[fixed]VM 2.0.21g: Category id 0 not published

[z-analysts]

Hi,
I just upgraded to 2.0.21g from 2.0.21f and now get "Category id 0 not published" when I display my top level categories page. To see the error, please go to http://zclientdev.net/solfairtrade and click on the Products image.

VM 2.0.21g
PHP 5.3.16
Joomla 2.5.11

Please advise.

Thank you!

[Milbo]

thanks.

search in the view.html.php of your category/categories view for

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if(!$category->published){
vmInfo('COM_VIRTUEMART_CAT_NOT_PUBL',$category->category_name,$categoryId);
return false;
}

just complete it with

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if($category->virtuemart_id!==0 and !$category->published){
vmInfo('COM_VIRTUEMART_CAT_NOT_PUBL',$category->category_name,$categoryId);
return false;
}


Will be in the final then.

[z-analysts]

Hi Max,

I replaced the code as you indicated but still get the same error.

[Milbo]

nice page, really! try the attached file, is for the categories view.

[attachment cleanup by admin]

[z-analysts]

Thank you for the site compliment Milbo!

I uploaded your file but still get the same error. Is there something else I should be looking at?

Thanks,
Tim

[franzpeter]

Did you give Virtuemart a menu item in joomla menu system?

[Lee2008]

I put the file in..
public_html/components/com_virtuemart/views/categories

I can't see any change.
Is there any other thing I must do?

[Milbo]

Strange for me it works

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if(!$category->published){
vmInfo('COM_VIRTUEMART_CAT_NOT_PUBL',$category->category_name,$categoryId);
return false;
}

This is just a check to prevent unpublished categories to be shown if someone is changing the id in the link or so. The problem is just that I forgot that category_id= 0 means, "show all". So an exception should be enough. I just sent the file, in case you did not understand what to replace. I dont know your skill :-)

[Lee2008]

Hi,

I can publish the menu link in my top menu and if I set it to "virtuemart categories layout" and set as "top level" then the error is:
Category id 0 not published
index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=categories&virtuemart_category_id=0
I can link to specific category and the images appear, but if clicked I am taken back to template front page.
hellboardriders.com

So I am not sure what I have set wrong.
Any advice appreciated.

Regards Lee

[z-analysts]

franzpeter: yes, I gave the top level category a joomla menu option. If you go to my test site, http://zclientdev.net/solfairtrade, then click on any image, then click on Products in the top menu you will get the same error.

milbo: you said that your fix works for you but on which site does it work? does my site display properly for you?

thank you!

[Milbo]

Maybe you replaced the view.html.php in the category view, but is for the categories view,..

y, ies

[z-analysts]

Thank you for your concern Milbo however the file was correctly placed.

[franzpeter]

I did try it out and if I add the VM categories layout to a Joomla menu and select that in the frontend, I receive the same message: category id 0 not published.

[Lee2008]

Hi,

I posted my path above, it is in:
public_html/components/com_virtuemart/views/categories

If I turn off Joomla SEF on configuration.
I can find my products Eg:
http://hellboardriders.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=productdetails&virtuemart_product_id=12&virtuemart_category_id=2&Itemid=198

My Main Menu shop url does not work:
http://hellboardriders.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&view=categories&virtuemart_category_id=0&Itemid=198

Error is :
Category id 0 not published


Your help is appreciated

Regards Lee

[Milbo]

you can also just remove the info message and the return. The fix works 100%. Franzpeter got a new version and has not anylonger the problem.

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if(!$category->published){
vmInfo('COM_VIRTUEMART_CAT_NOT_PUBL',$category->category_name,$categoryId);
return false;
}

just remove this in your view.html.php.