Link a category to a page

• #12500

  
  rachael.s
  

  subscriber

  On June 24, 2012 at 10:32 pm

  I’ll be starting a “project” on my blog and I’d like it to have its own page so it’s accessible.

  Is there a way to link a category to a page, so that I can introduce my project (on the page) and every blog post I make in this category shows up together? Hope this makes sense.

  Or, is there a way to highlight categories with their own menu bar?

  I’m new at this!

  :o)

  Thanks,

  Rachael

  #17710

  
  rachael.s
  

  subscriber

  On June 25, 2012 at 5:33 am

  Never mind. I figured it out. I made a custom menu and added the category for that particular blog project. Yay!

  #17711

  
  rachael.s
  

  subscriber

  On June 25, 2012 at 5:42 am

  Hi again.

  Actually, I’d STILL like to link my category to a page if it’s possible; I’d like a main page to explain the project with a link to the blog category.

  Thanks AGAIN!

  Rachael

  #17712

  
  Towfiq I.
  

  administrator

  On June 25, 2012 at 8:31 am

  so you want to display posts from a certain category inside a page?

  #17713

  
  rachael.s
  

  subscriber

  On June 25, 2012 at 4:42 pm

  Yes. Thank you.

  #17714

  
  Towfiq I.
  

  administrator

  On June 25, 2012 at 7:03 pm

  why dont you add the category link to your menu?

  #17715

  
  rachael.s
  

  subscriber

  On June 26, 2012 at 9:36 pm

  I did. It works well. Looks good. It shows up looking a lot like a page. I’d just like a way to introduce and explain the project. I’d like the summary to be above all the posts from the category.

  Thanks.

  Love the theme, by the way. Well done.

  #17716

  
  Towfiq I.
  

  administrator

  On June 26, 2012 at 9:43 pm

  do you want to display a category description?

  #17717

  
  rachael.s
  

  subscriber

  On June 26, 2012 at 10:27 pm

  Yes! I’d like it to show up when someone goes to the category from my custom menu. I’d need the description to be at least a page long, though, so I thought if I could link the category to the page it would be perfect.

  #17718

  
  Towfiq I.
  

  administrator

  On June 26, 2012 at 10:36 pm

  Go to Appearance> Editor and select “category.php” and add these lines:

  <h2><?php single_cat_title(); ?></h2>
  
  <p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p>

  After this line:

  <?php get_header(); ?>

  #17719

  
  rachael.s
  

  subscriber

  On June 27, 2012 at 4:02 am

  Thanks. I did that. Now what? Should the category description show up automatically when a categorized post is selected? Is there something else I need to do?

  Thanks.

  #17720

  
  Towfiq I.
  

  administrator

  On June 27, 2012 at 5:42 am

  you will need to add category descriptions from

  Posts> Categories

  then, when you click the category page you will see it.