Isaac, I guess this derived from the wp_dropdown_categories() function which is supposed to work like a filter on a page — display posts from a certain category or display posts from all categories. So wp_list_categories does the same but in a list of links instead of a dropdown menu, so it’s still intended to filter … Read more
You should use one of query functions – get_posts(), it allows to very flexibly configure set of posts to retrieve.
This is how i would do it: why not just include another loop.php in its place, for example copy loop.category.php, rename it to something like loop-copy.php make your changes to it and call it to the template as <?php get_template_part( ‘loop’, ‘copy’ ); ?>.
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Here’s a very basic plugin that does just that: .html on Pages
The $page_id variable wasn’t defined in category.php so I changed as seen below: $background_image = get_post_meta( $post->ID, ‘mb_background_image’, true );
I managed to do something like you are describing, but for a custom taxonomy.. with a little snippet of extra code. No doubt there is a much better way to write the code, and on top of that there is most likely a much more efficient way to accomplish this. But this worked, and is … Read more
you haven’t stated where the category id will come from, nor how you want to style the category title, and if the post titles are supposed to be linked to the single post; therefore just the basic structure: <?php $cat_id = 137; echo ‘<div class=”category-title”>’.get_category($cat_id)->name.'</div>; $cat_posts = get_posts(array(‘category__in’ => array($cat_id), ‘posts_per_page’ =>5)); if($cat_posts) { echo … Read more
So I fixed it by changing array( ‘taxonomy’ => ‘category’, ‘terms’ => array( $woo_options[ ‘woo_cat_featured’ ] ), ‘field’ => ‘ID’, ‘operator’ => ‘IN’ ), to array( ‘taxonomy’ => ‘category’, ‘terms’ => array( $woo_options[ ‘woo_cat_featured’ ] ), ‘field’ => ‘slug’, ‘operator’ => ‘IN’ ), Specifically: ‘field’ => ‘ID’, to ‘field’ => ‘slug’, . I’m not sure … Read more
This isn’t THE answer, but it’s one answer. Quick fix: Have my clients check two boxes whenever they use a sub-category. (sub-category box + parent category). This will ensure the post-count is correct. Events [x] Meals and Mission [x] Would love a fix that didn’t depend on clients checking both boxes all the time.