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1. sirenetta1
   Member
   Posted 8 months ago #

   Hello all,

   I have multiple categories on my site. With widget logic, I'm able to show the widget on the category and single posts within that category, BUT if the category has a subcategory, when I click on that, the widget no longer shows.

   For example:

   MAIN CATEGORY: Dogs
   - Food post (under "Dogs")
   - Adopting post (under "Dogs")
   SUBCATEGORY: Poodle
   - Training post (under Dogs/Poodle)
   - Health post (under Dogs/Poodle)

   Where my main category id=3, this widget logic code will make the widget appear for anything under the "Dogs" category

   is_category(3) || (is_single() && in_category(3))

   I can expand it to also include the subcategory, by just adding to the code

   is_category(3) || (is_single() && in_category(3)) || is_category(6) || (is_single() && in_category(6))

   but is there a better way to do it? I'd like it to be automatic, so that when I'm adding a new subcategory, the widget automatically shows up because it is under category 3 (Dogs).

   Thanks for your help!

2. musicmasteria
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   I'm trying to do something like this as well and haven't found an answer yet...

   Mine is a little different though, it is:

   is_single() && (in_category(1) || in_category(2) || ...)

   category 1,2,3... all being under the parent category of '10' or whatever (just making up numbers).

3. alanft
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   see your other post on this.

4. sirenetta1
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   What other post? Can you provide a link? Thanks! :-)

5. alanft
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   SORRY! i tought this was a duplicate of musicmasteria's thread!

   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/253564?replies=10

   where i recommend he used the function at http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/in_category#Testing_if_a_post_is_in_a_descendant_category

   hope this helps

   A

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