How to Implement Category Icons in OpenCart Mobile App

By Admin | Jul 11, 2025

If you're running an OpenCart store and want to enhance the user experience of your mobile app, adding category icons is a great feature to implement. Icons offer visual navigation, make the interface more intuitive, and give a polished look to your application.

In this blog, we’ll walk through how to implement category icons in your OpenCart mobile app.

Why Add Category Icons?

Visual Appeal: Icons make the app look cleaner and more modern.
User Experience: Users can quickly identify and browse categories by icons.
Brand Identity: You can customize icons to match your theme and niche.

Step 1: Add a new Category

Go to the Admin panel and log in
Go to the catalog option
Go to the category and click on Add New
Give name, add product, and give an Icon which is displayed on the frontend side of the Application
Click on Save

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Step 2: Add your category to the Categories Module

Go to the Extensions > Extensions
Select Modules from the dropdown
Go to categories and edit
Add your category to the list
Click on Save

Step 3: Add Categories to the App

Go to Design > click on Layout
Search Purpletree Mobile App Home and click edit
A layout screen is displayed as under

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Add new and select categories from the dropdown
Click on Save
Change only Content Top, don’t add anything on Content Left or right.

Step 4: Test the Feature on Frontend

Icons load properly for each category
While clicking on the icons right product list should be open
The design looks consistent across screen sizes
Icons do not slow down app performance

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Conclusion:

Adding category icons to your OpenCart mobile app not only enhances the design but also improves usability and customer engagement. With a few admin-level changes and simple design updates, you can deliver a polished and modern experience for your app users.