diff --git a/core/lib/Thelia/Core/Template/Loop/Category.php b/core/lib/Thelia/Core/Template/Loop/Category.php
index faba2f288..962acc794 100644
--- a/core/lib/Thelia/Core/Template/Loop/Category.php
+++ b/core/lib/Thelia/Core/Template/Loop/Category.php
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ class Category extends BaseLoop {
         );
     }
 
-
+    /**
+     *
+     *
+     * @param \Thelia\Tpex\Element\Loop\text $text
+     * @return mixed|string
+     */
     public function exec($text)
     {
         $search = CategoryQuery::create();
@@ -91,8 +96,10 @@ class Category extends BaseLoop {
         if($this->limit > -1) {
             $search->limit($this->limit);
         }
+        $search->filterByVisible($this->visible);
         $search->offset($this->offset);
 
+
         switch($this->order) {
             case "alpha":
                 $search->addAscendingOrderByColumn(\Thelia\Model\CategoryI18nPeer::TITLE);
@@ -112,16 +119,31 @@ class Category extends BaseLoop {
             $search->clearOrderByColumns();
             $search->addAscendingOrderByColumn('RAND()');
         }
-        $search->joinWithI18n('en_US');
+
+        /**
+         * \Criteria::INNER_JOIN in second parameter for joinWithI18n  exclude query without translation.
+         *
+         * @todo : verify here if we want results for row without translations.
+         */
+        $search->joinWithI18n($this->request->getSession()->get('locale', 'en_US'), \Criteria::INNER_JOIN);
 
         $categories = $search->find();
 
         $res = "";
 
         foreach ($categories as $category) {
+
+            if ($this->not_empty && $category->countAllProducts() == 0) continue;
+
             $temp = str_replace("#TITLE", $category->getTitle(), $text);
             $temp = str_replace("#CHAPO", $category->getChapo(), $temp);
+            $temp = str_replace("#DESCRIPTION", $category->getDescription(), $temp);
+            $temp = str_replace("#POSTSCRIPTUM", $category->getPostscriptum(), $temp);
+            $temp = str_replace("#PARENT", $category->getParent(), $temp);
             $temp = str_replace("#ID", $category->getId(), $temp);
+            $temp = str_replace("#URL", $category->getUrl(), $temp);
+            $temp = str_replace("#LINK", $category->getLink(), $temp);
+            $temp = str_replace("#NB_CHILD", $category->countChild(), $temp);
             $res .= $temp;
         }
 
diff --git a/core/lib/Thelia/Core/TheliaHttpKernel.php b/core/lib/Thelia/Core/TheliaHttpKernel.php
index 00b038d08..57ff21e54 100644
--- a/core/lib/Thelia/Core/TheliaHttpKernel.php
+++ b/core/lib/Thelia/Core/TheliaHttpKernel.php
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ class TheliaHttpKernel extends HttpKernel
      * @throws \Exception When an Exception occurs during processing
      *
      * @api
+     *
      */
     public function handle(Request $request, $type = HttpKernelInterface::MASTER_REQUEST, $catch = true)
     {
@@ -82,6 +83,36 @@ class TheliaHttpKernel extends HttpKernel
 
         return $response;
     }
+
+    /*
+
+     * @TODO define here all needed parameters like locale, currency, etc :
+     *
+     *
+     * LOCALE :
+     * define locale with this order :
+     * 1) locale define into plugins
+     * 2) locale paramter in request
+     * 3) current locale <-> locale
+     * 4) locale in session
+     * 5) default locale
+     *
+     * $lang déjà défini par un plugin
+     * 2) paramètre 'lang' dans l'URL courante
+     * 3) Correspondance URL courante <-> langue
+     * 4) Langue précédemment stockée en session
+     * 5) Defaut
+     * put this locale into session with keyname "locale"
+     *
+     *
+     *
+     *
+     *
+     */
+    protected function initParam(Request $request)
+    {
+
+    }
     
     protected function initSession(Request $request)
     {
diff --git a/core/lib/Thelia/Model/Category.php b/core/lib/Thelia/Model/Category.php
index 928e87465..f0b345dbb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Thelia/Model/Category.php
+++ b/core/lib/Thelia/Model/Category.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Thelia\Model;
 
 use Thelia\Model\om\BaseCategory;
+use Thelia\Model\CategoryQuery;
 
 
 /**
@@ -18,4 +19,42 @@ use Thelia\Model\om\BaseCategory;
  */
 class Category extends BaseCategory
 {
+
+    /**
+     * @return int number of child for the current category
+     */
+    public function countChild()
+    {
+        return CategoryQuery::countChild($this->getId());
+    }
+
+    public function getUrl()
+    {
+
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * count all products for current category and sub categories
+     *
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function countAllProducts()
+    {
+        $children = CategoryQuery::findAllChild($this->getId());
+        array_push($children, $this);
+
+        $countProduct = 0;
+
+        foreach($children as $child)
+        {
+            $countProduct += ProductQuery::create()
+                ->filterByCategory($child)
+                ->count();
+        }
+
+        return $countProduct;
+
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/core/lib/Thelia/Model/CategoryQuery.php b/core/lib/Thelia/Model/CategoryQuery.php
index 3a79b3d3a..61ff52dfb 100644
--- a/core/lib/Thelia/Model/CategoryQuery.php
+++ b/core/lib/Thelia/Model/CategoryQuery.php
@@ -18,4 +18,44 @@ use Thelia\Model\om\BaseCategoryQuery;
  */
 class CategoryQuery extends BaseCategoryQuery
 {
+
+    /**
+     *
+     *  count how many direct children have a category
+     *
+     * @param int $parent category parent id
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public static function countChild($parent)
+    {
+        return self::create()->filterByParent($parent)->count();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     *
+     * find all category children for a given category. an array of \Thelia\Model\Category is return
+     *
+     * @param $categoryId the category id
+     * @param int $depth max depth you want to search
+     * @param int $currentPos don't change this param, it is used for recursion
+     * @return \Thelia\Model\Category[]
+     */
+    public static function findAllChild($categoryId, $depth = 0, $currentPos = 0)
+    {
+        $result = array();
+        $currentPos++;
+
+        if($depth == $currentPos && $depth != 0) return;
+
+        $categories = self::create()
+            ->filterByParent($categoryId)
+            ->find();
+
+        foreach ($categories as $category) {
+            array_push($result, $category);
+            $result = array_merge($result, (array) self::findAllChild($category->getId(), $depth, $currentPos));
+        }
+
+        return $result;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/install/faker.php b/install/faker.php
index 28cdb5da1..de6f6fdfb 100644
--- a/install/faker.php
+++ b/install/faker.php
@@ -37,6 +37,16 @@ try {
 
     $jeans->save();
 
+    //third category
+    $other = new Thelia\Model\Category();
+    $other->setParent($jeans->getId());
+    $other->setVisible(1);
+    $other->setPosition(3);
+    $other->setDescription($faker->text(255));
+    $other->setTitle($faker->bs);
+
+    $other->save();
+
     for ($i=1; $i <= 5; $i++) {
         $product = new \Thelia\Model\Product();
         $product->addCategory($sweet);
diff --git a/templates/default/index.html b/templates/default/index.html
index 6a844d33f..76a107aba 100644
--- a/templates/default/index.html
+++ b/templates/default/index.html
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@
     <body>
         <div>TODO write content<br />
 
-        <THELIA_cat type="category" order="alpha_reverse">
+        <THELIA_cat type="category" not_empty="1">
             #__COUNT__ - #TITLE <br />
+            nb child : #NB_CHILD <br /><br />
         </THELIA_cat>
 
         <TEST_equal test="equal" variable="3" value="1">