Topic: Most viewed per category

[shobgupta]

I am using most viewed post per category code to show most viewed posts from category. But it can only show posts if I defined category ID. Is thee any way it takes category ID itself and shows posts from that categroy. I am planning to use in single page.

[GaMerZ]

Try using

Code: [Select]

get_query_var("cat") to get the current category id and pass it to the PHP function.

[shobgupta]

I am using following code...does not work.
<?php $cat = get_the_category(); $cat = $cat[0]; ?>
<?php
query_posts(array('cat'=>$cat->cat_ID,'showposts'=>'5',));?>
<?php get_most_viewed_category(); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

[GaMerZ]

Did you even try my code? Just to let you know modification of my plugin is not within my support scope.

[shobgupta]

Hi Lester,
I tried your code as following
<?php if (function_exists('get_most_viewed_category')): ?>
   <ul>
      <?php get_most_viewed_category('get_query_var("cat")','both',10); ?>
   </ul>
<?php endif; ?>

I got N/A as output. I sent you a PM regarding this modification.
Thanks
shob

[GaMerZ]

Remove the single quotes surronding the get_query_var

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<?php if (function_exists('get_most_viewed_category')): ?>
   <ul>
      <?php get_most_viewed_category(get_query_var("cat"),'both',10); ?>
   </ul>
<?php endif; ?>

[shobgupta]

Lester, I appreciate very much for providing out of scope help. Sadly, this code is still giving me N/A., I have given up now as I don't know about PHP.

Probably, you can include this as a new feature in a future version of this plugin. I am a confident many people wanted this.

Thanks again and Have a nice weekend.

[GaMerZ]

Let me get back to you on this one after I tried it, I don't think it is difficult.

[GaMerZ]

I tested with this code:

Code: [Select]

<?php if (function_exists('get_most_viewed_category') && intval(get_query_var("cat")) > 0): ?>
   <ul>
      <?php get_most_viewed_category(get_query_var("cat"),'both',10); ?>
   </ul>
<?php endif; ?>
And it works on the default theme (archive.php). You cannot put it in anywhere except the archive.php because that is the only page where the category information get retrieved.

[shobgupta]

Thanks a lot. It is working nicely on archive.php.