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Previous to 1.6 I used to nest a exp:weblog:entries tag inside of exp:weblog:categories but it doesn’t appear to work any more:

Old Code:

{exp:weblog:categories weblog="{my_weblog}" category_group="3" show_empty="no" limit="1" style="linear"}
<h3>{category_name}</h3>

<p><ul><br />
{exp:weblog:entries weblog="{my_weblog}" orderby="title" category="{category_id}"}<br />
<li>{title}</li><br />
{/exp:weblog:entries}<br />
</ul></p>

<p>{/exp:weblog:categories}

How can I produce the same type of output now:

Category Title #1
- Weblog Entry #1
- Weblog Entry #2
- Weblog Entry #3
Category Title #2
- Weblog Entry #1
- Weblog Entry #2
Category Title #3
- Weblog Entry #1
- Weblog Entry #2
- Weblog Entry #3

Basically the idea is I want to show articles that below to a category, just sorting the content based upon the category (another way to write it). Then each Weblog Entry is linked to the full weblog entry content.

If this requires a query I’m not sure what I should do to start?

Thank you

FYI—I got the principle from this WIKI post:

http://expressionengine.com/wiki/Category_Archives_with_Custom_Fields/

I’ve also tried with the same specific tags Les suggested without any luck as well.

bjs

Why are you nesting if you just need the titles?  You can just use the category archives tag.

Also, do make sure that you are on the latest build of 1.6.  There was a bug-fix build released on the 22nd.

Hello Lisa…

Well, I was keeping it simple, but I also want the summary from the entries as well. On a different point, I tried what you suggested, but I want it with bullets ONLY on the titles:

{exp:weblog:category_archive weblog="{my_weblog}" style="linear"}
{categories}
<h3>{category_name}</h3>
<p>{/categories}</p>

<p><ul><br />
{entry_titles}<br />
<li><a href="http://{path=resources/index}">{title}</a></li><br />
{/entry_titles}<br />
</ul></p>

<p>{/exp:weblog:category_archive}

The problem is that the <li> tags work but the <ul> tags are no where to be found in my code. I’m also updated with today’s code.

Try this:

<ul>
{exp:weblog:category_archive weblog="{my_weblog}" style="linear"}
{categories}
<h3>{category_name}</h3>
<p>{/categories}</p>

<p><br />
{entry_titles}<br />
<li><a href="http://{path=resources/index}">{title}</a></li><br />
{/entry_titles}</p>

<p>{/exp:weblog:category_archive}<br />
</ul>

You’ll need the category name in the LI as well to validate, but you can style it so it doesn’t effect your layout.

Do you mean you updated to the latest build today? Have you created any categories since updating to 1.6 at all?

But isn’t this bad XHTML code?

I updated all of my code today to the latest build - all of the categories have been created today since this new build.

bjs

If you add the li around the the category name h3s then it will validate strict, I believe. You can always run it through the validator.  Lets make sure this method works - the categories did undergo a major change and that nesting was never really supported, so lets see if the supported code works then go from there. =)

This worked—for now to get functionality working, I won’t worry about validating.

So how do I add the summary to this:

<ul>
{exp:weblog:category_archive weblog="{my_weblog}" style="linear"}
{categories}
<h3>{category_name}</h3>
<p>{/categories}</p>

<p>{entry_titles}<br />
<li><a href="http://{path=resources/index}">{title}</a><br>{summary}</li><br />
{/entry_titles}</p>

<p>{/exp:weblog:category_archive}<br />
</ul>

Notice the {summary} tag inside of the <li> element.

Oh, you know what I bet it is?  1.6 added category custom fields, and some of the tags are evaluating weblog custom fields as category custom fields.  I am not sure if this method will continue to work with the nesting and possible conflicts.  I’ll have to look into and I’ll get back to you.

Ok, I have looked into this.  The next build will fix up the issue with the custom fields and this method should work again once that build is up.  As a note, that method is still discouraged as nesting, especially involving the weblog entries tag, can be very, very intensive.

Very cool—do you know when that new build will be up?

bjs

I am not sure at this point, sorry.  You can subscribe to the RSS for the builds forum if you want notification, though!