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1. MellowToad
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Hi folks,

   I’m relatively new to WordPress and am having a problem with my sidebar. I hope that I posted this in the correct forum department and that I have worded it correctly, if not I apologize in advance. For some reason, I can’t seem to get my sidebar to list my categories in expanded form, showing it’s children.

   As an example, I want this:

   Food
   --Recipes
   --Ingredients
   Reviews
   --Beers
   --Movies
   --Video Games
   Uncategorized

   But I’m instead getting this:

   Food
   Reviews
   Uncategorized

   I’ve searched Google and this site and have found a few things, most of it has been stuff that I’ve not 100 percent understood, but nothing that has really seemed to help. Do any of you know how I can go about fixing this? Thanks so much.

2. Chris_K
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Have a look at your theme's sidebar (assuming that's where the list is?) and see if it is using wp_list_cats to display the category list.

   If it is, click that link and check the options.

   If that doesn't make a lot of sense, paste in your wp_list_cat() statement here and we'll see if we can suggest how to change it.

3. MellowToad
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I tried out that link that you suggested and changed my wp_list_cats arguement to "children" and it didn't have any effect.

   Here's my catagory info plus some other stuff:

   <h2> <?php _e('Categories'); ?>
</h2>
<ul>
<?php wp_list_cats('children'); ?>
</ul>
<?php if ( is_home() || is_page() || is_single() ) { ?>
<?php get_links_list(); ?>
<?php } ?>

4. Chris_K
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Maybe try:

   <?php wp_list_cats('hierarchical=1&children=1'); ?>

5. MellowToad
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Actually, while testing it, I found that if I plug in "hierarchical" as the argument, it fixes it. So for all reasons, this is solved. Thanks much.

6. moshu
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   So for all reasons, this is solved.
   Then you should change its status from "not resolved" to "resolved" (up under the title).

7. MellowToad
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Sorry, I'm at work and it took me a bit to get back. Will do.

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