[Skip to main content](#vessel-content) # how to remove the first category from Google Product Feed ## - **[nico.van.leeuwen](/forum/user/12404-nico-van-leeuwen "View nico.van.leeuwen's Profile")** - [![nico.van.leeuwen's Avatar](https://www.hikashop.com/media/kunena/core/svg/person.svg)](/forum/user/12404-nico-van-leeuwen "View nico.van.leeuwen's Profile") Topic Author - [ Offline](/forum/user/12404-nico-van-leeuwen) Less More - Posts: 343 - Thank you received: 28 - - - [](http://www.delinie-ict.nl) - 4 years 6 months ago - 4 years 6 months ago [\#341089](#341089) by [nico.van.leeuwen](/forum/user/12404-nico-van-leeuwen "View nico.van.leeuwen's Profile") *[how to remove the first category from Google Product Feed](/forum/30-integrations/904306-how-to-remove-the-first-category-from-google-product-feed#341089 "-- HikaShop version -- : 4.5.1 -- Joomla version -- : 4.1.2 -- PHP version -- : 8.0 Hi, Is it doable to have the first category removed from the product_type field in the Google Product Feed? Or have some sort of search / replace option for these fields? I understand this needs some PHP work done by a programmer but I'm just trying to see if it's possible and maybe some tips to get started in the right direction :) Thanks.")* was created by *[nico.van.leeuwen](/forum/user/12404-nico-van-leeuwen "View nico.van.leeuwen's Profile")* -- HikaShop version -- : 4.5.1 -- Joomla version -- : 4.1.2 -- PHP version -- : 8.0 Hi, Is it doable to have the first category removed from the product_type field in the Google Product Feed? Or have some sort of search / replace option for these fields? I understand this needs some PHP work done by a programmer but I'm just trying to see if it's possible and maybe some tips to get started in the right direction ![:)](/media/kunena/emoticons/3.png ":)") Thanks. Last edit: 4 years 6 months ago by [nico.van.leeuwen](/forum/user/12404-nico-van-leeuwen "View nico.van.leeuwen's Profile"). 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Or have some sort of search / replace option for these fields? I understand this needs some PHP work done by a programmer but I'm just trying to see if it's possible and maybe some tips to get started in the right direction :) Thanks.")* Hi, Removing the first category from the product_type should be quite easy for a developer. In the file plugins/hikashop/google_products.php you have that code: Code: foreach($product->categories_id as $catID){ foreach($category_path as $id=>$catPath){ if($id == $catID){ if(strlen($type.str_replace(',', ' ', $catPath['path']).',') > 750) continue; $type .= str_replace(',', ' ', $catPath['path']).','; } } } to skip the first category, you could replace that code by: Code: $first = true; foreach($product->categories_id as $catID){ foreach($category_path as $id=>$catPath){ if($id == $catID){ if($first) { $first = false; continue; } if(strlen($type.str_replace(',', ' ', $catPath['path']).',') > 750) continue; $type .= str_replace(',', ' ', $catPath['path']).','; } } } Now please remember that this file will be overwritten each time you update HikaShop. So you'll loose your changes there and you'll have to redo them. 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