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1. senaia
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Hello

   I have searched for this but no luck. Im new here and this is my first serios blog so I need to get everything right before launching it.

   Empty Categories don't show up in the sidebar, how to change this ?

   What file do I need to modify and with what code ?

   Edit: Also, how to show categories according to ID's and not titles :)

   Thank You.

2. MichaelH
   Volunteer
   Posted 5 years ago #

   You'll need the hide_empty parameter for the template tag, wp_list_categories.

   An example of this is the WordPress Default 1.6 Theme where wp-content/themes/default/sidebar has this code

   <?php wp_list_categories('show_count=1&title_li=<h2>Categories</h2>'); ?>

   you would change to this code:
   

   <?php wp_list_categories('hide_empty=0&show_count=1&title_li=<h2>Categories</h2>'); ?>

   Also see:
   Stepping into Templates
   Stepping into Template Tags
   Template Hierarchy

3. senaia
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Thanks a million. Its working.

   Do you happen to know how to have categories listed in the sidebar according to ID's :)

   Thank You.

4. doodlebee
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   it does that by default.

   He provided several links that explain all of that for you.

5. senaia
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I did not notice the links he provided, just grapped the code and ran to try it :)

   To sort categories by id and show empty one's at the same time:

   <?php wp_list_categories('orderby=id&hide_empty=0&show_count=1&title_li=<h2>Categories</h2>'); ?>

   Thank You :)

6. amitpatel3001
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Excellent thread, helped me out while i was searching for the same on other blogs.

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