Change gd_placecategory on database

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December 17, 2015 at 9:20 am #64187

f.daliessi
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Hi,
how can I change the way WPGeoDirectory saves place category on the database?
At the moment it saves like this:

For example if I create a new Place category (/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=gd_placecategory&post_type=gd_place) called “HelloWorld” it gives a new ID cat (3 for example). Then this ID cat is used on the database to recognize the place category.

How can I make the database use the category name istead of the ID?
like:

Thanks in advance and have a good day 🙂

December 17, 2015 at 11:30 am #64205

Guust
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That is not possible. Any special reason you want to do that?

December 17, 2015 at 11:56 am #64207

f.daliessi
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December 17, 2015 at 12:31 pm #64215

Guust
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Wordpress does not work that way, it uses IDs for the categories. It needs to do that because it does not just use one table to output to your website.
If you want to see the categories of the listings, go to GD > Places in your admin area.

December 17, 2015 at 2:39 pm #64243

f.daliessi
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December 17, 2015 at 4:38 pm #64256

Paolo
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Hi,

no there isn’t. What you want to do isn’t possible. You should use the admin dashboard, not the database for administrative tasks, the DB isn’t there for that.

Thanks

December 17, 2015 at 5:19 pm #64266

f.daliessi
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December 17, 2015 at 5:25 pm #64268

Paolo
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You are welcome 🙂
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