Magento2: Category Layered Filter Issue

[kost08]

When you search for something, using sample data for example, a 'bag' no category filters are displayed. That happens because category filters are only rendered if Category in $categories has no children categories. In Magento\CatalogSearch\Model\Layer\Filter\Category in ::_getItemsData() $category is _Default Category_ and $categories is a collection of it's direct children categories.

But $optionsFacetedData is an array of Categories which are children of the $categories

When you check

...
foreach ($categories as $category) {
    if ($category->getIsActive()
        -> && isset($optionsFacetedData[$category->getId()]) <-
        && $this->isOptionReducesResults($optionsFacetedData[$category->getId()]['count'], $collectionSize)
) {
...

There is no match and filters aren't rendered.

[magebay99]

why not using isotope filtering?

[davidalger]

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[psol7]

I think it is a technical issue (bug) with M2.
Categories in layered are only rendered if Category in has no children.
Layered category filter only shows non-anchored sub-categories, all is_anchor ones are not displayed.
Same with search results layered category.
This happen with the demo sample data as well as our migrated store from 1.9.01 (2000 categories in 4 levels). in our 1.9.0.1 all categories and sub-categories are displayed fine in layered left nav.

[RakeshJesadiya]

I have same kind of issue available for category with subcategory have product then its not display inside layered navigation.

I have checked category with subcategory all have is_anchor equal yes.

Any update for this issue?

[ktruehl]

Here's a patch that fixes the issue:

diff --git a/www/vendor/magento/module-catalog-search/Model/Adapter/Mysql/Plugin/Aggregation/Category/DataProvider.php b/www/vendor/magento/module-catalog-search/Model/Adapter/Mysql/Plugin/Aggregation/Category/DataProvider.php
index f54a60f..678226b 100644
--- a/www/vendor/magento/module-catalog-search/Model/Adapter/Mysql/Plugin/Aggregation/Category/DataProvider.php
+++ b/www/vendor/magento/module-catalog-search/Model/Adapter/Mysql/Plugin/Aggregation/Category/DataProvider.php
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ class DataProvider
             $derivedTable->from(
                 ['main_table' => $this->resource->getTableName('catalog_category_product_index')],
                 [
-                    'entity_id' => 'product_id',
                     'value' => 'category_id',
+                    'entity_id' => 'product_id',
                 ]
             )->where('main_table.store_id = ?', $currentScopeId);
             $derivedTable->joinInner(

The problem is the following. In Magento\CatalogSearch\Model\Adapter\Mysql\Aggregation\DataProvider in the execute-method the fetchAssoc method is used to convert the query result into an associative array. The fetchAssoc method however uses the first column for the keys of the associated array. For all attribute aggregations the first column is always the value column, as it should be. However for the category aggregation the first column for some reason is the entity_id column, which is not unique. The fix consists thus in making the value column the first column to be returned by the select.

[psol7]

Right on ktruehl. Problem fixed. Thks.

[choukalos]

Hi @ktruehl Thanks for the patch! I've created a bug for internal tracking purposes - MAGETWO-52436 .
Closing the other github issue as a dup.

[Krapulat]

Thanks @ktruehl, your fix works perfectly.

[maghamed]

Current issue has been fixed and delivered in the scope of 2.0.3 patch release.
So, it's now available on github
The fix is the same as @ktruehl provided above
https://github.com/magento/magento2/blob/develop/app/code/Magento/CatalogSearch/Model/Adapter/Mysql/Plugin/Aggregation/Category/DataProvider.php

[mwsanders0]

This fix isn't in the 2.0.3 patch, it's not even in 2.0.5, but I can still see the fix in the dev branch - any reason it's not been included yet?

[maghamed]

It didn't get to 2.0.3. Now it's going to be delivered in the scope of 2.0.7 Patch release

[ghost]

I am having a similar issue. Not all the categories that appear in the navigation menu dropdown are appearing in the category section in the layered navigation. There doesn't seem to be anything related with what shows up and what doesn't show up. All categories are set as anchors. Some categories have sub categories and some don't. It doesn't seem to make a difference as to them showing up or not. There are enabled products in all categories/sub categories.

I have tried deleting and re-adding one of the categories that wasn't showing up in the layered navigation and it did show up but then went away again after adding some sub categories to it.

This is with Magento 2.0.7 CE.

Here is a screenshot showing what I mean.

[w3prodigy]

Thanks for the fix @ktruehl

[blizam]

I'm experiencing crtsl's issue as well... getting Categories to show in the Category Layered Navigation seems very buggy... deleting-readding categories seems to fix it temporarily... but then as I work in a category adding sub cats or products it seems to get removed... sometimes... I'm trying to narrow down the behavior exactly...

Mage 2.0.7

[blizam]

Yeah, when I create a New Category and add products to it via the Category Products tab then the layered navigation renders on the front end for that Category.

If I then add 1 Subcategory, assign it some products in the same manner... everything is fine.

As soon as I add a second subcategory, assign it some products, and save then the parent Category disappears from Layered Navigation all together.

I feel like this is perhaps offtopic here though as the OP was posting about Search... I'll open a new Issue

[blizam]

https://github.com/magento/magento2/issues/5009

[maghamed]

Internal issue created - MAGETWO-54383

[KrystynaKabannyk]

Hello @kost08, this issue has been fixed in the 2.1.0 Release, that's why I'm closing it. If you any questions or additional information regarding the issue feel free to reopen it or create a new one.

[vivek-ted]

Thank you all, its helped me lot.

@kost08 thanks for the post.

[pitangaweb]

I'm experiencing the exact same issue on Magento 2.1.2 on blank theme. Category filter disappear as soon as I add products on subcategory.

[jpcsguru]

this is still present in 2.1.6

[jamiejackson1183]

Also having same issue in 2.1.3 Enterprise

[btwq]

Having similar issues in 2.1.7

Valid subcategories are not appearing in layered navigation "Category" section of a parent category page

[ci2014]

Still present in 2.2.0

[allyreflections]

I have the same issue in Magento 2.1.7. Any fix on this issue..?

[rnkings]

I'm having the same issue in Magento 2.1.5 :/

[SilvanLaroo]

Same issue on Magento 2.1.10.