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Revision: 47826
at June 16, 2011 23:44 by nico65
Initial Code 
<?php
$ella_current_category = Mage::registry('current_category');
$ella_parent_id = $ella_current_category->getParentCategory();
echo $ella_parent_id;
?>

Name: <?php  $parentname = $this->getCurrentCategory()->getParentCategory()->getName(); echo $parentname; ?>
<br />Url: <?php  $parenturl = $this->getCurrentCategory()->getParentCategory()->getUrl(); echo $parenturl; ?>
<br />Level: <?php  $parentlevel = $this->getCurrentCategory()->getParentCategory()->getLevel(); echo $parentlevel; ?>

<?php

# Set parent Category Id
$parentCategoryId = 4;

$layer = Mage::getModel('catalog/layer');

$activeCategory = $layer->getCurrentCategory();
$pathIds = $activeCategory->getPathIds();

$layer->setCurrentCategory($parentCategoryId);
$currentCategory = $layer->getCurrentCategory();
$childCategories = $currentCategory->getChildrenCategories();	

$i = '';
$items = '';
$list1 = '';
$list2 = '';

foreach ($childCategories as $_category) {

	if (in_array($_category->getId(), $pathIds)) {
		$items = '
<li class="active">';
	} else {
		$items = '
</li><li>';
	}

	$items .= '<a href="'.$_category->getUrl().'">'.$_category->getName();'</a>';
	$items .= '</li>

';

	$i %2 == 0 ?
		$list1 .= $items:
		$list2 .= $items;

	$i++;
}

echo '
<ul class="list1">'.$list1. '</ul>

';
echo '
<ul class="list2">'.$list2. '</ul>

';

?>
Initial URL 
http://www.webdesign-blog.ch/?p=17, http://www.pauldonnellydesigns.com/blog/get-parent-category-name-in-magento/
Initial Description 
usefull navigation stuff works in magento 1.5.0.1

http://www.webdesign-blog.ch/?p=17
http://www.pauldonnellydesigns.com/blog/get-parent-category-name-in-magento/
Initial Title 
magento navigation get parent category and have a constant parent category
Initial Tags 
navigation, magento
Initial Language 
PHP