Loop Help - Lots and Lots

[webmachiavelli 0]

So I'm redesigning this website. The current CMS is Joomla. I'm not a fan of Joomla so I've been building out everything in WordPress. More or less I've got the index done. The way the site works now, and I'd like to continue, is anyone who joins can post. The editors, if they like the content, feature your post on the index. So what I think I need to edit the loop to exclude everything except "category a"... Is this right? And if it is then how do I go about doing that in Platform Pro because honestly I can't figure this out.

[herve_l 0]

I think that you should use a plugin in order to do that : like this one, for instance : http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/advanced-category-excluder/

[webmachiavelli 0]

Herve I'll give it a look but I'm making every effort to stay away from them where I can.

[webmachiavelli 0]

Ok I tested it out. Oddly enough it limits the admin's ability to edit posts.

[cmunns 16]

I'm definitely not deflecting, but check out this article http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/how-to-allow-users-to-submit-news-posts-to-your-wordpress-site/

[webmachiavelli 0]

Adam Thanks for the suggestion. Problem is that doesn't really solve the problem either. I mean it does in a way present a work around but it doesn't keep those who are registered out of the loop. I know this can be done in WordPress because it is done on RedState. Plus anything Joomla can done WordPress can do better. ;-)

[Andrew 207]

well the recommended approach would be with a plugin... alternatively, you could hack the code and add a conditional: `if(!is_category(...)) do this...`

[Andrew 207]

Hey Chance, If you really want to edit the loop code, then I'll tell you how. Templates can always be overridden in the child... so in your child theme, add: `template.postloop.php` and re-add all the template code from PlatformPro. Then you can edit this 'child' code to your heart's content without fear of losing upgradability after that, use some PHP conditionals to control exactly what you want to see

[webmachiavelli 0]

Andrew Just so I do this right. I went into Platform Pro and copied and moved the following files into Platform Base: template.postloop.php template.load.php template.dwidgets.php template.content.php template.branding.php style.css single.php sidebar.php Anything else or should did I copy too much?

[bryan-hadaway 3]

That's probably fine, let us know if you have any issues. Thanks, Bryan

[Andrew 207]

Well only copy the templates that you actually want to override