How can I show category descriptions in Manifest?

wefpojefpeojapfomfe · Member · Sep 30, 2011 at 1:18 am
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The title says it all.

I’m one or two changes away from having this blog exactly as I envisioned it – much thanks to the members of this forum – hope I don’t wear you out.

The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)
wefpojefpeojapfomfe · Member · Sep 30, 2011 at 1:49 am
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Alternatively – if anyone knows how to make a status post stick at the top of a category page so that it acts like a category description, that would be even better (because I can format it).

Thanks in advance
designsimply · Member · Sep 30, 2011 at 3:18 am
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Whether the category description is displayed is dependent on the theme design, and you can’t add it in if it’s not there. I checked and the Manifest theme doesn’t display category descriptions.
wefpojefpeojapfomfe · Member · Sep 30, 2011 at 3:25 am
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Well thanks for checking designsimply. Is there any way to make a post (of any kind) ‘stick’ or ‘stay’ or ‘lock’ at the top of a category page?
designsimply · Member · Sep 30, 2011 at 3:34 am
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It’s _possible_ to take a specific post, look in the source code to see what class names the post has, and then move that post up to the top. BUT, you have to set a height manually so you can move the other content down, so you’d have to have custom CSS for each category you wanted to adjust and you’d have to carefully set the height for each one so that it doesn’t cut your post text where you want.

As an example, try this CSS to start:
```
#core-content {
    padding-top: 180px;
}
#post-602 {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px;
    overflow: hidden;
    width: 100%;
    height: 200px;
}
```
And then CSS preview this page: http://kapansa.wordpress.com/category/Uncategorized/
wefpojefpeojapfomfe · Member · Sep 30, 2011 at 3:45 am
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dang – I did it and things when pretty hay-wire there…
thanks for the line of code – it gives me something to work with

I thought I found the perfect, easy solution:
format status-posts so they don’t display title or date
uncheck turn comments, likes, etc.
make a status-post that is your category description (nicely formatted)
edit the post and set the date to the year 2020 (figured this would be on top for a while)

But since I’m new to blogging I got all excited just to find that the post was ‘scheduled’.

Any way to override this and just have it publish with a future date?
wefpojefpeojapfomfe · Member · Sep 30, 2011 at 3:52 am
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Of course, I’m realizing that would only work if I could have each one NOT show up on my home page – filling the top with category descriptions….

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