Block – filter by subcategories

Let’s say I have three categories A, B and C. Category A has 3 subcategories – p, q and r.

Let’s say I am using Block 1. In the block settings filter tab. Is there any way I can filter by category A and show all the 3 subcategories p, q, and r in the filter list which appears as a series of items on the top right corner of the block.

The closest I can come is by the following settings in the filter tab:

Category Filter – A
Filter Type: filter by categories
Show the following ids: (ids for p, q and r)

However I have to explicitly enter the ids of p, q and r. Whereas I want it to automatically select all the subcategories of A. So that in the future if I create a new subcategory “t”, it will automatically appear in the filter list.

Hi Calin –

I understand that the block will only show posts from the parent category that I set (in my example every post that has a parent category of A). However, I am referring to the filter menu which appears on the top right of the block. This menu is a list of links on the top right of the block that the user can click to further filter the posts. I want this list of links to be only the subcategories of A – only p, q and r. Right now it shows every category and subcategory.

Let me know if it is not clear and I can send a screen shot to explain.

Thanks

Hi Cain – See my previous message. I also saved the screenshot at:

https://snag.gy/exk2Ag.jpg

The filter menu on the top of the block shows all the categories and sub-categories. I want this menu to show only those sub-categories whose parent is “Hadith”.

Thanks Calin. This would be a useful feature. Can you put in a request to the development team for a future enhancement? Basically, we need another item in the filter type dropdown – “Filter by Subcategories”. Thanks again!