Show message when a category is empty

Hello,

I would like to show a message like, “This category has no posts” when a user lands on a category page that has no posts.

I am using the Posts Loop element. When the Posts Loop has no posts, how can I display a message to the user to let them know there are no posts rather than have a blank page?

Thank you.

Hello Anamaria,

That’s alright if there is no built in setting. I have experience programming — I just need to be pointed in the right direction.

Which file contains the logic for the Posts Loop element so that I can modify it to display a message if there are no posts?

Thank you.

• This reply was modified 4 years by patrickrodo.

Thank you!

Final question — I am trying to use a child theme to avoid losing the custom work every time I update WordPress/the Newspaper theme.

I have tried the following file structures and none of them seem to work:

• wp-content/themes/Newspaper-child/modules
• wp-content/themes/Newspaper-child/includes/modules
• wp-content/themes/Newspaper-child/td-cloud-library/modules

How do I modify wp-content/plugins/td-cloud-library/modules/tdb_module_loop.php, tdb_module_loop_2.php, and
wp-content/plugins/td-composer/legacy/common/wp_booster/td_block.php in the child theme?

Hello,

I just discovered code already in the theme that accomplishes exactly what I am looking for, but it has been commented out by your team.

wp-content/plugins/td-cloud-library/shortcodes/common

/**
* on composer iframe and on templates that do not have posts we show the no posts message
* @see td_page_generator::no_posts() - this function generates the __td('No posts to display').
* the text can be overwritten by the template using the global @see td_global::$custom_no_posts_message
*/
//if ( tdc_state::is_live_editor_ajax() || tdc_state::is_live_editor_iframe() ) {
//$buffy .= td_page_generator::no_posts();
//} else {
//$offset = intval($this->get_att('offset'));
//if ( $offset === 0 ) {
//$buffy .= td_page_generator::no_posts();
//}
//}

Lines 1717 – 1724.

When uncommented, this block shows the “No posts” message as expected.

Is this intentionally commented out or was it a mistake?

I would like a way to preserve my update of uncommenting it so that I don’t have to re-do it during the next theme update.

Please let me know if this is possible.

Thank you,
Patrick

• This reply was modified 4 years by patrickrodo.
• This reply was modified 4 years by patrickrodo.
• This reply was modified 4 years by patrickrodo.

Sounds good, Anamaria. Thank you! It seems it may have been inadvertently commented out as the behavior it produces is expected/correct and there is code all throughout the code base to support it.

Thanks again,
Patrick