Category button not showing correctly

Prosper · November 2015

"Category button" not showing correctly on PC and mobile device on vanilla version 2.2.
Please help.

peregrine · November 2015

"Category button" not showing correctly on PC and mobile device on vanilla version 2.2.

what does this mean - post a screenshot of "not correctly" and what you expect.

4 things to keep in mind when dealing with display issues and posting questions.

1) if you are not using the default theme when testing, test with default theme if things don't seem to work as expected.
2) if you are using a premium or custom theme, no one can possibly guess your issue, but the odds are if it works with default theme and not yours, it is a css issue or a view issue.
3) as with all plugins if it doesn't have 'MobileFriendly' => true, in the plugininfo array, it will probably not work in mobile mode until you add it.
4) you may need to adjust css.

the plugin was written a while back but surprisingly works perfectly on desktop with default theme.

tip: if you are not using default theme, always wise to mention that in post if it is a display issue.

that said the program could be re-written by to conform to new coding standards, but at the same time works.

Prosper · November 2015

@peregrine
I had to add 'MobileFriendly' => true, to make the buttons appear on mobile device but the buttons overflow the mobile screen. Please see attached screenshot. My vanilla theme is a custom theme clone right from default theme.

peregrine · November 2015

try changing in the css of the plugin.

Option 1

from

 .category-buttons{
        display:inline-block;
        }

to

.category-buttons{
        display:block;
        }

if that doesn't work you could do option 2

Option 2

do something else study up and experiment

https://www.google.com/search?q=css+tutorials

Option 3

pray for vrijvlinder to come back and help you.

Prosper · November 2015

Thanks @peregrine,
Option 1 and 2 did not work. My last option is to pray and hope @vrijvlinder fixes the addon.

vrijvlinder · November 2015

VrijVlinder has been busy elsewhere , however she does check in once in a while to help with design issues , not providing a link to the site hinders my potential help . It is not my plugin but am willing to see your site using a web inspector . That is the most speedy way for me.

As a rule the plugin should have a CSS file where the errant code likely is . If not it may be your own theme making it like that.

vrijvlinder · November 2015

Here is an improved version

Prosper · November 2015

Thanks @vrijvlinder. The improved version works great.

River · September 2016

@vrijvlinder said:
VrijVlinder has been busy elsewhere , however she does check in once in a while to help with design issues

you will love the new documentation. much easier to read now :;

gotta love the new personal pronoun approach.

https://github.com/vanilla/vanilla/commit/2c7e324c87df2784ad76be52826fe7b817617e71

old

When a user is connecting through SSO he is prompted to choose a username.

new

When a user is connecting through SSO she is prompted to choose a username.

much better than just saying

When a user is connecting through SSO the user is prompted to choose a username.

Category button not showing correctly

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