Category Description Localization

Hi,

I am trying to use the Item.Description in my category listing : /Views/Catalog/CategoryTemplate.ProductsInGridOrLines.cshtml

I am using that code : @Html.Raw(item.Description)

It is working fine, but the localization is not working. When I switch language, it took the standard version.

Any help will be very appreciate.

Thanks,
Nicolas

I presume that you're using not a category description (something else) because it should be referenced by Model.Description (not item.Description). Where exactly are you using it in /Views/Catalog/CategoryTemplate.ProductsInGridOrLines.cshtml?

It is returning nothing if I use the Model.Description.

    @if (Model.SubCategories.Count > 0)
    {
        <div class="sub-category-grid ">
            @(Html.DataList<CategoryModel.SubCategoryModel>(Model.SubCategories, itemPerRow,
                @<div class="item-box @widthItem">                    
                    <div class="sub-category-item @widthItem">
                        <h2 class="category-title">
                            <a href="@Url.RouteUrl("Category", new { categoryId = item.Id, SeName = item.SeName })" title="@item.PictureModel.Title">
                                @item.Name</a>
                        </h2>
                        <div class="picture">
                            <a href="@Url.RouteUrl("Category", new { categoryId = item.Id, SeName = item.SeName })" title="@item.PictureModel.Title">
                                <img style="border-width: 0px;width:150px;" alt="@item.PictureModel.AlternateText" src="@item.PictureModel.ImageUrl"
                                    title="@item.PictureModel.Title" /></a>
                                    <p>@Html.Raw(@item.Description)</p>
                        </div>
                        
                    </div>
                </div>
            ))
        </div>
        <div class="clear">
        </div>
    }

Actually CategoryModel.SubCategoryModel class doesn't have Description property which you're using. So you customized the source code. BTW, you're trying to display the localized description of subcategories (not the main category). How exactly have you changed the 'Category' method of the 'CatalogController' (how are you setting this Description property)?

Ok, sorry I didn't remember I had changed the controller : CatalogController.cs

That is the problem, I have add this line :

            //subcategories
            model.SubCategories = _categoryService
                .GetAllCategoriesByParentCategoryId(categoryId)
                .Select(x =>
                {
                    var subCatName = x.GetLocalized(y => y.Name);
                    var subCatModel = new CategoryModel.SubCategoryModel()
                    {
                        Id = x.Id,
                        Name = subCatName,
         Description = x.Description,
                        SeName = x.GetSeName(),
                    };
                    subCatModel.PictureModel.ImageUrl = _pictureService.GetPictureUrl(x.PictureId, _mediaSetting.CategoryThumbPictureSize, true);
                    subCatModel.PictureModel.Title = string.Format(_localizationService.GetResource("Media.Category.ImageLinkTitleFormat"), subCatName);
                    subCatModel.PictureModel.AlternateText = string.Format(_localizationService.GetResource("Media.Category.ImageAlternateTextFormat"), subCatName);
                    return subCatModel;
                })
                .ToList();

What I need to add to the return value to get the localization working ?

Ok it working now ... I change the controller code for these :

            //subcategories
            model.SubCategories = _categoryService
                .GetAllCategoriesByParentCategoryId(categoryId)
                .Select(x =>
                {
                    var subCatName = x.GetLocalized(y => y.Name);
                    var subCatDesc = x.GetLocalized(y => y.Description);
                    var subCatModel = new CategoryModel.SubCategoryModel()
                    {
                        Id = x.Id,
                        Name = subCatName,
                        Description = subCatDesc,
                        SeName = x.GetSeName(),
                    };
                    subCatModel.PictureModel.ImageUrl = _pictureService.GetPictureUrl(x.PictureId, _mediaSetting.CategoryThumbPictureSize, true);
                    subCatModel.PictureModel.Title = string.Format(_localizationService.GetResource("Media.Category.ImageLinkTitleFormat"), subCatName);
                    subCatModel.PictureModel.AlternateText = string.Format(_localizationService.GetResource("Media.Category.ImageAlternateTextFormat"), subCatName);
                    return subCatModel;
                })
                .ToList();

Many thanks for your help !
Nicolas