Category
The category object has the following attributes:
category.id
Returns the unique platform ID for the category.
category.title
Returns the title/name of the category.
category.url
Returns the relative URL of the category.
{{ category.url }}
returns...
/nike-airmax-trainers-in-white
category.photo_url
Returns the URL of the photo/image for the category.
category.photo_description
Returns the ALT text for the photo/image for the category.
category.description
Returns the description of the category. Use the raw filter so that the variable is not escaped.
If enabled, the {{ category.description2 }} variable will return the 2nd category description.
category.from_price
Returns the from price for the category (i.e. calculates the cheapest price for the product within the category and returns it).
category.current
Returns true if the category is the current category (this can be used in sidebar menus to highlight the selected category).
category.open
Returns true if the category is open in the category menu.
category.categories
Returns an array of the categories (subcategories) within the category.
{% for category in categories %}
{{ category.title }}
{% endfor %}
returns...
Dresses Coats Shoes
Note: Only the category's immediate subcategories are returned in the array.
category.parents
Returns an array of the categories assigned to the category as parents.
{% for parent in category.parents %}
{{ parent.title }}
{% endfor %}
category.all_products_count
For a parent category, will return the total number of products that the ?all=1 function will return.
category.active
Returns true if the category is active, and false if the category is not active.