Compatibility
Low Seg2Cat v3 is compatible with EE3 and up. The EE1 and EE2 compatible versions are no longer under development, but are still available on Github.
Installation
Download and unzip Low Seg2Cat
Copy the low_seg2cat folder to your /system/user/addons directory
In your Control Panel, go to the Add-on Manager and click the Install-link in the Low Seg2Cat row
All set!
Upgrade
To upgrade Low Seg2Cat from a previous version, download and overwrite the files as per the installation instructions. The add-on will be upgraded automatically.
Settings
Search all sites
When set to Yes, all categories across all MSM sites will be matched. This will ignore any Category Groups selected.
Category Groups
Limit the search for matching categories by selected groups. When no groups are selected, all groups will be searched.
URI Pattern
Enter a regex pattern or leave blank. If you enter a pattern, the variables will only be registered if the current URI matches it.
Set all segments
If set to Yes, Low Seg2Cat will always set variables for all (9) segments, regardless of their presence.
Ignore pagination
If set to Yes, Low Seg2Cat will ignore the presence of a pagination segment at the end of a URI.
Parse file paths
If set to Yes, Low Seg2Cat will parse `{filedir_x}` variables inside the Category Image field.
Template Variables
{segment_n_category_id}
{segment_n_category_name}
{segment_n_category_description}
{segment_n_category_image}
{segment_n_category_parent_id}
{segment_n_category_group_id}
{last_segment_category_id}
{last_segment_category_name}
{last_segment_category_description}
{last_segment_category_image}
{last_segment_category_parent_id}
{last_segment_category_group_id}
{segment_category_ids}
{segment_category_ids_piped}
where n is the segment number. {segment_category_ids} will return an inclusive stack of all found category ids, for example: 4&12. {segment_category_ids_piped} will return an exclusive list: 4|12.
Caveats
If there are multiple categories with the same url_title, but in different groups, this extension will only return one of those. So best make sure your category url_titles are unique, or you select the relevant Category Groups in the settings so they are.
Support
Having problems setting up and/or using Low Seg2Cat? Support is offered from 10am to 4pm EST weekdays. Send us an email at help@eeharbor.com and we will respond as quickly as we can.
