[soulja90]

I tried using this code but it takes the css away.

<br />
{if $pagename eq 'published' || $pagename eq 'upcoming'}


<div id="categories-bg">
<ul>

{******Get the parent category******}
{assign var=requested_cat value=$request_category}

{* if story page - set the story's category to this *}
{if $pagename eq 'story'}
{assign var=requested_cat value='sub'}
{/if}

{assign var=mainCatStr value=''}
{assign var=parentCat value=-1}

{section name=thecat loop=$cat_array}
{if $cat_array[thecat].safename eq $requested_cat}
{if $cat_array[thecat].parent neq 0}
{assign var=parentCat value=$cat_array[thecat].parent}
{assign var=mainCatStr value=$cat_array[$parentCat].safename}
{else}
{assign var=parentCat value=$cat_array[thecat].auto_id}
{assign var=mainCatStr value=$cat_array[thecat].safename}
{/if}
{/if}
{/section}

{********* Displaying the Main categories *******************}
{section name=thecat loop=$cat_array}
{if $cat_array[thecat].parent eq 0}
{if $cat_array[thecat].safename eq $requested_cat || $cat_array[thecat].auto_id eq $parentCat}

<li><a href="{$URL_maincategory, $cat_array[thecat].safename}" class="current">{$cat_array[thecat].name}</a></li>
{elseif $requested_cat eq "" && $cat_array[thecat].auto_id eq 0}
<li><a href="{$URL_maincategory, $cat_array[thecat].safename}" class="current">{$cat_array[thecat].name}</a></li>
{else}
<li><a href="{$URL_maincategory, $cat_array[thecat].safename}">{$cat_array[thecat].name}</a></li>
{/if}
{/if}
{/section}
</ul>
</div><!--end of div tag "categories-bg"-->

{********* Displaying the Sub categories *******************}
{if $parentCat gt 0}
<center>
<div id="categories-layer">
<ul>
{if $requested_cat eq $mainCatStr}
<li><a style="font-size:11px;" href="{$URL_maincategory, $mainCatStr}" class='current'>{#PLIGG_Visual_RSS_All#}</a></li>
{else}

<li><a style="font-size:11px;" href="{$URL_maincategory, $mainCatStr}">{#PLIGG_Visual_RSS_All#}</a><li>
{/if}

{section name=thecat loop=$cat_array}
{if $cat_array[thecat].parent eq $parentCat}
{if $cat_array[thecat].safename eq $requested_cat}
<li style="font-size:11px;"><a href="{$cat_url}{$cat_array[thecat].safename}" class="current">{$cat_array[thecat].name}</a></li>
{else}
<li><a style="font-size:11px;" href="{$cat_url}{$cat_array[thecat].safename}">{$cat_array[thecat].name}</a></li>
{/if}
{/if}
{/section}
</ul>
</div><!--end of div tag "categories-layer"-->

{/if}
{elseif $pagename neq 'submit'}

{********* Displaying the Main categories *******************}

<div id="categories-bg">
<ul>
{section name=thecat loop=$cat_array}

{if $cat_array[thecat].parent eq 0}

<li><a href="{$URL_maincategory, $cat_array[thecat].safename}">{$cat_array[thecat].name}</a></li>

{/if}

{/section}
</ul>
</div>
</center>
{else}

{/if}

<br />

[dollars5]

displaying categories who's parent category is 0 should solve the issue:

the below condition in the section loop will filter off the sub-categories - use it in your normal categories code.

{if $cat_array[thecat].parent eq 0}

[soulja90]

No luck . . . just shows the links.

I put the code in my sidebar by the way.

Thanks

JB

[soulja90]

Anoyone? Pleeeese

[dollars5]

Which file you are playing with? categories.tpl?
If categories.tpl - replace the section code with the below (not tested - but should work):

{section name=thecat loop=$cat_array start=1}
   {if $cat_array[thecat].parent eq 0}
      <li><a href="{$URL_rsscategory, $cat_array[thecat].auto_id}" target="_blank" style="border:none;"> 	 
	        <img src="{$my_pligg_base}/templates/{$the_template}/images/rss.gif" border="0" style="float:right;padding-right:10px;"></a>
			
					{if $pagename eq "published"}
						<a href="{$URL_maincategory, $cat_array[thecat].safename}" style="padding-bottom:5px;">{$cat_array[thecat].name}</a>
					{else}
						<a href="{$URL_queuedcategory, $cat_array[thecat].safename}" style="padding-bottom:5px;">{$cat_array[thecat].name}</a>
					{/if}
					</li>
   {/if}
{/select}

[soulja90]

I tried several combo I keep getting the following:

Fatal error: TPL: [in yget/sidebar_modules/categories.tpl line 21]: syntax error: /select function does not exist (class.compiler.php, line 485) in /home/soulja90/public_html/class.template.php on line 923

Also I'm doing this on all the original files. i havent modifed or touched anything.

Thanks

JB

PS: This will ROCK my world and I can finally share my site with the rest of the pligg users. Thanks JB

[dollars5]

Unless you specify which file you exactly play around - there gonna be no help.
you try this on header.tpl or categories.tpl - which one?

[soulja90]

Sorry about that (Spanks himself)

Just the category.tpl

Thats it.

Thanks

JB

I first screwed around with sidebar. But it didnt work. So I uploaded brand new pligg version - that I'm using right now and the sidebar.tpl file from it.

So everything is 'stock' as they say.

Since talking with you - I've just touched the category.tpl

Thanks

JB

[dollars5]

Did you try the code outlined here at categories.tpl? How do I hide sub categories from the side bar

[soulja90]

Yes dollar5,

Thats the exact code I tried but still no luck.

Thats how I started getting the fatal error message.

Thanks

JB