How to show category description below the category?

sufficientme

After initial set-up of the default Vanilla theme, the dashboard enables a category and description for that category to be created but only the category is displayed live.

I have searched, read, and tried in vain to have my categories show the description underneath.

So far, I created and applied my new theme from the default (got there). Did the "create a custom.css" thing. Followed instructions from old postings to alter the php file under discussions etc but these posts "solutions" have different code to what I'm seeing now in the php and just confuse the heck out of me.

Bottom line is this newbie is stuck. I quite like the default style just would like this one change.

Can anyone hold my hand please? :)

johansonlocker

forum\applications\vanilla\views\modules\categories.php

row 36

replace echo command to

echo Wrap(Anchor(($Category->Depth > 1 ? '↳ ' : '').Gdn_Format::Text($Category->Name),
'/categories/'.rawurlencode($Category->UrlCode)), 'strong').
'<br><span style="float:left; font-size: 10px; color:gray">'.$Category->Description.'</span>'.
'<span class="Count">'.number_format($Category->CountAllDiscussions).'</span>';

hbf

just a reminder: modifications to core files will be lost during any upgrade.

sufficientme

Thank you soooo much! I really appreciate you helping me out - my neck was getting sore sittign here for hours trying to figure it out :) Cheers

sufficientme

Ok, understood, thanks.