[wp-testers] RE: wp-testers Digest, Vol 26, Issue 24

[Tom Belknap]

Matt,

You might have a look at my Collapsing Categories widget for 2.1, because I ran into the same problem.  Hope that helps a bit:

http://dragonflyeye.net/blog/javascript-collapsing-categories/

(note to 'Pressers: this is not a plug for my plugin, I'm just too lazy to copy and paste my solution! }8{D> )



>Message: 1
>Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:55:22 +0100
>From: Matthew Robinson <mattyrobuk at googlemail.com>
>Subject: [wp-testers] get_categories
>To: wp-testers at lists.automattic.com
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>I have a plugin called Subscribe2 (subscribe2.wordpress.com) that  
>makes use of the get_categories function in WordPress 2.1.x
>
>I currently use it as follows:
>
>get_categories('type=post&hide_empty=1&hierarchical=0')
>
>to allow users to subscribe to certain post categories but not others.
>
>I have been asked to allow users to subscribe to categories that are  
>currently empty but when I change the above command to:
>
>get_categories('type=post&hide_empty=0&hierarchical=0')
>
>I also get link categories in the results.
>
>I've looked through the code (in wp-includes/category.php) and I can  
>see a conditional statement that would allow for collection of only  
>post categories (empty or otherwise). Is there a way to d this or is  
>it a feature request for the trac?
>
>Cheers,
>Matt
>
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