Comments on: Get Top Parent Category (WordPress)

By: Ngqabutho

Ngqabutho — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:09:44 +0000

post;
$category = get_the_category();
$parent = get_cat_name($category[0]->category_parent);
if ($parent == “Interviews” ) {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/single_interview.php’);
} else {
include(TEMPLATEPATH . ‘/single_blog.php’);
}

By: Ngqabutho

Ngqabutho — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:08:53 +0000

@ those interested

this sees if the parent is “Interviews” and opens “single_interview.php”

this is the whole code for the “single.php”… coz the redirect is the normal single post template which it “single_blog.php”

By: Antonio

Antonio — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:56:57 +0000

This is EXACTLY what i was searching for! Thanks for sharing this snippets.

By: Mike D

Mike D — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:59:51 +0000

Much thanks for this.

Change $topParentName = $parentCatListArray[0];
To Change $topParentName = $parentCatListArray[1];

and to get the second category down if your in a subcategory.

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By: Eddard Stark

Eddard Stark — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:48:28 +0000

Great! I have a question dough. Ik kan know get the top parent name and the top parent slug. How do i get de top parent ID?

By: Reino

Reino — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:21:09 +0000

This works for me! Thanks!

By: mark

mark — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 12:25:38 +0000

Thanks for this.Im going to give it a try.

By: Alen

Alen — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:53:16 +0000

Big thanks ! Your code resolved my need to display banners by category groups (aka parents).
Thank you again !

By: discostrings

discostrings — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:01:30 +0000

Thanks! You just saved me some time and frustration in hacking this out myself.