How to arrange categorie order in WP?

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by MN Sandy, Mar 25, 2010.

  1. #1
    Hi all - whats the best way to arrange categories? Normally they use alphabetic but I need to change the order differently?

    Is there a plugin or maybe an easy script I can add to template code to do that?

    Thanks all!
     
    MN Sandy, Mar 25, 2010 IP
  2. petervanderdoes

    petervanderdoes Member

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    Take a look at: AVH Extended Categories

    Found here: http://blog.avirtualhome.com/wordpress-plugins/avh-extended-categories/

    The AVH Extended Categories Widgets gives you three widgets for displaying categories.

    1. Replacement of the default category widget to allow for greater customization.
    2. A top categories widget. Shows the top X categories. This requires WordPress 2.8 or higher.
    3. A Category Group widget. Shows categories from a group which is associated with the post/page that the visitor is looking at. Categories can be added to a group. Multiple groups can be made and every post/page can be associated with a different group. This requires WordPress 2.8 or higher.

    The replacement widget gives you the following customizable options:

    * Title of the widget.
    * Display as List or Drop-down.
    * Show number of posts (Count) after the category.
    * Hide empty categories.
    * Show categories hierarchical.
    * Show categories up to a certain depth. (Requires WordPress 2.8 or higher).
    * Sort by ID, Name,Count.
    * Sort ascending or descending.
    * Show RSS link after the category as text or image.
    * Select which categories to show. (Requires WordPress 2.5.1 or higher).

    The Top Categories widget gives you the following customizable options:

    * Title of the widget.
    * How many categories to show.
    * Display as List or Drop-down.
    * Show number of posts (Count) after the category.
    * Sort by ID, Name,Count.
    * Sort ascending or descending.
    * Show RSS link after the category as text or image.
    * Select which categories to show. (Requires WordPress 2.5.1 or higher).

    The Category Group widget gives you the following customizable options:

    * Title of the widget.
    * Display as List or Drop-down.
    * Show number of posts (Count) after the category.
    * Hide empty categories.
    * Sort by ID, Name,Count.
    * Sort ascending or descending.
    * Show RSS link after the category as text or image.

    You can set the following options for the Category Group Widget:

    * Which group to show on the home page.
    * Which group to show when no group is associated with a post. Useful for older posts that don't have the association.
    * Set the default group when editing or creating a post.

    You can also select not to show the Category Group widget by selecting the group: None
     
    petervanderdoes, Mar 25, 2010 IP
  3. MN Sandy

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    Sounds awesome! I'll look into this THANKS!!!
     
    MN Sandy, Mar 25, 2010 IP
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    By the way - do we know how to code this in the template without making it a plugin?

    Just like one can customize the header of the standard WP theme?
     
    MN Sandy, Mar 25, 2010 IP