Currently there is no built in auto paginate for CataBlog, you may read the documentation on rendering your catalog at Displaying Your Catalog in Posts.
A limit parameter for the ShortCode is in the works and it will offer a simple navigation interface as well.
One thing you can do now is split your Catalog up with categories, you may make a new set of categories just for pages if need be, and use a ShortCode with a category filter. With multiple ShortCodes per page and WordPress’s built in paging features you can build a solution.
Let me start of by saying I LOVE YOUR PLUGIN!! The way that you have designed it is such that even a newbie blogger/WP user can use it with ease! Thank you SOOOO much for all your hard work!!
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A limit parameter for the ShortCode is in the works and it will offer a simple navigation interface as well.
So EXCITED about this upcoming feature! Although I adore Catablog, the most daunting, time consuming part of the process is attempting to make my categories small enough so that they are still navigate-able.
I am just curios as to when you expect to release this great feature! Not an exact of course, just a ruff estimate. No PRESSURE :). I just have tons of pages that I need to break down into smaller segments by using the next page option, but it is totally a YUK job and if the release is coming, perhaps I can hold off on that project.
Thank you again!
To me it seems that there are a few major features that people want, all of them are quite significant and will most likely be individual releases. I would love to say that pagination will be available in a week, but that most likely would be leading you one.
Future CataBlog Enhancements:
Pagination
Customizable catalog fields
Better template system
CataBlog Widgets for Sidebars
Fantastic!!
I know you have been hounded on the pagination option!! I am sure that it wasn’t easy…so I truly appreciate all of your hard work!!
Don’t get to excited but I have a version on my development box with pagination. Now the main problem I am having is I use get_posts(), which has no way of telling me the total number of results when I use the limit parameter. So I am still forced to load all the items when there is a limit, or switch to the WP_Query() object. Switching something like that would mean a lot of re-testing old functionality. That would make me sad, but might just need to happen eventually.
You have an AWESOME AWESOME product! Since I am not technically savvy with the mechanics of Catablog, I am not sure what the disadvantages of not being able to use “the total number of results to limit the parameter.”
Although pagination is my number on request and appears to be the number one request from users, I personally feel that you being pleased with the end product is the number one decision factor. Please do not feel pressured by myself or from anyone else to make a decision that you are not totally pleased with.
I really appreciate your countless hours and your attention to detail. Just keep us all posted!
So, today and this weekend will be a testing period for CataBlog 1.3, which will be released early next week, hopefully on Monday as long as there aren’t any snafus.
You may download the current 1.3 development version at http://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/catablog.zip
Please do not use this version on your live site, try it out on a test or demo installation of WordPress, or at the very least take a full backup of everything (database and files) before installing this version of CataBlog.
To install, simply deactivate CataBlog in the WP Admin Plugins panel and then replace the CataBlog folder in wordpress/wp-content/plugins/ with the newer version and then reactivate CataBlog.
CataBlog 1.3 with pagination is now available 😉
Thanks! Love the new features!
Donation – – – Done 😉
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I’m glad to see that pagination was added to Catablog!
But did you leave out the part to jump to the end of the list? I don’t see it in my long catalog. (Couldn’t you just call the built-in pagination function now that it’s there?)
First off, I do not know which built-in pagination function you speak of, do you have an example or link to a page in the WP Codex?
The CataBlog Shortcode pagination, which was added recently, gives the ability to limit how many catalog items are shown per page. It has a simple navigation UI, that may be styled with CSS, but it does not have a jump to last page link. Perhaps this feature will be added at a future date.
I think that you might want to consider using the Public option, which will make archive and single pages for your catalog categories and items. These pages may be rendered however you like by making specific theme files for both. Read more about integrating CataBlog with your WP Theme at Displaying Your Catalog in Posts – Theme Integration
