{"id":180,"date":"2004-11-13T21:59:39","date_gmt":"2004-11-13T19:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/archives\/2004\/11\/13\/introduction-to-categories"},"modified":"2010-08-12T02:02:55","modified_gmt":"2010-08-11T23:02:55","slug":"introduction-to-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.all-things-me.net\/blog\/2004\/11\/13\/introduction-to-categories","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to categories"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wanted to add an introduction text to category pages. I already had a nice looking introduction text to the blog<\/i> which only shows on the main page, so I thought I’d put the category descriptions in a similar box.<\/p>\n

\n<!-- don’t show on a post’s page or monthly archives -->
\n<?php if (!$single && !$monthnum) { ?>
\n  <div id="intro">
\n    <!-- don’t show on category pages, either -->
\n    <?php if(!$cat) { ?>
\n      < Blog introduction ><\/strong>
\n    <?php } ?>
\n    <!-- show on category pages -->
\n    <?php if ($cat) { ?>
\n      <!-- single_cat_title(prefix,display) displays (with ‘true’ parameter) the category title -->
\n      <h1><?php single_cat_title<\/a>('',true); ?><\/h1>
\n      <!-- category_description() alone doesn’t display it, that’s why you need to have the ‘echo’ there -->
\n      <p><?php echo category_description<\/a>(); ?><\/p>
\n    <?php } ?>
\n  <\/div>
\n<?php } ?><\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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