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samiuddin
samiuddin

Reputation: 1

how to display the vertical navigation in magento

I am samiuddin. Few days back I started learning magento. I installed magento with sample data. I want to dispaly the categories on left side vertical navigation.

So I installed a vertical navigation extension from magento connect, but it is not displaying in the frontend.

Please guide me.

Thanks and regards

MD.Samiuddin

Upvotes: 0

Views: 3461

Answers (2)

Balu Mahesh
Balu Mahesh

Reputation: 99

First change u r layout to 2 column leftbar

then check the xml file of that extension find this 

<block type="vertnav/navigation" name="catalog.vertnav" template="vertnav/left.phtml" before="-"/>

in that file and

place this in 

<reference name="left"><block type="vertnav/navigation" name="catalog.vertnav" template="vertnav/left.phtml" before="-"/></reference>

hope this helps you. if not we can discuss again

Upvotes: 1

Harshad M
Harshad M

Reputation: 363

To display vertical navigation in magento you need to install an extension like http://www.magentocommerce.com/magento-connect/vertical-navigation-with-css-classes.html or you can also try many other available on magento connect.

Upvotes: 0

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