How to Get Sub Category List of a Current Category as Select Option

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Currently in a Category view page, its sub categories are displayed in a list format. I would like to change the list to select option so when there are too many sub categories users does not have to scroll all the way to the bottom to view the content.

Current Code:

<ul>
<?php foreach ($this->getCurrentCategory()->getChildrenCategories() as $_subcat): ?>
    <li><a href="<?php echo $_subcat->getUrl() ?>"><?php echo Mage::helper('catalog/output')->categoryAttribute($_subcat, $_subcat->getName(), 'name') ?></a></li>
<?php endforeach ?>
</ul>

How can I accomplish this so the sub-categories is displayed in a select option?

Best Answer

Just replace that code with...

<?php if($this->getCurrentCategory()->getChildrenCount() > 0) { ?>
    <select onchange="document.location = this.options[this.selectedIndex].getAttribute('rel')">
    <?php foreach ($this->getCurrentCategory()->getChildrenCategories() as $_subcat): ?>
        <option rel="<?php echo $_subcat->getUrl(); ?>"><?php echo Mage::helper('catalog/output')->categoryAttribute($_subcat, $_subcat->getName(), 'name'); ?></option>
    <?php endforeach ?>
    </select>
<?php } ?>

This will create a drop-down select box of the exact same categories that would have been displayed with the existing code, it will also navigate the user to the category when they click on a selection.

EDIT: This is now TESTED AND WORKING code.

Related Solutions

Magento – magento : get list of category with api

catalogCategoryInfo method returns full information about one category. But ids are the only information about its child categories.

Try to use catalogCategoryTree method instead. It will return you category information tree, with all children names.

Magento 2 – Get Subcategory of Current Category

You can get sub-category by below code at list.phtml

if($this->getLayer()->getCurrentCategory()):
$subcategories=$this->getLayer()->getCurrentCategory()->getCategories($this->getLayer()->getCurrentCategory()->getId());
    /* count and check the category have any sub category */
    if($subcategories->count()>0){

        foreach($subcategories as $subcategory){
            //echo "<pre>";
            //print_r($subcategory->getData());
            echo $subcategory->getName();
        }

    }else{
        // category does not have any sub category
    }
else:
        // category does not have any sub category

endif;

Edit:

add this code:

<!-- add by amit bera -->
    <?php if($this->getLayer()->getCurrentCategory()):   ?>
        <?php 
        if($subcategories->count()>0){

            foreach($subcategories as $subcategory){
                //echo "<pre>";
                //print_r($subcategory->getData());
                echo $subcategory->getName();
            }

        }   
        ?>
    <?php endif ?>

just after <?php if (!$_productCollection->count()): ?>

and

add below code:

<!-- add by amit bera -->
    <?php if($this->getLayer()->getCurrentCategory()):   ?>
        <?php 
        if($subcategories->count()>0){

            foreach($subcategories as $subcategory){
                //echo "<pre>";
                //print_r($subcategory->getData());
                echo $subcategory->getName();
            }

        }   
        ?>
    <?php endif ?>

just after <?php $pos = $block->getPositioned(); ?>

Get source code at http://codepad.org/VwvnFZge

Best Answer

Related Solutions

Magento – magento : get list of category with api

Magento 2 – Get Subcategory of Current Category

Edit:

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