[Support request] fetching custom post type

Hi there,

I remember answering this question.

And sorry about this but I believe I missed the context when I answered it. I thought the names of lists were posts lists of artists rather than a listing of categories.

WPSP plugin can’t list categories directly. My bad. If you bought the plugin for this, you can ask for a request for a refund.

But to help you out here’s something worth a try:

Before you start, here are things to consider:

Are the place labels going to be a taxonomy as well?

If it isn’t, you’ll need ACF or some sort of custom fields plugin to save the places associated with the artist name.

You then create your custom shortcode for this:

Example: A custom category listing with artist_location field displayed on the side.

add_shortcode('category_listing','category_listing_with_location');

function category_listing_with_location(){
echo '<ul class="category-list">';
	
$categories = get_categories( array(
    'orderby' => 'name',
    'order'   => 'ASC'
) );
 
foreach( $categories as $category ) {
	$acf_id = 'category_'.$category->term_id;
	
    $category_link = sprintf( 
        '<a href="%1$s" alt="%2$s">%3$s</a> <span class="artist-location">%4$s</span>',
        esc_url( get_category_link( $category->term_id ) ),
        esc_attr( sprintf( __( 'View all posts in %s', 'textdomain' ), $category->name ) ),
        esc_html( $category->name ),
				get_field('artist_location',$acf_id),
			
    );  
    echo '<li class="category-list-item">' . $category_link . '</li> ';
}  
echo '</ul>';

}

This is a PHP snippet – here’s how to add one – https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

Note: we may need to style it with CSS to remove li styling.

example:

ul.category-list  {
  list-style: none;
}

Again, my bad.

Thanks so much for your reply! I can make these anything. They don’t have to be product categories. Should I make each artist a post? We can tackle the artist location later!

No need to change that. In fact, I think that’s already good. That’s how I’ll actually do it if it were up to me.

I’m guessing these will popup/appear in the sidebar? Can you point me in the direction of the instructions for this?

The PHP snippet I’ve provided allows you to use the shortcode [category_listing] which will display the category links + the ACF value for its location label.

For this one, you can use it on any part of the site where shortcodes can run.

Note: As for ACF, please refer to this – https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/adding-fields-taxonomy-term/

Here’s how to add PHP snippets – https://docs.generatepress.com/article/adding-php/

I’ve read on other topics there is a form or box for private information, but I can’t locate it.

GP support forums got one. This one doesn’t.

You can send us an email through our contact page if you prefer that. https://wpshowposts.com/contact/