Title: Missing category.php page
Last modified: December 1, 2016

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# Missing category.php page

 *  [rebeccaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rebeccaz/)
 * (@rebeccaz)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-category-php-page/)
 * 4th request for help!
 * We are using the Make theme, along with the ContentViews Pro plugin, to display
   an art portfolio website at [http://www.laurieisrael.net](http://www.laurieisrael.net)
 * The code to control the display of thumbnails in a grid on the category page 
   needs to go onto the category.php page, but in a recent theme update, that page
   disappeared.
 * Now that the theme has auto-updated, we have lost that function and also lost
   the category.php page. Where would I go to put in the php code to control the
   category page display?

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 *  [adamjsutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamjsutt/)
 * (@adamjsutt)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-category-php-page/#post-8504140)
 * Hey there,
 * I had a similar issues with my clients managed wordpress sites _[moderator note–
   removed unnecessary link]_, and I spent a good few days trying to solve it using
   self help YouTube videos etc… At the end I had to call the hosting provider Godaddy
   to sort it for me. You should try a similar approach to save your self me and
   money and having to post a “5th request for help”. Because let’s be honest using
   this forum to get help with your particular problem will take time.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/).
      Reason: removed unnecessary link
 *  [Michael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)
 * (@alchymyth)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-category-php-page/#post-8504231)
 * if **category.php** is missing in your theme, you can create one from a copy 
   of **archive.php** (ideally in a child theme)
 *  [stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
 * (@stephencottontail)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-category-php-page/#post-8504257)
 * [@rebeccaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rebeccaz/): Forgive me for jumping
   into your topic here.
 * [@adamjsutt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamjsutt/): Thanks for helping
   out, but please do not insert irrelevant links to your sites in your posts.
 *  Thread Starter [rebeccaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rebeccaz/)
 * (@rebeccaz)
 * [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-category-php-page/#post-8507076)
 * Thanks [@alchymyth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alchymyth/)! I will try
   that. Hopefully it will work 🙂
 * Thanks [@stephencottontail](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stephencottontail/)
   for moderating!

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 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [rebeccaz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rebeccaz/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-category-php-page/#post-8507076)
 * Status: not resolved