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pixelcounter on "Generating a simple, clean archive page"

pixelcounter — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:52:41 +0000

Thanks for the info, 1tess.

I guess I just leave the categories out.

-Topi

1tess on "Generating a simple, clean archive page"

1tess — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 16:32:11 +0000

Hi Topi,

You would have to add the categories yourself to the archives page.

One sort of mindless/easy way would be to get yourself a test blog (private) and export your real blog to it. Choose a theme which lists titles of posts on category pages:
http://wpbtips.wordpress.com/2009/03/25/full-posts-in-archive-pages/
View the source code, and copy the list of titles (one cat at a time) then paste the html into a page for that cat on your real blog.

You'll have an archive of posts by category on that page.

You'll have to update the list each time you make a post.

There is no automatic way to do it.

pixelcounter on "Generating a simple, clean archive page"

pixelcounter — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 15:34:19 +0000

Okay, thanks 1tess.

Does anyone know how to add a "posted in [category]" -element after the links?

-Topi

1tess on "Generating a simple, clean archive page"

1tess — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:51:52 +0000

Have you looked at this?
http://en.support.wordpress.com/archives-shortcode/

(though you would have to add categories manually)

pixelcounter on "Generating a simple, clean archive page"

pixelcounter — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 14:13:38 +0000

Hi there,

I was wondering if there's a way to generate such a clean and simple archive page that it would consist merely of a list of direct links to the posts (with a little metadata aside, like categories)?

-Topi