Topdata Category Filter SW6 Settings Guide#

This guide provides detailed information about all the configuration options available in the Topdata Category Filter SW6 plugin.

General Settings#

Setting	Default	Description
`showCategoryFilter`	true	Enables or disables the category filter in the storefront.
`showNumber`	true	Displays the number of products in each category.
`collapseSubcategories`	true	Initially collapses subcategories in the filter. Users can expand them.
`showFirst`	true	Displays the category filter as the first filter in the panel.
`hideOtherBranches`	true	Hides categories from other category branches on category pages.
`excludeHidden`	false	Hides categories marked as "Hide in navigation".
`hideSingleCategory`	true	Hides the filter if there's only one category available.
`hideDynamicCategory`	true	Hides categories with dynamic product groups.
`popularCount`	0	Shows only categories with a minimum number of products. Set to 0 to show all.
`hideParents`	false	Hides parent categories in the filter.
`sort`	none	Determines the sorting order of categories (name, count, or default).

Setting	Default	Description
`manyMainCategories`	true	Handles cases where there's only one main category by dividing it into subcategories.
`joinParents`	false	Combines parent categories in the display. Category names are separated by "/".
`showParentCategory`	0	Specifies how many parent category levels to show (0 to 20, or "All").

Setting	Default	Description
`hideUnpopular`	false	Removes categories with low product counts to improve performance.
`joinParents`	true	Merges single-child parent categories to simplify the category tree.
`showParentCategory`	2	Limits the number of parent levels shown in category names for better readability.

For stores with a deep category structure, consider enabling hideUnpopular to improve performance.
If you have a single main category, enable manyMainCategories for better visualization.
For stores with dynamic product groups, you may want to disable hideDynamicCategory.

Default Category Filter

Collapsed Filter

Joined Parents