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Expression Engine categories channel outputting empty list

I have a problem with outputting categories in to a list. It seems to create another ul(one for the channel:categories) within the my ul, and also creates empty lists before each list.

I used the exact same code for entries and it worked fine. Is this a categories problem?

Here is the Code: 

<ul>
    <li><a {if segment_2 == ""} class="selected" {/if} href="">News &amp; Events</a></li>       

    {exp:channel:categories
            channel="news_events"
            disable="pagination|member_data|trackbacks"
            dynamic="no"}

            <li><a href="">{category_name}</a></li>
        {/exp:channel:categories}

    <li><a {if segment_2 == "gallery"} class="selected"{/if} href="">Image Gallery</a></li>

Any help would be appreciated!

Solution

  • With regard to the code output, take a look at the style parameter for the channel categories tag: http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/modules/channel/categories.html#channel-categories-style. You'll want to change it to style="linear" to use your own markup.

    As for the blank output, it's going to be tough to diagnose without seeing your install but try getting rid of dynamic="no".