[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #2461: Categories and Posts, Parents and Children not separated in list_cats()

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#2461: Categories and Posts, Parents and Children not separated in list_cats()
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 Reporter:  researcher  |        Owner:  anonymous
     Type:  defect      |       Status:  reopened 
 Priority:  normal      |    Milestone:  2.1      
Component:  Template    |      Version:  2.0.1    
 Severity:  normal      |   Resolution:           
 Keywords:  list_cats   |  
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Changes (by murky):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  invalid =>

Comment:

 I'm not sure about the suggested solution, but I share the problem...

 Essentially, WP category listing can be very bloated for the end user.

 Parent1
  - Child1A
  - Child1B
 Parent2
  - Child2A
  - - Child2A1
  - - CHild2A2

 If viewing Parent2, it should be possible to make the ONLY child to be
 visible should be Child2A (or 2B etc)

 I would like options to
 1) show all parent categories (relevant if in a subcategory page)
 2) show the parents of the current category (in the correct places, see
 below)
 3) Show first children of current category
 4) show sibling categories
 5) An optional user controllable string could be tagged on if there were
 undisplayed children categories (default would be [+] )
 6) The current category would be displayed with no link on it (allowing
 for css selection)

 So with this structure:

 Parent1
  - Child1A
  - - Child 1A1
  - - Child 1A2
  - - - Child 1A2A
  - Child1B
 Parent2
  - Child2A
  - - Child2A1
  - - - Child2A1A
  - - CHild2A2
  - - - Child2A2A
 Parent3
  - Child3A
  - - Child3A1
  - - CHild3A2


 Suppose we looked at CHild2A2, it should be possible to display:

 Parent1[+]
 Parent2
  - Child2A
  - - Child2A1[+]
  - - CHild2A2
  - - - Child2A2A <--- no link for this cat
 Parent3[+]


 Much neater.... and easier to navigate.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/2461#comment:2>
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