System Requirements

Installing the Yagendoo VM module for the standard categories is really easy and takes just a few steps. In the following, you will learn how to install and commission the Yagendoo Virtuemart module for standard categories after downloading it.

1. Installing the Yagendoo Virtuemart Category Default Module

a) Unzip the package you have downloaded via the download link after the purchase to a local folder on your pc. It contains the module package and some files with information.

b) Navigate into your Joomla! backend to the Joomla! installer and select the module package you have previously downloaded to your PC and which is now on your pc. Install it using Joomla! installer. If the installation has been successful, a respective message will appear.

Note: As some servers are not 100% compatible with Joomla!, please check the CHMOD rights of the files and folders. All folders have to be set at a CHMOD of 755 and all files at a CHMOD of 644.

2. Overview on the Yagendoo Virtuemart Category Default Module

The display mode of the standard module for the Virtuemart categories is kept very simple. Thus, all design possibilities are open to you.

However, there are different settings options available. For example, you can choose the categories that are to be displayed. In addition, you can set whether the sub-categories are to be displayed per default or only when the parent category is the active category.

Moreover, the module can show how many products are available in each category.

3. Configuring the Yagendoo Virtuemart Default Category Module

In your Virtuemart backend, navigate to the menu item Extensions -> Module. Here, you will find the "Yagendoo Virtuemart Category Default" module.

Amongst others, you can make the changes mentioned above here. The module suffix is followed by the designation of the categories that are to be displayed.

In the next entry field, you can count the number of products in the respective categories. These will be displayed in brackets after the category name.

The next step is determining whether sub-categories are to be displayed permanently or only when the respective parent category is active.

The last setting is the compatibility mode. Since the module structure is similar to a regular Joomla menu, the module may be displayed incorrectly. If you activate the compatibility mode, another list type will be used which will usually solve this problem. If the problem continues to exist, please check the FAQs.

4. FAQs

The Yagendoo Virtuemart Module for standard categories does not look good and seems to be messed up.

It might happen that the template of your Joomla website overwrites the settings of the module. Activate the compatibility mode in the module parameters.

The following trick might help you if the compatibility mode has not improved the display: Use FTP to download the main CSS file (often called "template.css") in the folder for css files (often called "css", "style" or "styles") in the /templates/YOUR-TEMPLATE/ folder.
Also, download the yagendoo.css in the modules/mod_yagendoo_vm_cat_def/assets/css folder.
Copy everything from the Yagendoo CSS to the end of the template CSS. If this does not work, repeat the process with other CSS files of your template. Afterwards, re-upload the changed template CSS file to the server.
This trick can also help you with other modules and components if they are not displayed correctly.

I have created a new category, but it's not displayed.

Navigate to the module's parameters in the Joomla! backend and check if the new category has been marked in the category field. Another possibility is that the category is not activated in Virtuemart itself.

When I try to install the module, I get a white screen headed "-1- an error occurred" and below "Unable to copy selected file."

Uninstall the module by browsing to the menu item Add-ons>Install/Uninstall and to the module tab therein. Here, select the module and uninstall it. Now re-install the module.