List Categories In Order Of Hierarchy

[chad1008]

Hello all!

I was wondering if anyone had any insight on how to modify post meta to list categories (or custom terms to be more specific) in order of their parent/child relationships - as opposed to a simple alphabetical list.

Example:

A pet blog with a post listed under the following categories: "Dogs," "Small Breeds," & "Chihuahua." Dog is the main category. Small Breeds is a child category under Dogs, and Chihuahua is a third level category under Small Breeds.

The post meta for this would read "Filed Under: Chihuahua, Dogs, Small Breeds." (alphabetical)

How would I go about listing them based on parent/child relationships? ("Filed Under: Dogs, Small Breeds, Chihuahua")

Thanks in advance!

[Lauren @ OnceCoupled]

Hey, I'm not sure what your level of WordPress customization is?

When you call the list of categories (http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wp_get_post_categories) you should use the args array to specify your "orderby" as "parent" (http://codex.wordpress.org/Class_Reference/WP_Query#Order_.26_Orderby_Parameters).

To change the post meta, use this function, but skip the shortcodes so you can use the function above:
http://my.studiopress.com/snippets/entry-footer/#customize

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[chad1008]

ugh. Let's just say my level of customization is such that I should have known better. 😉

I seem to have a developed a bad habit of looking so hard at Genesis and it's handy hooks and snippets that I completely overlook basic WordPress functions I've been using for years.

Thanks Lauren!

[Lauren @ OnceCoupled]

That's the best part of collaboration, right? We get each other out of our thinking circles!

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