category descriptions

Hey Hadhops, what settings are you using? how are you displaying your content? you can check out uwpqsf-front-class.php and see how the content is output. You would have to add “$term->description” where you want it to appear. However you shouldn’t edit this file directly, you should use a filter on your functions file to modify this behavior.

Yes, @jaydeesigns is right.

Thanks for the response, I’m using checkboxes to filter the site pages via category,and the plugin is working fantastic – I’d like to add the category descriptions to give the user a bit more info about their choice.

I’d like a list like this-
‘[checkbox] Category title
Category description…’

Unfortunately for me my php skills are non existent, but i’m trying to learn – could you help me with adding the filter? So far I know it’s not this –

add_filter( ‘uwpqsf_cmf_field_checkbox’, ‘add_category_descriptions’ );
function ‘add_category_descriptions'($term) {
$GLOBALS[‘category’] = $term->description ?>
}

Thanks!

You using the wrong filter. It should be uwpqsf_tax_field_checkbox.
and the function will not give you anything.

add_filter( 'uwpqsf_cmf_field_checkbox', 'add_category_descriptions' );
function 'add_category_descriptions'( $html ,$type,$exc,$hide,$taxname,$taxlabel,$taxall,$opt,$c,$defaultclass,$formid,$divclass) {
   $eid = explode(",", $exc);
   $args = array('hide_empty'=>$hide,'exclude'=>$eid );
   $taxoargs =apply_filters('uwpqsf_taxonomy_arg',$args,$taxname,$formid);
   $terms = get_terms($taxname,$taxoargs);
   $count = count($terms);

   if ( $count > 0 ){
      $html ='';
      $html  = '<div class="'.$defaultclass.' '.$divclass.' tax-check-'.$c.' togglecheck"><span  class="taxolabel-'.$c.'">'.$taxlabel.'</span >';
      $html .= '<input  type="hidden" name="taxo['.$c.'][name]" value="'.$taxname.'">';
      $html .= '<input  type="hidden" name="taxo['.$c.'][opt]" value="'.$opt.'">';
      if(!empty($taxall)){
	$html .= '<label><input type="checkbox" id="tchkb-'.$c.'" name="taxo['.$c.'][call]" class="chktaxoall" >'.$taxall.'</label>';
	}
	foreach ( $terms as $term ) {
		$value = $term->slug;
                $description = $term->description;//here get the description.
	$html .= '<label><input type="checkbox" id="tchkb-'.$c.'" name="taxo['.$c.'][term][]" value="'.$value.'" >'.$term->name.' </label>';
        $html =. '<br> Description: '.$description;
	}
	$html .= '</div>';
	return  $html;
	}

}

Amazing:)
Thanks for the great plugin support!

Hello again,

Thanks for writing that code for me, unfortunately the category descriptions are not displaying. I don’t see any change to the code rendered in the web inspector – is there a way I can check if the function is working? or do you mind having another look over what you wrote to check it?

Thanks again.

Try this again, the above code has used the wrong filter.

add_filter( 'uwpqsf_tax_field_checkbox', 'add_category_descriptions' );
function 'add_category_descriptions'( $html ,$type,$exc,$hide,$taxname,$taxlabel,$taxall,$opt,$c,$defaultclass,$formid,$divclass) {
   $eid = explode(",", $exc);
   $args = array('hide_empty'=>$hide,'exclude'=>$eid );
   $taxoargs =apply_filters('uwpqsf_taxonomy_arg',$args,$taxname,$formid);
   $terms = get_terms($taxname,$taxoargs);
   $count = count($terms);

   if ( $count > 0 ){
      $html ='';
      $html  = '<div class="'.$defaultclass.' '.$divclass.' tax-check-'.$c.' togglecheck"><span  class="taxolabel-'.$c.'">'.$taxlabel.'</span >';
      $html .= '<input  type="hidden" name="taxo['.$c.'][name]" value="'.$taxname.'">';
      $html .= '<input  type="hidden" name="taxo['.$c.'][opt]" value="'.$opt.'">';
      if(!empty($taxall)){
	$html .= '<label><input type="checkbox" id="tchkb-'.$c.'" name="taxo['.$c.'][call]" class="chktaxoall" >'.$taxall.'</label>';
	}
	foreach ( $terms as $term ) {
		$value = $term->slug;
                $description = $term->description;//here get the description.
	$html .= '<label><input type="checkbox" id="tchkb-'.$c.'" name="taxo['.$c.'][term][]" value="'.$value.'" >'.$term->name.' </label>';
        $html =. '<br> Description: '.$description;
	}
	$html .= '</div>';
	return  $html;
	}

}

Hi TC.K,
Unfortunately that is now only outputting the checkbox and the text ‘Description:’ for each label. So the category name has disappeared and it’s not showing the actual description text.

Really appreciate you help.

Try this again:

add_filter( 'uwpqsf_tax_field_checkbox', 'add_category_descriptions', '',12);
function add_category_descriptions( $html ,$type,$exc,$hide,$taxname,$taxlabel,$taxall,$opt,$c,$defaultclass,$formid,$divclass) {
   $eid = explode(",", $exc);
   $args = array('hide_empty'=>$hide,'exclude'=>$eid );
   $taxoargs =apply_filters('uwpqsf_taxonomy_arg',$args,$taxname,$formid);
   $terms = get_terms($taxname,$taxoargs);
   $count = count($terms);

   if ( $count > 0 ){
      $html ='';
      $html  = '<div class="'.$defaultclass.' '.$divclass.' tax-check-'.$c.' togglecheck"><span  class="taxolabel-'.$c.'">'.$taxlabel.'</span >';
      $html .= '<input  type="hidden" name="taxo['.$c.'][name]" value="'.$taxname.'">';
      $html .= '<input  type="hidden" name="taxo['.$c.'][opt]" value="'.$opt.'">';
      if(!empty($taxall)){
	$html .= '<label><input type="checkbox" id="tchkb-'.$c.'" name="taxo['.$c.'][call]" class="chktaxoall" >'.$taxall.'</label>';
	}
	foreach ( $terms as $term ) {
		$value = $term->slug;
                $description = $term->description;//here get the description.
	$html .= '<label><input type="checkbox" id="tchkb-'.$c.'" name="taxo['.$c.'][term][]" value="'.$value.'" >'.$term->name.' </label>';
        $html .= '<br> Description: '.$description;
	}
	$html .= '</div>';
	return  $html;
	}

}

PERFECT! That works exactly the way I need.

Great plugin support. A++++

I’ll send a donation through your site.