Category Description
 

I would like to put a description at the top of all category pages as well as home page above where the posts display. Preferably with a wysiwyg editor.

Does anyone know of a plugin available? or hack?

thanks

go to
EDIT POST/PAGE INFO ITEMS

and put this code in
kicker multipost pages

<?php if ( is_category() ) : ?>
<?php get_category($category) ?>
<?php echo category_description($category); ?>
<?php endif; ?>

im struggling with this idea too.

The suggested solution puts a description above each post on the multipost page. It should be just 1 description, above the list of articles...

try adding the code to ato->Style & edit CENTER COLUMN->Content ABOVE the LOOP

How to make the Category show above it? So far only the descriptions is showing.

if you are using the example
you would need to add

This was very helpful to me. Thanks! I have the category description displaying BUT I would like to style it differently--more 'heading-like'. I have FireBug and I'm at a loss as to see how best to identify that particular bit of text. FB just says it is <p>??

that <p> is an element nested in another element probably nested in another element. This where you need to know how to construct a CSS selector so you can apply the css rules (styling) you want. Look at the <p>'s parent elements and see if there is something unique that you can use to select it

This is what I figured and I've done that a lot using Firebug in other situations. I just can't see where I can do that in this case. Maybe I'm missing something obvious. I just seems like anything I'd do would affect the <P> on the whole page. Here is the page if you care to take a look: http://www.iidageorgia.org/category/press-release/

Is there a way to change how that particular bit of text is formatted? Like change it to be some heading <H?> instead of <P>?

Thanks!
Sharon

You could always wrap a <div> around the description like
then use the class to style it

Or perhaps something like the following in CSS Inserts

Thanks! That was the hint that I needed. It is working like a charm now. (after I figured out that there was a quote missing) :):)

What you want EVERYTHING??? :p:p:p

HA! I'm just teasing you. I would not have even mentioned it but I was just so proud of myself (being a non-programmer) for figuring out what was missing that I could not resist. ;) I appreciate you!
Sharon

I'm working on another site and again want to place the category name on the category page but now I'm using a later version of Atahualpa which means I need to edit the index file. I've tried a couple of things but am not seeing it appear. So, can you tell me where I need to place the code in the index file to have the category name appear at the top of the category page (just once).

try putting it just before the line (line 16 in 3.7.1)