looking for a wordpress plugin

Ehsan_am · 12-20-2009, 11:21 AM

Hi,

Is there any wordpress plugins that could turn a category list of posts into a page???

Let me make myself clearer. I want the category links on my site to point to a page with content instead of a list of the posts withen that category.

Thanks in advance.

James Williams · 12-20-2009, 03:23 PM

Cant you use latest posts widget and set it to a large number then just don't show the category widget? or is this something built into your theme?

Ehsan_am · 12-20-2009, 03:36 PM

That is not going to help. I'm looking to have the categories but I want them to be real pages and not a list of posts.

James Williams · 12-20-2009, 03:41 PM

why not just make pages with the category names? sounds like you don't want people looking at the list of posts in a cat? so not sure what you want on the page.

Ehsan_am · 12-20-2009, 04:09 PM

I actually want to preserve the category style. I'm looking to do this for pur SEO goals. I want to be able to rank the actual categoy. The list of posts will be available by another menu.
The problem with making pages is that I already have some pages and I don't want to mix things up.

James Williams · 12-20-2009, 04:21 PM

can't say ive ever seen a plug in like that i think maybe you would have to modify the archives.php in your theme or copy one to the folder and edit out the have_posts loop in it. then add maybe more if else statements to insert the contenbt you want there depending on the category. but then that woul mess up your other archives i think ;/
how about making new pages or html pages, using a html widget to link to them so there named after your categories?
sorry if everything i have said is no help. Best Wishes

Ehsan_am · 12-20-2009, 05:02 PM

I was thinking about using the bloroll. Since I just want to rank those pages and don't mind much about the structure of the site which is going to be messed up, I could create posts and just use the blogroll to link to those pages about the categories.

Thanks for your help.

Ehsan_am · 12-20-2009, 05:04 PM

There must be some kind of plugin. Take a look at this website Watch 24 Online. See how the categories point to a single page. That's what I'm after.

customertools · 12-20-2009, 08:11 PM

It looks like that site you have for a demo, has the latest post for that category linked to the category link... I'm sure there's a wordpress Widget that will do what you want somewhere out there..

-Brad

HomeBizNizz · 12-20-2009, 09:02 PM

Try making a single PHP page like page.php, but change the WP loop code with the category PHP code. I haven't tested it myself.

rufaswan · 12-21-2009, 09:56 AM

In wordpress (1.5+), there is something called "Category Templates" where you can change what to be displayed when the user clicks on any "category" links.

You can do it by creating or editing any of the following two files in the theme directory:

1. category.php (for general / all category)
2. category-ID.php (for specific category only. If the category ID for "books" is "3", then you'll create "category-3.php" to make a custom page for "books")

Hope that helps.
- Rufas

Gasen · 12-21-2009, 12:02 PM

What about redirecting the category url from your hosting control panel?

Gasen · 12-21-2009, 12:14 PM

This plugin might be what you are looking for:
WordPress › Category Page WordPress Plugins

12-20-2009, 11:21 AM	#1
Ehsan_am Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paris- France Posts: 660 Thanks: 29 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts	looking for a wordpress plugin Hi, Is there any wordpress plugins that could turn a category list of posts into a page??? Let me make myself clearer. I want the category links on my site to point to a page with content instead of a list of the posts withen that category. Thanks in advance.

12-20-2009, 03:23 PM	#2
James Williams James Williams War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 78 Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin Cant you use latest posts widget and set it to a large number then just don't show the category widget? or is this something built into your theme?
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12-20-2009, 03:36 PM	#3
Ehsan_am Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paris- France Posts: 660 Thanks: 29 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin That is not going to help. I'm looking to have the categories but I want them to be real pages and not a list of posts.

12-20-2009, 03:41 PM	#4
James Williams James Williams War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 78 Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin why not just make pages with the category names? sounds like you don't want people looking at the list of posts in a cat? so not sure what you want on the page.
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12-20-2009, 04:09 PM	#5
Ehsan_am Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paris- France Posts: 660 Thanks: 29 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin I actually want to preserve the category style. I'm looking to do this for pur SEO goals. I want to be able to rank the actual categoy. The list of posts will be available by another menu. The problem with making pages is that I already have some pages and I don't want to mix things up.

12-20-2009, 04:21 PM	#6
James Williams James Williams War Room Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 78 Thanks: 16 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin can't say ive ever seen a plug in like that i think maybe you would have to modify the archives.php in your theme or copy one to the folder and edit out the have_posts loop in it. then add maybe more if else statements to insert the contenbt you want there depending on the category. but then that woul mess up your other archives i think ;/ how about making new pages or html pages, using a html widget to link to them so there named after your categories? sorry if everything i have said is no help. Best Wishes
	Best Regards, James Culinary Website Design : Cooking Blog :

12-20-2009, 05:02 PM	#7
Ehsan_am Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paris- France Posts: 660 Thanks: 29 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin I was thinking about using the bloroll. Since I just want to rank those pages and don't mind much about the structure of the site which is going to be messed up, I could create posts and just use the blogroll to link to those pages about the categories. Thanks for your help.

12-20-2009, 05:04 PM	#8
Ehsan_am Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Paris- France Posts: 660 Thanks: 29 Thanked 57 Times in 52 Posts	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin There must be some kind of plugin. Take a look at this website Watch 24 Online. See how the categories point to a single page. That's what I'm after.

12-20-2009, 08:11 PM	#9
customertools Customer Tools War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 96 Thanks: 0 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Social Networking	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin It looks like that site you have for a demo, has the latest post for that category linked to the category link... I'm sure there's a wordpress Widget that will do what you want somewhere out there.. -Brad
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12-20-2009, 09:02 PM	#10
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12-21-2009, 09:56 AM	#11
rufaswan Technical Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Malaysia Posts: 56 Thanks: 4 Thanked 16 Times in 13 Posts Social Networking Contact Info	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin In wordpress (1.5+), there is something called "Category Templates" where you can change what to be displayed when the user clicks on any "category" links. You can do it by creating or editing any of the following two files in the theme directory: 1. category.php (for general / all category) 2. category-ID.php (for specific category only. If the category ID for "books" is "3", then you'll create "category-3.php" to make a custom page for "books") Hope that helps. - Rufas
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12-21-2009, 12:02 PM	#12
Gasen HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Greytown, KZN, South Africa. Posts: 408 Thanks: 226 Thanked 64 Times in 45 Posts Social Networking	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin What about redirecting the category url from your hosting control panel?

12-21-2009, 12:14 PM	#13
Gasen HyperActive Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Greytown, KZN, South Africa. Posts: 408 Thanks: 226 Thanked 64 Times in 45 Posts Social Networking	Re: looking for a wordpress plugin This plugin might be what you are looking for: WordPress › Category Page WordPress Plugins