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Troubleshooting Common Post and Category Display Issues in Colibri WP

23 threads Sep 10, 2025 Theme → Colibri wp

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Many users of the Colibri WP theme encounter challenges when trying to display posts and categories exactly how they want. These issues can range from posts not showing up on category archive pages to problems with pagination and sidebars. This guide compiles the most common problems and their solutions based on community discussions.

Common Post and Category Display Issues

Based on user reports, the frequent challenges include:

  • Category archive pages not displaying any posts.
  • The same set of posts appearing on all category pages instead of being unique to each category.
  • Pagination not working, preventing users from viewing older posts.
  • Being unable to change the number of posts displayed on a page.
  • Sidebars not appearing on post or page templates as expected.
  • Difficulty filtering a Blog Posts component by a specific category.

Why These Issues Happen

These problems typically stem from a few key areas:

  1. Theme and Plugin Conflicts: Another plugin or a customization can interfere with how the theme queries and displays posts.
  2. WordPress Settings: The core WordPress reading settings or permalink structure might be misconfigured.
  3. Template Configuration: How the Blog Posts element or page template is set up within the Colibri WP page builder can lead to unexpected results, especially when global changes are made.
  4. Pro vs. Free Version Features: Some more advanced layout controls are often only available in the Pro version of the theme, which can lead to confusion for free users.

How to Troubleshoot and Resolve These Issues

Here are the most effective steps to diagnose and fix problems with post and category displays.

1. Check for Plugin Conflicts

This is always the first step in troubleshooting. Temporarily deactivate all your plugins. If the problem is resolved, reactivate them one by one to identify the culprit.

2. Review Your WordPress Settings

Two specific settings are crucial for post display:

  • Reading Settings: Navigate to Settings > Reading. The "Blog pages show at most" setting controls the maximum number of posts displayed on archive pages. Adjust this number if you are having pagination issues or want to show more posts.
  • Permalinks: Go to Settings > Permalinks. Simply clicking "Save Changes" without making any modifications can flush the rewrite rules and often resolve issues where category filters in the Blog Posts component do not appear or work correctly.

3. Understand the Blog Posts Component

When you use the Blog Posts component on a page, its filtering settings are specific to that instance. If you set it to show posts from "Category A," it will do so on that page. However, if you use the same design template for multiple category archive pages, they might all pull the same filtered content. The solution is often to avoid using a statically filtered Blog Posts component for dynamic archive pages and instead ensure your theme's native archive template is functioning correctly.

4. Verify the Sidebar Configuration

The Colibri WP theme may handle sidebars differently on post pages versus regular pages. If a sidebar is missing on a regular page, check the page's template settings within the Colibri page builder to ensure a sidebar-enabled template is selected.

5. Know Where to Get Help for Pro Features

If you are using the Colibri WP Pro version and encounter an issue, the official support team for the theme is the best resource. They can provide assistance tailored to the Pro features. For free users, community forums and independent troubleshooting sites are valuable resources.

By methodically working through these areas, you can usually pinpoint and resolve the cause of your post and category display problems.

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