[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Call product and category id's from default url ## - **[Cedwyn](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn "View Cedwyn's Profile")** - [![Cedwyn's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn "View Cedwyn's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn) Less More - Posts: 28 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 8 months ago [\#147725](#147725) by [Cedwyn](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn "View Cedwyn's Profile") *[Call product and category id's from default url](/forum/31-development/866522-call-product-and-category-ids-from-default-url#147725 "If I want to access a specific category or product view page and load a specific id, how would I go about doing that in this format: index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing&category_id=id By default, index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing goes to a category listing page that I can't seem to locate on the backend (assuming it is a default view in the mvc). What I would like is to use a specific module I've created through the display->content module config screen as the default view module when using the url above - is that possible? Also does the current code allow me to pass the category/product id through the url? Ie. index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&module=cat_display&cat_id=69")* was created by *[Cedwyn](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn "View Cedwyn's Profile")* If I want to access a specific category or product view page and load a specific id, how would I go about doing that in this format: index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing&category_id=id By default, index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing goes to a category listing page that I can't seem to locate on the backend (assuming it is a default view in the mvc). What I would like is to use a specific module I've created through the display->content module config screen as the default view module when using the url above - is that possible? Also does the current code allow me to pass the category/product id through the url? Ie. index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&module=cat_display&cat_id=69 Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg2NjUyMi1jYWxsLXByb2R1Y3QtYW5kLWNhdGVnb3J5LWlkcy1mcm9tLWRlZmF1bHQtdXJsP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Xavier](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile")** - [![Xavier's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar4105.png)](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/4105-xavier) Less More - Posts: 13201 - Thank you received: 2322 - - - - [](http://www.kidiweb.fr) - 12 years 8 months ago [\#147772](#147772) by [Xavier](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile") Replied by *[Xavier](/forum/user/4105-xavier "View Xavier's Profile")* on topic *[Call product and category id's from default url](/forum/31-development/866522-call-product-and-category-ids-from-default-url#147772 "If I want to access a specific category or product view page and load a specific id, how would I go about doing that in this format: index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing&category_id=id By default, index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing goes to a category listing page that I can't seem to locate on the backend (assuming it is a default view in the mvc). What I would like is to use a specific module I've created through the display->content module config screen as the default view module when using the url above - is that possible? Also does the current code allow me to pass the category/product id through the url? Ie. index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&module=cat_display&cat_id=69")* Hi, I think that what you need is to edit the menu present in the HikaShop default menus. You can reach them via the joomla "menus" menu" or via Display > Content menus in HikaShop. Then for the category listing menu, you can select the desired category id, and in the display options. You can too edit its associated module to change the product display. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg2NjUyMi1jYWxsLXByb2R1Y3QtYW5kLWNhdGVnb3J5LWlkcy1mcm9tLWRlZmF1bHQtdXJsP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Cedwyn](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn "View Cedwyn's Profile")** - [![Cedwyn's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn "View Cedwyn's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn) Less More - Posts: 28 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 8 months ago [\#147823](#147823) by [Cedwyn](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn "View Cedwyn's Profile") Replied by *[Cedwyn](/forum/user/31495-cedwyn "View Cedwyn's Profile")* on topic *[Call product and category id's from default url](/forum/31-development/866522-call-product-and-category-ids-from-default-url#147823 "If I want to access a specific category or product view page and load a specific id, how would I go about doing that in this format: index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing&category_id=id By default, index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing goes to a category listing page that I can't seem to locate on the backend (assuming it is a default view in the mvc). What I would like is to use a specific module I've created through the display->content module config screen as the default view module when using the url above - is that possible? Also does the current code allow me to pass the category/product id through the url? Ie. index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&module=cat_display&cat_id=69")* For future reference I turned off sef and figured it out: index.php?option=com_hikashop&view=category&layout=listing&Itemid=xxx&cid=yyy Where xxx = a menu item (display->content menu) which defines the category view and the associated view Then yyy = the category id Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg2NjUyMi1jYWxsLXByb2R1Y3QtYW5kLWNhdGVnb3J5LWlkcy1mcm9tLWRlZmF1bHQtdXJsP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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