Filter Portfolio using PARENT Categories Only

[ecollective]

Hi There – We have a bunch of child categories under our Parent Categories for our portfolio. We’d like to keep the sort/filter area above the portfolio, but WE ONLY WANT TO SHOW PARENT CATEGORIES. The child categories are helpful for listing and for viewing on detail pages, but we’d only like to see the PARENT categories in the sorting area.
Any way to achieve this? Many thanks!

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Please provide me specific page url with issue so i can find a way to resolve the issue.
Thanks
Mohammad

[ecollective]

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[ecollective]

HI Mohammad – Just making sure you saw the login info above? Thanks!!!

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Please try to paste given below code at functions.php of child.

function sf_portfolio_filter($style = "basic", $parent_category = "") {
			
			$filter_output = $tax_terms = "";
			
			if ($parent_category == "" || $parent_category == "All") {
				$tax_terms = sf_get_category_list('portfolio-category', 1);
			} else {
				$tax_terms = sf_get_category_list('portfolio-category', 1);
			}
						
		    $filter_output .= '<div class="filter-wrap clearfix">'. "\n";
		    $filter_output .= '<ul class="post-filter-tabs filtering clearfix">'. "\n";
		    $filter_output .= '<li class="all selected"><a data-filter="*" href="#"><span class="item-name">'. __("Show all", "swiftframework").'</span></a></li>'. "\n";
			foreach ($tax_terms as $tax_term) {
				$term = get_term_by('slug', $tax_term, 'portfolio-category');
				if ($term) {
				$filter_output .= '<li><a href="#" title="' . $term->name . '" class="' . $term->slug . '" data-filter=".' . $term->slug . '"><span class="item-name">' . $term->name . '</span></a></li>'. "\n";
				} else {
				$filter_output .= '<li><a href="#" title="' . $tax_term . '" class="' . $tax_term . '" data-filter=".' . $tax_term . '"><span class="item-name">' . $tax_term . '</span></a></li>'. "\n";
				}
			}
		    $filter_output .= '</ul></div>'. "\n";
			
			return $filter_output;	
		}

Thanks
Mohammad

[ecollective]

Hi Mohammad –
Thanks for the reply but we are not totally sure on how use the theme child. Do you have documentation or a link on how to do it properly? Once it is ready, I will simply add the above code to the functions.php of the child theme, correct?

Thanks for your help-
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[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Please use this plugin to create child theme https://wordpress.org/plugins/one-click-child-theme/.

Thanks
Mohammad

[ecollective]

Hi There Mohammad –
Got it setup – but the plugin automatically deactivates itself because of the following errow : https://www.dropbox.com/s/91hyra2cv673j63/Screenshot%202015-02-12%2012.05.02.png?dl=0

Any thoughts?

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
Please find the attached child theme.
Thanks
Mohammad

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[ecollective]

Hi Mohammad –
I’ve successfully installed the child theme AND added your custom code, but it is not working to ONLY show the parent categories on this page: http://awesomesauce.ecollectivedesign.com/what/

Instead, it shows ALL of the categories: both parent and child.

Let me know if there is something else we can do you ONLY show PARENT categories at the top of this page. Thank you .

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
I have resolved the issue so please check it now.

function sf_portfolio_filter($style = "basic", $parent_category = "") {
            
            $filter_output = $tax_terms = "";
            
            if ($parent_category == "" || $parent_category == "All") {
                //$tax_terms = sf_get_category_list('portfolio-category', 0,0);
                $get_category  = get_categories( array( 'taxonomy' => 'portfolio-category','parent' => 0) );
            $category_list = array( '0' => 'All' );

            foreach ( $get_category as $category ) {
                if ( isset( $category->slug ) ) {
                    $category_list[] = $category->slug;
                    
                }
            }
            
            } else {
                //$tax_terms = sf_get_category_list('portfolio-category', 0,0);
                $get_category  = get_categories( array( 'taxonomy' => 'portfolio-category','parent' => 0) );
            $category_list = array( '0' => 'All' );

            foreach ( $get_category as $category ) {
                if ( isset( $category->slug ) ) {
                    $category_list[] = $category->slug;
                    
                }
            }
            }
            $tax_terms = $category_list;
                        
            $filter_output .= '<div class="filter-wrap clearfix">'. "\n";
            $filter_output .= '<ul class="post-filter-tabs filtering clearfix">'. "\n";
            $filter_output .= '<li class="all selected"><a data-filter="*" href="#"><span class="item-name">'. __("Show all", "swiftframework").'</span></a></li>'. "\n";
            foreach ($tax_terms as $tax_term) {
                $term = get_term_by('slug', $tax_term, 'portfolio-category');
                if ($term) {
                $filter_output .= '<li><a href="#" title="' . $term->name . '" class="' . $term->slug . '" data-filter=".' . $term->slug . '"><span class="item-name">' . $term->name . '</span></a></li>'. "\n";
                } else {
                $filter_output .= '<li><a href="#" title="' . $tax_term . '" class="' . $tax_term . '" data-filter=".' . $tax_term . '"><span class="item-name">' . $tax_term . '</span></a></li>'. "\n";
                }
            }
            $filter_output .= '</ul></div>'. "\n";
            
            return $filter_output;	
        }

Thanks
Mohammad

[ecollective]

Scratch that, it seems to be working great now!!!! Perhaps I needed to be patient 😉
Thanks!!!!

[ecollective]

Thank you Mohammad! I really appreciate all your help!

[Mohammad – SUPPORT]

Hi,
You most welcome.
Thanks
Mohammad