Category Dropdown Ordering

[kindian]

Can someone tell me how to order the category dropdown from A to Z instead of category ID ordering?

And how do show only MAIN CATS there?

thanks in advance.

[V@no]

To show only main cats, replace in includes/functions.php

Code: [Select]

  $drop_down_cat_cache = $cat_parent_cache;
with:

Code: [Select]

  $drop_down_cat_cache[0] = $cat_parent_cache[0];

And to sort them by name, below that line, insert:

Code: [Select]

  uasort($drop_down_cat_cache[0], "catsortname");
then, at the very end of the file, ABOVE closing ?> insert:

Code: [Select]

function catsortname($a, $b)
{
  global $cat_cache;
  return strcasecmp($cat_cache[$a]['cat_name'], $cat_cache[$b]['cat_name']);
}

[kindian]

thanks alot v@no, i'll try that out

[kindian]

V@no, only main cats appear like I wanted, but the sort is not good. Categories are all mixed, no alphabetical order after instering your code. what's wrong?

[V@no]

try now

[kindian]

V@NO PERFECT!!!! 

Thanks again!

[kindian]

V@no do you think you can help me now again:

The categories show exactly as a I wanted in normal pages, but when I try to edit a photo and move it to a subdir, the subdirs dont show up, just the main catgs.

what do I have to change in order to the admin edit image area show the drop down with all the subcats?

[V@no]

You can try replce the two new lines from above with this:

Code: [Select]

  if (defined("IN_CP"))
  {
    $drop_down_cat_cache = $cat_parent_cache;
  }
  else
  {
    $drop_down_cat_cache[0] = $cat_parent_cache[0];
    uasort($drop_down_cat_cache[0], "catsortname");
  }

This will show normal dropdown in ACP.

[kindian]

thanks for the help, but it isnt working, the only change I see is the ordering, it only changes the ordering. it doesnt show the sub categories in the CP.

[V@no]

Hmmm...what's wrong with me? :S try now, I've update the post above...
Now it should only "sort" dropdown on the "main" site, and should not affect ACP.

[kindian]

damn you V@no!!!! that worked like a charm!!! 

you're the master, thanks again for yout help!!!!!!!