Wordpress- making a archive

[jp612]

I was just reading through this howto

http://codex.wordpress.org/Creating_an_Archive_Index

 

For wp 1.5+ it says to upload the archives.php to the themes directory. I dont really get this because i already have a default archives.php in my themes folder. Would that work? Do i have to do anything to it?

[Susie]

What code is in your archives.php file now?

[jp612]

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<?php printf(__('Archive for %s', 'monochrome'), get_the_time(__('Y', 'monochrome'))); ?>

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<?php } elseif (is_author()) { ?>^M

<?php _e('Author Archive', 'monochrome'); ?>

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<?php } elseif (isset($_GET['paged']) && !empty($_GET['paged'])) { ?>^M

<?php _e('Blog Archives', 'monochrome'); ?>

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<?php } ?>^M

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<?php while ( have_posts() ) : the_post(); ?>^M

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<?php the_title(); ?>

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<?php the_time(__('F jS, Y', 'monochrome')) ?>^M

<?php _e('Posted in ','monochrome'); ?><?php the_category(' . '); ?>^M

<?php if ($options['author']) : ?>

<?php _e('By ','monochrome'); ?><?php the_author_posts_link(); ?><?php endif; ?>^M

<?php edit_post_link(__('[ EDIT ]', 'monochrome'), '

', '' ); ?>^M

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<?php the_excerpt_rss(); ?><?php _e('[ READ MORE ]', 'monochrome'); ?>

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<?php endwhile; else: ?>^M

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<?php _e("Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.","monochrome"); ?>

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<?php endif; ?>^M

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<?php include('navigation.php'); ?>^M

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<?php get_sidebar(); ?>^M

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<?php get_footer(); ?>

[falkencreative]

Based on that, it seems like the theme you are using already has an archive index.

[Susie]

Are you trying to create an archive page? Meaning, a separate page in your website that lists your archive? If so, you'll need to add the following to the very top of your archives.php file.

 

/*
Template Name: Archives
*/
?>

[jp612]

well i try to follow the howto but i cant create a archive page. I sort of want a browsing index so users can look through all blogs in different categories , listed alphabetically...

[Susie]

I'm using the Dagon Design Sitemap Generator on my own website. It works well and you can configure it to show only posts in their categories if you want.

 

http://www.dagondesign.com/articles/sitemap-generator-plugin-for-wordpress/

[jp612]

Yeah i what i want is to create a sidebar menu showing categories and also have the posts under it show up in my browse archive under different categories and also keep the posts in sync e.g when i open a post in the browse archive it should have all the comments that it did under a different category in the sidebar. Also i want the posts in the sidebar to disappear after a certain amount have been published. the ones that are gone will still however be in the browse archive.

 

Would the plugin do this?

i'm sorry to make this so confusing :|

[Susie]

I don't think I understand exactly what you're looking for. To see what this plugin can do, visit my sitemap (page 2) to see the blog posts listed per category: http://tinyurl.com/yku7x34 .

 

To add the archive to your sidebar, you should be able to just drag and drop the appropriate widget in Appearance > Widgets.

[jp612]

yeah that looks like what im after... is the portfolio made up of posts?

[jp612]

i wanted the categories to appear on a page in the middle so you can click on them and half all recent blogs on the side bar listed in their catergories. sort of like this:

 

w ww.amazon.com/Subjects-Books/b/ref=sv_b_1?ie=UTF8&node=1000

[Susie]

No, my portfolio is just a regular WordPress page.

[jp612]

Want to run the plugin from a template file?

 

To use the sitemap generator function directly from a template file, just insert the following line where you would like the sitemap to be generated:

 

<?php echo ddsg_create_sitemap(); ?>

 

Where do i put this to get it working??

Not in the website in wordpress admin or??

[jp612]

ok i've got it... phew

 

is there anyway to make it that you click the category first and then the posts show up?

I'm trying to make it 100% user friendly.

 

i really need to up my php skills more :/

[newseed]

Go to wordpress.org site and search for plugins in this regard. There are number of plugins that might give you what you are looking for.

 

Here's one I found recently that might be worth looking into:

 

http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_categories

[jp612]

yeah but my archive is made with the plugin listed above so i dont know if other plugins would do that. Ill try the tag though. thanks

[jp612]

could i use the template and put it in the plugins PHP file??

[jp612]

 

Are you trying to create an archive page? Meaning, a separate page in your website that lists your archive? If so, you'll need to add the following to the very top of your archives.php file.

 

 

<?php

/*

Template Name: Archives

*/

?>

 

 

I've tried this but all it shows is my archive page?? i want it to list catergories. No posts or pages

I installed the http://www.dagondesign.com/articles/sit ? wordpress/

but it shows the catergories with posts underneath i want to show only catergories. how do i do this??

Edited January 27, 2010 by jp612

[lm]

make search on wp magazine theme and choose one that does what are you looking for.;activate this template and see what snippet is used to do what you want to achieve.

Or: Standard wp template SHOWS list of categories on a side bar - just use the code for it for the archive page.

[jp612]

make search on wp magazine theme and choose one that does what are you looking for.;activate this template and see what snippet is used to do what you want to achieve.

Or: Standard wp template SHOWS list of categories on a side bar - just use the code for it for the archive page.

 

Ahh yea true!! I'm going to have a peek at the sidebar.php file and see if i can find the code. Please do correct me if im looking in the wrong place

[jp612]

Yep that done it i got the php tag that does the sidebar and put it in my archive.php file.

 

<?php _e('Browse Books','monochrome'); ?>

<?php wp_list_cats('sort_column=name'); ?>

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thats what makes it do that.

 

Thanks all.