Let me explain about "categories" on WordPress

[TheButcher]

I have been asked today to create a new category on https://www.sponsorchat.com/blog and I did. The same person told me "aint no damn indian category. nevermind i dont have time to mess around"

I am not looking to fallout with the individual or start some drama, my goal here is to explain how categories on wordpress work. Unless there is a post made in a category, that category does not show up in the side bar (or where ever else you list categories) capeesh.

So yes there is a category on the blog for "Indian" but without at least one post in that category, than that category will not be visible.

I thought everyone who uses WP knows this.

Peace

[LuKenGas]

That was obvious to me

[bill]

Happy India Girls On The Blog:

https://www.sponsorchat.com/blog/ <------

[bucksm]

Bill gets it

[bill]

a few more Indian pics added to the blog

[bill]

and a few more amateur indian pics added to the blog

[Colmike7]

You could change "hide_empty" to FALSE if you really want to show them..

[ezdoesitz]

You could change "hide_empty" to FALSE if you really want to show them..

Where is that in the admin panel?

[ispdn]

You could change "hide_empty" to FALSE if you really want to show them..

Where is that in the admin panel?

No you need to modify the source code

[bill]

that's why Colmike7 and ispdn are geniuses

[ezdoesitz]

that's why Colmike7 and ispdn are geniuses

Not a genius and wait till you get to my age. I'm 72 and doing this to kill my time and make some extra pocket money. So my next request is where do you do this change if not in the administration page.

[HeidiHoe]

that's why Colmike7 and ispdn are geniuses

Not a genius and wait till you get to my age. I'm 72 and doing this to kill my time and make some extra pocket money. So my next request is where do you do this change if not in the administration page.

Open your theme's (or child theme's) functions.php file in an editor and add the following filter:

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add_filter( 'widget_categories_args', 'force_widget_cat_args' );
function force_widget_cat_args($cat_args) {
    $cat_args['hide_empty'] = 0;
    return $cat_args;
}

[bill]

that's why Heidi is a genius too!

[HeidiHoe]

that's why Heidi is a genius too!

Yeah right! Me and my buddy Google. It's amazing... You type in "how do I.... bla bla bla" and it spits out the answer!

[Colmike7]

that's why Colmike7 and ispdn are geniuses

Not a genius and wait till you get to my age. I'm 72 and doing this to kill my time and make some extra pocket money. So my next request is where do you do this change if not in the administration page.

Open your theme's (or child theme's) functions.php file in an editor and add the following filter:

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add_filter( 'widget_categories_args', 'force_widget_cat_args' );
function force_widget_cat_args($cat_args) {
    $cat_args['hide_empty'] = 0;
    return $cat_args;
}

Good call. I was going to mention it being in functions.php, but you know, some themes are different and I was being lazy, sorry for any confusion. :p