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Description: Displays
the list of categories for a sub-category or Home.
Scope:
Any top-level template
Result:
Pre-formatted table containing the categories. Admin has control over how many
columns the table is broken up into.
Processing: Long
Example: <%insert_list_cats%>
will produce the listing of categories using the list_cats.tpl for each category.
Description: Displays result of searching
for categories.
Scope:
Any top-level template
Result:
Pre-formatted table containing the categories. Admin has control over how many
columns the table is broken up into.
Processing: Long
Example: <%insert_search_cats%>
will produce the listing of categories using the list_cats.tpl for each category.
Describe:
Displays the number of categories displayed on the screen
Scope:
Any top level template, where the <%insert_list_cats%> or similar tag
is called
Result:
Number
Processing: Short
Example: (<%insert_cat_count%>)
will display (N), where N is the number of categories
Description: Displays the total number
of categories in the database (not including the pending categories)
Scope:
Anywhere in the system
Result:
Number
Processing: Short
Example: <%insert_cat_count%>
will display N, where N is the number of categories in the system
Description: Displays
number of links in a category, excluding pending links
Scope:
In templates displaying categories
Result:
Number
Processing: Short
Example: <%cat_num_links%>
will display N, where N is the number of links in the category
Description: Displays category graphic
or default image, to be used in the HTML <IMG> tag, SRC option.
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_links%>
Result:
relative path to an image
Processing: Short
Example: <IMG SRC=”<%cat_image%>”>
will display the category graphic from the image field in the category or default
if blank.
Description: Displays
the category name
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_links%>
Result:
text
Processing: Short
Example: <%cat_name%>
will print the category name
Description: Displays number of sub categories
in a category, excluding pending categories
Scope:
In templates displaying categories
Result:
Number
Processing: Short
Example: <%cat_num_cats%>
will display N, where N is the number of sub categories in the category
Description: Displays
the category description
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_links%>
Result:
text, advisable to place in a text area, since it could be long
Processing: Short
Example: <TEXTAREA> <%cat_desc%>
</TEXTAREA> will print the category description
Description: Displays
the date a category was created in the admin – specified format.
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_links%>
Result:
text date, preformatted
Processing: Short
Example: <%cat_date%>
displays “mm/dd/yyyy” - category creation date
Description: Displays the label “pick”
for editor’s picks. The label comes from the current language file and is called
lu_cat_pick.
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_links%>
Result:
text
Processing: Short
Example: <%cat_pick%>
will print “pick” for editor’s picks with default English language file.
Description: Displays
internal database category id – unique in the system.
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_links%>
Result:
Number
Processing: Short
Example: <%cat_id%> will
print 7968 where 7968 is the internal cat id.
Description: Displays the meta keywords
stored for each category or default if bank Should be used in category template
in the <META> HTML keyword for search engine registration.
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_links%>
Result:
text
Processing: Short
Example: <META name="keywords"
content="<%meta_keywords%>"> will properly set the meta tag
for the category page.
Description: Displays the meta description
stored for each category or default if bank Should be used in category template
in the <META> HTML keyword for search engine registration.
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_links%>
Result:
text
Processing: Short
Example: <META name="description"
content="<%meta_desc%>"> will properly set the meta tag for
the category page.
Description: Displays the hierarchy path to the cat.
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_link%>
Result:
Text
Processing: Short
Example: <%cat_path%>
will display "Computers > Internet" if category is under Internet
category.
Description: Displays the custom cat field X, where
X is a number 1-6.
Scope:
Same as <%cat_num_link%>
Result:
Text
Processing: Short
Example: <%cat_cust3%>
will display the data from the third custom field of that category.
The tags above control the sorting of categories. Please see similar tags in Links section for more description. The tags are applicable within the Cat Sorting Form.