Multi-Level Categories as Navigation - How deep can it go?

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Last Post: April 16, 2012   (RSS)

By Mikey - April 13, 2012 - edited: April 13, 2012

Multi-Level Categories as Navigation:
How deep can you actually go with multi-level categories in a navigation?

Is it possible to go 4 category levels deep in a navigation with CMSB?

See the example below, or the attached images for a better example of what I'm trying to achieve.

If it is possible, can someone point me to a thread that covers 4 levels deep, or at least 3 levels deep. I've search the forum, but I'm just not having any luck finding a definitive solution... I'm sure I may have over looked it while searching. Maybe I just need to get out of the office and get some rest. Thanks for any light someone can shed on this.
Cheers, Zickey

Parent / Child / Grand Child / Child of Grand Child
-or-
Level 1
> Level 2
> Level 3
> Level 4
Attachments:

screen-shot-2012-04-13-at-3-19-10-am.png 45K

screen-shot-2012-04-13-at-3-45-30-am.png 27K

screen-shot-2012-04-13-at-4-06-06-am.png 49K

Re: [zick] Multi-Level Categories as Navigation - How deep can it go?

By Jason - April 13, 2012

Hi,

CMS Builder will let you create as many levels down as you like. The code used to output the <ul>/<li> tags shouldn't need to change, regardless of how many levels are present. The only tick I can see is finding a drop down menu script that will support what you need. I've used a script called "Smooth Navigational Menu" before with good results. The demo they show shows categories going 4 levels down:

www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex/ddsmoothmenu.htm

Hope this helps get you started.
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Re: [Jason] Multi-Level Categories as Navigation - How deep can it go?

By rconring - April 16, 2012

Yes, I have been using ddsmoothmenu since Jason turned me on to it some time ago and have taken it to 5 levels. It is infinite as far as I can tell. I created the schema for the menu data, the navigation PHP code, the CSS and ddmenu files into a package that I can install on a CMSB site in under 10 minutes. I use it often, both horizontal and vertical versions and on one occasion, both on the same page.
Ron Conring
Conring Automation Services
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