Allow duplicated category names in other levels

[bertoost]

bertoost created Redmine issue ID 9052

For my project I need a lot of custom components. For all this components I do have snippets for listings, detail pages etc. etc. but also the most components do get hooks (for FormIt) to process data submitted by registerforms, editforms etc.

My category structure for this is

• Custom CMPs
• - cmp 1
• - cmp 2
• - cmp 3 etc.

Now because there will be several snipptets, I thought to create a sub category for each component category called "Hooks" to store the hook snippets in. This isn't possible because there's a check on the category name. This one should be possible on another level. So the combination of "parent" and the "name" should be unique I think.

Besides that; "creative freedom" .... I should be able to mess this up as I want, right? ;-)

[ReSpawN]

ReSpawN submitted:

Agreed Bert, we also desperately need this one! We've got about 40 categories as is in a root level, not to mention the sub levels...

BIG feature request!

[dimmy]

dimmy submitted:

We had the same problem with visioncart thats why we prefixed all menuitems with storename, the strange thing is that normaly they use id's for all things in modx like chunks snippets tv etc, but not for the menu... they use the name that has to be unique. WHY??? just use an unique ID for each menu item, Problem solved...

[mindeffects]

mindeffects submitted:

My off-topic 2 cents: CONTEXTs are also not organized by IDs but by their name, so its key=value. Would love to see that changed thus making a "rename context" possible.

[bertoost]

bertoost submitted:

Context sort can be changed in the system settings! On topic...

Found there is an "unique" index on the database level only on the "category" field (the name). This should be changed to a combination of "category" and "parent" field. Then the create processor etc. should check "alreadyExists" together with the parent, which is given by the "create category" window.

Really want to have this!!

+1 it if you like! ;-)

[bertoost]

bertoost submitted:

My test works.. http://i.oostdesign.nl/s/modx-category-duplicated-names.png (green and last line) Changed the unique index to a combi of both fields and changed the create processor

The update processor doesn't check parent either!! Moving same-named category to the same parent looks like it works, but after F5, it's back at it's old parent again ;-)

[bertoost]

bertoost submitted:

I have made my tests compatible and did a pull request.. https://github.com/modxcms/revolution/pull/432

[rtripault]

This should be fixed, so closing