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1. zanet
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Hi
   I'm new to WP and i must say i'm impressed
   I'm looking at moving my whole site http://www.ofah.net to WP
   I guess WP is acting as a CMS for the site

   I have made my top nav pages as php pages with the loop embedded

   How can i get a layer of categories to accomplish this?

   Home page
   |
   Episodes page (eg excerpts for each series(series 1, Series 2, Series 3 etc)
   |
   Episodes shown as excerpts in each series)

   its really hard to explain, but i guess what i need is the ability to define a category to show within a loop on a php page

   is this possible?

2. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   WP has excellent built-in facilities to organize posts by categories and sub-categories, with several methods to navigate among them.

   If you look at my site, BluegrassMiataClub.com, on the Good Stuff->Good Eats pages, you can see restaurant reviews by club members categorized by type of restaurant. I think this is along the lines of what you are looking for - correct?

3. zanet
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   @vtxyzzy its similar, but i'm more thinking along the lines of this

   only fools is a uk sitcom with 63 episodes

   i want all episodes to have its own post

   each post is also one of 7 series in UK or (seasons in US)

   How can i get one page to show all of series 1 (excerpts) posts
   one page to show all of season 2 (excerpts) posts etc

   i then want an episode master page that has an overview of all these pages

   i think the key is understanding how i can categorise each post
   A) should i do it with categories and hidden categories
   B) should i do it with tags and categories
   C) a plugin i dont know about

   thanks
   zanet

4. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Master category: Good Stuff - Sitcom
   Sub category 1: Good Eats - Only Fools
   Sub category 2: Barbeque - Series 1
   Sub category 3: Restaurant - Episode 1

   Like that?

5. zanet
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   yes thats right
   though the difference is how i present it
   i'm not looking to use drop down menus as in your case

   im wanting to use excerpts and thumbnails on a page

   on your site you don't have pages for Sub category 1: Good Eats with a list of all the barbeques

   thats what i'm trying to achieve

   category links with thumbnails in the content of the page at each parent level (Series) before reaching the specific episode post

6. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I was only trying to show the use of categories, not the presentation. 'How can I get a layer of categories . . .'

   Sorry I can't give a complete solution. Good Luck!

7. zanet
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   @ vtxyzzy Much appreciated mate
   thanks for helping

   I think i can probably do it with tags and categories

8. vtxyzzy
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   As an added note, I used tags to give navigation across categories. For example, a tag for restaurants in my home city lets viewers get a page of all categories that are local.

9. zanet
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   @ vtxyzzy yes that makes sense

   i think i get it - i'll give it a try

   thanks

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