ColorlibHQ / ColorlibHQ/Activello

Empty category page results in an error

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Description

As the title says, if the category has no posts its page is an error. I think it may be caused by the archive.php fallback:

since the template-parts/content that seems to assume there is some post to be shown.

Not a big issue since empty category doesn’t seem something useful, but since I noticed the issue I’m reporting it. 😉

Reported here:
https://colorlibsupport.com/t/empty-category-page-results-in-an-error/33172

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Research direction

Start by tracing the category archive fallback in archive.php and the referenced template-parts/content-none.php or template-parts/content files. Reproduce the problem with a category containing no posts, then verify that its page renders without an error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
php
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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