Iterate subcategory thumbs at index template

[KaiaKonsap]

Hello!

I have tried multiple solutions to get the subcategory thumbnails but all failed.

I want to iterate them in my index page NOT in a category page. I think that's the key to my problem.

Getting subcategory names and urls was quite fine but the thumbnail info is not getting there or I dont know how to get it.

Please help if possible, I have tried like 10 or more solutions and getting hopeles and tired 

My category structure is/will be following

Root category

  Category1

    Subcategory1 - need url, thumbnail img, name

    Subcategory2

    Subcategory3

     ...

   Category2

         Subcategory1

         Subcategory2

          ...

Regards,

Kaia

[theMageComp]

@KaiaKonsap

You can try this :

<?php foreach ($this->getCurrentCategory()->getChildrenCategories() as $_subcat): ?>
$_subcat->getThumbnailImageUrl()

OR

$_subcat->getImageUrl();
<?php endforeach; ?>

[KaiaKonsap]

Sadly not working, I am currently having this code that gives me all subcategory data except for the the correct thumbnails.

<?php $_helper = Mage::helper('catalog/category') ?>
<?php $_categories = $_helper->getStoreCategories() ?>
<?php if (count($_categories) > 0): ?>
    <ul>
        <?php foreach ($_categories as $_category): ?>
            <li>
                <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_category) ?>">
                    <?php echo $_category->getName() ?>
                     <img src="<?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl('media').'catalog/category/'.$_category->getThumbnail()?>" alt="">
                </a>
                <?php $_category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($_category->getId()) ?>
                    <?php $_subcategories = $_category->getChildrenCategories() ?>
                    <?php if (count($_subcategories) > 0): ?>
                    <ul>
                                <?php foreach ($_subcategories as $_subcategory): ?>
                            <li>
                                <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_subcategory) ?>">
                            <?php echo $_subcategory->getName() ?>
                                              <img src="<?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl('media').'catalog/category/'.$_subcategory->getThumbnail()?>" alt="">
                                </a>
                            </li>
                    <?php endforeach; ?>
                    </ul>
            <?php endif; ?>
            </li>
    <?php endforeach; ?>
    </ul>
<?php endif; ?>

[KaiaKonsap · Accepted solution]

This is  what finally helped me to have thumbnail images in my index page. I hope it can help some newbie like me

<div class="product-categories">
    <div class="block ">
        <div class="block-content">
            <div class="custom-static1">
                <div class="row">
            <?php $_helper = Mage::helper('catalog/category') ?>
            <?php $_categories = $_helper->getStoreCategories() ?>
            <?php if (count($_categories) > 0): ?>
                    <?php foreach ($_categories as $_category): ?>
                                        <?php $_category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($_category->getId());
                ?>
                <?php $_subcategories = $_category->getChildrenCategories() ?>
                        <?php if (count($_subcategories) > 0): ?>
                            <?php foreach ($_subcategories as $_subcategory): 

                                $subcatId = $_subcategory->getId();
$_cat = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($subcatId);?>
                            <div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-3 col-xs-6">
                                <div class="wapper">
                                    <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_subcategory) ?>">
                                    <div class="image pull-right">
                                        <div class="img-overlay">
                                            <img src="<?php echo Mage::getBaseUrl('media').'catalog/category/'.$_cat->getThumbnail()?>" alt="">
                                        </div>
                                    </div>
                                    <div class="pull-left">
                                        <h3> 
                                               <span class="categories-title">
                                                        <?php echo $_subcategory->getName() ?>
                                                </span>

                                        </h3>

                                    </div>
                                    </a>
                                </div>
                            </div>
                        
                          <?php endforeach; ?>
                        <?php endif; ?>
                    <?php endforeach; ?>
                     <?php endif; ?>
                </div>
                <div class="clear clr"></div>
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>
</div>