From 1d6749030ca4c8d860db121d858016649e143ec1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Neto <me@danielneto.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 17:28:05 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] Ensure categories variable is initialized as an empty array
 if no categories are found in getAllCategories method

---
 view/include/navbarSidebar.php | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/view/include/navbarSidebar.php b/view/include/navbarSidebar.php
index 54351ec8ad..cff15a862f 100644
--- a/view/include/navbarSidebar.php
+++ b/view/include/navbarSidebar.php
@@ -583,6 +583,9 @@ $tToleranceSide = 0.2;
 
                     TimeLogEnd($tnameSide, __LINE__, $tToleranceSide);
                     $categories = Category::getAllCategories(false, true, $advancedCustom->CategoryShowOnlySuggested, $sameUserGroupAsMe, true);
+                    if(empty($categories)){
+                        $categories = array();
+                    }
                     TimeLogEnd($tnameSide, __LINE__, $tToleranceSide);
                     echo "<!-- categories found " . count($categories) . " -->";
                     foreach ($categories as $value) {