Wordpress category description. Please, help. - GoFuckYourself.com

everestcash · 07-01-2007, 10:23 PM

I wanna display descriptions next to each category name on index page, but I'm not familiar with PHP at all

I edited the code like this:

<?php wp_list_cats('sort_column=name'); ?> - <?php echo category_description($cat); ?>
but it doesn't work properly

Could you please advice?

p.s. I thought I need something like show_description parameter that exists for <?php get_links(); ?>
but seems like it doesn't exists for <?php wp_list_cats('); ?>

everestcash · 07-01-2007, 10:27 PM

or maybe you can just give me a link to any theme that uses category descriptions
so I could look for it in the code

everestcash · 07-01-2007, 11:48 PM

bump for me

peterp · 07-02-2007, 12:08 AM

please try it with these : <?php category_description(category); ?>

everestcash · 07-02-2007, 01:13 AM

thanks, but i've already tried that ((

Bods4Mods · 07-02-2007, 01:16 AM

bump for getting it solved

woman · 07-02-2007, 03:18 AM

Try this:

PHP Code:


			
<?php

$exclude = '';



// $orderby - Category table column (record) to sort on; for column

// options see note #2 above.

$orderby = 'cat_name';



// $order - The sort order method. Use 'ASC'ending or 'DESC'ending.

$order = 'ASC';



/* << user-configurable variables << */



if($exclude) { // set up the category exclude list for the query

    $and = '';

    $wherecat = 'AND (';

    $exclude_cat = preg_split('/[\s,]+/', $exclude);

    foreach ($exclude_cat as $xcat) {

        $wherecat .= $and . ' cat_ID <> ' . $xcat . ' ';

        $and = 'AND';

    }

    $wherecat .= ')';

}



global $wpdb; // making sure the WP database object is around

/* the next line assigns the query results to $categories */

$categories = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT * FROM $wpdb->categories WHERE category_count > 0 $wherecat ORDER BY $orderby $sort"); // $wp_object_cache->cache['category'];

?>

<?php /* >> category list loop >> the important part! */ ?>

<?php while(list(,$category) = each($categories)) : // start loop ?>

        <p>

        <h3 id="cat-<?php echo $category->cat_ID; ?>"><a href="<?php echo get_category_link($category->cat_ID); // returns category url ?>" title="<?php echo $category->cat_name; ?>"><?php echo $category->cat_name; ?></a></h3>

        <?php echo $category->category_description; ?> (<?php echo $category->category_count; ?> posts)

        </p>

<?php endwhile; // end loop ?>

<?php /* << category list loop << */ ?>

Greetings, woman

everestcash · 07-02-2007, 05:27 AM

Thanks A Lot!

woman · 07-02-2007, 05:47 AM

Always at your service! (For questions about wordpress

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07-01-2007, 10:23 PM	#1
everestcash Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,194	Wordpress category description. Please, help. I wanna display descriptions next to each category name on index page, but I'm not familiar with PHP at all I edited the code like this: <?php wp_list_cats('sort_column=name'); ?> - <?php echo category_description($cat); ?> but it doesn't work properly Could you please advice? p.s. I thought I need something like show_description parameter that exists for <?php get_links(); ?> but seems like it doesn't exists for <?php wp_list_cats('); ?> __________________ Got solo girls/teen traffic? Promote our exclusive solo girl sites and boost your income!

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everestcash Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,194	or maybe you can just give me a link to any theme that uses category descriptions so I could look for it in the code __________________ Got solo girls/teen traffic? Promote our exclusive solo girl sites and boost your income!

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woman Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Austria Posts: 100	Try this: PHP Code: <?php $exclude = ''; // $orderby - Category table column (record) to sort on; for column // options see note #2 above. $orderby = 'cat_name'; // $order - The sort order method. Use 'ASC'ending or 'DESC'ending. $order = 'ASC'; /* << user-configurable variables << / if($exclude) { // set up the category exclude list for the query $and = ''; $wherecat = 'AND ('; $exclude_cat = preg_split('/[\s,]+/', $exclude); foreach ($exclude_cat as $xcat) { $wherecat .= $and . ' cat_ID <> ' . $xcat . ' '; $and = 'AND'; } $wherecat .= ')'; } global $wpdb; // making sure the WP database object is around / the next line assigns the query results to $categories / $categories = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT FROM $wpdb->categories WHERE category_count > 0 $wherecat ORDER BY $orderby $sort"); // $wp_object_cache->cache['category']; ?> <?php /* >> category list loop >> the important part! / ?> <?php while(list(,$category) = each($categories)) : // start loop ?> <p> <h3 id="cat-<?php echo $category->cat_ID; ?>"><a href="<?php echo get_category_link($category->cat_ID); // returns category url ?>" title="<?php echo $category->cat_name; ?>"><?php echo $category->cat_name; ?></a></h3> <?php echo $category->category_description; ?> (<?php echo $category->category_count; ?> posts) </p> <?php endwhile; // end loop ?> <?php / << category list loop << */ ?> Greetings, woman __________________ Sexgirls! makes money with VideoBox

07-02-2007, 05:27 AM	#8
everestcash Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 2,194	Thanks A Lot! __________________ Got solo girls/teen traffic? Promote our exclusive solo girl sites and boost your income!

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