Empty categories … can I make them visible???

snobkels · Member · Aug 17, 2007 at 6:15 pm
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I was wondering if there was any possible way to make empty categories visible????
I am working on a wedding blog and would like all my categories to show even if at the moment I do not have any posts in those catergories…

Can anyone help me out??? this is my blog: glamourthis.wordpress.com

Thanx a bunch!
cornell · Member · Aug 17, 2007 at 6:37 pm
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No, unfortunately not. The only way to make them visible is to add something to them, be it a post or a blogroll type link.
snobkels · Member · Aug 17, 2007 at 6:46 pm
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How would I go about doing this… is there a way to insert a category link???
judyb12 · Member · Aug 17, 2007 at 6:46 pm
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the only thing to do is make a text widget that lists them, but why do you want empty categories to show? I know i find it annoying to click on a link only to be told, “sorry! Nothing here yet.”
snobkels · Member · Aug 17, 2007 at 7:14 pm
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Its because I will be posting info in there eventually….
but at the moment since I am starting my blog I dont have enough posts to put in each catergory….
Since it is a wedding blog i want the basic categories: (example)

Fashion Trends,
Invitations
DIY projects
Photo & Video
Themes
Cakes
… and the list goes on…
sulz · Member · Aug 18, 2007 at 12:17 am
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snobkels: you could put up a test post where you check it with all the empty categories, which will then appear in your sidebar (assuming you’ve placed a categories widget). once the categories have real posts in them then you could delete the test post.
snobkels · Member · Aug 18, 2007 at 2:03 am
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Ya I might so that… thanks for the suggestions.
snobkels · Member · Aug 18, 2007 at 5:07 am
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Well i think i might of figure something out.
I created posts with the categories i wanted…
until all of them showed up on my site.

After I deleted each posts. The categories remained but the posts didnt.
Dont know if there gonna stay but for now it works!
raincoaster · Member · Aug 18, 2007 at 5:19 am
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I would really think it’s not worth annoying your readers with empty categories. If you want them so YOU don’t forget you’ve got stuff to say on those topics, save a text file to your own computer. If readers looking for info click on empty categories more than once, I can completely understand them writing that blog off entirely. There’s a reason things work as they do at WP.com.
snobkels · Member · Aug 19, 2007 at 2:04 am
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thanks…

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