[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # get category by name function? ## - **[twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile")** - [![twscott's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/gallery/beer.png)](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/43011-twscott) Less More - Posts: 252 - Thank you received: 1 - - - - 10 years 5 months ago [\#242762](#242762) by [twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile") *[get category by name function?](/forum/31-development/885028-get-category-by-name-function#242762 "-- HikaShop version -- : HikaShop Business 2.6.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.5.12 Hi, Is there an existing function that whenever a vendor create a product from the front end, the system add the vendor category to the category list in the product? If I have to write a plugin for that, can you provide a sample code? because I can't file function like getting category object by category name. Thanks Best Regards")* was created by *[twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : HikaShop Business 2.6.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.5.12 Hi, Is there an existing function that whenever a vendor create a product from the front end, the system add the vendor category to the category list in the product? If I have to write a plugin for that, can you provide a sample code? because I can't file function like getting category object by category name. Thanks Best Regards Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg4NTAyOC1nZXQtY2F0ZWdvcnktYnktbmFtZS1mdW5jdGlvbj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26400 - Thank you received: 4079 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 10 years 5 months ago [\#242785](#242785) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[get category by name function?](/forum/31-development/885028-get-category-by-name-function#242785 "-- HikaShop version -- : HikaShop Business 2.6.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.5.12 Hi, Is there an existing function that whenever a vendor create a product from the front end, the system add the vendor category to the category list in the product? If I have to write a plugin for that, can you provide a sample code? because I can't file function like getting category object by category name. Thanks Best Regards")* Hi, We will need more details to understand what you want to do. But if you remove the edition of product category and activate the settings for the vendor root ; the default product category will be the vendor home category. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg4NTAyOC1nZXQtY2F0ZWdvcnktYnktbmFtZS1mdW5jdGlvbj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile")** - [![twscott's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/gallery/beer.png)](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/43011-twscott) Less More - Posts: 252 - Thank you received: 1 - - - - 10 years 5 months ago [\#242834](#242834) by [twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile") Replied by *[twscott](/forum/user/43011-twscott "View twscott's Profile")* on topic *[get category by name function?](/forum/31-development/885028-get-category-by-name-function#242834 "-- HikaShop version -- : HikaShop Business 2.6.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.5.12 Hi, Is there an existing function that whenever a vendor create a product from the front end, the system add the vendor category to the category list in the product? If I have to write a plugin for that, can you provide a sample code? because I can't file function like getting category object by category name. Thanks Best Regards")* Hi Jerome, The requirement is every product created by vendors will automatically set to two categories, the product category and the vendor's category, so do I need to write a plug in for this? Beside, I don't see the images column in product table, I need the get all the image files of a product, how do I get it? Best Regards Scott Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg4NTAyOC1nZXQtY2F0ZWdvcnktYnktbmFtZS1mdW5jdGlvbj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")** - [![Jerome's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar80.png)](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/80-jerome) - HikaShop core developer Less More - Posts: 26400 - Thank you received: 4079 - - [](http://obsi.dev) - 10 years 5 months ago [\#242837](#242837) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[get category by name function?](/forum/31-development/885028-get-category-by-name-function#242837 "-- HikaShop version -- : HikaShop Business 2.6.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.5 -- PHP version -- : 5.5.12 Hi, Is there an existing function that whenever a vendor create a product from the front end, the system add the vendor category to the category list in the product? If I have to write a plugin for that, can you provide a sample code? because I can't file function like getting category object by category name. Thanks Best Regards")* Hi, There is a plugin called "product force vendor category" which could help you. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMxLWRldmVsb3BtZW50Lzg4NTAyOC1nZXQtY2F0ZWdvcnktYnktbmFtZS1mdW5jdGlvbj90bXBsPW1hcmtkb3du) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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