Category issue : load disable category at page builder's component category drop-down

[alpesh2689]

Preconditions and environment

• Magento version - 2.4.5, 2.4.6
• Page Builder

Steps to reproduce

• Go to Content -> Pages -> edit page

• Open Content and edit content with page builder

• Select Slider OR Product component from the left bar menu

• edit that component
  

• open category dropwon
  

In the above snap that disable category also loaded.

Expected result

If Admin disabled any category from Catalog -> Categories then it should not be visible OR listed in the page builder's any component related to category dropdown.

Actual result

If Admin disabled any category from Catalog -> Categories then it is visible OR listed at the page builder's component related to the category dropdown

Additional information

Suppose we need to load the top category list at the home page using the page builder at that time any category disable
( If Admin disabled any category from Catalog -> Categories then it is visible OR listed at the page builder's component related to the category dropdown )

So that category link redirects to 404

Release note

No response

Triage and priority

• Severity: S0 - Affects critical data or functionality and leaves users without workaround.
• Severity: S1 - Affects critical data or functionality and forces users to employ a workaround.
• Severity: S2 - Affects non-critical data or functionality and forces users to employ a workaround.
• Severity: S3 - Affects non-critical data or functionality and does not force users to employ a workaround.
• Severity: S4 - Affects aesthetics, professional look and feel, “quality” or “usability”.

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[alpesh2689]

@magento I am working on this

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[alpesh2689]

@magento I am working on this

[engcom-Bravo]

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[engcom-Bravo]

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[engcom-Bravo]

Hi @alpesh2689,

Thank you for reporting and collaboration.

Verified the issue on Magento 2.4-develop instance and the issue is reproducible.Kindly refer the attached screenshots.

Steps to reproduce

• Go to Content -> Pages -> edit page
• Open Content and edit content with page builder
• Select Slider OR Product component from the left bar menu
• edit that component

We have disabled category JACKETS from Mens>Tops.In frontend it is not showing and it is working fine.

While editing the content using pagebuilder category JACKETS is still showing in the category tree even it is disabled.

Hence Confirming the issue.

Thanks.

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✅ Jira issue https://jira.corp.adobe.com/browse/AC-9052 is successfully created for this GitHub issue.

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✅ Confirmed by @engcom-Bravo. Thank you for verifying the issue.
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[craigfleming]

Many merchants who use Page Builder product carousel or grid content type would argue that this is not an issue, but a desirable feature. Allowing users to choose disabled categories within Page Builder provides a simple way to collate best-selling or high-stock products to show on the front end of any Magento website without having to choose from a long list of product SKU's. It helps to streamline a workflow for merchandising products on any Magento system.

@engcom-Bravo - This is a step backwards for Magento Page Builder. My vote would be to close this issue as it's not an issue at all but a way for @alpesh2689 to make an easy pull request into an Open Source project for his CV.

[alpesh2689]

@craigfleming Thank you for your comment on the reported issue regarding the Magento 2 Page Builder. However, I would like to clarify some details to ensure a better understanding of the situation.

I want to clarify that the intention behind reporting this issue is to improve the functionality and user experience of the Page Builder, not for personal gain or to enhance my CV. The issue has been reported based on real experiences faced while working with the feature. As per the below Image, it allows to add link of disabled categories too which leads to a 404 page when the content is created. This behavior is causing inconvenience and potential usability issues for users.

While your comment suggests that this might be intended functionality or a feature rather than an issue, I would like to emphasize that the ability to select a disabled category in the Page Builder is resulting in broken links and poor user experience. It is important to ensure that the Page Builder only allows the selection of active and valid categories to prevent such issues.

If you have any further insights or information regarding this matter, I would appreciate your input. However, if you believe that this behavior is indeed intended and not an issue, kindly provide more context or guidelines to help us understand the reasoning behind it.

Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I look forward to further discussions and resolution.

@engcom-Bravo Thanks for confirming the issue after seeing it in detail.

[engcom-Delta]

Hi @alpesh2689 ,

Thanks for your reporting and collaboration.
We have re-verified the issue in latest 2.4-develop instance hence reconfirming the issue.
Kindly refer the screenshots

Steps to reproduce :
o to Content -> Pages -> edit page
Open Content and edit content with page builder
Select Slider OR Product component from the left bar menu
edit that component
We have disabled category Women .In frontend it is not showing and it is working fine.
While editing the content using pagebuilder category Women is still showing in the category tree even it is disabled.

Thanks.