By default, Categories won’t show in the blog’s category list until there are posts associated with them.
If you wish to change that, have a glance at the wp_list_cats documentation: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_cats
Are the categories empty? Your template may be set to hide empty categories.
D’oh! I’ve been Out-Solo’d! 😉
Thread Starter
aidanl
(@aidanl)
So, would I type something like –
<?php wp_list_cats(all=1'); ?> ?
Apologies if im coming across thick just I dont fully understand the PHP coding and where to put it…
Thanks
Aidan
No. Go back to that Codex page again and read more carefully ALL the parameters! It’s not php it’s plain English, like “hide_empty”…
Thread Starter
aidanl
(@aidanl)
Ok, I see the one I would like to use which is all. Whereabouts am I putting this into the coding? I thought perhaps the sidebar.php file, but I am not sure whereabouts in the sidebar.php file.
Read again: to display the empty categories you don’t need the “all” parameters. That’s for something else 🙂
Well, open your sidebar.php in a plain text ediotr and find the template tag – modify it.
Thread Starter
aidanl
(@aidanl)
Right ok, if it isnt all im going to have to guess at one, perhaps ‘file’.
With reference to the sidebar.php file, I think it may go in the following area –
Man, stop posting and READ. I gave you the clue above – mentioning the hide_empty parameter. Wasn’t that clear enough???
It’s a little confusing if you’re brand new to WP tags, but not too hard once you get the hang of it.
Like moshu says, open your sidebar.php in a plain text editor, like Notepad or Wordpad. (not MS Word, or it will mess with your code!!!)
Look for this bit of code:
<?php wp_list_cats('
That the beginning piece, it will be followed (maybe) by various parameters. If so, add the following just after the single quote above:
hide_empty=0&
But if it has no existing parameters listed — meaning that there is nothing between the single quotes/parenthesis — then you’ll add everything I listed except the ampersand (&) mark, and would look like this:
<?php wp_list_cats('hide_empty=0'); ?>
Thread Starter
aidanl
(@aidanl)
Im sorry I didnt understand you Moshu…..
The reason I didnt catch on is because I just wanted all the categories displaying regardless, but I that one you have suggested will be sufficient.
Thank you Nitallica for your in depth and very helpful response. I am actually ok with general web design i.e. CSS.
I shall try the coding now, hopefully it will work. 🙂
Thanks again
Aidan
Thread Starter
aidanl
(@aidanl)
Nitallica it has work as I wanted. Your help is much appriciated.
Thanks 🙂
Aidan
Glad to hear it worked. 🙂
