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Create archive page of custom taxonomy categories

9 replies · Started by Craig on January 22, 2018

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January 22, 2018 at 11:25 am #477359

Hello,
I'm struggling with creating an archive page for my custom taxonomy – resource_categories.

I want to display/hyperlink the resource categories on this archive page – not the actual posts. The idea is to see all the categories on page, and visitors can drill down into each category from there.

Is this possible? Do I have to create a custom page template?

Thanks for any suggestions!

Craig

January 22, 2018 at 2:34 pm #477490

Hi Craig,

I would recommend giving Tom's WP Show Posts plugin a shot and see if it does what you want:
https://en-ca.wordpress.org/plugins/wp-show-posts/

If not can you provide a quick example of what it should look like?

Let us know :)

January 22, 2018 at 7:13 pm #477634

Hi Leo,
Yep, I've got a license for WP Show Posts Pro...great plugin, but I don't think it'll help me on this one.

Basically, this is a 'directory' with multiple businesses in each category. I need an archive page that displays links to the various resource categories – the taxonomy terms.

Resource Categories (a custom taxonomy)

Accounting Services
Architects/Build/Design
Advocacy
Associations
Bank Products & Services
…etc.

When clicking on Architects/Build/Design

Architects/Build/Design

Acme Architects (title is a link to their ‘post/page’)
Donovan Designs
Buildings by Bob
…etc.

Hope that helps. I was hoping to leverage native taxonomy pages, but that doesn't seem to work.

Thanks!

January 22, 2018 at 9:10 pm #477675

So this is a page which lists out custom taxonomy titles with their posts titles below?

January 23, 2018 at 7:51 am #478088

Hi Tom
The 'landing' page would be a display of all of the resource categories (a custom taxonomy): accounting services, architects, etc. (posts are not displayed on this page...just the taxonomy term)

Clicking on the resource category title takes you to a page with all of the posts. This page is already done...just a taxonomy archive page.

It's the first landing page - all of the custom taxonomy terms. Didn't realize it'd be so difficult to construct.

I'm guessing I have to build something based on this:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_terms/

Thanks

January 23, 2018 at 10:36 pm #478536

Ah yes, you're right. Here are some pretty good examples: https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_terms/#comment-288

January 24, 2018 at 5:09 am #478753

Great. Thanks Tom...I'll take a look at these.

January 24, 2018 at 9:25 am #479012

The last example in that comment should have everything you need :)

April 25, 2019 at 12:24 pm #879592

Hi Tom

Could I ask that with the example you referred to in the link - does that code need to be added to functions.php or to a new archive.php template?

Cheers

April 25, 2019 at 3:59 pm #879741

Those would go into your archive.php template.

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