How to show category description below the category?

sufficientme

After initial set-up of the default Vanilla theme, the dashboard enables a category and description for that category to be created but only the category is displayed live.

I have searched, read, and tried in vain to have my categories show the description underneath.

So far, I created and applied my new theme from the default (got there). Did the "create a custom.css" thing. Followed instructions from old postings to alter the php file under discussions etc but these posts "solutions" have different code to what I'm seeing now in the php and just confuse the heck out of me.

Bottom line is this newbie is stuck. I quite like the default style just would like this one change.

Can anyone hold my hand please?

johansonlocker

forum\applications\vanilla\views\modules\categories.php

row 36

replace echo command to

echo Wrap(Anchor(($Category->Depth > 1 ? '↳ ' : '').Gdn_Format::Text($Category->Name),
'/categories/'.rawurlencode($Category->UrlCode)), 'strong').
'<br><span style="float:left; font-size: 10px; color:gray">'.$Category->Description.'</span>'.
'<span class="Count">'.number_format($Category->CountAllDiscussions).'</span>';

hbf

just a reminder: modifications to core files will be lost during any upgrade.

johansonlocker

forum\applications\vanilla\views\modules\categories.php

row 36

replace echo command to

echo Wrap(Anchor(($Category->Depth > 1 ? '↳ ' : '').Gdn_Format::Text($Category->Name),
'/categories/'.rawurlencode($Category->UrlCode)), 'strong').
'<br><span style="float:left; font-size: 10px; color:gray">'.$Category->Description.'</span>'.
'<span class="Count">'.number_format($Category->CountAllDiscussions).'</span>';

sufficientme

Thank you soooo much! I really appreciate you helping me out - my neck was getting sore sittign here for hours trying to figure it out Cheers

hbf

just a reminder: modifications to core files will be lost during any upgrade.

sufficientme

Ok, understood, thanks.

Texdkr

Help. I tired the above modification, but when I set my homepage to "All Categories" or "Categories & Discussions" I get a BONK. If I set my homepage "All Discussions" it works fine.
I tried restoring the original categories.php file, but I am still getting the same problem.
Any ideas or suggestions?

Shadowdare

@Texdkr, welcome to the community.

Click this link to find out how to see what the actual error is: http://vanillawiki.homebrewforums.net/index.php/Bonk_Errors

I recommend starting a new discussion with the actual error pasted in between three tildes (~~~) before and after the actual error. Be sure to leave your Vanilla version number as well.

Texdkr

@Shadowdare, thank you. Using the debug I found the error was occurring due to the Tagging plug in. When I disabled the tagging plugin, the "All Categories" home page started loading with out error.