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1. emmadw
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   (Actually, 2.6.1 - but it's not in the list)

   I've got quite a few subcategories, and when I had a non-widgitised side bar, I seem to remember some tweak that would show the sub categories under the parent, rather than alphabetically with the rest.

   However, now that I've got a widgitised sidebar, how do I re-do it?

2. emmadw
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   OK. I've done a bit more searching & have found
   http://wordpress.org/support/topic/199770?replies=1

   from reading the third answer, I'm guessing that I have to edit the widget.php file (I can't right now, as I've not got access to the server from this lappy).

   I've also had a look at my old sidebar & from memory, it was this line that I had to do something with:
   <?php wp_list_cats('sort_column=name&optioncount=1') ?>

   I'm fairly sure that it was something to do with wp_list_cats ... However, though I've had a look at some of the templates I've not edited, they seem to have been updated since I created this one.

   So, in essence, do I have to edit this line:
   $cat_args = "orderby=name&show_count={$c}&hierarchical={$h}";
   (from that post by Daiv) - what do I change, as it's got "Hierarchical" in there - which is what I want! ... or has he altered what's in the file?

   Or am I barking in the wrong forest, never mind up the wrong tree?

   <?php wp_list_cats('sort_column=name&optioncount=1') ?>

3. emmadw
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   OK. Solved it myself. The Widgets.php file may have changed a little since Daiv posted his message (or he was discussing a different bit!)

   However, I found the lines:
   

   $c = $options[$number]['count'] ? '1' : '0';
   	$h = $options[$number]['hierarchical'] ? '1' : '0';
   	$d = $options[$number]['dropdown'] ? '1' : '0';

   and replaced them with
   

   $c = $options[$number]['count'] ? '1' : '1';
   	$h = $options[$number]['hierarchical'] ? '1' : '1';
   	$d = $options[$number]['dropdown'] ? '1' : '0';

   Which turned on the hierarchy & also added a count. I'm guessing I'll have to do this each time I update ... as presumably the widget file can get updated.

   Are there plans at any stage to have a sort of "widget customisations" that can be stored in with the theme to add to/ override generic widget settings??

4. emmadw
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   The thread I meant to refer to in my second post was http://wordpress.org/support/topic/131825?replies=5 - I copied & pasted the wrong one & now I can't find "Edit">

5. Andrew Charlton
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   If you go into the Widgets page and hit "Edit" on the Categories widget you can set those options. No need to edit code.

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