Enable post categories to be used by events

[Nicholas]

Hi,
How can I enable the post categories to be used by events?

For example, I have Event Categories of meetings, workshops and task groups. However, I want these events to be categorised by the post categories of clinical services, support services, healthcare environment etc as well.

The reason for this is because the event categories represent the types of events, and the post categories represent the subjects dealt with at the events. As such, all content on the site is represented by subject categories, so if someone searched for clinical services, they may see results that include posts, custom post types as well as events.

Thank you

[Rob]

Hey Nicholas. Thanks for the note here. Not sure what this would entail, but it’s certainly a legitimate question. While it’s outside my area of expertise, let me see if our developer Jonah has any suggestions.

[Jonah]

Hi Nicholas, you should be able to use the following code added to your functions.php file:


function run_init() {
register_post_type( 'tribe_events', array(
'taxonomies' => array('category', 'post_tag') // this is IMPORTANT
));
}
add_action('init','run_init');


[Nicholas]

Hi Jonah and Rob,

I tried what you suggested, but it seemed to overrun the event setup. Since the Events disappeared from the WP menu in the admin area.

I then had a look around the codex and I found this page: http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/register_taxonomy_for_object_type

I tried this and it seems to work since I can now select post categories for the events. Now I just need to display the categories via the event template and it should be good to go.
Will update if I run into any issues.

Thank you for the help!

[Rob]

Excellent to hear you got this figured out one way or another, Nicholas. Assuming you’re set here (though let me know if not). Otherwise if you need anything else or have any other questions, let us know…we’ll be happy to do what we can.

[Jonah]

Hi Nicholas, yeah I was a little worried it might affect things that way. That function you found should work fine and if you wanted to use it for both categories and tags you just call it twice like so:


register_taxonomy_for_object_type('category', 'tribe_events');
register_taxonomy_for_object_type('post_tag', 'tribe_events');


Sounds like you already figured it out though?

[Nicholas]

Hi Jonah,

Thanks, I have indeed used that method instead.

[Rob]

Awesome! So it sounds like you’re set here, right Nicholas? Let us know if not 🙂

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