Posts with multiple categories

I’ve found the solution. In the file post-tiles.php you have to change this code (more or less line 539)

$category = get_the_category();
	      $category_name = $category[0]->cat_name;
	      $category_slug = $category[0]->slug;

	      // Recovering Saved Color Values
	      // Define the Settings for recording
	      $cat_var = "cat_".$category_slug;

into this

$category_name = $category[0]->name;
	      $category_slug = $category[0]->slug;
	      $category_name1 = $category[1]->name;
	      $category_slug1 = $category[1]->slug;
	      $category_name2 = $category[2]->name;
	      $category_slug2 = $category[2]->slug;

	      // Recovering Saved Color Values
	      // Define the Settings for recording
	      $cat_var = "cat_".$category_slug;
	      $cat_var1 = "cat_".$category_slug1;
	      $cat_var2 = "cat_".$category_slug2;

Then you have to change this (more or less line 575)

$featured_style = "style='background-image: url(".$url."); background-size: contain;' class='featured-image ".$animation_style." ".$cat_var."'";
		      } else {
				  $featured_style = "class='".$cat_var."'";
			  }

into this

$featured_style = "style='background-image: url(".$url."); background-size: contain;' class='featured-image ".$animation_style." ".$cat_var." ".$cat_var1." ".$cat_var2." '";
		      } else {
				  $featured_style = "class='"".$cat_var." ".$cat_var1." ".$cat_var2."'";
			  }

The line numbers could be different because I’ve made a lot of changes. In this way you could add up to three categories.

Hi jeegrobot

Thanks very much for sharing your work on this – I really appreciate it. A couple of things – in the second section when you write $featured_style = “class='”” – do you mean $featured_style = “class='” (ie without the second quotation mark)? My site crashed when I copied and pasted your code. When I removed the 2nd quotation mark, the site worked, but then my thumbnail sizes were distorted… Any thoughts?

Thanks very much

Duncan

Ops sorry, I made a mistake. Leave the whole part after } else { like it is originally and it works.

You can see it working here https://www.mambotango.eu/demo/mesh/meshers-list where people have three different custom taxonomies: Industry (IT, etc.) Company (AdProfit, Mesh, etc.) and the last one that is empty for the moment.

Hi jeegrobot

Thanks for the update. I’ve made the changes you suggested & it’s not working for me at all. Now even the single category posts aren’t being highlighted when I click on a category…

Thanks for the suggestions though.

Duncan

Hi again jeegrobot

I’ve found what the problem is. You need to make sure that the line “$category = get_the_category();” is *not removed* – then everything works. Great!

Thanks again

Duncan

Hi Duncan,

sorry for having done a little mess. Yesterday I was a little tired and I copied the code in a wrong way. I noticed it only now by reviewing your post.

In line 539 (more or less) change this

$category = get_the_category();
	      $category_name = $category[0]->cat_name;
	      $category_slug = $category[0]->slug;

	      // Recovering Saved Color Values
	      // Define the Settings for recording
	      $cat_var = "cat_".$category_slug;

to this

$category = get_the_category();
              $category_name = $category[0]->name;
	      $category_slug = $category[0]->slug;
	      $category_name1 = $category[1]->name;
	      $category_slug1 = $category[1]->slug;
	      $category_name2 = $category[2]->name;
	      $category_slug2 = $category[2]->slug;

	      // Recovering Saved Color Values
	      // Define the Settings for recording
	      $cat_var = "cat_".$category_slug;
	      $cat_var1 = "cat_".$category_slug1;
	      $cat_var2 = "cat_".$category_slug2;

In my previous post the first line was missing.

Then, on line 575

$featured_style = "style='background-image: url(".$url."); background-size: contain;' class='featured-image ".$animation_style." ".$cat_var."'";

into this

$featured_style = "style='background-image: url(".$url."); background-size: contain;' class='featured-image ".$animation_style." ".$cat_var." ".$cat_var1." ".$cat_var2." '";

Sorry for the mistakes. This should work.

Great – thanks. All working perfectly now – you can see it in action on the recent work section of my site.