Thread: Version 9 Left (Category) Menu Help

In version 9 of the storefront, how do you configure the Entity Controller so that only Top Level categories are displayed in the left hand navigation?

For instance, consider:

Code:

<aspdnsf:EntityControl ID="ctrlEntityCategories" runat="server" Header="" EntityType="Category" MaxMenuSize="<%$ Tokens:AppConfigUSInt, MaxMenuSize %>" />

Is there a parameter, such as MaxLevels="1" or some equivalent?

I tried MaxMenuLevel="<%$ Tokens:AppConfigUSInt, MaxMenuLevel %>", thinking (based on the description of the AppConfig) that this might be the solution; however, this caused a compiler error.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

I'm trying to do this as well. Any ideas?

Hi

I don't think the current EntityControl has the ability to limit the depth. There is a 'MaxMenuSize' param but I think this just limits the number of nodes displayed rather than their depth.

For the UrbanExcess site that we just launched running MLv9.0.1.3, we used an XML package for the left menu and this gave complete control over the depth and styling.
A bit 'old school' I know, but it did the job and works well!

Adam

That maxlevels idea should work along with what is discussed here:

http://forums.aspdotnetstorefront.co...ad.php?p=89637