[Support request] Columns only on one category archive page

Hi Manuel,

To clarify, are you looking to alter the column number for specific archive pages?

If so, you’ll need a PHP snippet.

See here for reference: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/using-columns-in-the-blog/#changing-the-number-of-columns

So for instance, you can try adding:

add_filter( 'generate_blog_get_column_count','tu_search_column_count' );
function tu_search_column_count( $count ) {
    if ( is_category('photo-of-the-day') ) {
        return 33;
    }

    return $count;
}

Replace ‘photo-of-the-day’ of the day with the archive slug, and 33 with your desired column length. 33 produces a 3-column layout.

Hi there,

the columns need to be active for that function to work.
So instead.

1. remove the function Fernando provided.
2. activate the Blog Columns in Customizer > Layout > Blog
3. add this PHP Snippet to disable the columns everywhere except for your category

add_filter( 'option_generate_blog_settings', function( $options ) {
    if ( !is_category('photo-of-the-day') ) {
	$options['column_layout'] = false;
    }
    return $options;
});

For the excerpt:

add_filter( 'excerpt_length','lh_custom_category_excerpt_length', 1000 );
function lh_custom_category_excerpt_length( $length ) 
{
    if ( is_category('photo-of-the-day') ) {
        return 0;
    } 
    return $length;
}

For the image – do you want each post to have a larger image so it fills its column ?

Hi Manuel,

Can you try adding this PHP snippet to remove the “read more”?

add_action('wp', function() {
    if (is_category('5')) {
        add_filter( 'generate_excerpt_more_output', function() {
            return '';
	} );
    }
});

And this CSS for the images:

.archive.category-5 .post-image img {
    width: 100%;
}

Do you mean the post navigation at the bottom of the post?
https://www.screencast.com/t/g85QGzZ1

If so, it’s using a block element - post navigation:https://docs.generatepress.com/article/block-element-post-navigation/

1. You should be able to find it at appearance > elements.

2. If you want to remove it from this category, go to edit that element, add post category > this categoryto the exclusion list of the element’s location.

If you want to create a new post navigation within the same category, do the above 2 steps, then:
3. Copy all the content from this element to a new block element. Here’s a video that shows how to do that on page editor:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=CsT1UOzZUgI&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE

4. Toggle the in the same term option:https://docs.generatepress.com/article/block-element-post-navigation/#in-same-term

5 .Choose Post navigation as element type, choose the same hook as the original element, add post category > this category as the location.

Let me know 🙂