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85 Pointsthe_category(' '); will not work on WP_Query
trying to figure out why when I do
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
and use
<p>Categories: <?php the_category(' '); ?></p>
in the loop it will not display the categories. Why is that?
1 Answer
Chris Shaw
26,676 PointsHi Matthew,
It's hard to tell based on your code but it appears you're not calling the method the_post on the post item which is what sets up the globals for the core WordPress functions such as the_title, the_category etc. You would essentially have the following:
<?php
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
$the_query->the_post();
<p>Categories: <?php the_category(' '); ?></p>
}
// It's always best to reset the original post data
wp_reset_postdata();
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85 PointsUnsubscribed User
85 PointsIll post the complete code tonight when I have it in front of me but what I am trying to do is echo out all the categories as text and not links.