How to change cat & subcat from being listed alphabetically in post header

  • Im using the theme Oblique. So I created the categories and subcategories for my posts, but once I published my post the categories are listed in alphabetical order instead of in the proper category, sub category, sub category order.

    FOR EXAMPLE:

    I write the post, then in the category section I checkmark next to:


    North America
    -USA
    -Alaska
    -Kotzebue

    But then when I publish the post, under the heading of the post where the date, author, and categories are listed it says:

    Alaska, Kotzebue, North America, USA

    Is there any way to change that and make it go:

    Kotzebue, Alaska, USA, North America

    Or even in reverse is fine starting with North America. Just, having it in order would be nice.

    Thanks for your help!

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  • You might want to post this specifically on the Oblique theme support forum, in case there are any specifics about the theme that relate to your question.

    There are plugins like Custom Taxonomy Order NE that will allow you to reorder categories, but I’m not sure that’s quite what you need here.

    What I would do myself is create different taxonomies or custom fields for each level: City, State/Province/Region, Country, Continent. Then you could display them in the proper order using get_terms(). That’s a solution that would require writing some code, however, or using a combination of plugins. And that means creating a child theme or using yet another plugin (such as My Custom Functions) to store your custom functions.

    All of which sounds like a very complicated answer to what seems like a simple question, but I hope it’s of some help.

    Thread Starter eyesarelife

    (@eyesarelife)

    Great, thank you for responding so quickly! I went ahead and did as you suggested and posted my inquiry in the theme specific forum to see if there’s an easier solution. Thank you for the link to that, I hadn’t realized that existed.

    I wont even try to delude myself into thinking I am capable of doing what you suggested but I appreciate knowing there is SOME sort of resolve available, even if I am unable to do it.

    Have a great day! And thank you again.

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