i'm working with Magento 2.4.7 and using the Minimog theme from Bluesky. Currently, the categories filter is part of the layered navigation on the left side of the catalog pages. I want to move this filter to the top of the main catalog page to make it more accessible and visible. I would like to relocate the categories filter to the top of the page, above the product grid. This change aims to enhance user experience by making filters more prominent and easier to use. and this is the vendor/magento/module-catalog/Model/LayerFilterlist.php
<?php
/**
* Copyright © Magento, Inc. All rights reserved.
* See COPYING.txt for license details.
*/
declare(strict_types=1);
namespace Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer;
use Magento\Catalog\Model\Config\LayerCategoryConfig;
use Magento\Framework\App\ObjectManager;
use Magento\Framework\ObjectManager\ResetAfterRequestInterface;
/**
* Layer navigation filters
*/
class FilterList implements ResetAfterRequestInterface
{
public const CATEGORY_FILTER = 'category';
public const ATTRIBUTE_FILTER = 'attribute';
public const PRICE_FILTER = 'price';
public const DECIMAL_FILTER = 'decimal';
/**
* Filter factory
*
* @var \Magento\Framework\ObjectManagerInterface
*/
protected $objectManager;
/**
* @var FilterableAttributeListInterface
*/
protected $filterableAttributes;
/**
* @var string[]
*/
protected $filterTypes = [
self::CATEGORY_FILTER => \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer\Filter\Category::class,
self::ATTRIBUTE_FILTER => \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer\Filter\Attribute::class,
self::PRICE_FILTER => \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer\Filter\Price::class,
self::DECIMAL_FILTER => \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer\Filter\Decimal::class,
];
/**
* @var \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer\Filter\AbstractFilter[]
*/
protected $filters = [];
/**
* @var LayerCategoryConfig
*/
private $layerCategoryConfig;
/**
* @param \Magento\Framework\ObjectManagerInterface $objectManager
* @param FilterableAttributeListInterface $filterableAttributes
* @param LayerCategoryConfig $layerCategoryConfig
* @param array $filters
*/
public function __construct(
\Magento\Framework\ObjectManagerInterface $objectManager,
FilterableAttributeListInterface $filterableAttributes,
LayerCategoryConfig $layerCategoryConfig,
array $filters = []
) {
$this->objectManager = $objectManager;
$this->filterableAttributes = $filterableAttributes;
$this->layerCategoryConfig = $layerCategoryConfig;
/** Override default filter type models */
$this->filterTypes = array_merge($this->filterTypes, $filters);
}
/**
* Retrieve list of filters
*
* @param \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer $layer
* @return array|Filter\AbstractFilter[]
*/
public function getFilters(\Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer $layer)
{
if (!count($this->filters)) {
if ($this->layerCategoryConfig->isCategoryFilterVisibleInLayerNavigation()) {
$this->filters = [
$this->objectManager->create($this->filterTypes[self::CATEGORY_FILTER], ['layer' => $layer]),
];
}
foreach ($this->filterableAttributes->getList() as $attribute) {
$this->filters[] = $this->createAttributeFilter($attribute, $layer);
}
}
return $this->filters;
}
/**
* Create filter
*
* @param \Magento\Catalog\Model\ResourceModel\Eav\Attribute $attribute
* @param \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer $layer
* @return \Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer\Filter\AbstractFilter
*/
protected function createAttributeFilter(
\Magento\Catalog\Model\ResourceModel\Eav\Attribute $attribute,
\Magento\Catalog\Model\Layer $layer
) {
$filterClassName = $this->getAttributeFilterClass($attribute);
$filter = $this->objectManager->create(
$filterClassName,
['data' => ['attribute_model' => $attribute], 'layer' => $layer]
);
return $filter;
}
/**
* Get Attribute Filter Class Name
*
* @param \Magento\Catalog\Model\ResourceModel\Eav\Attribute $attribute
* @return string
*/
protected function getAttributeFilterClass(\Magento\Catalog\Model\ResourceModel\Eav\Attribute $attribute)
{
$filterClassName = $this->filterTypes[self::ATTRIBUTE_FILTER];
if ($attribute->getAttributeCode() == 'price') {
$filterClassName = $this->filterTypes[self::PRICE_FILTER];
} elseif ($attribute->getBackendType() == 'decimal') {
$filterClassName = $this->filterTypes[self::DECIMAL_FILTER];
}
return $filterClassName;
}
/**
* @inheritDoc
*/
public function _resetState(): void
{
$this->filters = [];
}
}
the example of what i wanna do :
Which files and settings do I need to modify to move the categories filter to the top of the catalog page in the Minimog theme? Are there any best practices or potential issues I should be aware of when making this kind of layout change in Magento?
