Adding a category description to your category pages
By default, your category pages will display the category title and your category posts (depending on the theme)-- yet no summary. If you'd like to add a bit of category description text on each of your category pages, it's quite easy! Please find the instructions for your particular theme below:
REDWOOD
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "category.php" theme file.
You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "category.php".
On Line 14, you will see this bit of lonely code:
</div>
On the blank line right BELOW this bit of code, copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save the changes to the file when you're finished.
Lastly, copy and paste the following into Appearance > Customize > Custom CSS:
.category-description {margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 70px;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.
ROSEMARY
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "category.php" theme file.
You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "category.php".
On Line 14, you will see this bit of code:
<div id="main" <?php if(get_theme_mod('sp_sidebar_archive') == true) : ?>class="fullwidth"<?php endif; ?>>
On the blank line right BELOW this bit of code, copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save the changes to the file when you're finished.
Lastly, copy and paste the following into Appearance > Customize > Custom CSS:
.category-description {margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 70px;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.
HEMLOCK
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "category.php" theme file.
You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "category.php".
On Line 14, you will see this bit of code:
<div id="main">
On the blank line right BELOW this bit of code, copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save the changes to the file when you're finished.
Lastly, copy and paste the following into Appearance > Customize > Custom CSS:
.category-description {margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 70px;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.
FLORENCE
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "category.php" theme file.
You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "category.php".
On Line 14, you will see this little bit of code:
</div>
On the blank line right BELOW this bit of code, copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save the changes to the file when you're finished.
Lastly, copy and paste the following into Appearance > Customize > Custom CSS:
.category-description {margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 70px;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.
CASSIA
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "archive.php" theme file.
You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "archive.php".
On Line 31, you will see this little bit of code:
<div id="main">
On the blank line right BELOW this bit of code, copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save the changes to the file when you're finished.
Lastly, copy and paste the following into Appearance > Cassia Options > Custom CSS:
.category-description {margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 70px;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.
HICKORY
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "category.php" theme file.
You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "category.php".
On Line 4, you will see this little bit of code:
<div class="content sidebar">
On the blank line right BELOW this bit of code, copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save the changes to the file when you're finished.
Lastly, copy and paste the following into Appearance > Hickory Options > Custom CSS:
.category-description {margin-top: 50px; margin-bottom: 70px;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.
OLEANDER
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "category.php" theme file.
You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "category.php".
On Line 10, you will see this bit of lonely code:
</div>
On the blank line right ABOVE this bit of code, you can copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save changes to the file when finished.
Lastly, navigate to Appearance > Customize > Custom CSS and copy & paste in the following to style the category description text a bit:
.category-description {margin: 30px 0;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.
SPROUT & SPOON
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "category.php" theme file.
You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "category.php".
On Line 6, you will see this bit of lonely code:
</div>
Create a new, blank line directly ABOVE this bit of code.
On this new, blank line (of what is now Line 6), you can copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save changes to the file when finished.
Lastly, navigate to Appearance > Customize > Custom CSS and copy & paste in the following to style the category description text a bit:
.category-description {margin: 30px 0;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.
LAUREL
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "category.php" theme file. You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "category.php".
On Line 10, you will see this bit of code:
<div class="sp-container">
On the blank line directly ABOVE this bit of code, (Line 9), you can copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save changes to the file when finished.
Lastly, navigate to Appearance > Customize > Custom CSS and copy & paste in the following to style the category description text a bit:
.category-description {margin-top: 40px; text-align: center;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.
ALDER
To create your descriptions for each Category, navigate to WordPress Dashboard > Posts > Categories > Click 'Edit' for the category you would like to add a description to. Enter your desired description text into the form titled "Description" and click "Update" when finished.
Next, we'll need to add a bit of simple code to your theme's "category.php" theme file. You can typically access this via WP Dashboard > Appearance > Editor > "category.php".
On Line 19, you will see this bit of code:
<div class="sp-container <?php if(get_theme_mod('alder_sidebar_archive') == true) : ?>isfullwidth<?php endif; ?>"></div>
On the blank line directly BELOW this bit of code, (Line 20), you can copy and paste the following:
<div class="category-description"><p><?php echo category_description(); ?></p></div>
Be sure to save changes to the file when finished.
Lastly, navigate to Appearance > Customize > Custom CSS and copy & paste in the following to style the category description text a bit:
.category-description {margin-bottom: 60px; text-align: center;}
Be sure to save when you're finished.