Show/Hide Content using multiple tags as chosen by reader

  • emmyqg

    (@emmyqg)


    9 years ago

    I have an idea that I feel should be possible, but I can’t figure out what plugin or hack might do this. I’m creating a link list and trying to sort or hide/show them by multiple categories, based on the reader’s choice.

    Example: let’s say there are 5 links in the list (it’s more like 50, hence the need for sorting). They could be:
    1) Star Wars: A New Hope
    2) Star Trek: Next Generation
    3) Star Wars: Expanded Universe
    4) Firefly / Serenity
    5) Warehouse 13

    I’d like to show the links (each with a short description) based on what the reader chooses. So the reader could choose:
    – Show all Star Wars [result shows 1 and 3]
    – Show all Space Shows [result shows 1, 2, 3, 4]
    – Show all TV Shows [result shows 2, 4, 5]
    and so on.

    So, each link/description needs to have multiple tags/categories and whether they are shown or not needs to be triggered by user click.

    I love the plugin Collaps-O-Matic but unfortunately it only allows for one ID or rel= per entry, so it won’t work for my multiple-tag needs.

    Suggestions?

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    I’d create a custom post type “link” and register the post-tag category with it. The short description can be the content, the link text would be the title.

    When new links are created it’s a matter of assigning all the right tags. There is an issue with tag archives returning posts instead of links. If tags are not used for posts it will not be an issue though the query may need adjusting. If tags are used for posts, a custom taxonomy much like post-tag might be a better option.

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