Catalog Category View

This view will show a single category and either, or both, the catalog items (node) within the category and the sub-categories under it. Links from the items point to a Node View and from the sub-categories to this view again.

Parameters

The following parameters are available in this view:

Basic

Select Category - The category to display when no other is specified.
Show Subcategories - Display the sub-categories under the current category.
Number of Categories - The number of categories to display. Enter 0 (that is, no limit) to force all to display.
Show Nodes - Show the nodes assigned to the current category.
Number of Nodes - The number of nodes to display. Enter 0 (that is, no limit) to force all to display.
Node Ordering - The order in which to display the node links.

Advanced

Show Accessibility Links - Display various links in the view that assist people with disabilities (such as screen reader users).
Show Category First-letter Jumps - Display the first letters of the categories and in-page links to where they occur on the page.
Show Node Icon - Which of the preset media types to display with each item in the list.
Show Node First-letter Jumps - Display the first letters of the categories and in-page links to where they occur on the page.
Show Node Count - Display the number of nodes in a category next to the category title.
Show Related Categories - When displaying items (nodes), also display other categories that the item is mapped to.
Show Node Abstract - Display the abstract for the items in the list.
Show Node Body - Display the body text for the items in the list.
Show Node Attributes - Optionally display the custom attributes of the catalog items in the list (if items shown).
Include Default Stylesheet - Include the default stylesheet that comes with Catalog for this view.

Layout Variations

This view only comes with a default layout.

Layout Overrides

We cannot cater for all the possible combinations and variations by just using parameters. Therefore we leave it up to the site owner to use layout overrides to provide additional customisation of the supplied layout(s).

To create a layout override for this module, copy the following file:

/components/com_catalog/views/calendar/tmpl/default.php

/components/com_catalog/views/calendar/tmpl/default_node_jumps.php

/components/com_catalog/views/calendar/tmpl/default_subcategory_jumps.php

/templates/your_template/html/com_catalog/calendar/default.php

/templates/your_template/html/com_catalog/calendar/default_node_jumps.php

/templates/your_template/html/com_catalog/calendar/default_subcategory_jumps.php

where your_template is the name of the directory for the default template you have set for your site. Make any adjustments to this new file. Never make changes to the original file as you risk loosing them when you upgrade this extension.

Additional Comments

You do not have to use the Default Stylesheet. You can instead use your own markup in a Layout Override, or include style with your template stylesheets if that suits your purposes better.