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Category page as a static page - best options?
3 replies · Started by nomadiceman on July 26, 2021
Hi,
I have WPSP pro and have seen this mentioned
https://docs.wpshowposts.com/article/use-static-pages-as-category-archives/
Is this currently still the best option for this?
Also, if I go to page 2 of the category archive, will it default to the standard archive or still use the static page?
Ideally what I'd like is the first category page to be a static page with the WPSP in it. (Possibly the WP 5.8 query loop in the near future), then the pages 2 onwards for that category, to use the standard Wordpress archive
Or, I can have a different static page for page archives 2 onwards, that would work too. Basically I want the first page of the category page to be different from the pages 2 onwards
is that possible?
Hi there,
Yes that is still the best option.
Also, if I go to page 2 of the category archive, will it default to the standard archive or still use the static page?
I'm not exactly sure if I understand the question here but sounds like the easiest way to determine is to try it :)
Ideally what I’d like is the first category page to be a static page with the WPSP in it. (Possibly the WP 5.8 query loop in the near future), then the pages 2 onwards for that category, to use the standard WordPress archive
I don't believe that's possible - if you use WPSP, then the second page will also be WPSP.
Or, I can have a different static page for page archives 2 onwards, that would work too. Basically I want the first page of the category page to be different from the pages 2 onwards
I'm not aware of a solution like this. The category archives are all handled by WordPress so the theme itself doesn't have any control over the functionality side.
thanks Leo. Will give it a shot anyway and see
No problem :)
