I want to create a category and slowly add links to it but I dont want it to be viewable to the public until I'm finished.

How would I make a category hidden non-viewable ?

I'm sure it can be easily solved by adding a new column into category table, then adding a few mod code parts.

Its useful feature, so I'm sure I will implement later into one of my planned plugins.
Currently I'm working on Extended Links plugin, which is about extending features how to display links.
But later I may start to work on a plugin, which will extend category features. This could include the hidden category feature.

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Hi

In subcategory in the first line add:

<%unless Short_Name eq 'category_name'%>

then in the end of the file add

<%endunless%>
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I'm not sure if I understand.

Do I goto the Category: Modify Record section then enter <%unless Short_Name eq 'category_name'%> into the Full Sub Category Separated with /'s column ???

and then in wich column would I enter <%endunless%> ???

You could just add a YES/NO column to your categories table called "Visible" default = YES.

Then set the columns you want invisible to NO, and in your sub category template just make it something like...

<if Visible = YES> Category Name etc <endif>

That way if Visible = NO it won't be displayed, ie. it'll be invisible.

r.

But that may screw up the table formatting if cells/tags are being missed out

Andy (mod)
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No you enter it in your category.html templete.

That code will only work if you have one category to hide..

If you have more than one you do have to hack the code.
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So I would enter ?

<%unless Short_Name eq 'category_name'%> (at the beginning of the file)

<%endunless%> (at the end of the file)

into the category.html template ?

I don't think this will work for you.

Ryel01 described correctly in his last post, how this should be done. Check this post:
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/...i?post=189828#189828

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Yes

and I have this up and running on my site..
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Thanks for the help it worked

you have to put the statements into

subcategory.html

Hi
I am so so sorry..
I was not thinking when I said category.html..


anyways.. glad it worked..
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