2.0.24b Blank page with a menu to "Categories List -> First Category Level"

[anna_w27]

My whole website was blank caused by Phoca Virtuemart Category Module. It doesn't work with the new version Virtuemart.

[Milbo]

Please read here http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=120413.msg410322#msg410322

There is a new category model provided, just replace your old one and everything will work again. You should also update your php to 5.3 latest

[bomneukmc]

Hi Milbo,

This stiill doens't work for me. I added it and also created the suggested menu item, it does show only the categories. But after clicking on the category the products' won't show up And i get an blank page. I know that for some people the 'solution'  works, but not for me. I updated all the components, tried different overrides nothing works.

Plz help

[bomneukmc]

Ok I have finally found the answer:

In order to get the 'old' categories layout back you need to do the next steps:

1. create the categories.php file as suggested by milbo
2. After you uploaded the categories.php file set your menu view to categories and save it
3. edit the file : administrator/components/com_virtuemart/views/category/view.html.php and replace the following line(around line 216):

if(!empty($menu->query['categorylayout'])){

replace it with:
if(!empty($menu->query['categorylayout']) and $menu->query['virtuemart_category_id']==$categoryId){

Now the 'old' category layout without all the products udnerneath will show, and the category page will not be blank anymore.

[Milbo]

No you do NOT TO HACK THE CORE, damnit

This is solved since weeks, please just use the latest version http://dev.virtuemart.net/attachments/download/666/com_virtuemart.2.0.25f_extract_first.zip

What you do is just to copy the category view and call it categories and choose then right layout.

[Milbo]

No you do NOT need TO HACK THE CORE, damnit

This is solved since weeks, please just use the latest version http://dev.virtuemart.net/attachments/download/666/com_virtuemart.2.0.25f_extract_first.zip

What you do is just to copy the category view and call it categories and choose then right layout.

[userakos]

You dont need any overwrite. You just go to your menu in joomla, add a new menu,... choose the vm categorY layout. Select their in the joomla parameter part the layout "categories". Thats it.

Hi,

I followed the solution going to the menu item and setting the parameter "Page Layout" to "categories" but I see an empty page.
If I use the other solution through the VM configuration it works but I don't want this solution because it hides the products.

I have created only 1 category with two products.
I use the latest version 2.6.0 of VM.

Thanks