Display Description Category for OPencart 2.0 - opencart2.x

Question

I used mod bycategory to display products on homepage
Now, im' want display description category(don't product) (on homepage)
Code catalog/controller/module/bycategory.php
<?php
class ControllerModuleBycategory extends Controller {
public function index($setting) {
$this->load->language('module/bycategory');
$data['heading_title'] = $setting['name'];
$data['text_tax'] = $this->language->get('text_tax');
$data['button_cart'] = $this->language->get('button_cart');
$data['button_wishlist'] = $this->language->get('button_wishlist');
$data['button_compare'] = $this->language->get('button_compare');
$this->load->model('catalog/product');
$this->load->model('tool/image');
$data['products'] = array();
$filter_data = array(
'sort' => 'p.date_added',
'order' => 'DESC',
'start' => 0,
'limit' => $setting['limit'],
'filter_category_id'=>$setting['category']
);
$data['type'] = $setting['type'];
$results = $this->model_catalog_product->getProducts($filter_data);
if ($results) {
foreach ($results as $result) {
if ($result['image']) {
$image = $this->model_tool_image->resize($result['image'], $setting['width'], $setting['height']);
} else {
$image = $this->model_tool_image->resize('placeholder.png', $setting['width'], $setting['height']);
}
if (($this->config->get('config_customer_price') && $this->customer->isLogged()) || !$this->config->get('config_customer_price')) {
$price = $this->currency->format($this->tax->calculate($result['price'], $result['tax_class_id'], $this->config->get('config_tax')));
} else {
$price = false;
}
if ((float)$result['special']) {
$special = $this->currency->format($this->tax->calculate($result['special'], $result['tax_class_id'], $this->config->get('config_tax')));
} else {
$special = false;
}
if ($this->config->get('config_tax')) {
$tax = $this->currency->format((float)$result['special'] ? $result['special'] : $result['price']);
} else {
$tax = false;
}
if ($this->config->get('config_review_status')) {
$rating = $result['rating'];
} else {
$rating = false;
}
$data['products'][] = array(
'product_id' => $result['product_id'],
'thumb' => $image,
'name' => $result['name'],
'description' => utf8_substr(strip_tags(html_entity_decode($result['description'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8')), 0, $this->config->get('config_product_description_length')) . '..',
'price' => $price,
'special' => $special,
'tax' => $tax,
'rating' => $rating,
'href' => $this->url->link('product/product', 'product_id=' . $result['product_id']),
);
}
if (file_exists(DIR_TEMPLATE . $this->config->get('config_template') . '/template/module/bycategory.tpl')) {
return $this->load->view($this->config->get('config_template') . '/template/module/bycategory.tpl', $data);
} else {
return $this->load->view('default/template/module/bycategory.tpl', $data);
}
}
}
}
And code catalog/view/theme/default/template/module/bycategory.tpl
<?php foreach ($products as $product) { ?>
<?php
if($type=="vertical"){
?>
<div class="col-lg-12 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12">
<?php
}else{
?>
<div class="col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-sm-6 col-xs-12">
<?php
}
?>
<div class="product-thumb transition">
<div class="image"><img src="<?php echo $product['thumb']; ?>" alt="<?php echo $product['name']; ?>" title="<?php echo $product['name']; ?>" class="img-responsive" /></div>
<div class="caption">
<h4><?php echo $product['name']; ?></h4>
<?php if ($product['rating']) { ?>
<div class="rating">
<?php for ($i = 1; $i <= 5; $i++) { ?>
<?php if ($product['rating'] < $i) { ?>
<span class="fa fa-stack"><i class="fa fa-star-o fa-stack-2x"></i></span>
<?php } else { ?>
<span class="fa fa-stack"><i class="fa fa-star fa-stack-2x"></i><i class="fa fa-star-o fa-stack-2x"></i></span>
<?php } ?>
<?php } ?>
</div>
<?php } ?>
<?php if ($product['price']) { ?>
<p class="price">
<?php if (!$product['special']) { ?>
<?php echo $product['price']; ?>
<?php } else { ?>
<span class="price-new"><?php echo $product['special']; ?></span> <span class="price-old"><?php echo $product['price']; ?></span>
<?php } ?>
<?php if ($product['tax']) { ?>
<span class="price-tax"><?php echo $text_tax; ?> <?php echo $product['tax']; ?></span>
<?php } ?>
</p>
<?php } ?>
</div>
<div class="button-group">
<button type="button" onclick="cart.add('<?php echo $product['product_id']; ?>');"><i class="fa fa-shopping-cart"></i> <span class="hidden-xs hidden-sm hidden-md"><?php echo $button_cart; ?></span></button>
<button type="button" data-toggle="tooltip" title="<?php echo $button_wishlist; ?>" onclick="wishlist.add('<?php echo $product['product_id']; ?>');"><i class="fa fa-heart"></i></button>
<button type="button" data-toggle="tooltip" title="<?php echo $button_compare; ?>" onclick="compare.add('<?php echo $product['product_id']; ?>');"><i class="fa fa-exchange"></i></button>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<?php } ?>
</div>
How to display [![description for category][1]][1] (by category in homepage)?
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Answer 1

Try this solution,
Add below code in catalog/controller/module/bycategory.php
$category_info = $this->model_catalog_category->getCategory($setting['category']);
$data['description'] = html_entity_decode($category_info['description'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
Go to catalog/view/theme/default/template/module/bycategory.tpl
Add below code where you want to display category description
<?php echo $description; ?>