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Renders the product category menu, in which all categories expand from one top level menu item. |
Example of Widget Use
Following is an example of the widget in use:
Desktop drop-down mode | Mobile |
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Desktop - flyout mode | Mobile - flyout mode unavailable |
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Where can the Widget be placed?
The widget can be used in the following templates:
- Theme Layout Template
Widget Options
Option | Use | Comments | Available from Version | |
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Description | A short description of the widget's use. | We recommended recommend this field be updated so the widget's purpose is clear at a glance from the template page. | All | |
Layer | The layer the widget is valid for. | The layering technology allows for the content to be shown to specific audiences. This is handy if the content is only valid for a certain type of user, or if the same widget is required for more than one audience, but different configuration is needed. The widget can be added to the zone more than once and the layer feature can determine which audience can see each widget. | All | |
Append / Prepend Category Menu? | Determines whether the category menu is inserted at the beginning or end of the site's main menu.
| Default is: Prepend | All | |
Insert Category At Location | This will override the Append / Prepend setting and insert the category menu at this particular location on the menu. | Locations are expressed numerically, so the first menu position would be 00, next 01, third would be 02, and so on. | All | |
Category Menu Levels | The number of category levels to be displayed in the menu. | Default is: 2 | All | |
Max Number Of Columns | The maximum number of category columns to be displayed under the top level menu item. | Default is: 4
| All | |
Product Category Menu Text | The text for the top level category link. | Default is: Product Categories | All | |
Product Category Menu Link | The URL for the page the top category menu item links to. | All | ||
Product Category Menu Icon | The icon displayed to the left of the Product Category Menu text. | All | ||
Product Category Menu List | A comma-separated list of categories to be displayed in mega menu format, instead of the Product Category Menu text with all categories beneath. | Example: SX04,SX01,SX02 | All | |
Add SEO URL for product category menu? | Default: disabled Tick to enable | |||
Category URL Prefix | The prefix inserted into the category URL before the category name. Primarily used during existing site upgrades to BPD, where it is desirable to maintain existing URLs. | Example: /category | All | |
Show Single Column for 2 Level Categories? | Determines whether just the upper level category is displayed in cases where the category consists of 2 levels. | Default is: disabled Tick to enable | All | |
Use Manual Column Sequencing? | Determines whether to use manual assignment of categories into columns. When ticked, obeys the sort sequence from Category Maintenance program in PRONTO. Sort sequence 100's will appear in the first column, 200's will appear in the second column, and so forth. | Default is: disabled Tick to enable | All | |
Show Category List Title? | When there are custom templates displayed within the category drop-down, enable this to display a title above the category list. | Default is: disabled Tick to enable | All | |
Render Mode | Determines the style in which the menu is rendered: Dropdrop-down or flyout . | 4.01 | ||
Render Custom Sections? | When there are custom templates available for display around a menu section, enable this option to render them. | Default is: disabled Tick to enable | ||
Render Mobile Menu? | Determines whether the navigation menu should be displayed on mobile devices. | If the flyout-style Mobile Menu widget has been added to the Theme Layout, we recommend this setting be unticked so the navigation menu does not render on mobiles. Default is: enabled Untick to disable | All | |
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Category List Title | The text for the Category List Title. | Default is: Product Categories | All | |
Category List Title Link | The URL for the Category List Tile link. | All | ||
Mobile-only Content | ||||
Login Prompt | The text for the login link on mobile. | Default: Login | All | |
Logout Prompt | The text for the logout link on mobile. | Default: Logout | All | |
Register Prompt | The text for the registration link on mobile. | Default: Register | All | |
My Account Prompt | The text for the dashboard page link. | Default: My Account | All | |
My Account Page | When populated, inserts a mobile menu item linking to a dashboard page for logged in users. | Example: /dashboard | All | |
Login Page | The page the login link redirects to on mobile for public users. | Default: /login | All | |
Register Page | The page the register link redirects to on mobile for public users. | Default: /register | All |
Please note - updating options in this widget will require a Template cache refresh in order for the changes to be visible.
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