Title: Sub Categories
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Sub Categories

 *  Resolved [JRW-910](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrw-910/)
 * (@jrw-910)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-categories-11/)
 * Is there a way to have sub-categories listed under their parent categories on
   the category page?
 * It would be much cleaner and easier to organize.
 * Thanks,
 *  -JRW
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/events-manager/)

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 *  Plugin Support [angelo_nwl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/angelo_nwl/)
 * (@angelo_nwl)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-categories-11/#post-4220588)
 * Is this in the single category page or in the category listing page?
 *  Thread Starter [JRW-910](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrw-910/)
 * (@jrw-910)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-categories-11/#post-4220600)
 * I suppose both don’t work as I think they should. On the main categories page,
   all categories are listed together. Sub-categories are mixed in with the main
   categories with no distinction… they should probably be tabbed in under their
   parent category.
 * Then you click on a parent category, it simply lists the events in that category
   with no mention of all the sub-categories. Those listing should either be included
   or the sub-categories should be listed near the top.
 * While this plug-in is very well done and seems to work well, there is no use 
   of the ability to create sub-categories which seems strange to me.
 * Thanks,
 *  -JRW
 *  [Philip John](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philipjohn/)
 * (@philipjohn)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-categories-11/#post-4220616)
 * Hiya,
 * To achieve this you will need to provide a customised version of the categories-
   list.php template file within your theme. See [http://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/using-template-files/](http://wp-events-plugin.com/documentation/using-template-files/)
   for how to go about that.
 * Then, within your new template you’ll want to use the [wp_list_categories()](http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_categories)
   function to print out your hierarchical category list.
 * Thanks,
    Phil
 *  Thread Starter [JRW-910](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrw-910/)
 * (@jrw-910)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-categories-11/#post-4220617)
 * I figured I’d have to do the modifications myself… I just wanted to make sure.
   It seems like an odd exclusion in such a fine plugin.
 * Thanks for your help.
 *  -JRW
 *  Plugin Author [Marcus (aka @msykes)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/netweblogic/)
 * (@netweblogic)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/sub-categories-11/#post-4220695)
 * this is in our ‘bugs’ list actually, but if I remember correctly this got pushed
   back because there were problems with combining wp_list_categories() with our
   placeholders system and required a lot more work than just a quick fix.
 * To use wp_list_categories for a default list of names like you want, it’s quite
   easy though:
 * `echo wp_list_categories(array('taxonomy'=>EM_TAXONOMY_CATEGORY));`
 * however, as mentioned, this won’t take placeholders into account.

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 * Status: resolved