Display Links by Category
This plugin allows users to display their WordPress links by category through custom fields.
The following gives a step-by-step setup overview:
- Enable the plugin (check the installation tab)
- Go to the page/post where you’d like to place your links/blogroll
- Make sure that Custom Fields are visible (on the edit page or post page click on the « Screen Options » in the top right and make sure « Custom Fields » is checked off)
- Under CUstom fields click on the enter new link
- Enter an ID in the « Name » field – the plugin uses the ID « display_links » as a default
- Enter the category name of the links you’d like to display in the « Value » field
- Click on the « Add Custom Field » button
- Enter the following shortcode into the post content area or the widget area you prefer:
[links_by_cat field_id="(ID previously entered in Name field goes here)"]- Note that if you used « display_links » in the Name field, you do not need to enter the « field_id » parameter in the shortcode and can simply do:
[links_by_cat]
- Note that if you used « display_links » in the Name field, you do not need to enter the « field_id » parameter in the shortcode and can simply do:
The shortcode also supports many other parameters for ordering and structuring your links. All parameters on the list (except « category ») found on the following page are available: https://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_bookmarks#Parameters
Other parameter example:
[links_by_cat orderby="rating"] -- This is an example using the orderby parameter from the list. The links will now be ordered by their rating.
Added in 1.0.1:
The ability to display all categories has been added to the shortcode. Simply add: [links_by_cat display_all]
Many bug fixes have also been introduced in version 1.0.1 as well, so please upgrade.
Currently, only one category is supported per Custom Field entry; however, I am looking to update the plugin soon so that it supports multiple categories.