Topic: Add category tag in masonry grid

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Tagged: category tag grid element

This topic has 2 replies, 2 voices, and was last updated 5 y, 4 mo by Max.

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October 22, 2015 at 8:00 am #11817

denisslef

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Hello

I’m trying to add the coloured category tags in the grid elements, but I can’t find a way to do it. I’ve read the Visual Composer documentation but I can’t make it work

Currently my code is

add_filter( 'vc_grid_item_shortcodes', 'my_module_add_grid_shortcodes' );
function my_module_add_grid_shortcodes( $shortcodes ) {
   $shortcodes['vc_post_cat'] = array(
     'name' => __( 'Post category', 'wpthms' ),
     'base' => 'vc_post_cat',
     'category' => __( 'Post', 'wpthms' ),
     'description' => __( 'Show category label', 'wpthms' ),
     'post_type' => Vc_Grid_Item_Editor::postType(),
  );
 
   return $shortcodes;
}
 
// output function
add_shortcode( 'vc_post_cat', 'vc_post_cat_render' );
function vc_post_cat_render() {
  global $post;
  $categories = get_the_category($post->ID );
 
  $category   = $categories[0];
  $cat_tag    .= '<span class="entry-category">';
  $cat_tag  .= '<a class="cat-tag ' . esc_attr( $category->slug ) . '" href="'. esc_attr( get_category_link( $category->term_id ) ) .'" title="' . esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'View all posts in %s', 'wpthms' ), $category->name ) ) . '">'.$category->cat_name.'</a>';
  $cat_tag  .= '</span>';
  //$class    .= ' category-' . $category->slug;

  return $cat_tag;
}

This topic was modified 5 y, 4 mo by denisslef.

This topic was modified 5 y, 4 mo by denisslef.

October 26, 2015 at 11:20 am #11837

denisslef

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Ok I finally found a solution, I post it here.

Solution is to add meta to post according to their categories

add_action( 'save_post', 'add_meta_cat_on_post_save' );

function add_meta_cat_on_post_save($post_id){
  global $post, $current_user;
  if( !current_user_can( 'manage_options' ) ) return;
  $catID = $_POST['post_category'][1];
  $categories = get_category( $catID );

  if( !empty( $categories )) {
  $category = $categories;
    $cat_tag    = '<span class="entry-category">';
    $cat_tag  .= '<a>slug ) . '" href="'. esc_attr( get_category_link( $category->term_id ) ) .'" title="' . esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'View all posts in %s', 'wpthms' ), $category->name ) ) . '">'.$category->cat_name.'</a>';
    $cat_tag  .= '</span>';
    update_post_meta ( $post_id, 'cat-tag', $cat_tag );
  }
  
}