Comments on: How to Set Up Custom WordPress Category Templates in Four Easy Steps http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/ design. interactives. ideas. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:53:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Patski http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-749 Patski Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:53:53 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-749 New to wordpress so thanks for this. This might help others - if utilising child themes then put your newly created single.php in your child directory along with the other new templates and replace include(TEMPLATEPATH . with include(get_stylesheet_directory() . New to wordpress so thanks for this.

This might help others – if utilising child themes then put your newly created single.php in your child directory along with the other new templates and replace
include(TEMPLATEPATH . with
include(get_stylesheet_directory() .

]]> By: SPeed_FANat1c http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-745 SPeed_FANat1c Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:04:23 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-745 oh the php tags are not appearing. I meant /* Template Name: Archives */ oh the php tags are not appearing. I meant

/* Template Name: Archives
*/

]]> By: SPeed_FANat1c http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-744 SPeed_FANat1c Thu, 29 Dec 2011 12:03:30 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-744 Hi, didn't read all the comments. But I needed this. But actually what came to my head from your and this http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2007/06/wordpress-tips-and-tricks-custom-templates/ - why even do those things with categories and category numbers? I made a template file with beggining and I found that new template appears in dropdown meniu in pages administration. So we can create a new empty page for example and choose our custom templete. And I am pretty sure there is a way to use the content of the page combined with our template, I am just new to wordpres, so don't know exactly how its done yet. Hi, didn’t read all the comments. But I needed this. But actually what came to my head from your and this http://www.binarymoon.co.uk/2007/06/wordpress-tips-and-tricks-custom-templates/

- why even do those things with categories and category numbers? I made a template file with beggining

and I found that new template appears in dropdown meniu in pages administration. So we can create a new empty page for example and choose our custom templete. And I am pretty sure there is a way to use the content of the page combined with our template, I am just new to wordpres, so don’t know exactly how its done yet.

]]> By: wordpress by insomniacdeziner - Pearltrees http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-742 wordpress by insomniacdeziner - Pearltrees Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:42:17 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-742 [...] In a recent project, I needed to distinguish blog-style posts from longer, stand-alone articles in WordPress. The blog posts needed to look one way, and the articles, another. One type needed to look like a pretty typical blog post, but the other needed to look more like a New York Times story page. My basic goal was to categorize stories as either "posts" or "articles," and let WordPress apply the proper template for me. Seemed like it should be easy… until I tried to figure out how to make it work. I found the explanations in the WordPress codex confusing and unhelpful. How to Set Up Custom Wordpress Category Templates in Four Easy Steps [...] [...] In a recent project, I needed to distinguish blog-style posts from longer, stand-alone articles in WordPress. The blog posts needed to look one way, and the articles, another. One type needed to look like a pretty typical blog post, but the other needed to look more like a New York Times story page. My basic goal was to categorize stories as either "posts" or "articles," and let WordPress apply the proper template for me. Seemed like it should be easy… until I tried to figure out how to make it work. I found the explanations in the WordPress codex confusing and unhelpful. How to Set Up Custom WordPress Category Templates in Four Easy Steps [...]

]]> By: Matt P http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-739 Matt P Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:21:14 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-739 Hi jaouadnet... Yes, this would replace the single.php file altogether... Hi jaouadnet… Yes, this would replace the single.php file altogether…

]]> By: jaouadnet http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-738 jaouadnet Mon, 05 Dec 2011 14:14:24 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-738 Thanks for such a great code, but i have one confusion, i have to place this code in single.php file, am i right? Thanks for such a great code, but i have one confusion, i have to place this code in single.php file, am i right?

]]> By: WordPress Theme Creation http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-737 WordPress Theme Creation Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:48:08 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-737 [...] Tricks article on how to create your own CMS.  If you decide to work within WordPress, however, this article might help for styling layout by category… something I’m considering myself now. [...] [...] Tricks article on how to create your own CMS.  If you decide to work within WordPress, however, this article might help for styling layout by category… something I’m considering myself now. [...]

]]> By: Wordpress As a CMS | Web Design Edmonton http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-736 Wordpress As a CMS | Web Design Edmonton Sat, 26 Nov 2011 13:54:08 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-736 [...] How to Resource Link… Creating Your Own Page Templates [...] [...] How to Resource Link… Creating Your Own Page Templates [...]

]]> By: alessio http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-718 alessio Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:47:15 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-718 works perfectly, thanks a lot works perfectly, thanks a lot

]]> By: Aline http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-717 Aline Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:40:47 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-717 wow, you just saved me! thank you. wow,
you just saved me!
thank you.

]]> By: Kathy http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-709 Kathy Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:56:44 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-709 Hi, what if I want to apply this to categories? Say, the category.php is the portal. Then when the person clicks on a certain category, the category.php portal registers which CATEGORY it IS, and calls the appropriate template for it? Is this possible? Thanks in advance. Hi, what if I want to apply this to categories?
Say, the category.php is the portal. Then when the person clicks on a certain category, the category.php portal registers which CATEGORY it IS, and calls the appropriate template for it?
Is this possible?

Thanks in advance.

]]> By: bob http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-701 bob Sat, 12 Feb 2011 09:22:01 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-701 one last bit of clarification....the post is in two categories so it has two permalinks, ie, .../lawyers/robert and .../print/robert i want to the first one to be displayed 'normally' and the second one to be displayed as the 'print friendly' version..... but, no matter what/where, the post always comes up as the print friendly version...(because it is included in category 8) one last bit of clarification….the post is in two categories so it has two permalinks, ie, …/lawyers/robert and …/print/robert

i want to the first one to be displayed ‘normally’ and the second one to be displayed as the ‘print friendly’ version…..

but, no matter what/where, the post always comes up as the print friendly version…(because it is included in category 8)

]]> By: bob http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-700 bob Sat, 12 Feb 2011 01:59:26 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-700 so, what if your post is marked in two categories, ie, cat=4 and cat=8, and you only want it to display in the alternate template when it's specified as cat=8.....that may sound confusing, but here's what i'm doing: it's a site for a law firm...i have lawyers(category 4) listed in a drop-down menu, when you hover over the lawyer, it brings up another pop up containing a snippet of the lawyer's profile...within that pop up, there is an link to view full profile, a link to email that lawyer, and a link to print full profile....the client has a layout he wants for all printed pages...a 'print friendly' version of the post..so, what i haven't figured out how to do is to print the full post as the 'print friendly' version... my thought was to create a category called 'print' that i could add all posts to which would be printed(category 8)....so, i put all the posts of the lawyers, and all the 'practice areas' (category 5) and added them to the 'print' category.....so, now they are all in 2 categories.... i was going to use the permalink for the 'print' category as the link on the 'print' icon in the snippets......but, when i do that using the code in this article, it also shows that category post template when i try to view the post(in category 4 and 5) any time on the site, not only when i click on the print icon.......ie, since the lawyers and practice areas are also in category 4/5 and 8(print category), no matter when i try to view any lawyer or practice area post, it goes to the custom print template.... know what i mean? so, what if your post is marked in two categories, ie, cat=4 and cat=8, and you only want it to display in the alternate template when it’s specified as cat=8…..that may sound confusing, but here’s what i’m doing:

it’s a site for a law firm…i have lawyers(category 4) listed in a drop-down menu, when you hover over the lawyer, it brings up another pop up containing a snippet of the lawyer’s profile…within that pop up, there is an link to view full profile, a link to email that lawyer, and a link to print full profile….the client has a layout he wants for all printed pages…a ‘print friendly’ version of the post..so, what i haven’t figured out how to do is to print the full post as the ‘print friendly’ version…

my thought was to create a category called ‘print’ that i could add all posts to which would be printed(category 8)….so, i put all the posts of the lawyers, and all the ‘practice areas’ (category 5) and added them to the ‘print’ category…..so, now they are all in 2 categories….

i was going to use the permalink for the ‘print’ category as the link on the ‘print’ icon in the snippets……but, when i do that using the code in this article, it also shows that category post template when i try to view the post(in category 4 and 5) any time on the site, not only when i click on the print icon…….ie, since the lawyers and practice areas are also in category 4/5 and 8(print category), no matter when i try to view any lawyer or practice area post, it goes to the custom print template….

know what i mean?

]]> By: yane http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-648 yane Thu, 11 Nov 2010 23:48:54 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-648 http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/category-templates/ http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/category-templates/

]]> By: webdesignerslog http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-646 webdesignerslog Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:00:12 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-646 Thanks for such a great code .. but i have one confusion ... i have to place this code in single.php file... am i right?? Thanks for such a great code .. but i have one confusion … i have to place this code in single.php file… am i right??

]]> By: Jodie B http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-644 Jodie B Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:36:10 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-644 I got this to work beautifully. However I do have one question. Can this be configured to show a specific template for a list of blogs posts from a specific category? My individual posts are coming up with the custom templates I assigned them but when you view a list of posts they are shown using the template I specified as "else". I got this to work beautifully. However I do have one question.

Can this be configured to show a specific template for a list of blogs posts from a specific category?

My individual posts are coming up with the custom templates I assigned them but when you view a list of posts they are shown using the template I specified as “else”.

]]> By: Wordpress Tutorials for the Hobbyist Web Designer http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-642 Wordpress Tutorials for the Hobbyist Web Designer Thu, 23 Sep 2010 20:26:39 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-642 [...] 4. How to set up custom wordpress category templates in four easy steps – from mattmedia.net [...] [...] 4. How to set up custom wordpress category templates in four easy steps – from mattmedia.net [...]

]]> By: Zeus http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-637 Zeus Mon, 13 Sep 2010 22:43:55 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-637 This does not work for me. What am I missing? I seem to get warnings come up on page when i use your code or the suggested variations byb Atle or Orgie... Please help. This does not work for me. What am I missing?

I seem to get warnings come up on page when i use your code or the suggested variations byb Atle or Orgie…

Please help.

]]> By: chris http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-2/#comment-629 chris Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:22:51 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-629 sweet i can now convert my site from static html to a wp cms sweet i can now convert my site from static html to a wp cms

]]> By: nike http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/comment-page-1/#comment-628 nike Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:28:09 +0000 http://mattmedia.net/2007/10/09/how-to-set-up-custom-wordpress-category-templates-in-four-easy-steps/#comment-628 Thank you so much! Your time is much appreciated! Thank you so much! Your time is much appreciated!

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