thanp73 1 Report post Posted January 4, 2011 Is there any easy way to add static text to a category page? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thanp73 1 Report post Posted January 4, 2011 Maybe too wordy before- Summary: Is there any easy way to add static text to a category page???? Trying to create silo/ directory page: Category A has info on that category plus excerpts of recent posts i nthat category. Category B has info/content on category B, and recent post excerpts of category B. Home page has home page text, and recent post excerpts from several categories. any way to do this easily? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thanp73 1 Report post Posted January 4, 2011 No one? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 207 Report post Posted January 5, 2011 Nathan, sorry about the delay. I simplified it for you (and me) The easiest way to do this is using hooks, are you all set up with the child theme "base"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thanp73 1 Report post Posted January 5, 2011 yes- i am using most recent platform pro and modifying base- i am no coder- not even good enough to be dangerous! so please be patient with me, i am using base but don;t know how to access hooks- i have experience with thesis, open hooks, but don;t know of a similar plugin or functionality in platform how to access the hooks. I'd hoped for a way to create a category page where i could "php the excerpt" "most recent 6 posts" from "category #1234" and format with 'php the thumbnail' and 'click here for more' in a 3x3 table--- then, simply change the category and the content area for each silo or directory page i wanted.... then, be able to sue the WICKED cool banners, highlights, and boxes you guys created- that is so cool! tx seems logical to me, but whadoiknow? thx for assistance Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew 207 Report post Posted January 5, 2011 haha... well part of that was hard to follow.. but in Platform, you can see all the hooks under advanced in the `Template Setup` area... just do something like this (in base functions.php) ` add_action('my_section_hook', 'my_function'); my_function (){ if(is_category()):?> output this <?php endif; } ` Do some looking around on Google, once you're closer we're here to help. we WILL get you where you need to be Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thanp73 1 Report post Posted January 5, 2011 thanks for the quick reply- Now that you have distilled my question into the language of the others on this forum, it may be easier to get resolved- i beleive the placement is pagelines_after_maincontent what i want is custom page with content block then at this hook mentioned above (or a different hook if my guess is wrong) a 3x3 table with 6 post excerpts plus postimages of recent posts by category- I'll do differnet pages for each category- this replaces standard wordpress category pages with a more appropriate 'directory' type page that has a 'content' section plus the excerpts and KW rich links- SILO page of any SEO folks out there. while i appreciate your suggestions to look around google, i'm smart enough to know when i'm wasting my time on stuff i am not suited to- i'm happy to pay for a solution from a coder or pagelines pro who can assist with what i would think is a simple issue here. thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cmunns 16 Report post Posted January 5, 2011 Nathan, this shouldn't be a problem. Try contacting someone here: http://pagelines.com/pros Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aharon 0 Report post Posted January 28, 2011 I am looking for exactly the same thing. Nathaniel let me know what comes of this. I have a HUGE need for this as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
