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1. mores
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   <?php
   foreach (get_the_category() as $cat) {
   	$parent = get_category($cat->category_parent);
   	$parent_name = $parent->cat_name;
   	$parent_description = $parent->description;
   	echo '<div id="content_headline"><h1>'.$parent_name.'</h1></div>';
   	if (strlen($parent_description)>0) {
   		echo '<div id="content_main">'.$parent_description.'</div>';
   	}
   }
   ?>

   I use this code to display the parent cat and it's description.
   The bit to check if there actually is a description does no work ... I get the DIVs no matter what.
   Any ideas?

2. Syntax Terror
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Mores,
   The WordPress Codex mentions: "Note: if there is no category description, the function returns a br tag"

   Perhaps you should compare if the value held is not empty, but holding this
   ?

   Good luck!

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