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Getting the "href" category page on a filtering menu

Hello,

I'm using a theme called "FolioGrid" where there is a 
wp_dropdown_categories($cats); ?
filtering menu.

I want to change the dropdown menu to a simple list "ul" with "li" display set has "list-item".

The menu has 3 links.

Here is the code of the original menu :

            <div class="categories">



                <?php 



	$cats = array('show_option_none'   => __('Select Category', 'foliogridpro'));

	wp_dropdown_categories($cats); ?>  

     

            </div>


I wrote this and manage to have the menu display has list-item :

            <div class="categories">



               <?php



                $cats = array('show_option_none'   => __('Select Category', 'foliogridpro'));



                $categories=get_categories($args);

              foreach($categories as $category) {  ?>

                <li><a href="#" data-filter=".<?php echo $category->category_nicename; ?>"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a></li>

            <?php } ?>

        </ul>   



            </div>


But I miss the link to the categories.

Here is the answer of the guy from support theme :

I imagine it won't filter as you don't have the 'href' set to go to that category page. It doesn't do the filtering with AJAX on this theme if that's what you are expecting? It goes direct to the category page.


Can anyone help me to manage to get the 'href' set to go to that category page.
Thanks a lot.

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guillaume guillaume | 05/29/12 at 6:11am Edit


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  • avatar
    Last edited:
    05/29/12
    6:18am
    Arnav Joy says:

    use this
    <li><a href="<?php echo get_category_link($category->term_id; )?>" data-filter="<?php echo $category->category_nicename; ?>"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a></li>

    • 05/29/12 6:19am

      Arnav Joy says:

      here is the full code

      <div class="categories">



      <?php



      $cats = array('show_option_none' => __('Select Category', 'foliogridpro'));



      $categories=get_categories($args);

      foreach($categories as $category) { ?>

      <li><a href="<?php echo get_category_link( $category->term_id )?>" data-filter="<?php echo $category->category_nicename; ?>"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a></li>

      <?php } ?>

      </ul>



      </div>

    • 05/29/12 6:26am

      guillaume guillaume says:

      Thank you Arnav.
      It's working.

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    05/29/12
    6:18am
    rizaljohn says:

    You can try this:

    <?php
    
// Get the URL of this category
    
    $category_link = get_category_link( $category_id );
    
?>
    

    
<!-- Print a link to this category -->
    
<a href="<?php echo esc_url( $category_link ); ?>" title="Category Name">Category Name</a>

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    05/29/12
    6:20am
    Jeffri Hong says:

    I think you need get_category_link to get the link.

    Try this

    <li><a href="<?php echo get_category_link($category->term_id) ?>" data-filter=".<?php echo $category->category_nicename; ?>"><?php echo $category->name; ?></a></li>



    -------------------------------

    Late by a minute. Please refer to answer above me instead.. :)

    Previous versions of this answer: 05/29/12 at 6:20am

  • avatar
    Last edited:
    05/29/12
    6:19am
    Ivaylo Draganov says:

    Hello,

    There's no need to write custom functions - use wp_list_categories() instead. 


    
<div class="categories">
    
        <?php 
    
	$cats = array('show_option_none'   => __('Select Category', 'foliogridpro'));
    
	wp_dropdown_categories($cats); ?>  
    
</div>

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