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I’m fighting with categories, which I seem to do alot…  :long:

EE 1.64, Build:  20080808

Trying to list categories that have entries in specific weblog - the category group is used with a few different weblogs.

My Code:

{exp:weblog:categories weblog="events" show_empty="no" style="linear" show_future_entries="yes"}
               <a href="http://{homepage}city_events/{category_url_title}" title="{category_name}"> {category_name}</a>
 {/exp:weblog:categories

}

Questions:
Should “weblog=events” limit the categories returned to those that have entries in “events” weblog? Because it does not seem to.

show_future_entries effects the resulting list although it is not show in the docs, should it?

Thanks for any assistance.

netbuilder:

Yes it should be.  How is it not working for you?  Also, I’d recommend updating to 1.6.6, as it is a security release.

-greg

It looks like the list returned includes Categories that have an entry in ANY WEBLOG not just the one specified. The category group in question is used by several weblogs.

So I was trying to understand the purpose of the parameter

weblog = “events”

I thought it would only return Categories that have Entries in specified weblog. Maybe I missed something??

Hi, netbuilder - weblog= will only show entries from existing weblogs; however, if you share the category group and another weblog has an entry in it, then the category will still show up rather than be hidden as an empty category.  There is a feature request to change this, so I’d recommend adding your voice to that thread. =)