OpenCart: add left column (specify categories, etc.) on the default page

Question

I want to add the "Left column" (categories, etc.) on the default page. I see that the left panel exists on the product pages, but is not on the default page. See screenshot. Please suggest.

Answer 1

1 - Open the desired page in the templates folder, for example, the content / information page:

catalog\view\theme\default\template\information.tpl 

2 - add this line to the desired location:

 <?php echo $column_left; ?> 

If this fails, open the appropriate MVC controller model of this code, for example:

 catalog\controller\information.php 

Find $this->children = array(

Make sure the array contains the left pane, for example:

 $this->children = array( 'common/column_left', 'common/column_right', 'common/content_top', 'common/content_bottom', 'common/footer', 'common/header' ); 

I hope you mean that information, etc. by default, as by default, aka site already has this: ( \catalog\view\theme\default\template\common\home.tpl )

 <?php echo $header; ?><?php echo $column_left; ?><?php echo $column_right; ?> <div id="content"><?php echo $content_top; ?> <h1 style="display: none;"><?php echo $heading_title; ?></h1> <?php echo $content_bottom; ?></div> <?php echo $footer; ?>