Title: Parameter Code for including &#8220;17 &#8211; Category Name&#8221; into shortcode
Last modified: March 7, 2022

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# Parameter Code for including “17 – Category Name” into shortcode

 *  Resolved Anonymous User 14271782
 * (@anonymized-14271782)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-code-for-including-17-category-name-into-shortcode/)
 * Hey,
 * Was looking for a shortcode parameter [https://github.com/ylefebvre/link-library/
   wiki/Customizing-the-layout#shortcode-parameters-1] for overriding the category
   name as showing or not showing. Not sure if you have this available but I would
   really like this.
 * To describe my issue, I have a page that has “new” included items that are all
   located on one page unsorted by niche categories and restricted to 10 or 20 items
   showing [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/shorcode-for-a-number-of-links/](
   this hasn’t been added in the github doc). Later in other areas of the website
   they are all split into secondary categories and shown in niche areas.
 * On the “new” shortcode page I would like to show their niche categories.
 * Think “shirts” bulk page, then later split into “blouse”, “singlet”, and “sleepwear”
   category pages or something. For me this is relevant to showing different kinds
   of research; “new articles” then broken up into different kinds of news topic
   areas. The primary category “articles” is ticked as well as the niche section,
   say “politics”. Then on the politics page the shortcode only lists the “politics”
   category shortcode.
 * If I turn on “17 – Category Name” from the stylesheet, it works for the “new”
   pages but it makes the niche pages repeat the same category line over and over
   repeatedly. My issue is this will screw up google’s bots registering my page 
   as spam and tooks a bit intense O.o :).
 * Thanks for looking into the issue,
 * – Siren

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 *  Plugin Author [Yannick Lefebvre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackdewey/)
 * (@jackdewey)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-code-for-including-17-category-name-into-shortcode/#post-15439372)
 * There are no direct shortcode parameters that allow for category names to be 
   displayed or not when calling the shortcode. That being said, you could make 
   a copy of your library configuration and set the option to be off in the new 
   one. Then load different library configurations with the settings option when
   instantiating the library with the shortcode.
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous User 14271782
 * (@anonymized-14271782)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-code-for-including-17-category-name-into-shortcode/#post-15455090)
 * Not quite sure that is the most efficient way.
 * I guess. Going to Library Configurations > Import/Export settings > exporting
   settings. Then “Go to the plugin General Options page and increase the Number
   of Libraries from the default value of 1, then Save Settings” [https://github.
   com/ylefebvre/link-library/wiki/Customizing-the-layout]. Then Select current 
   library settings: Library 2 > Go. Library Configurations > Import/Export settings
   > import settings.
 * Then you can’t fuck up the copy over. “Copy from: [Library 2]” = take from library
   2. You mean that I think to say “Copy to: [Library 2]”. Correct?
 * So the libraries just seem to be GUI rather than Links. Very interesting.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by Anonymous User 14271782.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by Anonymous User 14271782.
 *  Plugin Author [Yannick Lefebvre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackdewey/)
 * (@jackdewey)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-code-for-including-17-category-name-into-shortcode/#post-15455139)
 * All library configurations share the same links. You add them once, then decide
   which configuration should be used to display them.
 *  Thread Starter Anonymous User 14271782
 * (@anonymized-14271782)
 * [4 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-code-for-including-17-category-name-into-shortcode/#post-15455147)
 * Not quite sure that is the most efficient way.
 * I guess. Going to Library Configurations > Import/Export settings > exporting
   settings. Then “Go to the plugin General Options page and increase the Number
   of Libraries from the default value of 1, then Save Settings” [https://github.
   com/ylefebvre/link-library/wiki/Customizing-the-layout]. Then Select current 
   library settings: Library 2 > Go. Library Configurations > Import/Export settings
   > import settings.
 * Then you can’t fuck up the copy over. “Copy from: [Library 2]” = take from library
   2. You mean that I think to say “Copy to: [Library 2]”. Correct?
 * So the libraries just seem to be GUI rather than Links. Very interesting.
    -  This reply was modified 4 years, 3 months ago by Anonymous User 14271782.
 *  Plugin Author [Yannick Lefebvre](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jackdewey/)
 * (@jackdewey)
 * [3 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-code-for-including-17-category-name-into-shortcode/#post-15915482)
 * Sorry for the lack of response. You might have moved on to using another plugin
   than Link Library. In case you’re still using it, the Copy from menu allows you
   to copy setting from another library onto the one you currently have selected.
   The libraries are essentially different display configurations, and not different
   buckets of links indeed.

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