Niche theme – Woocommerce : show categories in wc pages

[Claudia]

Hi Tom, David and Leo (I don’t know if I’m missing someone)

First of all, we really appreciate the work you are doing with GP 🙂

To the point, I’ve tried to find the solution in the forum, but I couldnt. We are running Niche theme, and we’ld like to show the woocommerce product categories in shop pages (shop index, single product, and I any other wc page)

I’ve checked and we have the “Woocommerce Shop Category Menu” Element enabled (see below). As far as I checked the code is not generated in the html. I don’t know what we are doing wrong. Can you help us? Or any idea how to proceed?
Thank you in advance

<?php
$cat_args = array(
	'orderby'    => 'name',
	'order'      => 'asc',
	'hide_empty' => false,
);
 
$product_categories = get_terms( 'product_cat', $cat_args );

if ( ! empty( $product_categories ) ) {
	echo '<ul class="woo-cat-nav">';
		foreach ( $product_categories as $key => $category ) {
			printf( 
				'<li>
					<a href="%1$s">
						%2$s
					</a>
				</li>',
				get_term_link( $category ),
				$category->name
			);
		}
	echo '</ul>';
}

?>

Hook woocommerce_archive_description
Execute PHP YES
Display Rules

• Product Category Archive: All Product Categories
• Product Archive

[David]

Hi there,

Lets test if the hook is where it should be.
In your hook code above, just before the <?php add:

<h2>The hook is working</h2>

If that displays on the front end we know the hook is working. Let me know. Then we can look at why the codes conditions aren’t being met

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/

[Claudia]

Hi David,
Nope, it doesn’t display it

[David]

That means that either:

1. The Display Rules are not working.
OR
2. The Hook is missing.

Lets test #1 – by adding Entire Site to the Hooks Display Rules.

Let me know.

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/

[Claudia]

Ok, adding to display for the entire site didn’t work

[David]

Now try changing the hook to after_header
Keep the Display Rules as is.
And keep the <h2>The hook is working</h2> in there.

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/

[Claudia]

Ok, I’ve got something 🙂
Changing the hook to after_header make it appear in the single product page. Not in the shop page. Even more, it appeared all the categories. You can check by yourself in the provided link

[David]

OK – something else must be interfering.
Are you using a Child Theme ? If so can you temporarily disable it.

Next step is to disable any other plugins or custom functions to see if there is a conflict.

Documentation: http://docs.generatepress.com/
Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/

[Claudia]

SOLVED!
It was the plugin “Productos sin stock” (that orders the WC products with no stock at last position)
Thank you David!

[David]

Glad to hear you found the issue.

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Adding CSS: http://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-css/

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