Link to Nicer Archives

  • Ideally I wish to duplicate the archive structure found at Asterisk. I haven’t been able to find such a system for wordpress yet. If anyone knows of a way to implement this, I would prefer it.
    Otherwise:
    I have tried to implement Nicer Archives as an alternate, but have functions like: the_category(‘,’) , wp_list_cats(); ?> and wp_get_archives(‘type=monthly’) linking to an entirely unusable system that won’t match with it.
    Can Nicer Archives be modified to show the correct sorting method (i.e. monthly sorting for a date link, like wp_get_archives(‘type=monthly’);) and to got to an anchor for that particular month or category (which isn’t generated at all, it would appear).
    I have nearly blown my brains out hacking up Nicer Archives, and trying to write my own system.
    Thansk so much for any help.

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  • I don’t know, but this might help you?

    Thread Starter danbowling

    (@danbowling)

    Thanks for the link Michael, it was helpful in formulating some new ideas.
    That is similar to what I have currently implemented, but the problem still remains that the standard output of the functions the_category(‘,’) , wp_list_cats(); ?> and wp_get_archives(‘type=monthly’) links is to a basic page where it lists full posts. I would like to be able to use the sortable nicer archives, but be able to pass sorting via those links for the users convenience. Like clicking on a link for the post’s category would send you to Nicer Archives page, but sorted via category and to that specific category as well (to avoid scrolling.)

    is this something that could help?
    https://manalang.com/archives/2004/06/20/wordpress-plugin-condensed-content-for-date-and-category-archives

    Thread Starter danbowling

    (@danbowling)

    Thanks, that looks like a useful plugin, but doesn’t help me organize the archives in any way that makes them more logical or useful. I plan on only using titles anyways.
    I guess I should post an example, eh? https://beta.danbowling.com/myarchives.php is the version of myarchives (source php).
    I would like all category and date archive run through that script (I would assume this mostly requires mod_rewrite to forward) but I am usnure of how to have nicer archvies handle the passed request (i.e. categories/site-news) to change the sorting and automatically send the user to that section of the archives (probably via an anchor or making that category first on the list?)
    I have basic PHP skills, but this is really out of my level, as is the mod_rewrite needed to do this.

    The backticks are often beneath the tilde on the upper left side of the keyboard. If the code is lengthy just post a link to it and host it on your site as “file.phps”

    Thread Starter danbowling

    (@danbowling)

    Ah, I have no clue how I didn’t figure that out. I was using a single quote.
    Here is what I did to modify, for anyone interested:
    } elseif ('category' == $orderby) {
    $thiscategory = $category_name;
    if ($thiscategory != $previous) {
    //Original Code: $output .= ''.get_catname($thiscategory).'';
    $output .= ''.''.get_catname($thiscategory).'';
    }
    $previous = $thiscategory;
    }

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