Universal content module Show list of categories

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11 years 2 months ago #52480 by Miken

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How to show only a list of categories on the home page via the universal module?

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There are several categories.
Category 1
Category 2
Category 3
-Under Category 1
-Under Category 2
-Under Category 3
-Under Category 4
Category 4

I need to display a list of sub-categories, Category 3

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11 years 2 months ago #52494 by ggppdk

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Hello

module is for displaying items

as you have already seen you can use parameter
-- apply configuration per category

to create a listing of 1 level of categories, with items under every category (or set item count to zero to only get the categories)

maybe you should use a new menu instead ?

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11 years 2 months ago #52497 by Miken

Replied by Miken on topic Universal content module Show list of categories

Hello. Already understood. But it is better to have an article on how to configure the unit only to list the categories.

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11 years 2 months ago #52500 by ggppdk

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Hello

we are doing backend UI work in v3 for

more consistent / easier / responsive (everywhere?) UI with same and better placement of parameters (partly done in v2.x)

and also adding dependency toggling of parameters in fields, modules and component

after v3, we will make tutorial videos too and update features, FAQ etc

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11 years 2 months ago #52502 by Miken

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Here's a video that's cool.

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11 years 2 months ago #52509 by Rooney

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I might write a tutorial how to use the Universal Module as a tree menu. I am using it on my site: www.muenstermann.com/en/overview/references
The links below references are category links in a Universal module. Please remind me if I haven't posted anything until Monday...
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11 years 2 months ago #52521 by micker

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great write it !

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11 years 3 weeks ago #53490 by Miken

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Hello. I think to write how I solved my problem.

I went to flexicontent 3.

And so. Open the file in a folder mod_flexicontent.xml Univeral module.

Found there:

Code:

<field name="treeinclude" type="list" default="0" label="FLEXI_INCLUDE_EXTRACATS" description="FLEXI_INCLUDE_EXTRACATS_DESC" class="method_cat_ops" >
				<option value="0">FLEXI_NONE</option>
				<option value="1">FLEXI_CHILDREN</option>
				<option value="2">FLEXI_PARENTS</option>
				<option value="3">FLEXI_CHILDREN_PARENTS</option>
				<option value="4">FLEXI_OTHER_CATS_OF_ITEM</option>
			</field>

and added:

Code:

<option value="5">FLEXI_ALL_CHILDREN</option>

Then opened the file: flexicontent.categories.php in folder: components/com_flexicontent/classes/

found:

Code:

switch ($treeinclude) {
				// current category only
				case 0: default: 
					$cats = array($cid);
				break;
				case 1: // current category + children
					$cats = $globalcats[$cid]->descendantsarray;
				break;
				case 2: // current category + parents
					$cats = $globalcats[$cid]->ancestorsarray;
				break;
				case 3: // current category + children + parents
					$cats = array_unique(array_merge($globalcats[$cid]->descendantsarray, $globalcats[$cid]->ancestorsarray));						
				break;
				case 4: // all item's categories
					$cats = $curritemcats;
				break;
			}
			$all_cats = array_merge($all_cats, $cats);

added here:

Code:

case 5: // all children category
					$all_cats = array();
					$child_cat = array_unique(array_merge($globalcats[$cid]->descendantsarray, $globalcats[$cid]->ancestorsarray));
					
					if(($key = array_search($cid,$child_cat)) !== FALSE){
						 unset($child_cat[$key]);					
					}
					$cats = $child_cat; 
				break;

It turned out what is described in the first post
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11 years 2 weeks ago #53518 by ggppdk

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Hello

maybe i misunderstood your original post,

but what you have suggested is different from what you asked in your 1st post

- so you want the childrens of a category but no the category itself , right ?

if so, then this was not clear in your original thread, but also i see the usefulness of having this,

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