Shopify sub-categories hack

readme.md

This works on the idea of declaring name-spaced collections for sub-cateogries.

For example, creating the following collection

Toys & Games/

We then create the following 'subcategory' collections

Toys & Games/Art & Crafts Toys & Games/Biography Toys & Games/History & Archaeology Toys & Games/Military & Aviation

collection.liquid

{% comment %}
  For our Collection page liquid template, we'd then use the following to create our navigation:
{% endcomment %}

{% assign current = collection.handle %}
{% if collection.title contains '/' %}

  {% assign words = collection.title | split: '/' %}
  {% assign section = words[0] | handleize %}
  {% for collection in collections %}
    {% if collection.handle contains section and collection.title contains '/' %}            
      <a href="/collections/{{ collection.handle }}">
        {% assign words = collection.title | split: '/' %}
        {{ words[1] }}
      </a><br />
    {% endif %}    
  {% endfor %}

{% else %}
  {% if collection.handle %}
    {% for collection in collections %}
      {% if collection.handle contains current and collection.title contains '/' %}            
        <a href="/collections/{{ collection.handle }}">
          {% assign words = collection.title | split: '/' %}
          {{ words[1] }}
        </a><br />
      {% endif %}    
    {% endfor %}
  {% endif %}
{% endif %}