[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # Sub Categories in Multiple Parent Categories? ## - **[hdouglas](/forum/user/30058-hdouglas "View hdouglas's Profile")** - [![hdouglas's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/30058-hdouglas "View hdouglas's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/30058-hdouglas) Less More - Posts: 4 - Thank you received: 0 - - 12 years 9 months ago [\#142722](#142722) by [hdouglas](/forum/user/30058-hdouglas "View hdouglas's Profile") *[Sub Categories in Multiple Parent Categories?](/forum/32-content-creation/865630-sub-categories-in-multiple-parent-categories#142722 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : mywebsite.com/mypage -- HikaShop version -- : 2.2.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.1 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.27 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : XXXXX x.x.x -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Error_message I am setting up a new shop which will ultimately contain a few thousand products spread across over 200 categories. Some of these categories need to be accessed via different parent categories. Is this possible? and if so, how can it be achieved. The structure I am looking for is as follows: Parent Cat 1 --Sub Cat A --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat C Parent Cat 2 --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat D --Sub Cat E So Sub Cat B can be accessed either via Parent Cat 1 or Parent Cat 2 as an example. What I do not want is to have to duplicate categories unless it can be avoided")* was created by *[hdouglas](/forum/user/30058-hdouglas "View hdouglas's Profile")* -- url of the page with the problem -- : [ mywebsite.com/mypage](http://mywebsite.com/mypage) -- HikaShop version -- : 2.2.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.1 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.27 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : XXXXX x.x.x -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Error_message I am setting up a new shop which will ultimately contain a few thousand products spread across over 200 categories. Some of these categories need to be accessed via different parent categories. Is this possible? and if so, how can it be achieved. The structure I am looking for is as follows: Parent Cat 1 --Sub Cat A --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat C Parent Cat 2 --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat D --Sub Cat E So Sub Cat B can be accessed either via Parent Cat 1 or Parent Cat 2 as an example. What I do not want is to have to duplicate categories unless it can be avoided Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMyLWNvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODY1NjMwLXN1Yi1jYXRlZ29yaWVzLWluLW11bHRpcGxlLXBhcmVudC1jYXRlZ29yaWVzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[Eliot](/forum/user/1824-eliot "View Eliot's Profile")** - [![Eliot's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/avatars/resized/size144/users/avatar1824.png)](/forum/user/1824-eliot "View Eliot's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/1824-eliot) Less More - Posts: 2334 - Thank you received: 403 - - 12 years 9 months ago [\#142732](#142732) by [Eliot](/forum/user/1824-eliot "View Eliot's Profile") Replied by *[Eliot](/forum/user/1824-eliot "View Eliot's Profile")* on topic *[Sub Categories in Multiple Parent Categories?](/forum/32-content-creation/865630-sub-categories-in-multiple-parent-categories#142732 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : mywebsite.com/mypage -- HikaShop version -- : 2.2.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.1 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.27 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : XXXXX x.x.x -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Error_message I am setting up a new shop which will ultimately contain a few thousand products spread across over 200 categories. Some of these categories need to be accessed via different parent categories. Is this possible? and if so, how can it be achieved. The structure I am looking for is as follows: Parent Cat 1 --Sub Cat A --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat C Parent Cat 2 --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat D --Sub Cat E So Sub Cat B can be accessed either via Parent Cat 1 or Parent Cat 2 as an example. What I do not want is to have to duplicate categories unless it can be avoided")* Hi, You can't have multiple parent category for a category. What I would suggest is to create the same category twice (let's say sub cat ![B)](/media/kunena/emoticons/9.png "B)") and then add your product to those two categories. The illusion should be perfect ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") The following user(s) said Thank You: [hdouglas](/forum/user/30058-hdouglas "View hdouglas's Profile") Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMyLWNvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODY1NjMwLXN1Yi1jYXRlZ29yaWVzLWluLW11bHRpcGxlLXBhcmVudC1jYXRlZ29yaWVzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. - **[ehtasham](/forum/user/50242-ehtasham "View ehtasham's Profile")** - [![ehtasham's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/50242-ehtasham "View ehtasham's Profile") - [ Offline](/forum/user/50242-ehtasham) Less More - Posts: 6 - Thank you received: 0 - - 9 years 5 months ago - 9 years 5 months ago [\#269669](#269669) by [ehtasham](/forum/user/50242-ehtasham "View ehtasham's Profile") Replied by *[ehtasham](/forum/user/50242-ehtasham "View ehtasham's Profile")* on topic *[Sub Categories in Multiple Parent Categories?](/forum/32-content-creation/865630-sub-categories-in-multiple-parent-categories#269669 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : mywebsite.com/mypage -- HikaShop version -- : 2.2.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.1 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.27 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : XXXXX x.x.x -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Error_message I am setting up a new shop which will ultimately contain a few thousand products spread across over 200 categories. Some of these categories need to be accessed via different parent categories. Is this possible? and if so, how can it be achieved. The structure I am looking for is as follows: Parent Cat 1 --Sub Cat A --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat C Parent Cat 2 --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat D --Sub Cat E So Sub Cat B can be accessed either via Parent Cat 1 or Parent Cat 2 as an example. What I do not want is to have to duplicate categories unless it can be avoided")* yes i works good but when i click the product in sub cat b it expands both sub cat b form parent cat 1 and parent cat 2 but i just want to expand sub cat b from parent cat 1 I have hikashop starter 3.0.1 joomla 3.6.5 php 5.3 Last edit: 9 years 5 months ago by [ehtasham](/forum/user/50242-ehtasham "View ehtasham's Profile"). Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMyLWNvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODY1NjMwLXN1Yi1jYXRlZ29yaWVzLWluLW11bHRpcGxlLXBhcmVudC1jYXRlZ29yaWVzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) 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) - 9 years 5 months ago [\#269687](#269687) by [Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile") Replied by *[Jerome](/forum/user/80-jerome "View Jerome's Profile")* on topic *[Sub Categories in Multiple Parent Categories?](/forum/32-content-creation/865630-sub-categories-in-multiple-parent-categories#269687 "-- url of the page with the problem -- : mywebsite.com/mypage -- HikaShop version -- : 2.2.3 -- Joomla version -- : 3.2.1 -- PHP version -- : 5.3.27 -- Browser(s) name and version -- : XXXXX x.x.x -- Error-message(debug-mod must be tuned on) -- : Error_message I am setting up a new shop which will ultimately contain a few thousand products spread across over 200 categories. Some of these categories need to be accessed via different parent categories. Is this possible? and if so, how can it be achieved. The structure I am looking for is as follows: Parent Cat 1 --Sub Cat A --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat C Parent Cat 2 --Sub Cat B --Sub Cat D --Sub Cat E So Sub Cat B can be accessed either via Parent Cat 1 or Parent Cat 2 as an example. What I do not want is to have to duplicate categories unless it can be avoided")* Hello, Please create a new thread for your request ; that thread is more than 3 years old and you do not have the same question than the topic of that one. Regards, --- Jerome - Obsidev.com HikaMarket & HikaSerial developer / HikaShop core dev team. Please [Log in](/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaGlrYXNob3AuY29tL2ZvcnVtLzMyLWNvbnRlbnQtY3JlYXRpb24vODY1NjMwLXN1Yi1jYXRlZ29yaWVzLWluLW11bHRpcGxlLXBhcmVudC1jYXRlZ29yaWVzP3RtcGw9bWFya2Rvd24=) or [Create an account](/component/users/registration?Itemid=101) to join the conversation. 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