Allowing Category Descriptions

create a new php file in wp-content/ and name it meso-custom-functions.php

correct path would be wp-content/meso-custom-functions.php and add this code

or direct add them in functions.php

<?php
function dez_add_cat_desc() {
$get_catdesc = category_description(); if($get_catdesc):
echo '<div style="margin:-20px 0 0 0;" class="catdesc">'.$get_catdesc.'</div>';
endif;
}
add_action('bp_after_headline', 'dez_add_cat_desc');
?>

Hi Richie, thanks for you help. I input the function into the functions.php folder but am receiving this error message:

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home4/zapp/public_html/lacrossescoop.com/wp-content/themes/mesocolumn/functions.php:371) in /home4/zapp/public_html/lacrossescoop.com/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 1121

Thanks,
Sean

Did you copy Richie’s code exactly as written into functions.php? If so, you don’t need to include the opening and closing PHP blocks: <?php and ?>.

Richie, I additionally tried the other method you suggested by adding a file in wp-content/ titled custom-functions.php and added the code you provided. No error message, but the categories aren’t displaying the description.

My site is https://www.lacrossescoop.com for your records.

Thanks,
Sean

should be meso-custom-functions.php not custom-functions.php
and you need to use at least v1.5.3 mesocolumn.

Richie, thank you again for you support.

I’m running v1.6.3 of Mesocolumn

I have tried both methods of adding the code you provided me to functions.php file and removing the PHP blocks: <?php and ?> as well as creating a file at wp-content/ of meso-custom-functions.php. Neither are showing the category description.

Just for clarification, here is the code you provided me:

<?php
function dez_add_cat_desc() {
$get_catdesc = category_description(); if($get_catdesc):
echo '<div style="margin:-20px 0 0 0;" class="catdesc">'.$get_catdesc.'</div>';
endif;
}
add_action('bp_after_headline', 'dez_add_cat_desc');
?>

its working for me tho
hxxp://demo.dezzain.com/category/featured/
see the
This is a featured category descriptions – abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyZ

try remove the code from functions.php and download this zip, extract and upload to wp-content/

you need to enable ‘archive header’ in theme option->post setting first.

Aha! Thank you very much for your help! You are providing one of the most supported free themes available. Keep it up Richie!