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sebwite/magento2-category-sidebar
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Magento 2.0 sidebar

1.0.1(10y ago)617.8k57[23 issues](https://github.com/Sebwite/magento2-category-sidebar/issues)[3 PRs](https://github.com/Sebwite/magento2-category-sidebar/pulls)OSL-3.0PHPPHP ~5.5.0|~5.6.0|~7.0

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Magento 2.0 Category Sidebar extension
======================================

[](#magento-20-category-sidebar-extension)

[![Alt text](header.jpg?raw=true "Magento2 Category sidebar")](header.jpg?raw=true)

This extension will add the ability to show category tree from a parent or current category in a sidebar. The category can be selected from the Magento2 admin config page.

Installation with composer
--------------------------

[](#installation-with-composer)

- Include the repository: `composer require sebwite/magento2-category-sidebar`
- Enable the extension: `php bin/magento --clear-static-content module:enable Sebwite_Sidebar`
- Upgrade db scheme: `php bin/magento setup:upgrade`
- Clear cache

Installation without composer
-----------------------------

[](#installation-without-composer)

- Download zip file of this extension
- Place all the files of the extension in your Magento 2 installation in the folder `app/code/Sebwite/Sidebar`
- Enable the extension: `php bin/magento --clear-static-content module:enable Sebwite_Sidebar`
- Upgrade db scheme: `php bin/magento setup:upgrade`
- Clear cache

Configuration
-------------

[](#configuration)

- Select the root category or current category option you want to use from the config page from the admin panel
- Select children depth level
- Categories will appear in col.left sidebar of the theme

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###  Health Score

35

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LowBetter than 79% of packages

Maintenance12

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity38

Limited adoption so far

Community19

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity60

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 69.2% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~83 days

Total

2

Last Release

3688d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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