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Perch blog multiple categories

Hi, I've created two category sets for blog posts: type (blog category by default) and language (a new set).

I want my client to have to diferent selects for both sets, for then display a blog custom post list filtering multiple categories, by a type and language. I am trying with:

perch_blog_custom(array(
    'filter'     => 'fecha-inicio',
    'value'      => $eachYear,
    'template'   => 'proyectos-list.html',
    'sort'       => 'postDateTime',
    'sort-order' => 'DESC',
    'category'   => $categoriaProyecto,
    'language'  => array($lang),
));

How can I do this? Thanks!
Raul Serrano

Raul Serrano 0 points

  • 6 years ago
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

The category option needs to be an array of the categories you wish to filter by. There is no language option.
Raul Serrano

Raul Serrano 0 points

6 years ago

Ok, but 'language' is my category id and category set slug.

Then, according to https://docs.grabaperch.com/docs/categories/filtering/ I should use it as:

perch_blog_custom(array(
    'filter'     => 'fecha-inicio',
    'value'      => $eachYear,
    'template'   => 'proyectos-list.html',
    'sort'       => 'postDateTime',
    'sort-order' => 'DESC',
    'category'   => array('categories/$categoriaProyecto', 'languages/$lang'),
));

and

<perch:categories id="categories" set="blog" label="Type" />
<perch:categories id="languages" set="languages" label="Languages" />

but it does not work...
Raul Serrano

Raul Serrano 0 points

6 years ago

how do I display an array of categories with variables?
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago 
'category'   => array('categories/$categoriaProyecto', 'languages/$lang'),

should be

'category'   => array("categories/$categoriaProyecto", "languages/$lang"),
Raul Serrano

Raul Serrano 0 points

6 years ago

Drew, that way prints posts for any of those categories, but what I need is to show post with both categories at the same time... Is there any way for doing that ( & operator?)

Thanks!
Drew McLellan

Drew McLellan 2638 points
Perch Support

6 years ago

Use the category-match option

 'category-match' => 'any'

or

 'category-match' => 'all'
Raul Serrano

Raul Serrano 0 points

6 years ago

Thanks Drew!