[Resolved] Disable post meta based on category

[Carson]

I am trying to disable post meta for certain categories.
Meaning, if category ID is “x”, I want no date, no name or any other meta to show up on the post itself as well as next to the preview in cetegory pages/wp show posts.

add_filter( 'option_generate_blog_settings', 'lh_custom_author_page_settings' );
function lh_custom_author_page_settings( $options ) {
    $author = get_the_author_meta( 'ID' );

    if ( 3 === $author ) {
	$options['author'] = false;
	$options['single_author'] = false;
	$options['date'] = false;
	$options['categories'] = false;
	$options['tags'] = false;
    }
  
    return $options;
}

I am using the above code to hide meta based on authors and I tried to alter it so it works for categories as well. Didn’t succeed so far. Should I also be worried about the code snippets interfering with each other?

[Tom]

Hi there,

Give this a shot:

add_filter( 'option_generate_blog_settings', 'lh_custom_author_page_settings' );
function lh_custom_author_page_settings( $options ) {
    $author = get_the_author_meta( 'ID' );

    if ( 3 === $author || has_category( array( 10, 20, 25 ) ) ) {
	$options['author'] = false;
	$options['single_author'] = false;
	$options['date'] = false;
	$options['categories'] = false;
	$options['tags'] = false;
    }
  
    return $options;
}

10, 20 and 25 being the IDs you’re targeting.

I wouldn’t worry about code snippets conflicting, but it’s not impossible depending on the kind of snippet.

[Carson]

Thanks a lot for your reply!

I was actually hoping to have a separate snippet for the categories, as I might only want to hide the date for some categories while showing the author etc. Is that possible?

[Tom]

For sure:

add_filter( 'option_generate_blog_settings', function( $options ) {
    if ( has_category( array( 10, 20, 25 ) ) ) {
	$options['author'] = false;
	$options['single_author'] = false;
	$options['date'] = false;
	$options['categories'] = false;
	$options['tags'] = false;
    }
  
    return $options;
} );

[Carson]

I tried this on several installs and it doesn’t seem to work. Is this an issue on my side?

[Tom]

Can you link me to a page that has a post with one of those categories?

[Carson]

Unfortunately I can’t share any of the sites on here. However, if the snippet works for you I have to do some testing and see why it doesn’t on my installs.

[Tom]

Are you wanting those elements to be removed on the actual category pages, or within the single posts if they belong to a category?

[Carson]

within the single posts if they belong to a category

This is what I need. Sorry if I haven’t been clear before.

[Tom]

Try this:

add_action( 'wp', function() {
    if ( has_category( array( 10, 20, 25 ) ) ) {
        add_filter( 'generate_post_date', '__return_false' );
        add_filter( 'generate_post_author', '__return_false' );
        add_filter( 'generate_show_categories', '__return_false' );
        add_filter( 'generate_show_tags', '__return_false' );
        add_filter( 'generate_show_comments', '__return_false' );
    }
} );

[Carson]

Sorry for the delay.

Unfortunately, the snippet still doesn’t work. Is this on my side?

Thanks!

[Tom]

Hmm, it certainly should work: https://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/has_category

You’ve updated the category IDs in the code?

[Carson]

Yes, I did update the ID’s. If it works for you I really have no idea what I might be doing wrong.

[Tom]

I just made an adjustment – can you give it a shot?: https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/disable-post-meta-based-on-category/#post-721411

[Carson]

Yes, this works!

Once again thanks for the awesome support you guys provide!

[Author]

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