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Unable to select categories from blog post meta

Hi there,

I'm having an issue with the blog post meta information, I've created a category set with categories inside but when I go to create a post the category meta box is blank?

Kind regards, James
James Paylor

James Paylor 0 points

  • 6 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

Hi - please post your diagnostics report and your template. I need more information to help.
James Paylor

James Paylor 0 points

6 years ago 
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Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

Can you show me the Perch template you're using to edit meta data - the one you're reporting issues with?
James Paylor

James Paylor 0 points

6 years ago

Category_link.html

<perch:before>
<h3>Categories</h3>
<ul>
</perch:before>
    <li><a href="archive.php?cat=<perch:category id="catSlug" />"><perch:category id="catTitle" /> (<perch:category id="count.blog.post" when-empty="0" />)</a></li>
<perch:after></ul></perch:after>

Category_set.html

<perch:categories id="setTitle" type="smarttext" label="Title" required="true" />
<perch:categories id="setSlug" type="slug" for="setTitle" label="Slug" />

Category.html

<perch:before><ul></perch:before>
    <li>
        <a href="archive.php?cat=<perch:category id="catSlug" type="slug" for="catTitle" order="2" />">
            <perch:category id="catTitle" type="smarttext" label="Title" required="true" order="1" />
        </a>
    </li>
<perch:after></ul></perch:after>

(https://tinypic.com/r/msgcwz/8)

(https://tinypic.com/r/15o9wdi/8)
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

For blog categories, you should have a category set called 'Blog'.
James Paylor

James Paylor 0 points

6 years ago

As simple as that? Problem solved! Thank you!! :)