Display Categories and SubCategories in Magento

Display Top Level Categories Only

<?php

/*

 *

 * Display top level categories

 *

**/

?>

<?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() ?>

                </a>

            </li>

        <?php endforeach; ?>

    </ul>

<?php endif; ?>




Display Top Level Categories and ALL Subcategories

<?php

/*

 *

 * Display top level categories and subcategories

 *

**/

?>

<?php $_helper = Mage::helper('catalog/category') ?>

<?php $_categories = $_helper->getStoreCategories() ?>

<?php $currentCategory = Mage::registry('current_category') ?>

<?php if (count($_categories) > 0): ?>

    <ul>

        <?php foreach($_categories as $_category): ?>

            <li>

                <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_category) ?>">

                    <?php echo $_category->getName() ?>

                </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() ?>

                                </a>

                            </li>

                        <?php endforeach; ?>

                    </ul>

                <?php endif; ?>

            </li>

        <?php endforeach; ?>

    </ul>

<?php endif; ?>




Display Top Level Categories and Current Categories SubCategories

<?php

/*

 *

 * Display top level categories and

 * subcategories of the current category

 *

**/

?>

<?php $_helper = Mage::helper('catalog/category') ?>

<?php $_categories = $_helper->getStoreCategories() ?>

<?php $currentCategory = Mage::registry('current_category') ?>

<?php if (count($_categories) > 0): ?>

    <ul>

        <?php foreach($_categories as $_category): ?>

            <li>

                <a href="<?php echo $_helper->getCategoryUrl($_category) ?>">

                    <?php echo $_category->getName() ?>

                </a>

                <?php if ($currentCategory &amp;&amp; $currentCategory->getId() == $_category->getId()): ?>

                    <?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() ?>

                                    </a>

                                </li>

                            <?php endforeach; ?>

                        </ul>

                    <?php endif; ?>

                <?php endif; ?>

            </li>

        <?php endforeach; ?>

    </ul>

<?php endif; ?>