Category heading above content and next to sidebar

[stl99]

Hi there,

I'm using the following code found in the StudioPress forums to display a heading on category pages. The problem is that the heading is displayed above the content AND above the sidebar. Even when I reduce the width of the heading the sidebar keeps being pushed down instead of being at the same level as the category heading.

<code>

/** Display category title */
add_action ( 'genesis_before_content','my_category_title' );
function my_category_title() {
if ( is_category() ) {
$term = get_category(get_query_var('cat'),false);
$name = $term->name;
echo '<h4 class="widgettitle"><span class ="widget-headline">'. $name .'</span></h4>';
}
}

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I already tried several other hooks but no luck so far - any ideas?

Cheers,

Thomas

[Brad Dalton]

Not sure exactly where you got that code but you may be interested in another solution.

You can add text using the Archive Headline & Archive Intro Text fields for each category.

Another option is to install a plugin which also enables you to add HTML and images before your category archive pages.

Rich Text Tags, Categories, and Taxonomies plugin

This tutorial includes the correct code for adding a widget anywhere there;s a Genesis hook and you can change the conditional tag.

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[stl99]

Actually I didn't know about the Archive Headline & Archive Intro Text fields feature which does exactly what I want - thanks!

If only there was a way to display the correct taxonomy names automatically instead of filling them all in manually...

Cheers,

Thomas

[Brad Dalton]

You can edit the name for each category also.

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[stl99]

Thanks for your help and last question:

I definitely have to insert the title for each category manually? Is there no way to have the category title automatically returned and only the description inserted manually?

Cheers,
Thomas

[Brad Dalton]

There is a way to do pretty much anything with WordPress but i don't have the answer at the moment. Try wordpress.stackexchange.com

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[SoZo]

You can put this in functions.php

add_action('genesis_before_loop', 'add_cat_title');
function add_cat_title() {
	if(is_category())
	echo single_cat_title();
}

Add divs and style rules to suit.

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[stl99]

Thanks, that finally worked!

[SoZo]

You're welcome 🙂

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