How do I find the category for a link?

To fetch the category link, you'll have to first fetch the category ID. You can do this with the help of get_cat_ID function() function. $category_id = get_cat_ID( 'Category Name' ); Here you can get the ID of any category by specifying the name of the category, in place of 'Category Name'.

How do I show post categories on a specific page?

In order to add a new menu item displaying specific post category, you should do the following:

Create a category under Posts -> Categories -> Add New Category:
Assign posts to the Category under Posts -> All Posts:
Create a page under Pages -> Add New.
Insert a shortcode on the page using the category slug:

How do I show post categories in WordPress?

Now, if you want to display all your posts from a specific category on a separate page, WordPress already takes care of this for you. To find the category page, you simply need to go to Posts » Categories » View page and click on the 'View' link below a category.

How do I link categories in WordPress?

Adding Category and Subcategory in WordPress Post URLs

First, you need to visit Settings » Permalinks page in your WrodPress admin. There you need to click on the 'custom structure' option under common settings area. Next, you need to add /%category%/%postname%/ in the field next to custom structure.

What is a category link?

Links → Link Categories

Each Link in WordPress is filed under one or more Link Categories. This aids in navigation and allows Links to be grouped with others of similar content. In creating Link Categories, recognize that each Link Category name must be unique.

How do I find category ID?

Simply open a category to edit, and you'll see the category ID in the browser's address bar. It is the same URL which appeared when there was mouse hover on your category title. It means that the category ID is the number between 'category&tag_ID=' and '&post_type', which is 2.

How do I use Display posts plugin?

The simplest way to query and display content in WordPress. Add the [display-posts] shortcode in a post or page. Use the query parameters to filter the results by tag, category, post type, and more. You can customize the output using the display parameters, or use a template part to match your theme exactly.

How do I find a post shortcode in WordPress?

If you're using the WordPress Blocks Editor you can also add a Shortcode block to add the Display Posts shortcode.
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But, when you publish your page, you'll see the result of the shortcode.

Edit a page, post, or text widget.
Add the shortcode [display-posts] in a post or page.
Publish or Update your page/post.

How do I make posts appear on different pages in WordPress?

To take Posts/Topics off of the Home page, you can go into Settings > Reading, and change “Show Latest Posts” to “Static Page”. Hopefully that was helpful!

How do I find the current category ID in WordPress?

Get Current Category ID

$category = get_queried_object(); echo $category->term_id; Just place that code in any template file where a category has been queried, such as category archive pages, and you will be able to get the category id no problem.

Shortcode to show current post category with link