[Resolved] Empty category archive page

[Julien]

Dear GeneratePress team,

On the category archive page, I would like to display the title and description without any posts.

The following is an example of a category with assigned posts:
https://34.134.162.158/?cat=3

The category title, description, and post loop are all displayed.

If a category does not have any posts, the title will not appear:
https://34.134.162.158/?cat=4

Is it possible to force the title of the category to be displayed?

Thanks in advance,
Julien

[Fernando]

Hi Julien,

By default, if there are no posts in a category, the template part that will be used is called no-results.php.

It’s possible however, you’ll need to use a Child theme.

For one, you can make a copy of no-results.php in your child theme and alter this line: https://github.com/tomusborne/generatepress/blob/master/no-results.php#:~:text=%3Ch1%20class%3D%22entry%2Dtitle%22%3E%3C%3Fphp%20_e(%20%27Nothing%20Found%27%2C%20%27generatepress%27%20)%3B%20%3F%3E%3C/h1%3E

Something like this can work:

<?php
				if( is_category() ){ ?> 
					<h1 class="entry-title"><?php echo get_the_archive_title(); ?></h1>
			<?php
				} else { ?>
					<h1 class="entry-title"><?php _e( 'Nothing Found', 'generatepress' ); ?></h1>
				<?php } ?>

Hope this helps!

[Julien]

Hi Fernando,

Thanks for your feedback. I’ve updated the no-results.php file with your recommended code however I still cannot display the H1 on the empty category (attached is a screenshot of the updated code).
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yRslUuTVmQ3rMJJIkEX8_egBw6SdnD5J/view?usp=sharing

https://34.134.162.158/?cat=4

Does something seem wrong to you?

Thank you in advance,
Julien

[Fernando]

Nothing’s wrong. Sorry. That would only work if you’re retrieving the title by default.

I just realized you’re using a Page Hero and a Headline Element to retrieve the title in your template.

What you can do is add this PHP snippet:

function archive_title_func($atts, $content = null) {
      ob_start();
      do_action('archive_hook');
      return ob_get_clean();
}
add_shortcode('add_archive_title', 'archive_title_func');

add_action('archive_hook', function(){
	echo '<h1>' . get_the_archive_title() . '</h1>';
},  10);

Adding PHP reference: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/#code-snippets

Then, add a Shortcode Block in your Page Hero – Block Element. And, add this shortcode: [add_archive_title].

This shortcode would retrieve the archive title. You can place the Shortcode Block inside a Container Block, and modify the font in the container Block to modify the font of the title if needed.

Hope this helps!

[Julien]

Hi Fernando,

Thanks a lot for your feedback, I just did what you recommended and it works perfectly!

Cheers,
Julien

[Fernando]

You’re welcome Julien! Glad that worked!

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