Category Descriptions

[Dominic 0]

Hey Andrew, I was just thinking I'd like to do the same -- any idea of how to make this happen in PlatformPro? I'm using it to make a website for my wife's class and would like to put the category description above the posts so that the info doesn't need to be repeatedly entered: http://blipstr.com/myfavoriteteacher/category/spelling/

[cmunns 16]

I would try and locate the section.postsinfo.php file and add a touch of code to that file...but first let's have you copy it over to the Base child theme so it's safe to edit.

[Dominic 0]

I copied the section.postinfo.php file over to /platformbase/sections/wp (had to make the wp directory) from /platformpro/sections/wp/ What code should I add?

[bryan-hadaway 3]

Marked for developer input. Thanks, Bryan

[cmunns 16]

Look for the conditional for category and add the description line that I have here: ` <?php elseif(is_category()):?> <?php _e("Currently viewing the category: ", 'pagelines');?> "<?php single_cat_title();?>" //this line of code below <?php echo category_description(); ?> `

[Dominic 0]

Do I make the changes to the file in platformbase or platformpro. And if it is platformbase, how do I point the theme to use that file instead of the original?

[Kate 3]

Hi Dominic - Definitely make the changes in platformbase. And, it should pick it up automatically. If you need anything else, let us know.

[Dominic 0]

Thanks guys -- everything worked! Check it out here (once I figured it out, I did a little more edititing): http://mrschurch.net/category/spelling/

[bryan-hadaway 3]

Nice. Thanks, Bryan

[rpacker 19]

I just found this thread, and would also like to display the category description on category pages, but I can't figure out where the above mentioned code is supposed to be inserted into platform base: ` "" //this line of code below `

[Rob 547]

Russell, Which theme do you have? This topic was started about iBlogPro (a previous version) and that instruction it seems was related to PlatformPro.

[rpacker 19]

I have Platform Pro, and I just followed the above instructions, but it didn't work. Any ideas?

[Rob 547]

Okay. With PlatformPro, you would need to download section.postsinfo.php from wp-content/themes/platformpro/sections/wp to your desktop. Look inside that file for: [code]function section_template() { if(is_category() || is_archive() || is_search()): ?> [/code] Add the code provided by cmunns below that. Save the file and upload to wp-content/themes/platformbase. I'm unsure if you're going to need to add a hook into functions.php to include that section. It's possible you might.