Easy one for you....

 How to turn off the ad count in the category. For example: Cars (3)

I want to get rid of the (3) and just show Cars as the category without the number of car ads.

Which two (2) places?

Thanks,

Paul

I did exactly as described, but it didn't work for me.  How come?  What am I not doing?

Can you post your CategoryBrowse.ascx here, so we can take a look and maybe offer more help.

Is this local copy or working on a hosted system?

Here is my CategoryBrowse.ascx

<%@ Control Language="VB" CodeFile="CategoryBrowse.ascx.vb" Inherits="CategoryBrowse_ascx" %>

<asp:DataList ID="TopCategoryList" Runat="server" DataSourceID="TopCategoriesDS" CssClass="category_browse" HorizontalAlign="Center"

RepeatColumns="2" OnItemDataBound="TopCategoryList_ItemDataBound" OnItemCommand="TopCategoryList_ItemCommand">

<ItemStyle VerticalAlign="Top" HorizontalAlign="Left">

</ItemStyle>

<ItemTemplate>

<h4>

<asp:LinkButton ID="TopCategoryButton" Runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>'

CommandArgument='<%# Eval("Id") %>' />

</h4>

<asp:Repeater ID="NestedSubCategoryRepeater" Runat="server" DataSourceID="NestedCategoryDS"

OnItemCommand="NestedSubCategoryRepeater_ItemCommand">

<HeaderTemplate><ul>

</HeaderTemplate>

<ItemTemplate>

<li>

<asp:LinkButton ID="SubCategoryButton" Runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>'

CommandArgument='<%# Eval("Id") %>' />

(<%# Eval("NumActiveAds") %>)</li></ItemTemplate>

<FooterTemplate></ul></FooterTemplate>

</asp:Repeater>

<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="NestedCategoryDS" TypeName="AspNet.StarterKits.Classifieds.Web.CategoryCache"

SelectMethod="GetBrowseCategoriesByParentId" Runat="server">

<SelectParameters>

<asp:Parameter Type="Int32" Name="parentCategoryId"></asp:Parameter>

</SelectParameters>

</asp:ObjectDataSource>

</asp:DataList>

<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="TopCategoriesDS" Runat="server" TypeName="AspNet.StarterKits.Classifieds.Web.CategoryCache"

SelectMethod="GetBrowseCategoriesByParentId">

<SelectParameters>

<asp:Parameter Type="Int32" DefaultValue="0" Name="parentCategoryId"></asp:Parameter>

</asp:ObjectDataSource>

Ok change the file to look like this and save the file then review the page in your browser.

<%@ Control Language="VB" CodeFile="CategoryBrowse.ascx.vb" Inherits="CategoryBrowse_ascx" %>
<asp:DataList ID="TopCategoryList" Runat="server" DataSourceID="TopCategoriesDS" CssClass="category_browse" HorizontalAlign="Center"
RepeatColumns="2" OnItemDataBound="TopCategoryList_ItemDataBound" OnItemCommand="TopCategoryList_ItemCommand">
<ItemStyle VerticalAlign="Top" HorizontalAlign="Left">
</ItemStyle>
<ItemTemplate>
<h4>
<asp:LinkButton ID="TopCategoryButton" Runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>'
CommandArgument='<%# Eval("Id") %>' />
</h4>
<asp:Repeater ID="NestedSubCategoryRepeater" Runat="server" DataSourceID="NestedCategoryDS"
OnItemCommand="NestedSubCategoryRepeater_ItemCommand">
<HeaderTemplate><ul>
</HeaderTemplate>
<ItemTemplate>
<li>
<asp:LinkButton ID="SubCategoryButton" Runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>'
CommandArgument='<%# Eval("Id") %>' />
</li></ItemTemplate>
<FooterTemplate></ul></FooterTemplate>
</asp:Repeater>
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="NestedCategoryDS" TypeName="AspNet.StarterKits.Classifieds.Web.CategoryCache"
SelectMethod="GetBrowseCategoriesByParentId" Runat="server">
<SelectParameters>
<asp:Parameter Type="Int32" Name="parentCategoryId"></asp:Parameter>
</SelectParameters>
</asp:ObjectDataSource>
</ItemTemplate> 
</asp:DataList>
<asp:ObjectDataSource ID="TopCategoriesDS" Runat="server" TypeName="AspNet.StarterKits.Classifieds.Web.CategoryCache"
SelectMethod="GetBrowseCategoriesByParentId">
<SelectParameters>
<asp:Parameter Type="Int32" DefaultValue="0" Name="parentCategoryId"></asp:Parameter>
</SelectParameters> 
</asp:ObjectDataSource>

I get the error message:

Line 34:     <div id="body">
Line 35:         <div id="col_main_left">
Line 36:             <uc1:FeaturedAd ID="FeaturedAd" Runat="server" />
Line 37:             <div id="announcements">
Line 38:                 <ul>

Ok so did you make any changes to the default.aspx or the FeaturedAd.ascx ?

I got it working. Thanks a bunch for your help!  By the way, do you know how to get rid of the subcategoriies from showing up.  I know  it has to do something with the deleting theNestedSubCategory.  Can you help?

Glad you got it working.

If you are wanting to remove the sub Category from the categoryBrowse.ascx
then take a look at removing the nested repeater from the control.

  <asp:Repeater ID="NestedSubCategoryRepeater" Runat="server" DataSourceID="NestedCategoryDS"
            OnItemCommand="NestedSubCategoryRepeater_ItemCommand">
            <HeaderTemplate><ul>
            </HeaderTemplate>
            <ItemTemplate>
                <li>
                <asp:LinkButton ID="SubCategoryButton" Runat="server" Text='<%# Eval("Name") %>'
                    CommandArgument='<%# Eval("Id") %>' />
                (<%# Eval("NumActiveAds") %>)</li></ItemTemplate>
            <FooterTemplate></ul></FooterTemplate>
        </asp:Repeater>

Hope it helps

 Got it!  You are a superstar!