get_the_terms hierarchical WordPress
Okay, here's what I need:
I've been using get_the_term_list to output selected taxonomies like so:
<?php echo get_the_term_list( get_the_ID(), 'howto', '<div class="category-nav four columns"><ul><li>','</li><li>','</li></ul>' ); ?>
This outputs a flat list of all terms selected. Works great.
But now I need that list to sort in a hierarchical fashion based on what's been selected.
Here's what I have now:
function the_tax_list($taxterm,$title,$url){
$myterm = $taxterm;
$terms = get_the_terms($post->ID,$myterm);
if($terms){
?>
<div class="category-nav four columns">
<h2><?php echo $title; ?></h2>
<ul class="nobullet">
<?php
foreach ($terms as $term) {
if (0 == $term->parent) { ?>
<?php $term_link = get_term_link( $term, $myterm ); ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $term_link; ?>"><?php echo $term->name; ?></a>
<? $subargs = array(
'orderby' => 'name',
'order' => 'ASC',
'hide_empty' => true,
'hierarchical' => true,
'child_of' => $term->term_id,
);
$children = get_terms($myterm, $subargs); ?>
<? if( $children ) { //if it has subcategories ?>
<ul>
<?php foreach($children as $child){ ?>
<?php $term_link = get_term_link( $child, $myterm ); ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $term_link; ?>"><?php echo $child->name; ?></a></li>
<?php } // end foreach?>
</ul>
<?php } // end if children?>
<?php } // end if term has parent ?>
</li>
<? } // end foreach ?>
<li class="all"><a href="<?php echo $url; ?>">All</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<? } // end if terms
} // end function
Example usage:
<?php the_tax_list('howto','How to','/libary/howto/'); ?>
This outputs every <strong>child</strong> of a taxonomy, regardless of if it's selected for this particular $post->ID.
I only want selected parents and their <em>selected</em> children.
Answers (2)
Arnav Joy answers:
change this line
$terms = get_the_terms($post->ID,$myterm);
to
$terms = get_the_terms(get_the_ID(),$myterm);
in the fuction
Arnav Joy comments:
so here is the full function again with required modification
<?php
function the_tax_list($taxterm,$title,$url){
$myterm = $taxterm;
$terms = get_the_terms(get_the_ID(),$myterm);
if($terms){
?>
<div class="category-nav four columns">
<h2><?php echo $title; ?></h2>
<ul class="nobullet">
<?php
foreach ($terms as $term) {
if (0 == $term->parent) { ?>
<?php $term_link = get_term_link( $term, $myterm ); ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $term_link; ?>"><?php echo $term->name; ?></a>
<? $subargs = array(
'orderby' => 'name',
'order' => 'ASC',
'hide_empty' => true,
'hierarchical' => true,
'child_of' => $term->term_id,
);
$children = get_terms($myterm, $subargs); ?>
<? if( $children ) { //if it has subcategories ?>
<ul>
<?php foreach($children as $child){ ?>
<?php $term_link = get_term_link( $child, $myterm ); ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $term_link; ?>"><?php echo $child->name; ?></a></li>
<?php } // end foreach?>
</ul>
<?php } // end if children?>
<?php } // end if term has parent ?>
</li>
<? } // end foreach ?>
<li class="all"><a href="<?php echo $url; ?>">All</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<? } // end if terms
} // end function
?>
Charlie Triplett comments:
I think this is mirroring what the code already did. This outputs <em>every</em> child of a taxonomy, regardless of if it's selected for this particular $post->ID or using get_the_ID().
I only want <strong><em>selected</em></strong> parents and their <strong><em>selected</em></strong> children.
Arnav Joy comments:
this function working fine , as it only provides you terms that are selected for post , have you tried it?
function the_tax_list($taxterm,$title,$url){
$myterm = $taxterm;
$terms = get_the_terms(get_the_ID(),$myterm);
if($terms){
?>
<div class="category-nav four columns">
<h2><?php echo $title; ?></h2>
<ul class="nobullet">
<?php
foreach ($terms as $term) {
if (0 == $term->parent) { ?>
<?php $term_link = get_term_link( $term, $myterm ); ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $term_link; ?>"><?php echo $term->name; ?></a>
<?php $subargs = array(
'orderby' => 'name',
'order' => 'ASC',
'hide_empty' => true,
'hierarchical' => true,
'child_of' => $term->term_id,
'parent' => $term->term_id
);
$children = get_terms($myterm, $subargs);
?>
<?php if( $children ) { //if it has subcategories ?>
<ul>
<?php foreach($children as $child){ ?>
<?php $term_link = get_term_link( $child, $myterm ); ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo $term_link; ?>"><?php echo $child->name; ?></a></li>
<?php } // end foreach?>
</ul>
<?php } // end if children?>
<?php } // end if term has parent ?>
</li>
<?php } // end foreach ?>
<li class="all"><a href="<?php echo $url; ?>">All</a></li>
</ul>
</div>
<?php } // end if terms
} // end function
?>
Liam Bailey answers:
If you are outside the loop get_the_ID() will not work, and even global $post will only work if you are trying to pull the terms for the query currently feeding the globals.
If Arnav's solution is still giving you all terms, then we need to know a little bit more about what is happening outside the function you are showing us. The main problem for me is that, your saying you are getting all terms in that taxonomy suggests that no post_id is being fed into get_the_terms, but the first thing get_the_terms does is check for a valid post_id/post object and return false if one isn't found. This means that we have a different problem.
I recommend checking what ID you are sending into get_the_terms and seeing if the terms coming out are chosen for that post. But please can you post the code where the function is being called from. Thanks.