<?php // get category model by category id, assume you have known category id, $categoryId $_category = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($categoryId); // category name $categoryName = $_category->getName(); // category description $categoryDescription = $_category->getDescription(); // category url $categoryUrl = $_category->getUrl(); // category url key $categoryUrlKey = $_category->getUrlKey(); // category thumbnail $categoryThumbnail = $_category->getThumbnail(); // category image url $categoryImageUrl = $_category->getImageUrl(); // category level $categoryLevel = $_category->getLevel(); // parent category $parentCategoryId = $_category->getParentId(); $parentCategory = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($parentCategoryId);
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