[SOLVED] Multicategory view - how to get image, title / description of every category

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8 years 11 months ago - 8 years 11 months ago #54685 by agata
Hello,
In the menu item for a muticategory view there is a tab for Parameters: Category Info & Options however I don't understand where the image and description configured in the options in that tab would be retrieved from. I tried setting a default image in case there was no category image, like so
Code:
<?php if (!empty($this->category->image))?> <div class="content-top__bg" style="background-image:url('<?php echo $this->category->image_src; ?>');"></div> <?php else:?> <div class="content-top__bg" style="background-image:url('/images/429.jpg');"></div> <?php endif;?>
but it doesn't work.
Thanks,
Agata
Last edit: 8 years 11 months ago by ggppdk.

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8 years 11 months ago - 8 years 11 months ago #54686 by ggppdk
Hello

so you want to do custom template?

you will need to use for:
- subcategories
Code:
foreach ($this->categories as $cat) { echo $cat->image; // This is the thumbnail image with optional category link echo $cat->title; // This is title echo $cat->description; // ... echo $cat->params('image'); // The filename of the image }

- peer categories
Code:
foreach ($this->peercats as $cat) { ... }

to get more info do:
Code:
echo "<pre>"; print_r($cat); echo "<pre>"; exit;


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Last edit: 8 years 11 months ago by ggppdk.

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8 years 11 months ago - 8 years 11 months ago #54687 by agata
Hi, thanks but I don't have problems with sub- and peer-category images but there's yet another tab there, just like for a single category, that handles the image and description for the multicat page the menu item leads to

www.dropbox.com/s/p4sudfx6f5ysxjo/Screen...%2017.09.45.png?dl=0

I hope this clears things up.
Agata
Last edit: 8 years 11 months ago by agata.

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8 years 11 months ago - 8 years 11 months ago #54689 by ggppdk
Hello

i see, we need to update our menu item to avoid confusion

The TAB in the picture, is applicable in views

- single category
- tags (new* in v3 BETA7 via category view) limited to a specific category
- favourites (new* in v3 BETA7 via category view) limited to a specific category
- myitems, limited to a specific category
- author items, limited to a specific category


For
-- multicategory view, the "sub categories" parameters are used and you will need to use:
Code:
foreach ($this->categories as $cat) { echo $cat->image; // This is the thumbnail image with optional category link echo $cat->title; // This is title echo $cat->description; // ... echo $cat->params('image'); // The filename of the image }


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Last edit: 8 years 11 months ago by ggppdk.
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8 years 11 months ago #54693 by agata
I was afraid this was so, thank you for your assistance with this.
Best,
Agata

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