Title: Problem styling based on category
Last modified: August 20, 2016
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# Problem styling based on category
* Resolved [MagnusCreed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magnuscreed/)
* (@magnuscreed)
* [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-styling-based-on-category/)
* I am trying to style an h2 based upon what category the post is in.
* I have made this code and placed it within the loop and all works well…for the
first of each ‘cat_name==’. As soon as a 2nd/3rd/etc post is categorized as ‘
Branding’, those subsequent posts dont get styled at all.
* ```
cat_name == 'Branding') {
echo the_date('m/d', '', '
'); }
elseif ($category->cat_name == 'Consulting') {
echo the_date('m/d', '', '
'); }
else {
}
?>
```
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* [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
* (@esmi)
* [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-styling-based-on-category/#post-3205878)
* Does your theme use the body_class() function on its opening `` element?
* Thread Starter [MagnusCreed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magnuscreed/)
* (@magnuscreed)
* [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-styling-based-on-category/#post-3205881)
* It does not. I am just learing to make wordpress themes and this would be the
first I have heard of this function.
* Should it be in there?
* [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
* (@esmi)
* [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-styling-based-on-category/#post-3205882)
* Yes. See [http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/body_class](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/body_class)
* Thread Starter [MagnusCreed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magnuscreed/)
* (@magnuscreed)
* [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-styling-based-on-category/#post-3205917)
* Ok, just want to make sure I am understanding. The body_class() function is a
better way of doing what i tried to do above and isnt a tag on to what is above?
* Also, i want to make sure that I am clear on what I am doing. I am trying to
display the headings for each category differently but within the same page.
ie. in my blog roll, i am listing the category and trying to style each category
heading with a different background image.
* I am just clarifying as what i am reading seems to be more related to styling
differently for a category when that category might be on its own page or be
a single page view. One of the examples is:
* > To add a category class to single post pageviews and template files
* [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
* (@esmi)
* [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-styling-based-on-category/#post-3205918)
* > The body_class() function is a better way of doing what i tried to do above
* Correct. You may also want to ensure that your theme uses the [post_class() function](http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/post_class).
* Thread Starter [MagnusCreed](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magnuscreed/)
* (@magnuscreed)
* [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-styling-based-on-category/#post-3205975)
* Thank you, your tip was enlightening.
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