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#1 2008-06-29 17:34:54
- dreamer
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how to list blog categories in 2 columns rather than 1
how does one go about listing categories across 2 columns?
for example, if you go to this site and look at the sidebar; http://stylizedweb.com/ , you’ll see that the categories are listed across 2 columns. it starts in the first column and then continues on the 2nd.
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#2 2008-06-29 17:47:42
- uli
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Re: how to list blog categories in 2 columns rather than 1
You can limit the categories shown by category_list and use the tag as often as you need it.
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Re: how to list blog categories in 2 columns rather than 1
category_list is your friend. Its easy to exclude categories and sections.
Edit: Uli was faster than me!
Last edited by jstubbs (2008-06-29 17:53:30)
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Re: how to list blog categories in 2 columns rather than 1
Can you use CSS trickery? Make a div to hold the output of <txp:category_list /> and set the list items to display:inline with suitable padding/margin. Then set the width of the div to hold two columns’ worth of category titles. As long as your titles aren’t too long it should line up nicely… I think.
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Re: how to list blog categories in 2 columns rather than 1
Actually Stef, looking at the source, I think that is exactly what the example site has done. :)
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