Firstly, it is not recommended to create a dynamic (database driven) category list on the index page as this could cause database loading problems if your home page is requested too frequently. However, you can easily add a "Popular Categories" simply by hard-coding links directly to the categories that you want to feature. From the index page, category links are simply:
search.php?q=category:Category Name:
...so the HTML you need to add would be (for example):
Hi,
Firstly, it is not recommended to create a dynamic (database driven) category list on the index page as this could cause database loading problems if your home page is requested too frequently. However, you can easily add a "Popular Categories" simply by hard-coding links directly to the categories that you want to feature. From the index page, category links are simply:
search.php?q=category:Category Name:...so the HTML you need to add would be (for example):
<p><h4>Popular Categories</h4>
<a href='search.php?q=category:Motoring:'>Motoring</a><br />
<a href='search.php?q=category:Home+and+Garden:'>Home and Garden</a><br />
</p>
(remember to use the + sign in the URL in place of a space)
Hope this helps!
Cheers,
David.