I have made a custom dynamic menu, that can be configured in a static block:
<?php
// Create get_string_between function
function get_string_between($string, $start, $end){
$string = ' ' . $string;
$ini = strpos($string, $start);
if ($ini == 0) return '';
$ini += strlen($start);
$len = strpos($string, $end, $ini) - $ini;
return substr($string, $ini, $len);
}
// Get menu items
$menu = $this->getLayout()->createBlock('cms/block')->setBlockId('main_menu')->toHtml();
$menu = get_string_between($menu, '<p class="menu">', '</p>');
$menuParts = explode("--", $menu);
$isCategory = false;
// $testArray = array();
// Set integer variables
$i = 0;
$i2 = 0;
$level = 0;
// Start menu
echo '<nav id="nav">';
if ( !empty($menuParts) )
{
echo '<ol class="nav-primary">';
foreach ( $menuParts as $part )
{
?>
<?php // Create level 0 menu items ?>
<li class="level<?php echo $level; ?> nav-<?php echo $i;
if ( $i == 0 )
{
echo ' first';
}
else if ( $i == (count($menuParts) - 1) )
{
echo ' last';
}
$fullUrl = get_string_between($part, '<a', '/a>');
// Dynamic Link
if ( strpos($part, 'widget') !== false )
{
$name = get_string_between($fullUrl, '<span>', '</span>');
$_category = Mage::getResourceModel('catalog/category_collection')
->addFieldToFilter('name', $name)
->getFirstItem();
// Category Link
if ( $_category->getId() != null )
{
$_catUrl = $_category->getUrl();
$_catName = $_category->getName();
if ( $_category->hasChildren() )
{
echo ' parent';
$_catHasChildren = 'has-children';
}
else
{
$_catHasChildren = '';
}
$isCategory = true;
}
// CMS Page Link
else
{
$_catUrl = get_string_between($fullUrl, 'href="', '">');
$_catHasChildren = '';
$_catName = get_string_between($fullUrl, '<span>', '</span>');
$isCategory = false;
}
}
// Static Link
else
{
$_catUrl = get_string_between($fullUrl, 'href="', '">');
$_catHasChildren = '';
$_catName = get_string_between($fullUrl, '">', '<');
$isCategory = false;
}
// array_push($testArray, $fullUrl);
?>">
<?php // Echo anchor tag ?>
<a href="<?php echo $_catUrl ?>" class="level<?php echo $level; ?> <?php echo $_catHasChildren; ?>"><?php echo $_catName ?></a>
<?php
// Start level 1 menu
if ( $isCategory && $_category->hasChildren() )
{
?>
<ul class="level<?php echo $level; ?>">
<?php
$level++;
$subCats = $_category->getChildren();
$subCatsArray = explode(',', $subCats);
?>
<li class="level<?php echo $level; ?> view-all"><a class="level<?php echo $level; ?>" href="<?php echo $_category->getUrl(); ?>"><?php echo $this->__('See all'); ?> <?php echo $name; ?></a></li>
<?php
foreach( $subCatsArray as $subCatId )
{
$sub_cat = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($subCatId);
if ( $sub_cat->getIsActive())
{
$catUrl = $sub_cat->getURL();
$catname = $sub_cat->getName();
?>
<li class="level<?php echo $level; ?><?php
echo ' nav-' . $i . '-' . $i2;
if ( $i2 == 0 )
{
echo ' first';
}
else if ( $i2 == (count($subCatsArray) - 1) )
{
echo ' last';
}
?>">
<a class="level<?php echo $level; ?>" href="<?php echo $catUrl; ?>">
<?php echo $catname; ?>
</a>
</li>
<?php
$i2++;
}
} ?>
<li class="level<?php echo $level; ?> back-link"><a class="level<?php echo $level; ?>" href="#"><?php echo $this->__('Back'); ?></a></li>
<?php $level = 0; ?>
</ul>
<?php }
?>
</li>
<?php $i++; ?>
<?php }
echo '</ol>';
}
echo '</nav>';
?>
It detects links (widgets links or plain anchor tags) and generates a menu. It also generates submenu's for the category links that contain child categories. But, if I change the order of categories in the category page in the admin, it doesn't change the order in the sub-menu's.
How can I change the order of subcategories generated? (preferably the same order as I have set them in the category page in the admin)
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