Show all categories questions

1) <?php wp_list_cats('hide_empty=0'); ?> or if you have/need other parametres, you can add that to the end of the list as &hide_empty=0
2) For that you EITHER need a plugin for using PHP in posts and pages, for example PHP Exec OR make a page template that you use for a new page you create. Then just use the function call shown in #1. ??

Hey thanks Mina,
Where do i place the php for (1) – in the “template-functions-category.php”
or in the “sidebar.php” of my theme.
Sorry to be dense – Ive only had WP for 1 day but am having fun finding all the doorways ??
Cheers

Template-functions-category.php is a core file for WP — don’t touch it! ?? Anyway, sidebar.php sounds like a good idea to me

What about the “directory page” you were planning?

Chuckles – a mad idea I had.
I thought I’d try to place my cats into a page so it had a “directory” feel to it. What Im fiddling with is less bloggish.
Between the hint you gave and another recent post – I think I see a way – but Im still too green learning how to drive WP. Im still at the rip apart template stage and getting a clear idea of what I need.
Im trying for a cms feel with the advatage of the blog on the side.
Thanks.

A simple page template (in a file called, say, categorydir.php — as long as it’s not category.php — that you’ve put in your theme directory) for your category directory could be something like this:

<?php
/*
Template Name: Categories
*/
?>
<?php get_header(); ?>
<h2>Archives by category</h2>
<ul>
<?php wp_list_cats('hide_empty=0'); ?>
</ul>
<?php get_footer(); ?>

You can see another template (archive, page, single…) for reference. Depending on the structure you may need to call get_sidebar to, I just happen to call it in the footer.

Then, you’d make a new page and use that template for it (there’s a drop down list in Page Options, under the text area). You only need to give the page a name and save (no content).

If you have lots of categories, a separate page for them is in my opinion a good idea. Not a mad one ??

That was brilliant – thanks.
I had already started pretty much that way but now I dont have to make so many mistakes ??