[Resolved] Move category meta

[epickenyan]

Hi. Is there a way to move the category meta on blog layout to the inside of image like shown here http://prntscr.com/mms0nx?

[Tom]

Hi there,

Not super easily, but it should be do-able. Any chance you can link me to your site?

[epickenyan]

Hi.

[Tom]

First, add this PHP:

add_filter( 'generate_category_list_output', '__return_false' );

add_action( 'generate_before_content', function() {
    if ( is_archive() ) {
        $categories_list = get_the_category_list( _x( ', ', 'Used between list items, there is a space after the comma.', 'generatepress' ) );

        if ( $categories_list ) {
            printf( '<span class="entry-meta cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span>%2$s</span>',
                _x( 'Categories', 'Used before category names.', 'generatepress' ),
                $categories_list
            );
        }
    }
} );

Then, add this CSS:

span.cat-links {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
    display: block;
    margin-top: -70px;
}

span.cat-links a {
    color: #fff;
    display: inline-block;
    background: #000;
    padding: 2px 5px;
}

.cat-links:before {
    display: none;
}

[epickenyan]

This is the result. http://prntscr.com/mnaa5d

[Tom]

Hmm, that looks like the PHP isn’t working. How did you add it?

Any chance I can see the site?

[epickenyan]

I added to functions.php. Or should I have added it anywhere else? I didn’t know which hook to target specifically. The site link I did share up there.

[David]

Hi there,

just to test, can you try adding the code using the Code Snippets plugin, a link is contained within this article:

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

[epickenyan]

@david. The problem is not adding the code per se, but the output.

[David]

The suggestion to try the Code Snippets plugin was to see if it the code worked and then we can look at why its not working within the Functions.php

[epickenyan]

Just did. Result still as screenshot.

[Tom]

Is it not possible to see the site itself to debug?

This function specifically should be outputting something on the archives:

add_action( 'generate_before_content', function() {
    if ( is_archive() ) {
        $categories_list = get_the_category_list( _x( ', ', 'Used between list items, there is a space after the comma.', 'generatepress' ) );

        if ( $categories_list ) {
            printf( '<span class="entry-meta cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span>%2$s</span>',
                _x( 'Categories', 'Used before category names.', 'generatepress' ),
                $categories_list
            );
        }
    }
} );

[epickenyan]

Are you not able to see this comment? I forgot to include a link in original post https://generatepress.com/forums/topic/move-category-meta/#post-814205. And just to be clear, are we still speaking about moving category to inside image as shared in the screenshot above?

[Tom]

Ugh, sorry – totally missed that.

Try this:

add_action( 'generate_before_content', function() {
    if ( is_archive() || is_home() ) {
        $categories_list = get_the_category_list( _x( ', ', 'Used between list items, there is a space after the comma.', 'generatepress' ) );

        if ( $categories_list ) {
            printf( '<span class="entry-meta cat-links"><span class="screen-reader-text">%1$s </span>%2$s</span>',
                _x( 'Categories', 'Used before category names.', 'generatepress' ),
                $categories_list
            );
        }
    }
} );

[epickenyan]

That makes it appear twice on the homepage and archives. I will just mark this as resolved because I think it is not practical. Thanks for the help though. Appreciated.

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