samuelbsource/module-bottom-description

Adds a WYSIWYG-enabled bottom description attribute to Magento 2 categories and displays it below the main content.

1.0.0 2025-03-21 05:48 UTC

Requires

• php: ~8.1.0||~8.2.0||~8.3.0
• magento/framework: 103.0.*
• magento/module-catalog: 104.0.*

Apache-2.0

• Samuel Boczek

README

The Magento 2 Category Bottom Description module by SamuelBSource adds a new 📝 WYSIWYG-enabled attribute to product categories called Bottom Description. This content is displayed below the main content on the category view page — great for SEO or promotional content.

📚 1. Documentation

• 📥 Installation Guide
• 📘 User Guide
• 🔧 Contribute on GitHub
• ❓ Get Support

🛠️ 2. How to install Category Bottom Description extension for Magento 2

📦 Install via Packagist (recommended)

composer require samuelbsource/module-bottom-description
bin/magento module:enable SamuelBSource_BottomDescription
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento cache:flush

🐙 Install via GitHub (VCS)

Add the repo to your composer.json:

"repositories": [
{
"type": "vcs",
"url": "https://github.com/samuelbsource/module-bottom-description"
}
]

Then run:

composer require samuelbsource/module-bottom-description:dev-main
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento cache:flush

🧱 Manual installation

git clone https://github.com/samuelbsource/module-bottom-description.git app/code/SamuelBSource/BottomDescription
bin/magento module:enable SamuelBSource_BottomDescription
bin/magento setup:upgrade
bin/magento cache:flush

✨ 3. Highlight Features of Category Bottom Description

➕ Adds New Attribute to Categories

A new bottom_description attribute is added to all product categories.

• 🏷️ Store-view scoped
• 📝 Fully WYSIWYG-enabled
• 📄 The content is injected right after the "columns" element

🧪 4. How to Use Category Bottom Description

⚙️ Admin Configuration

1. Go to Catalog > Categories
2. Open or create a category
3. Under General Information, fill in the Bottom Description field
4. Save the category

👀 Frontend Output

Visit the category page on the frontend. You’ll see the Bottom Description appear below the category content and product listing, inside a <div class="category-bottom">.

You’ll see the Bottom Description appear below the category content and product listing, inside a <div class="category-bottom">.

🎨 5. Customization Options

🖌️ Change the Template

Override this file in your custom theme to control rendering:

view/frontend/templates/category/bottom_description.phtml

Example location in theme:

app/design/frontend/Vendor/theme/SamuelBSource_BottomDescription/templates/category/bottom_description.phtml

🧩 Adjust Position with Layout XML

Override catalog_category_view.xml to reposition or restyle the block.

✅ 6. Compatibility

• 🧱 Magento Open Source 2.4.x
• 💼 Magento Commerce 2.4.x
• 🐘 PHP 8.*

📄 7. License

Released under the Apache License 2.0.

👤 8. Author

Samuel Boczek Magento Developer / AI Student / Freelancer

• 🐱 GitHub: @samuelbsource
• 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/samuel-boczek

🚀 More Magento 2 modules coming soon!