I added a new custom attribute to my Magento categories through the admin panel. Now I’m trying to display this attribute value on the frontend but I can’t figure out the right way to do it.
I attempted using the same methods that work for product attributes but those don’t seem to work for category attributes. The value just won’t show up on my category pages.
What’s the correct approach to retrieve and display custom category attribute values in frontend templates? I need to show this attribute data to customers browsing the category pages.
make sure you’re using the current category object in ur template. try $_category = $block->getCurrentCategory() then $_category->getData('attribute_code'). sometimes the attribute isn’t in the default attribute set so check that too. also clear cache after making changes or it won’t show up properly.
Category attributes aren’t loaded automatically - you’ve got to fetch them explicitly. In your template, use the category model to grab the attribute value directly. First, make sure your custom attribute is set to display on frontend through admin. Then in your template, call it with $category->getData('your_attribute_code') or $category->getYourAttributeCode() (swap underscores for camelCase). I had this same problem where the attribute wouldn’t show even though everything looked right. Turns out it needed to be added to the category’s attribute set AND marked as frontend visible. Double-check your attribute code matches exactly what you’re calling in the template - it’s case sensitive.
Interesting issue! First, double-check that your attribute is actually saving values for those categories - sometimes we create the attribute but forget to assign the actual values. Also, are you dealing with child categories or parent ones? Attribute inheritance gets weird depending on your setup. What’s the attribute code you used?