[SOLVED] Link to 2-nd level category from item?

Hi!
I have such a structure on the site:

software
-windows
--maincat
---subcat
-macOS
--maincat
---subcat

How to create links from items on 2-nd level category: Windows or macOS?
Items should have text like "operating system" and it should be a link to category.



So, I need to build automatic links to 2-nd level category in item.php template.
Thanks.

Hello

you want to link 2 parent categories upwards the tree, you can do this :

1. create a text field
2. set a default value (ANY TEXT) and set parameter "display default instead of empty"
3. create a custom layout for it , so that you can add custom HTML code to it
4. inside it use:

Hello

see previous message

i think you had opened a forum thread (i cannot find it now )
- about FILE field (and minigallery) not showing in the popup the currently selected file (red strikethrough line)

The above is now implemented (commited to github repository)

ggppdk wrote: Hello

you want to link 2 parent categories upwards the tree, you can do this :

1. create a text field
2. set a default value (ANY TEXT) and set parameter "display default instead of empty"
3. create a custom layout for it , so that you can add custom HTML code to it
4. inside it use:

Code:

$catshelper = new flexicontent_cats($cid); $parents = $catshelper->getParentlist($all_cols=false); if ( count($parents)>=3 ) { $cat = $parents[ count($parents) - 3 ]; $cat_icon = '........'; echo '<a title="'.$cat->title.'" href="'.JRoute::_( FlexicontentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($cat->slug) ).'">'.$cat_icon .'</a>' }

Hi! Thanks!
Can I use this code right in template?
I think that if I'll use extra field for this it may loss of performance site...

PS

you want to link 2 parent categories upwards the tree

I think that I want to link child categories downwards with 2-nd level from main parent category.
root
-software
--windows
--macos
--android
--linux

Sorry, but this code does not work...

I tried to find issue and removed part of code.

So, now I trying this code:

It always displays - 0.

When I use this code

I getting errors:

Notice: Undefined variable: cid in /var/www/user/data/www/site.ru/plugins/flexicontent_fields/text/tmpl/value_default2.php on line 19
Notice: Undefined variable: cid in /var/www/user/data/www/site.ru/plugins/flexicontent_fields/text/tmpl/value_default2.php on line 22
Catchable fatal error: Object of class flexicontent_cats could not be converted to string in /var/www/user/data/www/site.ru/plugins/flexicontent_fields/text/tmpl/value_default2.php on line 22

PS We should to get $cid before.

I added code before - $cid = $item->catid;
and I use it right in template, not in field.