencart.com for OpenCart 3.0 compatibility. However, free updates are still available for anyone that has purchased the extension in July 2016 or after --- just contact Clear Thinking here: http://www.getclearthinking.com/contact

Release Notes:
- Added: compatibility with OpenCart 3.0.0.x
- Added: native compatibility with OpenCart 2.3.0.x (You can remove the compatibility fix, or keep using it if you want to)
- Added: info in the admin page to see which layouts the module is assigned to
- Fixed: HTML support for the module heading setting
- Removed: compatibility with OpenCart 1.5.x and 2.0.0.0 for new versions

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Post by Johnathan » Tue Oct 24, 2017 1:59 am

Updated to v302.1

Release Notes:

- NOTE: Starting with this version, all template files will use the .twig extension. These will still work completely fine on OpenCart 2.x versions, and still use the .tpl-type syntax. However, if you've made edits to the .tpl file, you'll need to port those edits over to the new file.

- Confirmed: compatibility with OpenCart 3.0.2.x

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Post by Johnathan » Wed Aug 25, 2021 12:23 am

Updated to v303.1

Release Notes:

- NOTE: Updating to this version will require you to redo your "First Dropdown Shows" settings. Make sure you do that after installing this version.

- Added: ability to exclude individual categories from the module
- Confirmed: compatibility with OpenCart 3.0.3.x
- Updated: the "First Dropdown Shows" setting is now an auto-complete field, to help with loading issues caused by stores with thousands of categories

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Post by Johnathan » Tue Oct 18, 2022 2:23 am

Updated to v2022-10-17

Release Notes:

- NOTE: Starting with this release, version numbers will now be based on the date the new version is released.

- Added: compatibility with OpenCart 4.0.0.x - 4.0.1.x
- Added: "Status" column to main module listing page

- Fixed: SEO URL bug when leaving the "First Dropdown Shows" setting blank
- Fixed: Safari bug that caused hidden categories to still be visible

- Updated: the "Go" button is now in-line with the dropdowns when in the Content Top or Content Bottom positions

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