это так выводяться категории в модуле этом
$this->data['categories'][] = array(
'category_id' => $category['category_id'],
'name' => $category['name'] . ($this->config->get('config_product_count') ? ' (' . $total . ')' : ''),
'children' => $children_data,
'href' => $this->url->link('product/category', 'path=' . $category['category_id']),
'image' => $category['image']
);
$categories_1 = $this->model_catalog_category->getCategories(0);
if ($categories_1) {$output = '<ul class="glossycategory" id="verticalmenu">';}
foreach ($categories_1 as $category_1) {
$output .= '<li>';
$unrewritten = $this->url->link('product/category', 'path=' . $category_1['category_id']);
$output .= '<img src="'. $category_1['image'] . '" />';
$output .= '<a href="'.($unrewritten).'">' . $category_1['name'] . '</a>';
$categories_2 = $this->model_catalog_category->getCategories($category_1['category_id']);