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How to display category description in WordPress post?
If you want to display category description inside a single post, then you can use this code. This code simply gets all categories for the current post and then outputs the category description of the first category.
How do you add a category to a post?
Head over to Posts » Categories page. If you are creating a new category, then you can simply enter category name and description here and then click on ‘Add new category’ button. If you want to add description to an existing category, then you need to click on the ‘Edit’ link below that category.
Why are there categories and tags in WordPress?
WordPress comes with two built-in taxonomies called categories and tags. These taxonomies allow you to easily sort your content into different topics. When used correctly, categories and tags can also be very helpful in improving your WordPress SEO.
What to do if your theme does not display category description?
However if your theme does not display category description on archive pages, then you will need to edit your theme files. Connect to your WordPress site using an FTP client and then go to /wp-content/themes/your-current-theme/ folder. Now you will need to locate and edit category.php file.
Where do I find the number of posts in a category?
Posts – The number of posts which are members of the Category. Click on the number in the Posts column to be directed to the All Posts Screen to manage the Posts in that Category. The Screen Options allow you to choose which columns are displayed, or not displayed, in the underlying Table.
Where do I find categories in WordPress twenty seventeen?
In the WordPress WordPress Twenty Seventeen theme, this list is shown below the text of each post. Please note that when creating templates, you cannot match a child category based on the parent (ie: if category “bar” has parent “foo”, a template file named “category-foo.php” will not match any “bar” category posts.)