How to get the main menu to work?

Here are some resources which may be of assistance to you, especially item #4 in the list . . . .

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Hi Tom,

Thanks for your reply. I watched that video earlier today, but unfortunately it’s not what i’m looking for.

What i want is that the categories show up as level 0 in the menu, subcategories as level 1 & sub sub 2, etc.

In other words: When i add a new category and set "include into navigation menu" to "yes", i want this category to show up instantly in my main menu.

Is there anything (plugin, extension maybe) that does the above described ?

I may be mistaken, but I’m wondering if you’re confusing "Categories" with "Menu/Navigation Items"

Can you not set up menu items to mirror your category listings -- and then associate links to the various category pages within the respective menu navigation items?

That could work, but if that’s not exactly what I want. If I do it the way you describe, I’ve got to change the menu every single time I change the categories. What i want is, every time I change the categories, the navigation menu changes and uses the categories as menu items, subcategories as submenu items etc.

With a CMS like wordpress it’s possible to make a custom widget. You can add menu’s to your custom widget and add it to your website to show a menu. I was wondering if there is some sort of adjective function in magento.

With a CMS like wordpress it’s possible to make a custom widget. You can add menu’s to your custom widget and add it to your website to show a menu. I was wondering if there is some sort of adjective function in magento.

There may be a custom widget/extension for this within the Magento Connect extension directory . . . worth a look.

Thanks for your answer. I’ll take a look at it.

Is there a other way to get the menu to work, if I don’t use a custom extension ? If so, how ? Manual coding ?

Is there a other way to get the menu to work, if I don’t use a custom extension ? If so, how ? Manual coding ?

I am of the belief that just about anything is possible -- though some efforts require more work than others.

I will check with one of our resident Magento-gurus and see if he can chime in with some suggestions.

I finally got the menu working. The problem was that our categories were on the same level as default, which was why there were 5 root categories. Newbiemistake, but I’m happy that it’s working fine now.

But, I’ve got an other question: how can i get rid off the enis’s colors thing in the menu?

Thanks in advance

But, I’ve got an other question: how can i get rid off the enis’s colors thing in the menu?

Thanks in advance

To remove the main navigation item "Colours" from your JMTC Theme . . . .

Open the following file . . .
app\design\frontend\default\jm_yourthemetemplate\page\ja_vars.php

Find this Code . . .

Code:

$_params->set('usertool_color', 4); //0: disable, 4: show colors tools

and replace it with . . .

Code:

$_params->set('usertool_color', 0); //0: disable, 4: show colors tools

**** IMPORTANT ****
CLEAR YOUR MAGENTO CACHE

. . . and there you go