Choose by id
A comma-separated list of VirtueMart category ids, in the order you want them shown.
VirtueMart storefront modules
A grid of categories, with the subcategories showing.
The “frequently searched categories” block: a grid of parent categories, each with its image and a short list of child links beneath it, so a visitor can jump two levels deep in one click.
Choose the categories explicitly by id, or give it a parent and a limit and let it fill itself.
mod_vm_categories_gridgrid
Selection
category ids ....... 12, 31, 44, 58, 61, 77
or
parent id .......... 3
parent limit ....... 6
Children
show children ...... yes
child limit ........ 5
Images
parent images ...... yes
size ............... 280 × 180
link target ........ _self
LIVEReads VirtueMart
2Selection modes
N+NParent & child limits
10Languages
What it does
Explicit, or automatic.
Pick exactly which categories appear, or let a parent id decide.
Or by parent
Leave the list empty and give a parent id with a limit — the grid fills from that parent’s children.
Child links
Each tile can list its own child categories as links, capped at a number you set.
Image sizing
Width and height for the parent images, so the grid stays regular whatever the source images are.
Heading with a sensible default
Leave the heading empty and it uses the localised default — “Frequently Searched Categories” in English.
Settings
Everything worth changing is a setting.
- Heading
- Optional; empty uses the localised default.
- Container id
- For targeting the block from your own CSS.
- Category ids
- Explicit selection.
- Parent id and limit
- Automatic selection when the list is empty.
- Child limit
- How many child links per tile.
- Show children / parent images
- Independent toggles.
- Image width and height
- Parent image dimensions.
- Link target
- Same window or new.
Good to know
Good to know before you buy
Standard Joomla layout override support, so the markup is yours to change.
Reads categories at render time — new subcategories appear on their own.
Ten interface languages.
Pairs with Top Categories when you want both a carousel and a grid on one page.
Requirements
- Joomla
- 5.x (tested 5.4.5)
- VirtueMart
- 4.x (tested 4.6.4)
- PHP
- 8.1 – 8.3
- Database
- MySQL / MariaDB
- Languages
- 10 locales
- Install
- Single ZIP
In the package
One site module.
Assign it and choose your categories.
Modulemod_vm_categories_gridCategory grid with child links and image sizing.
Pricing
Order Categories Grid.
One licence covers unlimited sites and includes twelve months of support and updates from the date of purchase. Prices exclude VAT; EU businesses with a valid VAT ID are invoiced under reverse charge.
Licence
You install and configure it yourself.
On request
excl. VAT · unlimited sites
- Installable ZIP and licence certificate
- Unlimited sites on one licence
- All 10 interface languages
- 12 months of updates
- Email support, 2 business days
Installed
We install it, configure it and hand it over working.
On request
plus the annual licence · excl. VAT
- Everything in Licence
- Installed and configured on your site
- Credentials and settings walked through with you
- Verified working before we close the job
- Priority support, same business day
Licence, in short
Commercial licence. Unlimited sites. Yours to use, not to resell.
The full text ships with the extension as licence.md. This is the summary, and the full text governs.
What you may do
Install and use the extension on any number of websites, for commercial purposes, for as long as you like. The licence is non-exclusive and worldwide.
What you may not do
Distribute, sublicense, sell or otherwise pass the extension to a third party without written consent. Ownership stays with WETWORKSLAB.
Support and updates
Twelve months of technical support and updates from the date of purchase, renewable. The version you have keeps working after that.
Warranty and law
Provided as is, without warranty. Governed by the law of Croatia; disputes fall to the Commercial Court in Zagreb, permanent service in Karlovac.