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1. rschrock
   Member
   Posted 1 month ago #

   Hi, new WP user here and first post. I have a new installation and have a static home page. I've created some top-level (no parent) categories and have created a few hierarchical categories (with parent categories). My question is this - is there a way to show parent category posts without having all the child category(s) posts visible also?

   I've taken a look at a few category plugins (Category Post Widget, Extended Category Widget, List Category Posts) and they don't do what I'm looking for.

   Thanks in advance for your help.

   Randy

2. goshko
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   I also am interested in solution to this problem. I wasn't able to find any plugin either..

   Hope someone replies.

3. goshko
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   i really hope someone finds a solution to this problem :)

4. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   Look at the depth=1 argument with the template tag, wp_list_categories().

   Related:
   Stepping Into Template Tags
   Stepping Into Templates
   Template Hierarchy

5. goshko
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   will check it out, thank you

6. goshko
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   hmm, still can't figure out how and where to use this parameter in order to change the way posts in categories are displayed, wp_list_categories() is the only place i found you can put the parameter but that just shows a list of my categories and i need to change the way posts are showed in a category, i also tried changing category.php and category-template.php but can't make it work :(

7. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   You need to review Category Templates.

   But just switch to the WordPress Default theme and watch what happens when you click on a 'parent' category that is displayed in the sidebar. If you are using widgets make sure the Category widget is included in the sidebar.

   And just as a note, by WordPress standards, ANY category that has been designated a Parent category is not meant to be checked in the category hierarchy when writing posts. Meaning, only the latest generation category should be checked. Think of it like this, only the youngest generation gets the action.

   It's okay to have multiple categories assigned a post, as long as the other categories are not designated as parents.

8. goshko
   Member
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   from what i got, i changed Archives Page Template (archives.php) which has the <?php wp_list_categories; ?> and added the depth=1 and hierarchy=true parameters, that didn't do anything, meaning all the posts from the subcategories were still present in the main category, and i have only the subcategory checked.

   and for some reason all categories i create as a subcategory like if i have 'stuff>some' don't show in the url like 'www.my.com/stuff/you' (this url shows not found) but like 'www.my.com/you', although if i post something in 'you' the post has this url 'www.my.com/stuff/you/post', i really am at a loss here?!

9. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 2 weeks ago #

   Might consider this plugin:
   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/just-one-category/

   Also review Permalinks and see a related plugin:
   http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/scategory-permalink/

10. goshko
    Member
    Posted 2 weeks ago #

    ok, thank you for your time, will check these

11. goshko
    Member
    Posted 2 weeks ago #

    "Just One Category" plugin is exactly what I was looking for, unfortunately it breaks the recent posts widget on the sidebar for some reason, is there a way to fix this?

    From what I read in the Codex about Permalinks, nested categories show up as archives only in the main URI of the blog, is there some plugin that makes category structure show up like it is in the posts? what i mean is if i make the subcategory "swing" in the category "jazz", and post "armstrong" in "swing" > this gives me the url http://www.blog.com/jazz/swing/armstrong but if i go to http://www.blog.com/jazz/swing/ i get "Not Found" the "swing" category is nested in main blog URI ie http://www.blog.com/swing/ which is kind of illogical. so is there some plugin that sets this structure right?

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