VirtueMart - 1.1 User Manual
Product Categories
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Product Category Fields
Publish?
Used to specify whether the category will be published on the
site.
site.
Category Name
The name that will be used to identify the category.
Category Description
The description that will be displayed for the category.
ListOrder
The Place of this category in a list with other categories.
Parent
The parent category with which this category will be associated.
If the category is to be a top level category, leave the Parent drop
down list with the Default Top Level selected.If the category is to
be a sub category of an existing category, choose the appropriate
parent category from the Parent drop down list.
If the category is to be a top level category, leave the Parent drop
down list with the Default Top Level selected.If the category is to
be a sub category of an existing category, choose the appropriate
parent category from the Parent drop down list.
Show x products per row
The number of products per row when displaying products of
this category.
this category.
Note
The Browse Page usually has to be adjusted when the
number of products per row has been changed. You can
use browse_2 for 2 products per row, browse_3 for 3
products per row and so on (maximum per default: 5).
number of products per row has been changed. You can
use browse_2 for 2 products per row, browse_3 for 3
products per row and so on (maximum per default: 5).
Category Browse Page
Example: managed
The template file for displaying the products of this category
in a list. "Managed" Mode looks for the Setting for "Show x
Products per Row" and decides, which browse page template will
be chosen.
in a list. "Managed" Mode looks for the Setting for "Show x
Products per Row" and decides, which browse page template will
be chosen.
Category Flypage
Syntax: shop.flypage
This is the template file for displaying the Product
Details of a product in this category. You can create
your own templates by modifiying existing templates
(in the directory
Details of a product in this category. You can create
your own templates by modifiying existing templates
(in the directory
/components/com_virtuemart/
themes/templates/product_details
).
The file for preparing the display of the Flypage is
/html/
shop.product_details.php
. Some of the details that
you can't find in the Flypage template can be found there.
Note
You should leave this field empty when you're not sure
what to fill in.
what to fill in.
4.6.1.2. Reordering or sorting Product Categories
You can reorder categories the way you want. There are different ways to achieve this.
• Use the blue arrows in the category list to move a category up or down
• Use the input fields in the rows of the category list to change the list order. If you have finished
changing the values, click on the "Save" icon in the column header.