A “common” archive file does not need to necessarily have its type identified prior to the loop.
For instance, if you copy your index.php file and name it category.php, modifying the “new” file to taste. Now, when you click on a category on your blog it will show all posts that have that category attached to them (which may include posts from other categories as well).
That being the case, without knowing more of your intent with the template file, you might try your category template without the lines of code you posted above … unless they are needed for other purposes.
PS: Here is some additional reading that may help, too: http://codex.wordpress.org/Category_Templates
Hey,thanks for the reply.
When you wrote:
Now, when you click on a category on your blog it will show all posts that have that category attached to them (which may include posts from other categories as well).
“(which may include posts from other categories as well)”
You ment that there might be posts that are taged to many categories?
Yes if they’re also in the category requested (that would happen even with your code).
What cais is saying, is that you don’t need to do the query_posts line, just the while loop is fine, wordpress will handle the requested category for you automatically (it’s suppose to)..
Sorry guys but even as I deleted the query_posts stuff it still shows all the posts in the blog…
I’m doing a regular LOOP
What might be wrong?
Might be easier if you just post up the complete code (use a pastebin – link below).
So anyone looking can spot if there are errors that may cause a problem.
http://wordpress.pastebin.ca/
Also consider the template hierarchy.
http://codex.wordpress.org/images/1/18/Template_Hierarchy.png
You may have another template file taking priority, such as category-ID.php or category-SLUG.php , where ID and SLUG are a numeric id and an actual category slug respectively..
I’ll try the category-id.php
as my category-name is in hebrew,and it might cause some problems
Here is the code I’m talking about:
<?php $aa=0;?>
<table ><tr>
<?php if(have_posts()) : while(have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>
<?php if(!($aa%4)){ echo"</tr><tr>"; }?>
<td>
<div class="post_con">
<?php $words = 30;
$content = get_the_excerpt();
$excerpt = explode(' ',$content); ?>
<h4 ><a href="<?php echo the_permalink(); ?>"
title="<?php echo('Permanent Link to') ?>
<?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h4>
<img class="centered" src="<?php $values = get_post_custom_values("thumb"); echo $values[0]; ?>"
class="thmb" />
<p><a href="<?php echo get_permalink($postid) ?>"><?php echo('עוד על הצלם') ?> »</a></p>
<?php $aa++;?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php else: ?>
<h2 class="center"><?php echo('No Featured Articles') ?></h2>
<p class="center"><?php echo('Create a category called "Featured".
Articles in that category will be shown here.') ?></p>
<?php endif; ?>
</div>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
