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Category Gallery¶

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    • Installing the add-on
    • Creating a gallery
      • Step 1. Adding images to categories
      • Step 2. Creating a block in the page layout

Overview¶

The Category Gallery add-on allows you to showcase a nice gallery with category images on any page you want. Two templates are available:

Grid

Scroller

Key features¶

  • Grid and scroller templates for categories;
  • Configurable scrolling;
  • Main categories in tiles;
  • Fully responsive templates for category gallery;
  • Different category galleries for different pages.

Compatibility¶

The add-on is compatible with CS-Cart and Multi-Vendor 4.4.1 and above, but only versions 4.11.x, 4.12.x and 4.13.x are supported.

Don’t know what archive to download to install the add-on? Read here.

Support¶

This add-on is developed and published by Simtech Development Ltd., a CS-Cart developer. You are guaranteed a quality add-on supported by the future versions. If you need help, please contact us via our help desk system.

Demo¶

Check out the Category Gallery add-on in our demo store.

Note

Every half an hour the demo store is reset to the default state.

Managing in the admin panel¶

Installing the add-on¶

Install the Category Gallery add-on on the add-ons list page (Add-ons → Manage add-ons). Click the + button in the top right corner, select an archive and click Upload & install. You can now find the installed add-on in the list of installed add-ons, just make sure it is set to Active.

Creating a gallery¶

To create a category gallery:

Step 1. Adding images to categories¶

  1. Go to Products > Categories. Select the necessary category.
  1. Add an image for the category in the Images section.

Step 2. Creating a block in the page layout¶

  1. Go to Design - Layouts.
  2. Select the location where you want to add the gallery, for example, Homepage.
  1. Click the + button to add a new block.
  1. Select the Categories block.
  1. Name the block and select the Grid or Scroller template.
  1. Open the Content tab and select Manually from the Filling list. Click Add categories.
  1. Pick categories you want to display in the gallery and click Add categories and close.
  1. Add position for categories if you want to show them in a particular order. Click Create.

Here’s the final result:

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