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Alt Display Name for Categories
Is it possible to have Category links display a different text
on the pages, than the Category it links to and displays as url?

Example:
I have a Category named "Bands & Musicians".
It displays in the url as "Bands___Musicians".
It displays on my pages as "Bands & Musicians".

I would like my pages to "Display" the words "Bands & Musicians", and have the
category named "Bands" so urls are better. Sounds simple, but I would bet a dollar it isn't.

Currently I get urls like:
www.supportmusicians.com/Bands___Musicians/Alternative/index.html

I would like:
www.supportmusicians.com/Bands/Alternative/index.html
With "Bands" being the actual name of the category, but when
creating hyper-links, use "Bands & Musicians" as the Display text.

If the Category table simply had a "Display" name, it would be easy to
create url's that link to the category and that "display" whatever text I want.

So, if it is possible to do without writting or buying a plugin, let me know how.
My alternative is to simply name my category without the "&" to "Bands".
But my issue is that I also have "Lights & Sound", so you get the idea.
This functionality is pretty basic, and should be avail out-of-the-box IMHO.

Thanks for any help,
Chris
RGB World, Inc. - Software & Web Development.
rgbworld.com

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rgbworld: Mar 3, 2006, 5:38 PM
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