hey presto all should be well again.

magento may throw up a

Mage::throwException(’Invalid categor…’)

error in the diagnostic info.

The fix is easy. Log into admin which will still be working and under configure select manage shops and click on your shop name.  Your root category will be empty .. simply select the correct root category.

This is the new version of Arthemia Free. I’ve done some changes in the post list in the front page, solve some CSS problem, added the thumbnail feature for post list in front page, archive, and search page, modify the comment list style, and added the WP-PageNavi plugin support. Pages and sub-pages in the top navigation bar are now shown automatically.

The fix is simple.

Edit footer.php

ADD

<h3>Recent Posts</h3>

<ul> <?php wp_get_archives(‘title_li=&type=postbypost&limit=5′); ?> </ul>

AFTER

<div id=”recentpost” class=”clearfloat”>

Also, this blog has a great guide to setting up and configuring Arthemia and you will need some of the plugins from here.

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1)

Create vert_nav.phtml in  app / design / frontend / default / default / template / catalog / navigation

<div> <div> <div> <h4><?php echo $this->__(‘Categories’) ?></h4> </div> <h4><?php echo $this->__(‘Category Navigation:’) ?></h4> <ul id=”nav_vert”> <?php foreach ($this->getStoreCategories() as $_category): ?> <?php echo $this->drawItem($_category) ?> <?php endforeach ?> </ul> </div> <?php echo $this->getChildHtml(‘topLeftLinks’) ?> </div>

2)

in app / design / frontend / default / modern / layout / catalog.xml

change

<!– Category default layout –>

<catalog_category_default>

<reference name=”root”>

<action method=”setTemplate”><template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template></action> </reference> <reference name=”left”>

<block type=”catalog/navigation” name=”catalog.leftnav” after=”currency” template=”catalog/navigation/left.phtml”/>

<block type=”catalog/navigation” before=”-” name=”catalog.vertnav” template=”catalog/navigation/vert_nav.phtml”/>

…….

3) in   skin/frontend/default/modern/css/menu.css

/**********************************************Vertical Nav ****************************************/

#nav_vert { padding:0 20px; font-size:1em; z-index:999; width:180px; background-color: #F6F6F6; }

/************** ALL LEVELS *************/ /* Style consistent throughout all nav levels */

#nav_vert li {

width:200px;

list-style:none;

position:relative;

text-align:left;

background-color: #F6F6F6;

border-bottom-width: thin;

border-bottom-style: solid;

border-bottom-color: #CCCCCC;

}

#nav_vert li.over { z-index:999; }

#nav_vert li.active { z-index:999; } /* to prevent the li separator from showing through on mouseover on li */

#nav_vert a { line-height:1.3em; }

#nav_vert a, #nav_vert a:hover { display:block; text-decoration:none; }

#nav_vert span { display:block; cursor:pointer; color: #000; }

/************ 1ST LEVEL ***************/

#nav_vert li { float:left; background:url(../images/nav_bg.gif) repeat-x 50%; height:30px; margin-right:1px; }

#nav_vert li.active a { color:#4c6a16; }

#nav_vert a {

float:left;

padding:5px 12px 6px 8px;

color:#4c6a16;

font-weight:bold;

font-family:Trebuchet MS;

font-size:13px;}

#nav_vert li.over a, #nav_vert a:hover { color:#CCCCCC; }

/************ 1ST LEVEL RESET ************/

#nav_vert ul li, #nav_vert ul li.active {

float:none;

height:auto;

background:none;

margin:0;

}

#nav_vert ul a, #nav_vert ul a:hover {

float:none;

padding:0;

background:none;

}

#nav_vert ul li a { font-weight:normal !important; }

/************ 2ND LEVEL ***********/

#nav_vert ul {

position: absolute;

width:200px;

margin-left:180px;

top:0px;

left:-10000px;

border:1px solid #666666;

}

/* Show menu */

#nav_vert li.over ul { left:0; }

#nav_vert li.over ul ul { left:-10000px; }

#nav_vert li.over ul li.over ul { left:100px; }

#nav_vert ul li a { background:#FFFFFF/*#ecf3f6*/; }

#nav_vert ul li a:hover { background: #F2F1D2; /*#d5e4eb;*/ }

#nav_vert ul li a span { background:url(../images/nav_divider.gif) repeat-x 0 100%; }

#nav_vert ul li a, #nav_vert ul li a:hover { color:#2f2f2f !important; }

#nav_vert ul span, #nav_vert ul li.last li span { padding:6px 15px 6px 15px; }

#nav_vert ul li.last span { background:none; }

/************ 3RD+ LEVEL ************/

#nav_vert ul ul { top:5px;}

#nav_vert ul ul ul { left:-10000px;}

#nav_vert li.over ul li.over ul ul { left:-10000px;}

#nav_vert li.over ul li.over ul li.over ul { left:100px; }

/* Fix for the IE bug */

#nav_vert iframe {

position: absolute;

left: -1px;

top: 0;

z-index: -1;

filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(style=0,opacity=0);

}

Display on home page

add

<reference name=”content”> <block type=”catalog/product_new” before=”-” name=”home.catalog.product.new” alias=”product_new” template=”catalog/product/new.phtml” after=”cms_page”>

<action method=”addPriceBlockType”><type>bundle</type><block>bundle/catalog_product_price</block>

<template>bundle/catalog/product/price.phtml</template></action></block>

<block type=”reports/product_viewed” name=”home.reports.product.viewed” alias=”product_viewed” template=”reports/home_product_viewed.phtml” after=”product_new”>

<action method=”addPriceBlockType”><type>bundle</type>

<block>bundle/catalog_product_price</block><template>bundle/catalog/product/price.phtml</template></action></block>

<block type=”reports/product_compared” name=”home.reports.product.compared” template=”reports/home_product_compared.phtml” after=”product_viewed”>

<action method=”addPriceBlockType”><type>bundle</type>

<block>bundle/catalog_product_price</block><template>bundle/catalog/product/price.phtml</template></action></block>

</reference>

<reference name=”left”> <block type=”catalog/navigation” before=”-” name=”catalog.vertnav” template=”catalog/navigation/vert_nav.phtml”/>

<action method=”unsetChild”><alias>right.reports.product.viewed</alias></action>

<action method=”unsetChild”><alias>right.reports.product.compared</alias></action> </reference>

/app/design/frontend/default/modern/template/page/html/header.phtml

comment out

<!–    <img src=”<?php echo $this->getSkinUrl(‘images/side_logo_promo.gif’) ?>” alt=”” class=”side-logo-promo”/> –>

These instructions will move the block to to the centre under the product descriptions.

You can see this at work here on a <a href=”http://www.cl-floraldesigns.co.uk”>wedding flowers</a> site.
In catalog.xml find

<reference name=“right”>
<block type=“catalog/product_list_related” name=“catalog.product.related” before=“-”template=“catalog/product/list/related.phtml”/>
</reference>

Remove or comment out

<block type=“catalog/product_list_related” name=“catalog.product.related” before=“-”template=“catalog/product/list/related.phtml”/>

Change the following to include the above…

<block type=“core/template_facade” name=“product.info.container2″ as=“container2″>
<action method=“setDataByKey”><key>alias_in_layout</key><value>container2
</value>
</action>
<action method=“setDataByKeyFromRegistry”><key>options_container</key>
<key_in_registry>product</key_in_registry></action>
<action method=“append”><block>product.info.options.wrapper</block></action>
<action method=“append”><block>product.info.options.wrapper.bottom</block>
</action>
</block>
<action method=“unsetCallChild”><child>container1</child><call>ifEquals</call>
<if>0</if><key>alias_in_layout</key><key>options_container</key></action>
<action method=“unsetCallChild”><child>container2</child><call>ifEquals</call>
<if>0</if><key>alias_in_layout</key><key>options_container</key></action>
</block>
<block type=“catalog/product_list_related” name=“catalog.product.related” after=“-”template=“catalog/product/list/related.phtml”/>
</reference>

Note the use of after=“-” instead of before=“-”

You may need to restyle it depending on your layout.

The following will fix these errors

1) Upgrade to 1.3.2.4

2) Make the following changes to Standard.php

located at “app/code/core/Mage/Paypal/Model/Standard.php”
note that this is a core file.. future upgrades will over write this file.. hopefully this will be fixed in a future upgrade.

…..  ………

1)

Create vert_nav.phtml in app / design / frontend / default / default / template / catalog / navigation

<div class=”vertical-nav-container box base-mini”> <div class=”vertical-nav”> <div class=”head”> <h4><?php echo $this->__(‘Categories’) ?></h4> </div> <h4 class=”no-display”><?php echo $this->__(‘Category Navigation:’) ?></h4> <ul id=”nav_vert”> <?php foreach ($this->getStoreCategories() as $_category): ?> <?php echo $this->drawItem($_category) ?> <?php endforeach ?> </ul> </div> <?php echo $this->getChildHtml(‘topLeftLinks’) ?> </div>

2)

in app / design / frontend / default / modern / layout / catalog.xml

change

<!– Category default layout –>

<catalog_category_default>

<reference name=”root”>

<action method=”setTemplate”><template>page/2columns-left.phtml</template></action> </reference> <reference name=”left”>

<block type=”catalog/navigation” name=”catalog.leftnav” after=”currency” template=”catalog/navigation/left.phtml”/>

<block type=”catalog/navigation” before=”-” name=”catalog.vertnav” template=”catalog/navigation/vert_nav.phtml”/>

…….

3) in skin/frontend/default/modern/css/menu.css

/**********************************************Vertical Nav ****************************************/

#nav_vert { padding:0 20px; font-size:1em; z-index:999; width:180px; background-color: #F6F6F6; }

/************** ALL LEVELS *************/ /* Style consistent throughout all nav levels */

#nav_vert li {

width:200px;

list-style:none;

position:relative;

text-align:left;

background-color: #F6F6F6;

border-bottom-width: thin;

border-bottom-style: solid;

border-bottom-color: #CCCCCC;

}

#nav_vert li.over { z-index:999; }

#nav_vert li.active { z-index:999; } /* to prevent the li separator from showing through on mouseover on li */

#nav_vert a { line-height:1.3em; }

#nav_vert a, #nav_vert a:hover { display:block; text-decoration:none; }

#nav_vert span { display:block; cursor:pointer; color: #000; }

/************ 1ST LEVEL ***************/

#nav_vert li { float:left; background:url(../images/nav_bg.gif) repeat-x 50%; height:30px; margin-right:1px; }

#nav_vert li.active a { color:#4c6a16; }

#nav_vert a {

float:left;

padding:5px 12px 6px 8px;

color:#4c6a16;

font-weight:bold;

font-family:Trebuchet MS;

font-size:13px;}

#nav_vert li.over a, #nav_vert a:hover { color:#CCCCCC; }

/************ 1ST LEVEL RESET ************/

#nav_vert ul li, #nav_vert ul li.active {

float:none;

height:auto;

background:none;

margin:0;

}

#nav_vert ul a, #nav_vert ul a:hover {

float:none;

padding:0;

background:none;

}

#nav_vert ul li a { font-weight:normal !important; }

/************ 2ND LEVEL ***********/

#nav_vert ul {

position: absolute;

width:200px;

margin-left:180px;

top:0px;

left:-10000px;

border:1px solid #666666;

}

/* Show menu */

#nav_vert li.over ul { left:0; }

#nav_vert li.over ul ul { left:-10000px; }

#nav_vert li.over ul li.over ul { left:100px; }

#nav_vert ul li a { background:#FFFFFF/*#ecf3f6*/; }

#nav_vert ul li a:hover { background: #F2F1D2; /*#d5e4eb;*/ }

#nav_vert ul li a span { background:url(../images/nav_divider.gif) repeat-x 0 100%; }

#nav_vert ul li a, #nav_vert ul li a:hover { color:#2f2f2f !important; }

#nav_vert ul span, #nav_vert ul li.last li span { padding:6px 15px 6px 15px; }

#nav_vert ul li.last span { background:none; }

/************ 3RD+ LEVEL ************/

#nav_vert ul ul { top:5px;}

#nav_vert ul ul ul { left:-10000px;}

#nav_vert li.over ul li.over ul ul { left:-10000px;}

#nav_vert li.over ul li.over ul li.over ul { left:100px; }

/* Fix for the IE bug */

#nav_vert iframe {

position: absolute;

left: -1px;

top: 0;

z-index: -1;

filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Alpha(style=0,opacity=0);

}

Display on home page

add

<reference name=”content”> <block type=”catalog/product_new” before=”-” name=”home.catalog.product.new” alias=”product_new” template=”catalog/product/new.phtml” after=”cms_page”>

<action method=”addPriceBlockType”><type>bundle</type><block>bundle/catalog_product_price</block>

<template>bundle/catalog/product/price.phtml</template></action></block>

<block type=”reports/product_viewed” name=”home.reports.product.viewed” alias=”product_viewed” template=”reports/home_product_viewed.phtml” after=”product_new”>

<action method=”addPriceBlockType”><type>bundle</type>

<block>bundle/catalog_product_price</block><template>bundle/catalog/product/price.phtml</template></action></block>

<block type=”reports/product_compared” name=”home.reports.product.compared” template=”reports/home_product_compared.phtml” after=”product_viewed”>

<action method=”addPriceBlockType”><type>bundle</type>

<block>bundle/catalog_product_price</block><template>bundle/catalog/product/price.phtml</template></action></block>

</reference>

<reference name=”left”> <block type=”catalog/navigation” before=”-” name=”catalog.vertnav” template=”catalog/navigation/vert_nav.phtml”/>

<action method=”unsetChild”><alias>right.reports.product.viewed</alias></action>

<action method=”unsetChild”><alias>right.reports.product.compared</alias></action> </reference>