Really dumb wordpress query

[jwm]

This is probably really simple but I can't find the answer anywhere so hoping someone can help.

I have set up a WP site and have a number of categories about 8 of these are brand names and about 8 are price categories (ie £0-£50, £50 to £100 etc).

I want to arrange the sidebar so I have a title 'Search by Price' which then has the price categories below it (no brand categories included). Then below that have a title 'Search by Brand' which has the brand name categories below it but not the price categories.

I thought this would be simple enough but in WP I only seem to have the option to display all categories or none! Driving me mad trying to split them up. Can anyone help?

 

[AssetDomains]

<?php wp_list_categories('orderby=name&include=3,5,9,16'); ?>

Change the 3,5,9,16 for your relevant category id's

 

[aaclapham]

Just create two categories 'Search by Price' & 'Search by Brand' . Then create the others as sub categories of the above two.

Drop the Categories widget into your sidebar and remember in options to tick Show hierarchy.

 

[peter_w]

You'd be better of creating custom taxonomies rather than trying to do it with categories. It would give you far more control over the way you can display things.

 

[jwm]

You'd be better of creating custom taxonomies rather than trying to do it with categories. It would give you far more control over the way you can display things.

Thanks, could you explain what this means in a non techie way?

 

[peter_w]

To be honest probably not as it means editing the functions.php file and doing custom query post strings!

This article by Justin Tadlock is an excellent introduction: http://justintadlock.com/archives/2009/05/06/custom-taxonomies-in-wordpress-28