Limit to parent categories?
Hi Low,
I'm using Reorder on a project with a number of product categories, some of which have subcategories to two levels. (LR: v 2.1.1, EE v 2.5.5)
When using the "filter entries by category..." option, selecting only the required categories includes the subcategories.
Is there a way to limit LR to the parent categories ONLY so I can use it to output a pull-down menu (for example)?
Replies
Low 24 Apr 2013 18:02
I'm afraid not. But there's nothing stopping you from just selecting parent categories, of course.
britchie 24 Apr 2013 18:42
Not sure what you mean? Selecting the parents without subcats' kind of defeats the purpose.
Low 24 Apr 2013 19:34
Then it is me who is a bit confused. Can you try and explain what it is you're trying to accomplish, exactly?
britchie 24 Apr 2013 20:11
Sure. Thanks for your attention.
Below is a screenshot of my LR settings for my products categories:
Below is a screen shot of the LR products for reordering:
This long list is the result of entries added to the subcategories of the GL&V (#2) products. However, I only want my clients to be able to reorder the top 11 of these i.e. the parents. I'm also outputting this code for a dynamic menu.
Low 24 Apr 2013 20:16
Ah right. This probably has to do with the Auto-Assign Category Parents in your global channel preferences. That means if an entry is put in a child category, it is also put in its parent categories, thus showing in the list. You might want to try and disable that feature. If you do, I think you'll need to re-save the entries to set the categories straight again.
britchie 24 Apr 2013 20:55
Aha - fixed. Re-saving of all the entries was required (tedious). I was aware of this EE setting but did not connect the dots with LR. Will log for future reference. This also means I can set some additional parts of the same product category to allow my client to reorder some products I've currently got hardcoded. Awesome! Thanks Low.