The code I was trying to work with…
<?php wp_list_categories('orderby=id&show_count=10
&use_desc_for_title=1&child_of=5'); ?> <?php echo category_description(5); ?>
while this does list the categories… and the second part lists the description… they dont work together… I think I should be using a template but dont know where to start
WordPress doesn’t have any way to do what you’re asking. Look for a plugin to do it or write your own custom code to do it.
Otto,
Thanks for your reply! I’ve almost solved my problem 🙂 now all I need is some styling and a pesky more link… Is there a cleaner way to do this?
<?php
$categories = get_categories("title_li=&orderby=name&hide_empty=0&child_of=5");
foreach ((array) $categories as $cat) {
$cat_link = '<h2 class="subhead1"><a href="' . get_category_link($cat->cat_ID) . '" title="' . sprintf(__("View all posts in %s"), $cat->cat_name) . '" ' . $rel . '>' . $cat->cat_name.'</a></h2>';
?>
<p><?php echo $cat_link . '' . $cat->category_description; ?></p>
I would have written it like this:
<?php
$categories = get_categories("title_li=&orderby=name&hide_empty=0&child_of=5");
foreach ((array) $categories as $cat) {
?>
<h2 class="subhead1"><a href="<?php echo get_category_link($cat->cat_ID); ?>" title="View all posts in <?php echo $cat->cat_name; ?>"><?echo $cat->cat_name; ?></a></h2>
<p><?php echo $cat->category_description; ?></p>
<?php } // end foreach loop ?>
that does make more sense… thank you again for your time
