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Anyone have any suggestions on how to edit the below to exclude 1 particular category? (ID - 1511)

Any help would be appreciated :) thanks

<?php
class Sinch_Tonerconfigurator_Helper_Category extends Mage_Catalog_Helper_Category
{

    public function canShow($category)
     {
         if (is_int($category)) {
             $category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($category);
         }

         if (!$category->getId()) {
             return false;
         }

         if (!$category->getIsActive()) {
             return false;
         }
         if (!$category->isInRootCategoryList()) {
 //            return false;
         }

         return true;
     }

}
?>


    public function loadDropdownAction(){
        $this->getResponse()->setHeader('Content-type', 'application/json');
        $catid = $this->getRequest()->getParam('catid', null);
        $lastlevel = $this->getRequest()->getParam('lastlevel', 0);
        if(!$catid){
            $this->getResponse()->setBody('{ "success": false, "subcategories": [] }');
            return;
        }
        $category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($catid);
        if(!$category->hasChildren()){
            $this->getResponse()->setBody('{ "success": false, "subcategories": [] }');
            return;
        }
        $children = (Mage::getSingleton('tonerconfigurator/category')->isRootCategory($catid) ? Mage::getSingleton('tonerconfigurator/category')->getRootSubcatColl() : $category->getChildrenCategories());
        $response = array();
        $response['success'] = false;
        $response['subcategories'] = array();
        foreach($children as $child){
            $childArray = array();
            $childArray['name'] = $child->getName();
            if($lastlevel){
                $childArray['URL'] = $child->getUrl();
            }else {
                $childArray['id'] = $child->getId();
            }
            $response['subcategories'][] = $childArray;
        }
        if(!empty($response['subcategories'])){
            $response['success'] = true;
        }
        $this->getResponse()->setBody(json_encode($response));
        return;
    }
}


2 Answers 2

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In context of your code snippet: (with code optimized)

 if (!$category->getId() || !$category->getIsActive() || $category->getId() == 1511 ) {
         return false;
     }

    return true

However, I can see you start with a ->load($category), which is most likely a model being loaded, and preceding that, I'd make the assumption you are using a collection?

If using a collection, you have better performance to simply exclude this id from the collection itself by using a collection filter as such: ->addFieldToFilter('entity_id', array('ne' => 1511))

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  • Hi, thanks for the answer, I've tried adding this and it doesn't seem to block the specific id from the drop down selection. Feb 21, 2015 at 16:34
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Please try this

  public function canShow($category)
     {
         if (is_int($category)) {
             $category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($category);
         }

    if ($category instanceof Mage_Catalog_Model_Category) {
         if (!$category->getId() || !$category->getIsActive() || !$category->isInRootCategoryList()  || ($category->getId() == 1511) ) {
             return false;
        }else{
        return true;
        }
    }

        return false;
     }
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  • Thanks Amit, no joy though unfortunately, am I perhaps trying to edit the wrong file? my site is here: www.printcart.co.uk Under the cartridge finder drop downs I want to eliminate the option that says 'printers' as it's a dead end if you know what I mean. Could it be in the AjaxController.php file? Feb 21, 2015 at 16:51
  • yes.it AjaxController.php.. But You need find the module
    – Amit Bera
    Feb 21, 2015 at 17:02
  • Thanks, i've edited my original post to include the ajaxcontroller.php code also, not sure what you mean by find the module In the modules file is this: <?xml version="1.0"?> <config> <modules> <Sinch_Tonerconfigurator> <active>true</active> <codePool>local</codePool> </Sinch_Tonerconfigurator> </modules> </config> Feb 21, 2015 at 17:09
  • please check $catid = $this->getRequest()->getParam('catid', null); give cat id or not
    – Amit Bera
    Feb 21, 2015 at 17:31
  • or use Mage::getModel('catalog/category') ->setStoreId(Mage::app()->getStore()->getId()) ->load($catid); instead of Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($catid);
    – Amit Bera
    Feb 21, 2015 at 17:34

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