For more info, check this thread over on Stack Overflow.
To answer my own question, I have created a more comprehensive bit of code that builds an array containing the following:
- Artist Name, ID, Slug >
- Each Albums Name, ID, Slug, Year, Genre >
- Each Songs Name, ID, Slug, SKU, Link to a preview of the Track
- Each Albums Name, ID, Slug, Year, Genre >
if((!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) && $_SERVER['HTTPS'] !== 'off') || $_SERVER['SERVER_PORT'] == 443)
{
$GLOBALS['base_href'] = 'https://'.$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']."https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/";
}
else
{
$GLOBALS['base_href'] = 'http://'.$_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']."https://wordpress.stackexchange.com/";
} // END OF: if((!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS'...
$main_category = get_queried_object();
$main_category_id = $main_category->term_id;
$main_category_name = $main_category->name;
$main_category_slug = $main_category->slug;
foreach(get_terms('product_cat', $main_category_id) as $term)
{
if($term->slug == "genre")
{
foreach(get_terms('product_cat', ['parent' => $term->term_id]) as $_gt)
{
$genre_dict[] = $_gt->name;
}
} // END OF: if($term->slug == "genre"...
if($term->slug == "year")
{
foreach(get_terms('product_cat', ['parent' => $term->term_id]) as $_gt)
{
$year_dict[] = $_gt->name;
}
} // END OF: if($term->slug == "year"...
} // END OF: foreach(get_terms('product_cat', $sub_category_id...
$_ARTIST_OBJ =
[
'artist_id' => $main_category->term_id,
'artist_name' => $main_category->name,
'artist_slug' => $main_category->slug
];
foreach(get_terms('product_cat', ['parent' => $main_category_id]) as $sub_category)
{
$sub_category_id = $sub_category->term_id;
$sub_category_name = $sub_category->name;
$sub_category_slug = $sub_category->slug;
$_ARTIST_OBJ['artist_albums'][$sub_category->slug] =
[
'album_id' => $sub_category->term_id,
'album_name' => $sub_category->name,
'album_slug' => $sub_category->slug,
'album_year' => "",
'album_genre' => "",
'album_artwork' => $GLOBALS['base_href'].'wp-content/uploads/album_images/'.$sub_category->slug.'.jpg',
'album_tracks' => []
];
$product_loop = new WP_Query
(
[
'post_type' => 'product',
'product_cat' => $sub_category_name,
'field' => $sub_category_id
]
);
if($product_loop->have_posts())
{
while($product_loop->have_posts())
{
$product_loop->the_post();
global $product;
$_ARTIST_OBJ['artist_albums'][$sub_category->slug]['album_tracks'][$product->get_slug()] =
[
'track_id' => $product->get_id(),
'track_name' => $product->get_name(),
'track_slug' => $product->get_slug(),
'track_sku' => $product->get_sku(),
'track_preview' => $GLOBALS['base_href'].'wp-content/uploads/audio/samples/'.strtolower(str_replace(array(" ", "-"), "", $product->get_name().$product->get_sku())).'-sample.mp3'
];
foreach(get_the_terms($product->get_id(), 'product_cat') as $term)
{
if(in_array($term->name, $genre_dict))
{
$_ARTIST_OBJ['artist_albums'][$sub_category->slug]['album_genre'] = $term->name;
} // END OF: if(in_array($term->name, $genre_dict...
if(in_array($term->name, $year_dict))
{
$_ARTIST_OBJ['artist_albums'][$sub_category->slug]['album_year'] = $term->name;
} // END OF: if(in_array($term->name, $year_dict...
}
} // END OF: while($product_loop->have_posts(...
}
else
{
echo("<p>There are not products...</p>");
} // END OF: if($product_loop->have_posts(...
} // END OF: foreach(get_terms('product_cat', ['parent' => $main_category_id...
print_r($_ARTIST_OBJ);
Hopefully this may help another Noob that comes across the same challenge somewhere down the line.