Friday, December 26, 2008

How to copy categories in Zen-Cart admin panel?

Unfortunately the original Zen-Cart doesn't allows to copy categories, it has move ability. Although it allows to copy products. The attached files add copying ability for categories. It allows to copy a whole directory tree with all children. The extension was tested with Zen-Cart 1.3.0.
Just install and use.
If you need some customization don't hesitate to ask.

15 comments:

Samericka said...

Have you tested this fix with other versions of ZenCart?

I'm looking to create categories filled with other (already) created categories, in other words: groups of existing categories. Is your fix/mod adequate for this situation?

ptalus said...
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ptalus said...

I tested it only with Zen-Cart v.1.3
Yes, it is adequate for your situation.

Just create new category and copy the existing category tree.
I kindly ask you to ensure that you made the backup before making any changes.

Samericka said...

Thank you ptalus, it seems to work with Zen Cart 1.3.8a.

Unfortunatly, I was looking for a patch that copies the categories AND the products in those categories (I suppose as linked products).

Any chance you have something like that?

ptalus said...

You can copy products in Zen-cart admin panel. I wrote my plugin to copy only category tree. But I could create new plugin for small fee if you would like.

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Unknown said...

Can you build a module for copy the hole catogory with products pictures and attributtes and not as a linked product??

your categorie fix copy only the tree

ptalus said...

To: danny
I don't need such module for my site, but I can make it for a small fee within a few days.
contact me pavel.galagan@gmail.com

Samericka said...

Can you contact me directly. Send mail to:

samericka [at] gmail [dot] com

Anonymous said...

@ptalus can you send me the price of the contribution? Danny

Unknown said...

Can you send me the detail from the module for copy the hole catogorie includes the products?

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Brandon Smith said...

Zen cart is amazing, it is easy to use and install, anyone with a basic computer knowledge can install it. I tested this with Zen Cart 1.3.0 and it worked completely fine without any failure.

Vivek said...

TLandi 38You need basic knowledge of coding for install Zen cart, I think its not hard, here in this article very nicely explain about it.


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