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Thanks for such a great list of plugins, this list are so helpful for the new guy.
Hello Bennet,
After reading the comments on this page ,especially Frame’s ones, and wanting to test if they can be coded in PHP I have written a similar plugin NG Primary Category WordPress pluginwhich inserts the radio boxes without using any Javascript (through PHP output buffering & regular expressions) and requires no permalink structure modifications like sCategory.
You might want to check the source code.
Your suggestions ,coming form a seasoned PHP programmer, are welcomed since my PHP experience is limited.
I am using your Search Meter plugin in my site and really love it!
Nick, your plugin looks great. It’s definitely better to avoid the JavaScript dependency. As for the permalink feature, it is Top Cat’s most requested feature but it’s tricky to do it without proper WordPress hooks (as you have discovered!). I’ve finally figured out a simple way to do it so the feature will be in the next release of Top Cat (this month or maybe next).
Anyone looking to use Top Cat should consider Nick’s NG Primary Category plugin too.
Hi!
I was thrilled to find this Plugin, which fills an important function on a blog I am working on.
However I have come up against a conflict/challenge.
I am using “Language Switcher” (http://www.poplarware.com/languageplugin.html)
which requires one to wrap the respective languages in Tags. Post/Page content is wrapped using the following tags:
for example: Katze Cat
Categories require different tag enclosures:
for example: [lang_de]Katze[/lang_de] [lang_en]Cat[/lang_en]
The Category enclosures work for all category titles, EXCEPT when calling the top_cat function… instead of either Cat or Katze appearing, both words plus enclosing tags are visible.
I am using the following call:
Can you suggest another way I can get the Language Switcher to work, when calling the topcat function?
Thanks
Peter
The function I use didn’t display:
php echo topcat_get_the_main_category()
I have removed the ‘hairpins and question marks… hopefully this will appear now.
Peter
Peter, I suppose this could be because Top Cat is not internationalised. I haven’t had time to see how Language Switcher works its magic so I can’t be sure. Can you tell me if the WordPress built-in function get_the_category() works with Language Switcher? If that works and topcat_get_the_main_category() does not, then that will give me something to go on.
Hi Bennett…
sorry… I missed your reply.
New problem: Are you going to be able to make this WP 2.3 compatible… I fear it may not be possible!
Thanks
Peter
It would certainly be possible to be 2.3 compatible, but it would involve a fair bit of behind-the-scenes changes. I am considering it, though for my own purposes I plan to use the new tagging feature instead of Top Cat.
Bennett!
Not sure why, but TopCat IS working with 2.3!!!
Just can’t figure out how to implement the tags feature in 2.3!?!
How does one enter tags?
Peter
I’ve been looking for a plugin that will allow me to do what i need to accomplish.. i want to categorize posts in a hierarchy (i.e. Teaching Resources -> Assessment -> Rubrics), but I also need to categorize posts by TYPE of resource (web link, book, etc ) .. if I use the topcat plugin and set the TYPE as the main category then I can show all books with one template and all web links as another template, etc. .
MY QUESTION.. is can i group the topcat’s so that all books will display first, then all weblinks, etc.. or will they be jumbled ?
Many Thanks ..
Adon
Got a problem updating posts with WP 2.5: if I try to change the top category I get a 500 internal error. Any ideas?
Domiziano, I suspect that Top Cat probably does not work with WP 2.5. With WP 2.5 tags, Top Cat is not that useful anyway.
If I had time I would upgrade Top Cat to work with WP 2.5. I don’t know whether I ever will though…
Thank you for the answer Bennett.
Anyway I still think Top Cat is an useful plugin, at least the way I’m using it. I’ve mashed it with the Image Extractor that extracts the first image from a post and displays it as a thumbnail. When a post doesn’t have an image it shows a preset image according to its top category.
Hey I’m trying to use top cat to work as the byline for the single post section of my site and I’m having trouble getting it to display right here is my code: The theme is The Morning After and the problematic site is here: http://justafan.tandrew.com/?p=20
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Thanks!
Hi Bennett,
great plugin, but would be great if there was an update for WP 2.5 also
anyway great work
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