How can I make a category link active at all times?

[AZalace]

I was wondering how I can make a category tab remain active in the category tree after you have selected it. Here is the problem that I am having; if you choose a category on my site it pulls up all of the products under that category. If I then select one of those products it pulls up the product detail page. If my customer wants to go back and look at some of the other products in that category they have to use the "back" button because the category tab is no longer active in the tree. You can check this out at http://www.azalace-art.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc (http://www.azalace-art.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc) if you like.

Any help greatly appreciated.
Arix

[Pete McNamara]

I can only see one category at that URL.

[leslienord]

In your Category Tree Template, Category Tree Mode: select the Template radio button. Take a peek at the code in there, your see:<b>&mvt:cattree_category:name;</b> - you'll need to change it to:
<a href="&mvt:global:sessionurl;Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=&mvta:store:code;&Category_Code=&mvta:cattree_category:code;">&mvt:cattree_category:name;</a>

with or without the <b> tag, that's your call.

[AZalace]

Leslie,
Where can I access the category tree template? I assumed I could access it through Miva Merchant administration. Is this not the case?

[leslienord]

Yes, that is where you will find it. Click on your store name in the menu on the left, it should bring you to a screen with all the tabs of the screens that are common throughout all pages - you should see the Category Tree Template there. I am assuming your store in MM5 or MM5.5

[AZalace]

I am using version 5, but Category Tree does not appear. These are my only options:
Identification Owner (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#OWNE) Settings (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#SETT) Maintenance Mode (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#MNMD) Order Minimums (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#OMIN) Customer Fields (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#CFLD) Affiliate Links (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#MMUIALK) BODY Tag (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#MMUIBODY) Buttons (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#CMP-MMUI-BUTTONS) Misc. Colors (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#CMP-MMUI-COLORS) Customer Links (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#MMUICLK) Fonts (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#CMP-MMUI-FONTS) Messages (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#CMP-MMUI-MESSAGES) Navigation Bar (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#MMUINAG) Global Header & Footer (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#CMP-GLOB-HDFT) HEAD Tag Content (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#CMP-GLOB-HEAD) State Based Sales Tax (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#STATETAX) Shopping Interface Settings (http://azalace-art.com/Merchant2/#CMP-MMUI-SETTINGS)
Any suggestions?

[leslienord]

It sounds like you don't have the latest version (production release 4) of MM5 (before the MM5.5 upgrade). If you haven't gotten too far into your design and layout, I would suggest going ahead and running the upgrade. This will give you the upgrade to MM5.5 and the availability to edit the category tree, which was included in one of the MM5 updates.

[AZalace]

How far is too far when it comes to my design and layout? If I do the upgrade am I going to loose the look and feel? I am assuming I should pack my data files before the upgrade.