Woocommerce active page for the Shop

<?php /* Template Name: woocommerce */ ?>     <?php get_header(); ?>  <?php get_sidebar('top'); ?>  <div class="ljc-layout-wrapper">  <div class="ljc-content-layout">  <div class="ljc-content-layout-row">      <?php woocommerce_content(); ?>    <div class="cleared"></div> </div> <div class="ljc-layout-cell ljc-sidebar1">  <?php get_sidebar('default'); ?> <div class="cleared"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cleared"></div>  <?php get_sidebar('bottom'); ?>  <?php get_footer(); ?>   <?php get_footer(); ?>

Quote Nick:

Did not notice it until I ready this post. I had not noticed it because:

1. I take out the "shop" page made by woocemmerce during the setup from the menu. I don't delete it, but just take it out of the menu.

2. Instead I use the custom menus, and create a menu for each category. This saves a click for the visitors. Instead of going to "shop" and then choosing a category, they simply click on a category from the menus.
To get the urls for each category, use the shop page, click on each category and get their urls one by one to create the menus.

3. For the homepage, I setup a static page, as oppose to the default blog page, and by using the woocommerce shortcut button, I display the featured items and the items that are on sale. That's how most professional sites setup their sites.

If you don't want to follow what I do with my woocommerce sites, you can:

1. Remove the "shop" page from the menu (don't delete the page).
2. Create another page that will take it's place, and put this shortcode in the page:

[product_categories number="12" parent="0"]

This is going to display the first 12 categories of your shop. Adjust the number as needed of course. By doing this, this new "shop" page is active on the menu, when the page is displayed.

I still don't know why this happens, but over the weekend I will try to investigate more. I am pretty certain that I will have to get my hands dirty with the Woocommerce plugin, which I hate, since any edits that I do, i will have to do them all over again every time the plugin gets updated (once a few weeks), which is a real pain in the ass in this case. I guess the better way to tackle this is to write a plugin for it, so when woocommerce gets updated it won't affect the custom code.

Quote Nick:

juan, I think it's best if you post your email and I'll contact you...

or, ask your questions here...

Quote Nick:

2. Instead I use the custom menus, and create a menu for each category. This saves a click for the visitors. Instead of going to "shop" and then choosing a category, they simply click on a category from the menus.
To get the urls for each category, use the shop page, click on each category and get their urls one by one to create the menus.