Hide Category Names - Keep Category Images - On Store Front?

[oneyozfest182]

Using Beez3 template, I would like to hide category names on the store front if possible. I need the category names to still work as they show in the dropdowns and stuff in certain places, but on the main store front, it displays a category image which we use specific fonts for certain collections and want the standard text hidden. See attached. 



Virtuemart Version: 3.0.7.4
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[PRO]

what version are you using?

[oneyozfest182]

VirtueMart 3.0.7.4

[jenkinhill]

This is done by creating an override for components/com_virtuemart/sublayouts/categories.php where you either remove the category name code from the following, or add in a class so that the category name can be hidden by css.

    <h2>
          <a href="<?php echo $caturl ?>" title="<?php echo vmText::_($category->category_name) ?>">
          <?php echo vmText::_($category->category_name) ?>
          <br />
          <?php // if ($category->ids) {
            echo $category->images[0]->displayMediaThumb("",false);
          //} ?>
          </a>
        </h2>

[oneyozfest182]

Is that one of the core components? Only reason I ask is I know messing with the core components can be really risky. I want the category names to still work because of the side-bar module in my template that lets you see a list of the categories, but when there is a picture available for the category, in our instance, it makes it redundant.

Side note; I'm also having an issue where when I go to the Manufacturers section of Virtuemart, no Manufactures show. I add a new one, type all the details, save it, then go back to the Manufacturers section again and nothing is there. I can't choose the manufacturers on any frames I select or anything either, but the "Manufacturers" side-bar from the template still shows them...  Scratching my head a lot over some of these weird hiccups...

[jenkinhill]

No it is not core that you edit, it is a template file and you make an override for the default file so that the edit is not lost when you next update.
http://docs.virtuemart.net/tutorials/templating-layouts.html

The Manu issue is not template related so should be posted in the admin forum.

[oneyozfest182]

Okay I found that line. What is it that I need to add and/or change? Sorry for the "noobie" question.

[GJC Web Design]

 <?php // echo vmText::_($category->category_name) ?>

[oneyozfest182]

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