MTBlogCategoryCount
The total count of categories for the current blog.
MTCategories
A container tag representing a list of categories in a weblog. This tag produces output for every category with no regard to their hierarchical structure.
show_emptySetting this optional attribute to true (1) will include categories with no entries assigned. The default is false (0), where only categories with entry assignments are displayed.
MTCategoryArchiveLink
A link to the archive page of the category.
MTCategoryBasename
Produces the dirified basename defined for the category in context.
Optional attributes:
separator-default-
MTCategoryCount
The number of published entries for the category.
MTCategoryDescription
The description for the category.
MTCategoryID
The numeric system ID of the category.
MTCategoryIfAllowPings
A conditional tag that displays its contents if pings are enabled for the category in context.
For more details see the relevant section of Chapter 8 in the Users and Administrators Guide entitled "Conditional Tags".
You can download the Users and Administrators Guide here.
MTCategoryLabel
The category label.
MTCategoryNext
A container tag which creates a category context of the next category relative to the current entry category or archived category.
Optional attribute:
show_empty- Specifies whether categories with no entries assigned should be counted
Example code:
<MTCategoryNext>
Next Category: <a href="<MTArchiveLink archive_type="Category">"><MTCategoryLabel></a>
</MTCategoryNext>
MTCategoryPrevious
A container tag which creates a category context of the previous category relative to the current entry category or archived category.
Optional attribute:
show_empty- Specifies whether categories with no entries assigned should be counted
Example code:
<MTCategoryPrevious>
Previous Category: <a href="<MTArchiveLink archive_type="Category">"><MTCategoryLabel></a>
</MTCategoryPrevious>
MTCategoryTrackbackCount
The number of published TrackBack pings for the category in context.
MTCategoryTrackbackLink
The URL that TrackBack pings can be sent for the category in context.
MTIfCategory
A conditional block which tests attributes of the category currently in context and outputs its contents on a match.
This tag can be used anywhere where there is a category context:
- Within an MTEntries loop
- In a category archive template
- Within an MTCategories loop
- Etc
Required attributes
name- Name of category for conditional testlabel- Alias ofnameattribute above
Optional attribute
type- Tests for the assignment type for the category, accepting values ofprimaryandsecondary.
NOTE: There is currently a known issue related to this in that the value of 'secondary' is not accepted by the type attribute.
Example code
Conditional output based on category:
<MTIfCategory label="important">
This is important
<MTElse>
Misc is not so important
</MTElse>
</MTIfCategory>
This can be used in conjuction with CSS rules to display things differentially. This adds a class attribute of featured to the entry title h2 tag if the category of the entry is "Featured":
<h2 <MTIfCategory name="Featured">class="featured"</MTIfCategory>>
<MTEntryTitle>
</h2>
Below is a full example testing for not only category assignment, but also the type of assignment.
<MTIfCategory label="misc" type="primary">
Misc is the primary category
<MTElse>
<MTIfCategory label="misc" type="secondary">
Misc is the secondary category
<MTElse>
Misc is neither a primary not secondary category
</MTElse>
</MTIfCategory>
</MTElse>
</MTIfCategory>
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