[Support request] How to Show Category Name Above, Near to Author Name?

[Sibi Paul]

Sir,

Please Check mY Site any posts…

Post Date & Author Name Showing Just After the Title…

But,

Category Shows, After Content ( Bottom )

I wish to show This Order.

Category – Date – Author

How, this Possible, Please Help.

[Leo]

Hi there,

Give this PHP snippet a shot:

add_filter( 'generate_post_date_output', function( $date ) {
  
  $categories_list = get_the_category_list( ', ' );

    if ( $categories_list ) {
        echo '<span class="categories">' . $categories_list . '</span>';
    }
  
  echo $date;
    
} );

Adding PHP: https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

Let me know 🙂

[Karsten]

I tried this php snippet but it does not work.

Category is still shown below the blog post.

Please check and advise.

Thank you

[Tom]

You can stop it from appearing below the post by turning it off in “Customize > Layout > Blog”.

Does the code add the categories above the post for you?

[Karsten]

Ok, yes, thank you

The Code is showing the categorie above the post, but only on the Blog Page as you can see here.

There is also a little margin on the left missing. It is too close to the date.

Any suggestion how I could solve this?

Also I would like to have the categorie above the the post in all single posts.

Great support from you guys. Thank you

[Leo]

Try this CSS for the spacing:

span.categories {
    padding-right: 5px;
}

Is the post date enabled for single posts?
https://docs.generatepress.com/article/blog-content-layout/#single

[Sibi Paul]

I did not understand anything.

For This Simple Function, I need to add a PHP Plugin ?

[Leo]

Yes PHP snippet is required. You can use a child theme as well if you are already using one.

Might be best to open a new topic if you have more questions.

Thanks!

[Author]

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