Module categories

Display links to categories in a tree

Parameters

Displays links to categories as a tree.

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Parameters	Accepted Values	Description
`selflink`	alpha	y\|n .If y, category links to a page named as the category
`customURL`	alpha	Custom URL for link to send you. Use No value assigned as placeholder for catId or No value assigned for name. E.g. "ProductBrowse?categ=No value assigned"
`deep`	word	Show subcategories objects when accessing a linked category. Possible values: on (default), off.
`hideEmpty`	alpha	y\|n .If y, only categories with child objects will be shown.
`type`	any string except for HTML and PHP tags	Object type filter to apply when accessing a linked category. Example values:wiki page, article, FAQ, blog, image, file gallery, tracker, tracker item, quiz, poll, survey, sheet
`onlyChildren`	alpha	y\|n .If y, only direct child categories will be shown. Default: n
`categId`	int	Limits displayed categories to a subtree of categories starting with the category with the given ID. Example value: 11. Default: 0 (don't limit display).
`categParentIds`	any string except for HTML and PHP tags	Show only these categories and the immediate child categories of these in the order the parameter specifies. Example values: 3,5,6.

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{MODULE(module=categories) /}

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Archived Editorial Board Meeting Files example Keywords Retired Status 3.In Progress Templates Versions 10.x 11.x 12.x 13.x 14.x 15.x 16.x 17.x 18.x 1.x 2.x 3.x 4.x 5.x 6.x 7.x 8.x 9.x See also: Category Transitions, PluginCategory, Module last_category_objects and Module change_category

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