# First Category (\_left.tpl) open, why ?

**URL:** <https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/first-category--left-tpl-open-why/40298>\
**Category:** English forums\
**Tags:** general\
**Created:** [November 17, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/first-category--left-tpl-open-why/40298 "2009-11-17T17:41:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![michabbb](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@michabbb](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/michabbb)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/first-category--left-tpl-open-why/40298/1 "2009-11-17T17:41:27Z")

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[Community Edition 4.2.0\_23610]

dear all,

i have a strange problem, at the admin-interface

Master Settings -\> Core Settings -\> Settings -\> Active Category at Start

nothing is set.  
but in the frontend, the first category is open with all its subcats…

any idea what to do, to see all cats closed ???

thank you for any help!!  
micha

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**Author:** ![marco.steinhaeuser](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/marco.steinhaeuser/32/1832_2.png) [@marco.steinhaeuser](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/marco.steinhaeuser)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/first-category--left-tpl-open-why/40298/2 "2009-11-17T22:44:49Z")

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Hello Micha,

I guess, if you did not set any category as active, the first available would appear in front end. Can you affirm that?

Regards

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**Author:** ![michabbb](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@michabbb](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/michabbb)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/first-category--left-tpl-open-why/40298/3 "2009-11-17T22:56:24Z")

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i will check that but how is it possible to start with all closed at the frontend ???

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**Author:** ![marco.steinhaeuser](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/marco.steinhaeuser/32/1832_2.png) [@marco.steinhaeuser](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/marco.steinhaeuser)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2009, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/first-category--left-tpl-open-why/40298/4 "2009-11-17T23:10:50Z")

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Hi,

well, you could unassign the active category…

Regards

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**Author:** ![michabbb](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@michabbb](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/michabbb)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/first-category--left-tpl-open-why/40298/5 "2009-11-18T17:18:00Z")

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i don´t really know how that works, but in fact the magic was a setting under performance tab: do not load all categories… now all cats are closed when i open the site…

thank you!  
micha

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**Author:** ![marco.steinhaeuser](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/marco.steinhaeuser/32/1832_2.png) [@marco.steinhaeuser](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/marco.steinhaeuser)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/first-category--left-tpl-open-why/40298/6 "2009-11-18T17:59:29Z")

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Hi,

right, I didn’t have that in mind. The performance tab is tricky sometimes.  
Thanks for your feed back!

Regards

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/user_avatar/forum.oxid-esales.com/system/32/4245_2.png) [@system](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.oxid-esales.com/t/first-category--left-tpl-open-why/40298/7 "2026-07-13T19:31:35Z")

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