Title: [Plugin: List category posts] Not working… Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # [Plugin: List category posts] Not working… * [elanaspantry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elanaspantry/) * (@elanaspantry) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/) * i’ve got it halfway working for 2.7 * i can list categories only by their ID – but i’m having a difficult time with the numberposts option – the page i’m trying to display all this on just comes up black when i try to use this option in more than one place… * this is what i’m trying to do: * ``` beverages [catlist id=23 orderby=name numberposts=-1] breads [catlist id=31 orderby=name numberposts=-1] breakfasts [catlist id=34 orderby=name numberposts=-1] condiments [catlist id=25 orderby=name numberposts=-1] cooked veggies [catlist id=29 orderby=name numberposts=-1] entress [catlist id=30 orderby=name numberposts=-1] desserts [catlist id=32 orderby=name numberposts=-1] salads [catlist id=28 orderby=name numberposts=-1] snacks [catlist id=22 orderby=name numberposts=-1] soups [catlist id=26 orderby=name numberposts=-1] ``` * any suggestions or help would be much appreciated! * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-category-posts/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/list-category-posts/) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-991841) * This works for me: * ``` [catlist id=1 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc date=yes author=yes ] [catlist id=8 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc date=yes author=yes ] ``` * The instructions for **orderby=name** says “# ‘name’ – Sort by stub.”, but not sure what that is. * Thread Starter [elanaspantry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elanaspantry/) * (@elanaspantry) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992001) * hmm… i copied and pasted your code, changed the date/author to ‘no’ and this seemed to work – weird… * thx MichaelH! * Thread Starter [elanaspantry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elanaspantry/) * (@elanaspantry) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992002) * actually, it still doesn’t work… * here’s the code again: * ``` beverages [catlist id=23 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] breads [catlist id=31 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] breakfasts [catlist id=34 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] condiments [catlist id=25 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] cooked veggies [catlist id=29 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] desserts [catlist id=32 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] entrees [catlist id=30 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] salads [catlist id=28 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] snacks [catlist id=22 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] soups [catlist id=26 numberposts=-1 orderby=title] ``` * i created a test page and previewed it, same result, the page is blank. * it worked before with only two of the catlist calls above – it seems like it breaks when doing more than 2? * Thread Starter [elanaspantry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elanaspantry/) * (@elanaspantry) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992003) * ok, really odd… * i can do it with 9 instances of catlist, but when i add a 10th instance it breaks, displays nothing and removes my sidebar in the process… * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992006) * This should make you laugh…I used 12 instances with success 😉 * Thread Starter [elanaspantry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elanaspantry/) * (@elanaspantry) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992029) * very weird! i even looked at the plugin code but couldn’t find anything that resembles restrictions with regard to how many instances… * i’m lost * i wonder if there is another plugin i could try? * Thread Starter [elanaspantry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elanaspantry/) * (@elanaspantry) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992030) * it may be the custom theme i’m using too… but what i wonder? * Thread Starter [elanaspantry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elanaspantry/) * (@elanaspantry) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992031) * this is what i’m trying: * ``` beverages [catlist id=23 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] breads [catlist id=31 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] breakfasts [catlist id=34 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] condiments [catlist id=25 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] cooked veggies [catlist id=29 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] entress [catlist id=30 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] desserts [catlist id=32 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] salads [catlist id=28 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] snacks [catlist id=22 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] soups [catlist id=26 numberposts=-1 orderby=title order=asc] ``` * here’s the page i’m trying it on: [http://www.elanaspantry.com/test/](http://www.elanaspantry.com/test/) * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992032) * Well I wasn’t trying it on a page but did so now, and successfully. * I’m running 2.7.1, you’re running 2.6.2 and you’ve got a few more plugins active… * [edit] Don’t suppose you any server logs showing errors? * Thread Starter [elanaspantry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elanaspantry/) * (@elanaspantry) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992037) * i’ve got a lot of plugins active 🙂 sorry, no server logs 🙁 * I’ve been using this [sitemap generator](http://www.dagondesign.com/articles/sitemap-generator-plugin-for-wordpress/), but I need to display different categories per page (vegan, raw, dairy-free, etc.) and that plugin can only handle on page… Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘[Plugin: List category posts] Not working…’ is closed to new replies. * 10 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [elanaspantry](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elanaspantry/) * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-list-category-posts-not-working/#post-992037) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics