Object categories

Object categories

Available in

box_sections

Example

Following example creates link to category using category name as anchor text.

<a href="{category.get_href}"><vte:value select="{category.category_name}" /></a>

Params

Parameter name	Value	Description
id	integer	category id
category_name	string	category name
parent_cat	integer	parent category id (0 - root)
order_num	integer	category order index
article_num	integer	number of articles to display on category view
template	string	custom template
css	string	custom css
view_subcat	integer	show category in navigation (name bug)
redirect	string	redirect link
public	string	public status 0 - public 1 - members only 2 - premium members only
image	string	category image filename
sefriendly	string	SE friendly name
article_template	string	template for articles in this category
subcategories	array	List of subcategories
get_id	integer	Returns category id
get_category_name	string	Returns category name
get_parent_cat	integer	Returns category parent id
get_order_num	integer	Returns order number
get_article_num	integer	Returns number of articles to display
get_template	string	Returns custom template (implements inheritance logic)
get_css	string	Returns custom theme (implements inheritance logic)
get_view_subcat	integer
get_redirect	string	Returns redirect link
get_public	string	Returns category access status
get_image	string	Returns category image filename
get_sefriendly	string	Returns category SE friendly name
get_article_template	string	Returns custom article template (implements inheritance logic)
get_breadcrumb	array	Returns breadcrumb list of categories (root up)
get_breadcrumb_href	string	Returns relative URL to category (used by Articles class)
get_href	string	Returns relative URL to category first page
get_keywords	string	Returns category meta keywords
get_description	string	Returns category meta description