{"id":3449,"date":"2014-11-13T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T21:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2014\/11\/13\/display-category-on-left-column\/"},"modified":"2022-03-31T19:22:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T23:22:03","slug":"display-category-on-left-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/prestashop\/display-category-on-left-column\/","title":{"rendered":"Display categories in the left panel in PrestaShop 1.6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Left-hand navigation is fairly standard across the web. Because of this, many visitors will look to the left hand panel of your store for category lists and other information. This quick article will assist you in presenting category information on the left hand panel using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/prestashop\/manual-install-3\/\">PrestaShop 1.6<\/a> default theme. This way you can make navigation even easier for shoppers visiting your site.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll show you how you can <strong>display categories in the left panel in PrestaShop 1.6<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alert\"><span style=\"color:red\"><b>Note:<\/b><\/span> This information is specific to the default PrestaShop 1.6 theme. While it may also work for other themes, they have not been tested and the information is not guaranteed to be accurate for them.<\/div>\n<h2>How to display categories in the left hand panel<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"article_list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/prestashop\/login-prestashop-dashboard\/\">Log into your PrestaShop 1.6 admin dashboard<\/a>.\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>From the main dashboard, look to the left hand navigation panel and hover over <b>Preferences<\/b> and then click <b>Themes<\/b>.\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/ps16\/show-category-left-column\/click-advanced-settings.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/ps16\/show-category-left-column\/click-advanced-settings.png\" style=\"float:right; margin:0px 15px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"200\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>The top portion of the page displays your current theme. Find the <em>Configure your theme<\/em> section and click on the <b>Advanced settings<\/b> button.<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/ps16\/show-category-left-column\/click-index.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/ps16\/show-category-left-column\/click-index.png\" style=\"float:right; margin:0px 15px 15px 15px;\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"200\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<p>You are now on the theme editor page. Be sure that the <b>Default left column<\/b> is set to <b>Yes<\/b> (this should already be set by default.)<\/p>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Next, scroll down to the <em>Appearance of columns<\/em> section and ensure the <b>Category<\/b> option is checked for the <b>Left column<\/b>.\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>Scroll down a bit further and ensure the <b>Index<\/b> option is also checked for the <b>Left column<\/b>.\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The changes you make in the <em>Appearance of Columns<\/em> section are automatic, so no saving needed. You should now see your categories and other items you had checked on the left hand side panel.<\/p>\n<table class=\"article_table\" style=\"width:100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Before<\/th>\n<th>After<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/ps16\/show-category-left-column\/before.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/ps16\/show-category-left-column\/before.png\" style=\"\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100%\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/ps16\/show-category-left-column\/after.png\" rel=\"lightbox-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"std_ss\" src=\"\/support\/images\/stories\/edu\/ps16\/show-category-left-column\/after.png\" style=\"\" title=\"Click here to view the larger image\" width=\"100%\"><\/a>\n<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Left-hand navigation is fairly standard across the web. Because of this, many visitors will look to the left hand panel of your store for category lists and other information. This quick article will assist you in presenting category information on the left hand panel using the PrestaShop 1.6 default theme. This way you can make<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/prestashop\/display-category-on-left-column\/\"> Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[4391],"class_list":["post-3449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prestashop","tag-prestashop-v1-6"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Display categories in the left panel in PrestaShop 1.6 | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Want to display category information on the left hand sidebar in PrestaShop 1.6? 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