How to change what is shown in the category panel

Paul Lennox (1378)

When I select a menu item and go to the selected products page I see on the left side 3 panels , Filter Products, Categories and Information. In the Categories panel I see the top level categories. If I click on one of these Categories I want to be able to see the available sub categories, but this panel instead just shows me the top level categories, which isn’t very useful. Most other platforms will show the sub categories. Is there a way I can achieve this?

Erik Merkley

This is the default behaviour in many themes which annoys me too. It's up to the theme developer to decide how that menu is displayed.

 

It's certainly possible to show child levels in the menus and the code change required is relatively simple. The problem is you'll need some styling added which is very specific to your site. It can actually take quite a bit of thought to make this look clear to users and support all screen sizes. Unless you have web development experience I'd suggest contacting a Neto Partner. It would be a very quick and easy job for them to add, and they can make any other theme tweaks you want at the same time:

https://maropost.partnerpage.io/partner-directory

 

For some inspiration, our site supports three levels in the category menu and highlights the current category:

https://www.echidnasewing.com.au/machine-accessories/brother-accessories/presser-feet/