Comments on: WordPress Tutorial – Table of Contents in a Page http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page Official Weblog of Christopher Clarke Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:40:22 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Daven http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Daven Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:50:51 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-261 Sir, you saved my backside. Changing the code like you mention fixes it for pages, but you do have to get a plugin to allow you to assign categories to your pages. With those two (plugin + your hack) I have now got index pages for a specific sub category. <br><br>Oh, the plugin I used so that others can use it is located here: <a href="http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CLBDY6U0" rel="nofollow">http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CLBDY6U0</a> <br><br>I downloaded that, implemented it, created categories, assigned them to pages and then, with that code change: <a href="http://davensjournal.com/Updating/beginning-wicca" rel="nofollow">http://davensjournal.com/Updating/beginning-wicca</a><br><br>I'm VERY happy now. Sir, you saved my backside. Changing the code like you mention fixes it for pages, but you do have to get a plugin to allow you to assign categories to your pages. With those two (plugin + your hack) I have now got index pages for a specific sub category.

Oh, the plugin I used so that others can use it is located here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=CLBDY6U0

I downloaded that, implemented it, created categories, assigned them to pages and then, with that code change: http://davensjournal.com/Updating/beginning-wicca

I'm VERY happy now.

]]> By: Christopher Clarke http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Christopher Clarke Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:32:27 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-260 The plugin and table of contents described in this tutorial doesn't support pages.<br><br>I haven't tested but I think replacing $toc = get_post... with $toc = get_pages('child_of='.$post->ID.'&sort_column=post_date&sort_order=ASC'); should do the trick. Of course, replace '.$post->ID.' with the ID of the page that is the parent of the chapters you want to list if it isn't the page that holds the parent (even so you might still need to replace it, I don't know).<br><br>Good luck. The plugin and table of contents described in this tutorial doesn't support pages.

I haven't tested but I think replacing $toc = get_post… with $toc = get_pages('child_of='.$post->ID.'&sort_column=post_date&sort_order=ASC'); should do the trick. Of course, replace '.$post->ID.' with the ID of the page that is the parent of the chapters you want to list if it isn't the page that holds the parent (even so you might still need to replace it, I don't know).

Good luck.

]]> By: Daven http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Daven Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:39:36 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-259 Okay, I finally got a plugin that allows me to assign categories to my pages, and while the plugin is working for POSTS, it's not working for pages. I have used the code displayed exactly the way it is shown here (with the only modification being that I replaced OL with UL for asthetics) and it's not working.<br><br>Is there something I'm doing wrong? This is a site I'm transferring into Wordpress, so it can blow up and I won't be TOO mad... Okay, I finally got a plugin that allows me to assign categories to my pages, and while the plugin is working for POSTS, it's not working for pages. I have used the code displayed exactly the way it is shown here (with the only modification being that I replaced OL with UL for asthetics) and it's not working.

Is there something I'm doing wrong? This is a site I'm transferring into Wordpress, so it can blow up and I won't be TOO mad…

]]> By: Ashley http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-196 Ashley Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:53:32 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-196 Fixed it, it ended up being a problem with the actual database itself. A wipe of the database and a re-installation solved the problem, and both the first and second code snippets work perfectly now. I have no idea what could have caused the database to screw itself up so royally, but that was the problem, not your code! Sorry for the mix-up, and thanks a lot for the help! Fixed it, it ended up being a problem with the actual database itself. A wipe of the database and a re-installation solved the problem, and both the first and second code snippets work perfectly now.

I have no idea what could have caused the database to screw itself up so royally, but that was the problem, not your code! Sorry for the mix-up, and thanks a lot for the help!

]]> By: Chris Clarke http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-190 Chris Clarke Wed, 30 Sep 2009 04:14:51 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-190 That's weird. I tried it just now and it worked as expected. I know pastebin tends to add #'s when you copy and paste sometimes, did you remove those? I'm not sure about this WordPress category issue but I believe I had a similar issue when making the sidebar widget table of contents. No matter what I set the category to it was always getting the wrong posts. The solution was the same as the solution I used in the new code - using the database table field names directly instead of relying on WordPress's template functions for the title and permalink. That’s weird. I tried it just now and it worked as expected. I know pastebin tends to add #’s when you copy and paste sometimes, did you remove those?

I’m not sure about this WordPress category issue but I believe I had a similar issue when making the sidebar widget table of contents. No matter what I set the category to it was always getting the wrong posts. The solution was the same as the solution I used in the new code – using the database table field names directly instead of relying on WordPress’s template functions for the title and permalink.

]]> By: Ashley http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-188 Ashley Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:03:17 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-188 My fix was to replace category() with category_name(). Your new code results in a blank page (my server seems to have turned off PHP errors). But the initial problem seems to be my installation. It seems to think <i>every</i> post is in category 4 (even when navigating in the WP control panel). My fix was to replace category() with category_name().

Your new code results in a blank page (my server seems to have turned off PHP errors). But the initial problem seems to be my installation. It seems to think every post is in category 4 (even when navigating in the WP control panel).

]]> By: Chris Clarke http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-187 Chris Clarke Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:18:36 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-187 My apologies, WordPress seems to have killed my comment. Code: http://php.pastebin.com/f9be2b8e My apologies, WordPress seems to have killed my comment.

Code:
http://php.pastebin.com/f9be2b8e

]]> By: Chris Clarke http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-186 Chris Clarke Tue, 29 Sep 2009 09:12:53 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-186 I'm sorry for the late reply. WordPress marked the message as spam due the number of links. Looking at your site, it appears you fixed it, but I'll go over a solution here. Try this (I haven't tried it, but I think it should work): http://php.pastebin.com/f53118d4e Good luck. If this works, I'll replace the code in the tutorial with it. I’m sorry for the late reply. WordPress marked the message as spam due the number of links. Looking at your site, it appears you fixed it, but I’ll go over a solution here.

Try this (I haven’t tried it, but I think it should work):

http://php.pastebin.com/f53118d4e

Good luck. If this works, I’ll replace the code in the tutorial with it.

]]> By: Ashley http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Ashley Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:30:30 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-182 I'm sure it's something simple like, "oh, you've got an extra apostrophe" or something, but it seems to be displaying every post, instead of just the posts from category ID "4". http://heiwuya.net/serial-fiction/the-crow/table-of-contents/ Is the page in question, and I've got screenshots of all the applicable code (I hope) http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3285/editcategory.png http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4083/edittheme.png http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/897/tableofcontentspage.png I also double-checked it against the WP Codex, and tried hard-coding the value for the category in there. It seems fine to me, and I tried copy & pasting the example from the Codex, to no avail. I’m sure it’s something simple like, “oh, you’ve got an extra apostrophe” or something, but it seems to be displaying every post, instead of just the posts from category ID “4″.

http://heiwuya.net/serial-fiction/the-crow/table-of-contents/ Is the page in question, and I’ve got screenshots of all the applicable code (I hope)

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3285/editcategory.png
http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/4083/edittheme.png
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/897/tableofcontentspage.png

I also double-checked it against the WP Codex, and tried hard-coding the value for the category in there. It seems fine to me, and I tried copy & pasting the example from the Codex, to no avail.

]]> By: Chris Clarke http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/tutorials/wordpress/table-of-contents-page/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Chris Clarke Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:03:39 +0000 http://sorrowfulunfounded.com/?p=482#comment-179 I'm glad. Let me know if you get it work, please. I’m glad. Let me know if you get it work, please.

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