Question

I have this code for my top.phtml file

<div class="header-nav-container">
    <div class="header-nav">
        <h4 class="no-display"><?php echo $this->__('Category Navigation:') ?></h4>
        <ul id="nav">
            <li><a href="<?php echo $this->getUrl('home') ?>"><?php echo $this->__('Home') ?></a></li>
            <?php foreach ($this->getStoreCategories() as $_category): ?>
                <?php echo $this->drawItem($_category) ?>
            <?php endforeach ?>
            <li><a href="<?php echo $this->getUrl('contacts') ?>"><?php echo $this->__('Contact Us') ?></a></li>
             <li><a href="<?php echo $this->getUrl('aboutus') ?>"><?php echo $this->__('About Us') ?></a></li>
        </ul>
    </div>
    <?php echo $this->getChildHtml('topLeftLinks') ?>
</div> 

but this show only Home,Contact Us and About Us Link

i also have added categories by going catalog->Manage categories but i am not able to see this categories in Top Navigation Menu

Answer 1

1. Does Mage::app()->getStore()->getId() gives you the expected store id ?
2. Does Mage::app()->getStore()->getRootCategoryId() gives you the expected category id ?
3. Have you sellable (in stock, with qty, enabled, …) products in this categories ?
4. Are your indexes up to date ?
5. Have you tried to clean your cache ?