[SOLVED] Show # of ads in subcategories DropDown Menu

[volunteer]

anyone know how to show the number of ads in each sub-category? or category at least? in the drop down menu

for example: Cars (2)

repurpose theme

[design]

 you would add this line of code (<?php echo osc_category_total_items() ; ?>) next to the name of your category, which looks something like this <?php echo osc_category_name();  ?> or

which will all be enclosed in the <?php while ( osc_has_categories() ) { ?> loop

[volunteer]

thanks!
where exactly to make the number have the same text formatting than the subcategories in the drop drown menu??

Code: [Select]

<div class="topbar-wrapper">
                <?php osc_goto_first_category() ; ?>
                <?php if(osc_count_categories () > 0) { ?>
                <ul class="nav">
                    <?php while ( osc_has_categories() ) { ?>
                    <li class="<?php echo osc_category_slug() ; ?><?php if ( osc_count_subcategories() > 0 ) { ?> menu<?php } ?>">
                        <a href="<?php echo osc_search_category_url() ; ?>" <?php if ( osc_count_subcategories() > 0 ) { ?>class="menu"<?php } ?>><?php View::newInstance()->_erase('subcategories'); echo osc_category_name() ; ?></a>
                        <?php if ( osc_count_subcategories() > 0 ) { ?>
                        <ul class="menu-dropdown">
                            <?php while ( osc_has_subcategories() ) { ?>

[design]

well as it was not in the that spot in the first place, it will not have been styled-- you will need to do that your self.
do you know how? 

[volunteer]

haha no idea.. custom.css? 

[design]

let me introduce you to our friendly web browser developer tools. 

what browser are you using? or rather how are you viewing your site?

sometimes you will need to activate it in IE and safari. until you see on your tool bar "develop" and from there you will be able to pick an element  to style while actually seeing it in a browser.
I will let all that soak in, do some playing around with it until you get use to it, and before you know it you will have probably completely redesigned your site :-) 

the developer tools will tell you which file to change.

[tomshaft]

Unbelievable how we got along before those built in  browser dev tools and electric lighting....

Tom

[volunteer]

thanks for all the tips guys! I will start playing with dev tools now 

[volunteer]

took a look and there is not way I will understand where to put the code with dev tools 

but found it in PHP anyway.

so here it goes in case someone is looking for the same thing

head.php

look for: <?php echo osc_category_name() ; ?></a></li>

and change it to: <?php echo osc_category_name() ; ?> [<?php echo osc_category_total_items() ; ?>]</a></li>

will re post it as {HOW TO]
thank u guys!

What about showing the total of subcategories in the whole site?
<?php echo osc_total_subcategories() ; ?> ?

[design]

as I'm learning this the hard way.. try not to have to many db request (quarries) it is killing my site speed 

[volunteer]

I need to show numbers of items in each subcategory otherwise users will browse empty ones
any other way to do the same without creating more queries?

[tomshaft]

This will hide empties:
(I think Trains posted this long ago):

Code: [Select]

<?php while ( osc_has_categories() ) { ?>
                                <div class="category">
                                    <h1><strong><span class="category <?php echo osc_category_slug() ; ?>"></span><a href="<?php echo osc_search_category_url() ; ?>"><?php echo osc_category_name() ; ?></a> <span><!--(<?php echo osc_category_total_items() ; ?>)--></span></strong></h1>
                                    <?php if ( osc_count_subcategories() > 0 ) { ?>
                                        <ul>
                                            <?php while ( osc_has_subcategories() ) {
                                                 if(osc_category_total_items() > 0 ) { ?>
                                                <li><a class="category <?php echo osc_category_slug() ; ?>" href="<?php echo osc_search_category_url() ; ?>"><?php echo osc_category_name() ; ?></a> <span><!--(<?php echo osc_category_total_items() ; ?>)--></span></li>
                                            <?php } }?>
                                        </ul>
                                    <?php } ?>
                                </div>
                                <?php

Tom

[volunteer]

thanks Tom! 

[tomshaft]

If satisfied, make subject solved.