Comments on: WordPress 2.2 Changes Category Order Behavior? http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Wed, 23 May 2012 23:05:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Nick Georgakis http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-42790 Nick Georgakis Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:20:45 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-42790 Hello, I have developed a custom plugin to do just that - specify a custom primary category that is used to generate the permalinks <a href='http://www.ngtech.gr/blog/en/my-wordpress-plugins/ng-primary-category-wordpress-plugin'>NG Custom Category WordPress Plugin </a> Any suggestions are welcomed! Hello,
I have developed a custom plugin to do just that - specify a custom primary category that is used to generate the permalinks
NG Custom Category WordPress Plugin
Any suggestions are welcomed!

]]> By: 6 WordPress Plugins to Increase Earnings http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-42037 6 WordPress Plugins to Increase Earnings Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:46:58 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-42037 [...] Permalinks Migration - This plugin allows you to change your permalinks structure. Due to a fairly severe bug in WordPress 2.2 I decided to change my permalinks structure away from using the category in my URLs. This plugin [...] [...] Permalinks Migration - This plugin allows you to change your permalinks structure. Due to a fairly severe bug in WordPress 2.2 I decided to change my permalinks structure away from using the category in my URLs. This plugin [...]

]]> By: Paul http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-41935 Paul Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:14:17 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-41935 Sorry to be a bit daft here, but I can't figure out how to apply the patch. I've tried to add the blocks of code at the end of the pages you have listed before it (link-template.php, category-template.php), but it creates errors. Could you give me a rough idea of how I should apply this patch? Cheers Sorry to be a bit daft here, but I can't figure out how to apply the patch. I've tried to add the blocks of code at the end of the pages you have listed before it (link-template.php, category-template.php), but it creates errors.

Could you give me a rough idea of how I should apply this patch?

Cheers

]]> By: Mark Jaquith http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-41647 Mark Jaquith Mon, 28 May 2007 06:11:08 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-41647 Icky bug. <a href="http://trac.wordpress.org/attachment/ticket/4335/cat_id_order__branches_2.2.diff?format=txt">Here is a patch for 2.2</a>. What happened was that categories were re-ordered by name for display purposes, and that ended up choosing new primary category for category-based permalink setups as a side effect. My patch has <code>get_permalink()</code> sort the category list by ID, so no matter what order they are in when it gets the list, it'll sort by ID before choosing a category. This fix will be in 2.2.1 (and 2.3). Your point about being able to choose a primary category is well taken. This has irked me for a while (to the point where I recommend people not use category-based permalink structures). It's not immediately obvious how the UI for such a feature would look and work without a lot of DHTML, but I'll think on the matter. Icky bug. Here is a patch for 2.2. What happened was that categories were re-ordered by name for display purposes, and that ended up choosing new primary category for category-based permalink setups as a side effect. My patch has get_permalink() sort the category list by ID, so no matter what order they are in when it gets the list, it'll sort by ID before choosing a category.

This fix will be in 2.2.1 (and 2.3).

Your point about being able to choose a primary category is well taken. This has irked me for a while (to the point where I recommend people not use category-based permalink structures). It's not immediately obvious how the UI for such a feature would look and work without a lot of DHTML, but I'll think on the matter.

]]> By: Eric Schmidt http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-41632 Eric Schmidt Fri, 25 May 2007 17:46:55 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-41632 I thought I was smoking crack, couldn't figure out how I "broke" the category order. Thanks for the insight. I thought I was smoking crack, couldn't figure out how I "broke" the category order. Thanks for the insight.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-41631 Erik J. Barzeski Fri, 25 May 2007 15:42:20 +0000 http://nslog.com/2007/05/25/wordpress_22_changes_category_order_behavior#comment-41631 I believe I've worked around this - for now - by setting the categories with cat_ID of 98, 99, 100, and 101 to their negatives: -98, -99, -100, and -101. Corresponding updates to wp_post2cat were relatively easy: <code>UPDATE wp_post2cat set category_id = '-99' WHERE category_id = '99'</code>. I still believe this type of behavior is a bug - the behavior changed, unannounced and I believe unintended - and it certainly highlights the need for a "primary" category feature since categories are (often) intrinsic to URL-building in WordPress. I believe I've worked around this - for now - by setting the categories with cat_ID of 98, 99, 100, and 101 to their negatives: -98, -99, -100, and -101. Corresponding updates to wp_post2cat were relatively easy: UPDATE wp_post2cat set category_id = '-99' WHERE category_id = '99'.

I still believe this type of behavior is a bug - the behavior changed, unannounced and I believe unintended - and it certainly highlights the need for a "primary" category feature since categories are (often) intrinsic to URL-building in WordPress.

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