Custom field in subcategory_listing

[jsmirnow]

I have a custom field defined for categories and I want to add it to the sub category listing on the CTGY page. I can't figure out how to reference my field. The content is just a short description/call to action for what is in the category. Here is the codem the bold is my the expression that I can't get to work. Just brings back nothing:

<mvt:foreach iterator="sub_category" array="subcats">
<div class="col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-6 subcategory-wrapper">
<div class="subcategory-item box-shadow">
...
<div class="item-details">
<h5><a href="&mvt:sub_category:link;">&mvte:sub_category: name;</a></h5>
<p>&mvt:sub_category:customfield_values:customfields: category_short_desc;</p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
</mvt:foreach>

[Ron Frigon]

Re: Custom field in subcategory_listing

Not sure if there's a way to do that without Toolkit. But if you do...

Try adding this just inside the foreach loop:

<mvt:item name="toolkit" param="customcategory|shortdesc|l.all_settings:sub _category:id|category_short_desc" />

Then call the item with: &mvte:global:shortdesc;

[jsmirnow]

Re: Custom field in subcategory_listing

I don't have toolkit and I'm a bit of a noob to Miva, but I can verify that I can call custom fields on Products without toolkit. Not sure why it doesn't work on a category.

[Ron Frigon]

Re: Custom field in subcategory_listing

I havent used the new custom field functions very much, but you may be able to find something here to work for you without toolkit:

http://www.miva.com/videos/category/custom-fields

http://www.miva.com/videos/articles/...-documentation

[Brennan]

Re: Custom field in subcategory_listing

The links Ron posted are a great resource to explain the code below. There are two steps:

1. Read the Custom Category Field Value
2. Output it to the page.

<mvt:foreach iterator="sub_category" array="subcats">
	<div class="col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-6 subcategory-wrapper">
		<div class="subcategory-item box-shadow">
			...
			<div class="item-details">
				<h5><a href="&mvt:sub_category:link;">&mvte:sub_category: name;</a></h5>
				[COLOR=#ff0000]<mvt:item name="customfields" param="Read_Category_Code(l.settings:sub_category:code,'category_short_desc', g.category_short_desc)" />[/COLOR]
[COLOR=#ff0000]				<p>&mvte:global:category_short_desc;</p>[/COLOR]
			</div>
		</div>
	</div>
</mvt:foreach>

[jsmirnow]

Re: Custom field in subcategory_listing

Thanks! That did it. I was oh so close after checking out the articles, but not close enough:

<mvt:item name="customfields" param="Read_Category_Code(l.settings:sub_category:[COLOR=#ff0000]category_code[/COLOR],'category_short_desc', l.settings:customfields)" />