How to add category description in directory view?

Hi,

Is it possible to show the category description in the directory view as well?

I've been playing arround with the default_categories.php and was able, with help yopyop001 to display the Category images.

But now i'm stuck!

Does anybody have a hint?

Kind regards,
Perry

Hi p.meertens@12move.nl ,
Its simple.
1)Login to your administrator back-end of your site.
2)Select FLEXIcontent under components.
3)Click on category in FLEXIcontent Dashboard
4) Click on category you want to edit, and type your description in the editor and save to submit your changes.

Refresh your front page to see results.

Hi joomlaanalyst,

I must have asked my question wrong. But anyway thank you for the response and the effort. What i want to do is have a list of my subcategories using the directory menu. It look something like this:

Sub Category1 image - Sub Category1 name - Sub Category1 description
Sub Category2 image - Sub Category2 name - Sub Category2 description
Sub Category3 image - Sub Category3 name - Sub Category3 description
Sub Category4 image - Sub Category4 name - Sub Category4 description


I am able to do show the image and name,changing the default_categories.php into:

<div class="floattext">


<h3 class="flexicontent cat<?php echo $sub->id; ?>">
<a href="<?php echo JRoute::_( FlexicontentHelperRoute::getCategoryRoute($sub->slug) ); ?>">

<?php echo JHTML::_('image.site', $sub->image, 'images/stories/', NULL, NULL, $sub->title); ?>

<FONT COLOR="#A80000"> <?php echo $this->escape($sub->title); ?> </FONT>

<?php if ($this->params->get('showassignated')) : ?>
<span class="small"><?php echo $sub->assigneditems != null ? '('.$sub->assigneditems.')' : '(0)'; ?></span>
<?php endif; ?>

</h3>

<ul class="catdets cat<?php echo $sub->id; ?>">
<?php
foreach ($sub->subcats as $subcat) >
<li>
<?php echo $this->escape($subcat->title); ?>
<?php if ($this->params->get('showassignated')) : ?>
<span class="small"><?php echo $subcat->assignedsubitems != null ? '('.$subcat->assignedsubitems.'/'.$subcat->assignedcats.')' : '(0/'.$subcat->assignedcats.')'; ?></span>
<?php endif; ?><?php echo JHTML::_('image.site', $subcat->image, 'images/stories/', NULL, NULL, $subcat->title); ?>
</li>
<?php
endforeach; ?>
</ul>
</div>



Now i would like to know how i can display the category description (what, in my case is only 1 sentence).

Anyone a guess

i need help in this matter too
appreciate is someone can point the direction

tks.

Perhaps the code will help

<?php if ($this->params->get('show_description') && $this->category->description) : ?>
<?php echo $this->category->description; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

Rehne wrote: Perhaps the code will help

<?php if ($this->params->get('show_description') && $this->category->description) : ?>
<?php echo $this->category->description; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

tks bro Rehne,

I am loking for the full desc inside the content box to be displayed in the directorytemplate.

many thanks again.

i think this is what i am searching for

where should i put this code


<?php if ($this->params->get('show_description') && $this->category->description) : ?>
<?php echo $this->category->description; ?>
<?php endif; ?>

Hi,

To add category description in the directory view :

You can add in com_flexicontent/views/flexicontent/tmpl/default_categories.php

for example before
And to display subcategories description :

Add
between And
Use Joomla overriding way to keep it when you will update FC.

BR

this worked well
thaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaanks yopyop001

hello
great news edit your post to [solved]
thanks