CPT custom taxonomy problem

[jaiji]

Hi

I have a CPT (artist) with 2 custom taxonomies (stage, day) and their respective templates. I have the taxonomies displayed in the entry-meta which I've hooked in below the post title. All good. Except, when I click the Stage link, it takes me to the archive for that category as intended, but when I click on the Day link, it takes me to the correct permalink (e.g. website-url/day/saturday) but it displays my blog page.

Here's the code for displaying the taxes, I think the problem must be here but I don't know enough to diagnose. Any tips much appreciated.

Also (alternatively): is it possible to display the text for each taxonomy without the link? I only really need the text.

Site's in dev at the moment so no link.

//* Display multiple custom taxonomy items in the post meta
add_filter( 'genesis_post_meta', 'afn_display_custom_tax' );
function afn_display_custom_tax($post_meta) {
if ( ! is_singular( 'artist' ) ) 
return;
$post_meta = '[post_terms taxonomy="stage" before="Where: "]
[post_terms taxonomy="day" before="When: "]';
return $post_meta;
}

Taxonomy registration:

$labels = array(
 'name' => 'Day',
 'label' => 'Days',
 'menu_name' => 'Day',
 'all_items' => 'All Days',
 'edit_item' => 'Edit Day',
 'view_item' => 'View Day',
 'update_item' => 'Update Day',
 'add_new_item' => 'Add New Day',
 'new_item_name' => 'New Day',
 );
 
 $args = array(
 'labels' => $labels,
 'hierarchical' => true,
 'label' => 'Days',
 'show_ui' => true,
 'query_var' => true,
 'rewrite' => array( 'slug' => 'day', 'with_front' => true ),
 'show_admin_column' => false,
 );
 register_taxonomy( 'day', array( 'artist' ), $args );

[jaiji]

As far as I can tell it's to do with the templates. Strangely, Stages is using the assigned archive-artist.php and displaying as it should. Days is using index.php, even though it's been assigned the same archive-artist.php. Both CPTs are created in exactly the same way, as are the taxonomies (both in a simple plugin) and otherwise behave as expected. There are no other references to 'days' anywhere else.

I'm assigning the template with this from Sridhar:

add_filter( 'template_include', 'sk_template_redirect' );
function sk_template_redirect( $template ) {

	if ( is_tax( 'stage' ) || is_tax( 'day') )
		$template = get_query_template( 'archive-artist' );
	return $template;

}

Is anything obviously wrong with this?

[Brad Dalton]

You need to name the files correctly using the WordPress Template Hierarchy.

Example taxonomy-artist.php however this depends on how you coded the CPT

And remove the code for template_include.

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[jaiji]

Thanks Brad. I don't get how it works fine for one category but not the other though?

[Brad Dalton]

Are you using categories or custom taxonomy types for your CTP?

My solution is tested using custom taxonomy types.

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[jaiji]

Also the template redirect is working and the first taxonomy 'stage' is using the arist-archive.php just fine, it's just the second that isn't.

[jaiji]

Sorry Brad, I missed your earlier reply. I'm using custom taxonomies. The template redirect works for one of them though, as intended, which is why I'm confused. Could a custom taxonomy template be the same (content-wise) as the main CPT archive template, just named and titled to suit?

[jaiji]

I've just uploaded two category archive templates and removed the template_include, and flushed permalinks. Same problem, 'stages' works and 'days' goes to the blog. I have flushed permalinks.

Especially frustrating as I don't actually want or need the archives, I just need their names displayed on the CPT in the entry meta but I don't know how to strip out the links.

[jaiji]

Fixed. The problem was using 'Day' as one of the terms, which I now know is a query var reserved for use by WordPress. I changed the term name, menu name, the arg label and the rewrite slug to 'when' instead, then re-added the relevant terms to the CPT and all is good. The template rewrite is working fine too.

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