category avatar missing on main page?

[jsharper]

On my main page, in the category table, there is a left column for an avatar image. Only my first category is showing an avatar image:
http://www.lampworketc.com/ppc/
I was trying to debug the problem and I can't seem to figure out how it is supposed to work -- what image is it trying to show there? The image that I have showing for my first category doesn't seem to be in any active ad in that category.

In pp-inc.php when it is calling get_imagethumb to populate $cats['avatar'][$catcount], for the first row, $catthcat=2, $catthimg=DSC03565.JPG, and $catthuid=63. For the rest of the rows, these variables are empty.

[jsharper]

Originally Posted by jsharper

In pp-inc.php when it is calling get_imagethumb to populate $cats['avatar'][$catcount], for the first row, $catthcat=2, $catthimg=DSC03565.JPG, and $catthuid=63. For the rest of the rows, these variables are empty.

Ok the avatar for the first category appears to be productid 20 (http://www.lampworketc.com/ppc/showp...php?product=20) which is sold. My Number of days to show sold/closed ads? is set to 1, which is probably why this ad is not otherwise showing anywhere. Is it going to be auto deleted at some point and then that avatar will stop displaying too? Is that what happened to the other category avatars?

[Chuck S]

Correct if you delete an ad it will be lost. You can only tag a category ad that exists in that category so if you wish to have category avatars then you must have ads. The new classifieds 3.0 will have the ability to add a url to the edit category properties to show a cat avatar you have created if you wish to use a permanent one.