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1. joezim007
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   On WP 3.2.1, we've run into several cases where we need a feed of a category, but when you try to go to the feed, it just shows the normal category page.
   Ex:
   http://thebullyexpert.com/category/blog/
   http://thebullyexpert.com/category/blog/feed

   Does anyone know why this is? We have an in-house theme developer. Is he missing something? I wouldn't think so, because as far as I know, the feed capability is built into WP.

   I tried another test, by switching to a different theme. With the new theme, the feed works. Is there something that a theme might be adding or not adding that might prevent this from working correctly?

2. joezim007
   Member
   Posted 9 months ago #

   Found the problem. Our developer got some code from the forums. When a template is assigned to a category, this code makes that template apply to all subcategories as well. Thanks to anyone who might have been trying to help.
   Here's the code if you're wondering:
   

   function load_cat_parent_template() {
       global $wp_query;
   
       if (!$wp_query->is_category)
           return true; // saves a bit of nesting
   
       // get current category object
       $cat = $wp_query->get_queried_object();
   
       // trace back the parent hierarchy and locate a template
       while ($cat && !is_wp_error($cat)) {
           $template = STYLESHEETPATH . "/category-{$cat->slug}.php";
   
           if (file_exists($template)) {
               load_template($template);
               exit;
           }
   
           $cat = $cat->parent ? get_category($cat->parent) : false;
       }
   }
   add_action('template_redirect', 'load_cat_parent_template');

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