Category Archive Page
Overview
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The Category Archive page is a standard WordPress page that outputs a list of articles based on selected categories. Refer to the WordPress article for details here.
Current Theme Template vs. KB Template
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Knowledge Base Template
Structure controlled by KB- Use KB frontend Editor for Basic Page Styling
- 5 Pre-made Designs
- Change Category Heading
- Change Category Heading Description
- Change Read More text
- Change Meta Data (Date, Author, Categories)
- Full-width Page
- Does not use theme styling
- No Blog Sidebar
Current Theme Template
Structure controlled by theme- Style design controlled by theme
- All output elements controlled by theme
- Will look like your Post Archive Pages
- Uses theme styling
- Blog Sidebar (if theme supports it)
- No KB Settings
With this option selected, your active theme controls all of the output on this page. The Knowledge base will not output anything. Any settings or styling will have to be configured in the active WordPress themes settings.
Common Questions
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Configuration
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Step
Open Category Archive Page in Editor
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Go to the Admin backend interface and:
- Click on the Knowledge Base Menu.
- Click on the Configurations menu.
- Click on the Frontend Editor tab.
- Click on the Archive Page Configure button.
Note: This option is ONLY available if you have the KB Template option active.
Click here to learn more.
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Content Tab
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Click on the Category Archive page to display the configuration of the page.
- Change the Category Heading text.
- Change the Description text.
- Change the Read more text.
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Layout Styles
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- Choose one of the presets to change the look and style of the Category Archive page.
Note: If you need further customization of the page, go to the top of this article and look for Common Questions.
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Features Tab
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1 - This option controls the content width. This only needs to be adjusted if you have sidebars on the page.
2 - Whether to show articles from subcategories as well.
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Page Width and Padding
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Controls the whole page container and its width and padding.
