Working with Categories

By Doug Black · January 7, 2021 · Watch in 8 minutes.

1 - Installation....... 9:00
2 - Let’s Create a Channel....... 10:00
3 - Let’s Create a Template....... 11:00
4 - Using File Fields Part 1: Set Up....... 6:00
5 - Using File Fields Part 2: Templating....... 12:00
6 - DRY Template Layouts and Partials....... 13:00
7 - Moving the System Directory Above Webroot....... 9:00
8 - Variable Modifiers....... 5:00
9 - Working with Categories....... 8:00
10 - Working with Relationships....... 8:00
11 - Partials, Embeds, Variables....... 15:00
12 - Let’s Create a Channel Layout....... 5:00
13 - Routing....... 7:00
14 - Contact Form....... 8:00
15 - Adding A 404 Page....... 5:00

In this video, we will add a category group and categories to our blog, as well as display them in our blog template.

What We Do

Create a category group
Create categories
Assign a category group to channels
Show category loop in our most recent posts
Use the backspace parameter

Code Snippets

Adding Category Loop To Display Name

{!-- Categories --}
<p class="text-sm leading-5 font-medium text-indigo-600">
   {if has_categories}
      {categories backspace="2"}<a class="hover:underline" href="/blog/entry/{url_title}">{category_name}</a>, {/categories}
   {/if}
</p>
{!-- End categories --}

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Doug Black

Doug is the developer and founder at tripleNERDscore. He is also core contributor to, ExpressionEngine!

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