Shop Category Customization

Plugin Purpose
This plugin let's you customize how category windows are shown in the shop menu.
It is plug and play. By default it changes nothing.
It comes with three plugin parameters:

• Buy Categories Window: Contains a switch whether the buy window should be categorized, aswell as layout information for the category window utilizing javascript and layout adjustment information for the buy window.
• Sell Categories Window: Same but for the sell window
• Switch Category Name: To be used with BO_Shops: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/burning-orca-shops.108895/ in case you use switches as shop goods.

The default parameter are setup for the default shop scene. If you change Buy Categories Window Use to true it will look like this:

With YEP_ShopMenuCore
If you use YEP_ShopMenuCore please open the first two plugin parameters, go to the text tab and change the parameters to the following:

Buy Categories Window:{"Use":"false","Layout":"{\"X\":\"this._commandWindow.x\",\"Y\":\"this._commandWindow.y\",\"Width\":\"this._commandWindow.width\",\"Height\":\"auto\",\"Rows\":\"4\",\"Columns\":\"1\"}","AffectedWindowAdjustment":"{\"AdjustmentType\":\"Never\",\"X\":\"0\",\"Y\":\"0\",\"Width\":\"0\",\"Height\":\"0\"}"}

Sell Categories Window:{"Use":"true","Layout":"{\"X\":\"this._commandWindow.x\",\"Y\":\"this._commandWindow.y\",\"Width\":\"this._commandWindow.width\",\"Height\":\"auto\",\"Rows\":\"4\",\"Columns\":\"1\"}","AffectedWindowAdjustment":"{\"AdjustmentType\":\"Never\",\"X\":\"0\",\"Y\":\"0\",\"Width\":\"0\",\"Height\":\"0\"}"}

With NPCDialogueShop
However if you also use NPCDialogueShop just change:
Sell Categories Window:{"Use":"true","Layout":"{\"X\":\"this._dummyWindow.x\",\"Y\":\"this._dummyWindow.y\",\"Width\":\"this._dummyWindow.width\",\"Height\":\"auto\",\"Rows\":\"1\",\"Columns\":\"4\"}","AffectedWindowAdjustment":"{\"AdjustmentType\":\"When Categories Not Used\",\"X\":\"0\",\"Y\":\"-this._categoryWindow.height\",\"Width\":\"0\",\"Height\":\"this._categoryWindow.height\"}"}


The plugin does not add new categories by itself, but relies on http://www.yanfly.moe/wiki/Item_Menu_Categories_(YEP) to do so, however the buy menu will show only the categories of items, that are actually sold by the shop.

Compatibility:
Should be compatible to:
YEP_ShopMenuCore
NPCDialogueShop: https://forums.rpgmakerweb.com/index.php?threads/npc-dialogue-shop.101108
BO_Shops

Plugin Order:
Place this below at above mentioned plugins, but I guess it's best put below all other shop plugins you use.

Terms of use:
Free for commercial and non-commercial use.
Credit not required, but appreciated.
You may not repost this plugins. Please only link back to this thread.
Edits Allowed.
MZ Port allowed, although I think this is not easy to do as this plugin relies on YEP_X_ItemCategories and also has special code for my other Shop Plugins, but that could be removed in an MZ Port.

Edit:
Fixed a bug, that made the regular item category not appearing when this plugin would have been used without YEP_X_ItemCategories.

The part about the plugin parameters are all condensed and hard to read, even for me, a programmer. Could you reorganize your post to make it more readable (add some spacing for example)? Thank you.

Thank you so much for creating this BurningOrca! It performs well, and does exactly as I had hoped! I now have categories to destress and simplify my shopping experience with my visual shopkeeper! XD

On a funny note, this comment was going to be a little different. I thought there was an error with the plugin, as the buy tab was not showing all seven of the categories I have installed in Yanfly's Item Categories plugin. It was only showing food and items. I was about to report it as an error, when I reread your plugin description and found listed at the very bottom (should have been fine print! ;D ) that only the categories of items sold will be shown at each individual shop. Hahaha! Nice. As in nice way to simplify the categories even more so it isn't cluttered uselessly! Although I would probably put that at the top in big bold print so people like me don't get confused and wonder why something isn't working correctly when it is! Hahahahah!

Again, thank you so much for creating this. It is a little gem all to itself.

@Guardinthena Your thread is already closed so I answer here. No problem as the requirement was to be compatible with my plugin aswell as mjshi's plugin I figured it would be the best solution if I write it myself. That is why I did it. I personally like small shops, that sell only a single category of items, so I personally don't need that plugin, but I am glad it helps you.

It really does! I have a large crafting system in my game and with Yanfly's Item Categories I was able to organize things in the user inventory by potions, food, ingredients, stuff like that. I felt it should extend to the shops (like Skyrim for example) to allow the player to easily shift through the store resources to find what they need. So, even though the blacksmith is selling weapons and armor he also sells the materials to build it. So rather than waste player time shifting down a huge list to find what he needs I felt this was less time consuming and a destresser for the player. So, thank you so much for doing this.

on the help, when "also use NPCDialogue" plugin, use the following links (if used with YEP_ShopMenuCore)

what if you only use npc dialogue plugin? just the sell line? or is there also a buy line for it by than?
because I dont use yep_shop menu core plugin.

Amazing plugin otherwise, something that work with a npc dialogue plugin ^^ keep up the good work.

@ShadowDragon Just the sell line. The buy line should already work after changing the "Use" parameter value to "true".

It is just about the positioning. Without changing the sell line like mentioned in the help file and this thread, my plugin would destroy mjshi's positioning. Without the Yanfly Lines my plugin would destroy Yanfly's positioning.
Sorry I realized my helpfile/forum entry is written a bit confusing: What I really meant is if NPC Dialogue Shop is used whether with or without Yanfly always only change the sell line.
NPC Dialogue Shop - at least the version I currently have - already destroys Yanfly's layout, so there is no need to care about it.

ty for the confirmation :) I will add that in your plugin helpfile, if there become an update, you can add it as well.

Did update this plugin to be compatible with the latest version of BO_CustomShopsXL.

while the screenshot on the buy category, the text is squashed :)
but nicely done.

Updated to be compatible to v2.4 of my custom shops plugin. Only redownload this if you got that version, otherwise you will receive "of undefined" errors!

By pure accidten I found a threat where this plugin caused problems if my other shop plugins where not installed, so I've changed this plugin now to work also if BO_CustomShops or BO_CustomShopsXL are not installed aswell.
Also by pure accident I found another threat where someone needed an MZ port for this, but I forgot to mention in the Terms of Use in this threat that Edits are allowed, while it was included in the help file of the plugin, so I added this now also to the terms of use in this thread.