Different images for left bar?

Question

I have four categories and each category has individual CMS page, and each individual page has left bar with image. Where in another Category CMS page of another image. So this continuous till four categories. So how to achieve this by call up media or should I create each template page to do this.

Can anyone help me. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

The more complex the Magento product, the more you will have to edit each and every category and make them unique.

• Duplicate your existing list.phtml file. Actually make five copies, just to have one unedited backup(since you have four categories).

app/design/frontend/default/yourtheme/template/catalog/product/list.phtml

• Change the name of the file to anything you want, but honestly just
  add an underscore and a quick name of the category

list_thisCategory.phtml

• Add the following code to the category’s “Custom Design” Tab / “Custom Layout Update” section:

<reference name="product_list">
       <action method="setTemplate">
          <template>catalog/product/list_thisCategory.phtml</template>
       </action>
     </reference>

• Now open up your thisCategory.phtml file and begin editing it.

• Any changes you make to that file will only effect the one category.

  Attaching a screen shot