Nested Portfolio Archive Pages

[BillK]

Architecture site

I’ve created a custom layout for the portfolio items, which is working great. I have a custom layout for the portfolio archive pages, but I can’t get that to work as it should.

Here are my current challenges:

• Root portfolio archive (“/Projects”) shows all the portfolio items, with no sorting whatsoever (and is not using the custom archive layout). I actually want this root page to show the four sub-categories (Commercial, Interior, Office, Residential) using an archive layout page I have designed.
• Clicking on any of those four, of course, would go to the respective index pages for those categories
• I would like to have the categories and sub-categories show in the permalink format, and in the breadcrumb path, using that element. Visitors need to be able to jump to any level of the portfolios. I have tried the custom permalink settings numerous times but it doesn’t seem to take (I have all the categories setup as nesting properly as far as I know )
• I would like a “next” button on each portfolio item page — but one that links only in that category (and probably loops at the last one)
• How can I control the number of items are displayed on a page before the pagination arrow at the bottom?

To summarize:
I want to have a permalink like this sitename/projects/residential/single-family/item name;

I want the breadcrumb element to display the same;

I want the root portfolio page and each category page to show only the thumbnails of the next-lower-level items, using the custom layout I designed

[christian]

Hey @BillK,

Regretfully, what you need is not currently possible.

@BillK

I want to have a permalink like this sitename/projects/residential/single-family/item name;

There’s no option to achieve that permalink structure. It would require custom development which regretfully falls outside the scope of theme support. I’d recommend you sign up to One where we can provide customization advice.

@BillK

I want the breadcrumb element to display the same;

Same as above, there’s no option to achieve this so I’d also recommend One though our development team is checking if some kind of a breadcrumbs looper would be possible to incorporate so that you can create a customized breadcrumbs trail.

@BillK

I want the root portfolio page and each category page to show only the thumbnails of the next-lower-level items, using the custom layout I designed

There’s currently no way to display sub-categories only. A similar use case has been submitted as a feature request though so this will come to the attention of our development team and they will decide if such a feature would be added.

Thank you for understanding.