Use this example to create dynamic parent/child category listings. The category listings can then become clickable listings to filter content by category.. used in menus, etc...
##set the myCategoryKey variable to your parent category key name (see properties on your category and make sure it is set) ##this example will show you how to pull the children and nested children of a category #set($myCategorykey = "yourCatKey") #foreach($con in $categories.getChildrenCategoriesByKey("$!{myCategorykey}")) <h2>$velocityCount. Parent Category Properties</h2> <p><strong>Velocity Variable Parent Category Name:</strong> $!{con.categoryVelocityVarName}<br/> <strong>Parent Category Name:</strong> $!{con.categoryName}<br/> <strong>Parent Category Key:</strong> $!{con.key} </p> <h4>Pull of Next Level Child Category Names</h4> #foreach($child in $categories.getChildrenCategoriesByKey("$!{con.key}")) <p> <ul> <li>$!{child.categoryName}</li> ##Here in the list you could href a url map pattern that includes the category and go to a detail page that lists content by category based on the path: /someMapPattern/somecategory/ (see url map doc here http://www.dotcms.com/docs/latest/URLMapSEOFriendlyURLs) </ul> </p> #end <hr/> #end ##Keep nesting foreach loops in the "Pull of Next Child Category Names" to dig deeper into your category lists