subcategory in form

  • Resolved dafe1984

    (@dafe1984)


    2 years, 5 months ago

    Hi there,

    I want to make the category list like an alphabetical list (with a-z headers)
    and i figured the easiest way to do so was making a-z the main categories and then my normal main categories as subcategories under it, but i was wondering, is there a way to make the subcategories the only ones showing up in the category field on add listing form (so it wont show the a-z options)?

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  • Thread Starter dafe1984

    (@dafe1984)

    and related to that, how do you import just categories (from csv file), and even more so, subcategories (like for example category A with subcategory Apple), as when you import now it adds as a listing so you still get the categories but it seems a bit of a hassle to then delete all the empty listings

    Hi @dafe1984,

    1. No, it is not possible to exclude just the parent categories and have only the child appear. Add Listing Form by default should show your categories alphabetically.
    2. There’s no official taxonomy import/exporter at the moment. But you can get in touch with our technical support, we’ll try to find a solution for you: https://directorist.com/contact.

    Regards,
    Mahdi.

    @dafe1984, @m4hd1bd

    I don’t know (yet) if this would be useful for bulk category uploads to be used with Directorist but I currently have it working with PODS for more categories and subcategories.

    It is two plugins called BulkPress and BulkPress Export. When installed, BulkPress gives you a “Terms” link that allows you to paste in a list of categories and select where that goes from a dropdown. The Export option can be found in the Tools menu and basically allows you to export any category list to a txt file.

    This thing has been a godsend. I have a product/service category with 112 items and the idea of having to manually add those was nauseating. BulkPress saved the day.

    So, you can use that and just select your preferred category in directorist, or the tag category.

    While on the topic, I would be interested to know if there is a way to pull the taxonomies lists set up by PODS into Directorist for more category options in the form itself. I’m still figuring it out lol

    • This reply was modified 2 years, 3 months ago by Delana Taylor.

    Hey @delanataylor,

    Directorist’s taxonomy query is basically at_biz_dir-category, at_biz_dir-location, and at_biz_dir-tag. So if you want other taxonomies to be there, the ones from PODS, I guess you’ll have to edit the code to include those taxonomies in your query.

    Regards,
    Mahdi.

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