Magento : Display Category

All of the following code samples can be copy and pasted into ANY template file and will function correctly.

Display Top Level Categories Only

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<?php /*  * http://fishpig.co.uk - Magento Tutorials  *  * Display top level categories  * **/ ?> <?php $_helper = Mage::helper('catalog/category') ?> <?php $_categories = $_helper->getStoreCategories() ?> <?php if (count($_categories) > 0): ?>     <ul>         <?php foreach($_categories as $_category): ?>             <li>                 <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_category) ?>">                     <?php echo $_category->getName() ?>                 </a>             </li>         <?php endforeach; ?>     </ul> <?php endif; ?>

Display Top Level Categories and ALL Subcategories

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<?php /*  * http://fishpig.co.uk - Magento Tutorials  *  * Display top level categories and subcategories  * **/ ?> <?php $_helper = Mage::helper('catalog/category') ?> <?php $_categories = $_helper->getStoreCategories() ?> <?php $currentCategory = Mage::registry('current_category') ?> <?php if (count($_categories) > 0): ?>     <ul>         <?php foreach($_categories as $_category): ?>             <li>                 <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_category) ?>">                     <?php echo $_category->getName() ?>                 </a>                 <?php $_category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($_category->getId()) ?>                 <?php $_subcategories = $_category->getChildrenCategories() ?>                 <?php if (count($_subcategories) > 0): ?>                     <ul>                         <?php foreach($_subcategories as $_subcategory): ?>                             <li>                                 <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_subcategory) ?>">                                     <?php echo $_subcategory->getName() ?>                                 </a>                             </li>                         <?php endforeach; ?>                     </ul>                 <?php endif; ?>             </li>         <?php endforeach; ?>     </ul> <?php endif; ?>

Display Top Level Categories and Current Categories SubCategories

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<?php /*  * http://fishpig.co.uk - Magento Tutorials  *  * Display top level categories and  * subcategories of the current category  * **/ ?> <?php $_helper = Mage::helper('catalog/category') ?> <?php $_categories = $_helper->getStoreCategories() ?> <?php $currentCategory = Mage::registry('current_category') ?> <?php if (count($_categories) > 0): ?>     <ul>         <?php foreach($_categories as $_category): ?>             <li>                 <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_category) ?>">                     <?php echo $_category->getName() ?>                 </a>                 <?php if ($currentCategory &amp;&amp; $currentCategory->getId() == $_category->getId()): ?>                     <?php $_category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($_category->getId()) ?>                     <?php $_subcategories = $_category->getChildrenCategories() ?>                     <?php if (count($_subcategories) > 0): ?>                         <ul>                             <?php foreach($_subcategories as $_subcategory): ?>                                 <li>                                     <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_subcategory) ?>">                                         <?php echo $_subcategory->getName() ?>                                     </a>                                 </li>                             <?php endforeach; ?>                         </ul>                     <?php endif; ?>                 <?php endif; ?>             </li>         <?php endforeach; ?>     </ul> <?php endif; ?>