[Resolved] [GPP 2.0 beta] Content template not working with static archives

[George]

I am using this coode to set static pages as category archives:

//Use Static Pages as Category Archives
add_filter('request', function( array $query_vars ) {
    if ( is_admin() ) {
        return $query_vars;
    }

    if ( isset( $query_vars['category_name'] ) ) {
        $pagename = $query_vars['category_name'];

        $query_vars = array( 'pagename' => "$pagename" );
    }

    return $query_vars;
} );

The template is not being displayed on the static category page, though. It just displays static content. When I deactivate the code, the template is displayed normally. Is there a way around it?

[David]

Hi there,

what is the Content Template being used for ? Is it to display the archive loop ?

[George]

Yes.

[David]

The templates only have a single loop to display the_content. So it’s either an archive loop or its a page content loop…. not both.

Aside of writing your own custom templates, the alternative would be to hook in the Page content that would need to be pulled in from a custom post type / custom fields.

[George]

But I’ve set my category pages to be static pages so, in theory, it should work, no? Can I at least exclude a certain category from the code provided in the first post?

[David]

Nope – that code is changing the category archive request to a static page – the archive template which has the_loop for displaying the archives is not being loaded.

To exclude a category from static pages – you could change the first condition ie.

if ( is_admin() ) {

to include a is_category template tag eg.

if ( is_admin() || is_category('your-category-slug') ) {

[George]

Hmmm. I tried your suggestion but I am getting a 404 error on the selected category. I’ve also deleted the original Travel static category page and resaved my permalinks.

add_filter('request', function( array $query_vars ) {
    if ( is_admin() || is_category('travel') ) {
        return $query_vars;
    }

    if ( isset( $query_vars['category_name'] ) ) {
        $pagename = $query_vars['category_name'];

        $query_vars = array( 'pagename' => "$pagename" );
    }

    return $query_vars;
} );

[David]

Hmmm… not sure on this – you could try removing that condition and add a secondary condition to the $query_var addition:
e.g

if ( isset( $query_vars['category_name'] ) ) {
  $pagename = $query_vars['category_name'];
  if ( $pagename != 'your-category-slug') {
    $query_vars = array( 'pagename' => "$pagename" );
  }
}

[George]

Perfect, that did the trick!

Thanks, David.

[David]

Great – glad to hear that!!

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