How to change parent category for an existing child category?

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I have a child category and its parent category. How can I change parent category for this child category? Programatically, in a module helper.

Marius · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-18 19:14:27Z

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Let's say $category is your child category. And you want to make it a child of the category $parentCategory.

You can call this:

$category->move($parentCategory->getId(), null);

answered Apr 18, 2017 at 19:14

Marius♦

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? you've got to be kidding me! :) I will try, but I am open to other suggestions :)
– Vladimir Despotovic
Apr 18, 2017 at 19:18
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why do you think I'm kidding? There is the move method: github.com/magento/magento2/blob/develop/app/code/Magento/…
– Marius ♦
Apr 18, 2017 at 19:20
will it properly move its products too, is my only concern...
– Vladimir Despotovic
Apr 18, 2017 at 19:28
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the products associated to the child category remain associated to that category. But you might need to reindex though.
– Marius ♦
Apr 18, 2017 at 19:42
I am missing the second argument for the method ->move($parent, $afterChild). Do you know how can I get last child of the parent category?
– Vladimir Despotovic
Apr 18, 2017 at 19:44

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