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1. ArielZusya
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   This is probably a simple task but I'm struggling and could use a hand. I've got a post category with several subcategories. Posts will not appear in the main category but will appear in the subcategories. I'd like to dynamically generate, on a page, the title of each sub category followed by the posts in that sub category. I don't know if I need to use get_the_category or wp_list_cats or something else. I'm also getting all twisted in my loop. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

2. esmi
   Theme Diva & Forum Moderator
   Posted 7 months ago #

   See a page of posts for some ideas.

3. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 7 months ago #

   some additional idea: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/any-idea-how-to-list-article-titles-from-all-categories-at-3-columns?replies=3#post-1478312

   use the 'child_of' parameter in the get_categories() line:
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/get_categories

4. ArielZusya
   Member
   Posted 7 months ago #

   Thanks for your responses. I took a look at both but I'm unfortunately still struggling to implementation. Here's where I am... I am able to generate a page of posts that displays the name of the subcategories but and below each it shows a posts but the posts it shows do not correspond to the category name. I thought by placing my query_posts() in my foreach(): loop it would inherit the particular category but no such luck. Here's the first attempt I made:

   <?php  $cats = get_categories('orderby=id&order=DESC&child_of=5'); 
   
   			foreach ($cats as $cat) :
   				echo '<h1>' . $cat->name . '</h1>';
   				query_posts( 'orderby=date&order=ASC' );
   				    if (have_posts()) : while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
   					<?php the_content(); ?>
   				    <?php endwhile; endif; wp_reset_query(); ?>
   
   			<?php endforeach; ?>

   I then thought I needed to drop $cat into the query_posts() args but I got an error doing that. Am I on the right track? What am I doing wrong? Thanks again for you help.

   Ariel

5. alchymyth
   The Sweeper
   Posted 7 months ago #

   I then thought I needed to drop $cat into the query_posts() args but I got an error doing that. Am I on the right track?

   yes - the error came possibly from some syntax violation;

   instead:
   

   query_posts( 'orderby=date&order=ASC' );

   try:
   

   query_posts( 'orderby=date&order=ASC&cat='.$cat->term_id );

   you also might need to add a 'posts_per_page' parameter:
   

   query_posts( 'posts_per_page=10&orderby=date&order=ASC&cat='.$cat->term_id );

6. ArielZusya
   Member
   Posted 6 months ago #

   Aha! I think that solved it. Thanks for all the help!

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