Comments on: Custom Template for Parent and Sub Categories (without a plugin) in WordPress

By: Marco Traverso

Marco Traverso — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 11:51:37 +0000

I use a similar solution with a custom function that works also for children categories.

In functions.php I defined:

function is_in_category($cat_name)
{
//returns true if a post belongs to a category or to one of its children categories
return ( in_category($cat_name)|| post_is_in_descendant_category( get_term_by( 'name', $cat_name, 'category' ) ));
}

And in category.php I placed the code:

if(is_in_category('my_category_slug'))
{
include'my-cat-template.php';
}
else
{
//default code
}

By: Bridie Macdonald

Bridie Macdonald — Tue, 11 May 2010 09:46:02 +0000

You rock! When creating dynamic sidebars wordpress Codex does not list any way to call children of is_category so I was adding all of the children in an array of which was PAINFUL to manage – I adapted your code and it works – many thanks!!!!

By: dandy

dandy — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:39:30 +0000

thanks for that. alot. I was needing it desperately.

Thanks.

By: darimata

darimata — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:32:03 +0000

great tips…!
I have around 25 sub-categories in one parent and this is exactly what i need…

Thanks, Jennifer..

By: Montana Flynn

Montana Flynn — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:53:20 +0000

Great, just what I was looking for!