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The '''Categories Manager''' is where you connect Joomla Categories with Listing Types and Directories. To do that, click '''Setup Categories'''.
 
  
== Categories setup in Joomla 1.6 ==
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The final step of JReviews setup is to go to the '''Categories Manager''' to assign a listing type and a directory to each Joomla category that you want to use with JReviews.
[[Using JReviews with unlimited levels of categories in Joomla 1.6]]
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Click the '''Setup New''' button and a popup will appear:
  
== Categories setup in Joomla 1.5 ==
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[[File:categories-manager.png]]
  
[[File:CategoriesManager.png]]
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First select a listing type and a directory then choose all categories that will belong to that listing type and directory and click the '''Save''' button.
  
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'''Important:''' If you created multiple levels of categories, it is imporant to include all of them (both parent and child categories), but for parent categories choose '''This category will not have listings''' instead of a listing type. Only last level categories should have a listing type assigned. Also, all levels of categories must belong to the same directory (a subcategory must belong to the same directory as its parent category).
  
*In this example, we have 3 Categories, and all of them belong to one Section, one Directory, but each of them has its own Listing Type
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If you made a mistake with the category assignment, you can remove the category by clicking on the '''X''' button at the and of the category row:
  
*If you have many categories that will use the same Listing Type, select all those categories by holding CTRL key; then select the correct listing type and the directory where you want those categories to belong.
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[[File:categories-manager2.png]]
  
*Joomla sections are assigned automatically when you choose Categories.
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After you remove the category, you will be able to set it up again, but removing the categories will be possible only until listings in those categories will have reviews.
  
*All the categories in the same section must be assigned to the same directory.  
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When you complete your JReviews setup, it is necessary to adjust the configuration settings and to create JReviews menu items.
  
  

Revision as of 14:42, 27 July 2013

The final step of JReviews setup is to go to the Categories Manager to assign a listing type and a directory to each Joomla category that you want to use with JReviews.

Click the Setup New button and a popup will appear:

Categories-manager.png

First select a listing type and a directory then choose all categories that will belong to that listing type and directory and click the Save button.

Important: If you created multiple levels of categories, it is imporant to include all of them (both parent and child categories), but for parent categories choose This category will not have listings instead of a listing type. Only last level categories should have a listing type assigned. Also, all levels of categories must belong to the same directory (a subcategory must belong to the same directory as its parent category).

If you made a mistake with the category assignment, you can remove the category by clicking on the X button at the and of the category row:

Categories-manager2.png

After you remove the category, you will be able to set it up again, but removing the categories will be possible only until listings in those categories will have reviews.

When you complete your JReviews setup, it is necessary to adjust the configuration settings and to create JReviews menu items.