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Build Channel and Series Navigation

Kleis synchronizes channels, series, and speakers as WordPress terms. It also supplies stable public routes for episodes and Planning Center-style channel and series archives.

Available routes

Section titled “Available routes”
  • /channels/ lists synchronized channels.
  • A channel URL lists episodes assigned to that channel.
  • A channel’s /series/ URL lists series belonging to that channel.
  • A series URL lists its episodes within the parent channel.
  • An episode URL opens the individual Episode post.

The generated links include Planning Center identifiers. Use WordPress-generated links instead of typing IDs by hand.

Section titled “Add navigation links”
  1. Visit the public /channels/ page while signed in.
  2. Open the channel or series you want to feature.
  3. Copy its public URL.
  4. In Appearance > Editor > Navigation, add a custom link with a reader-friendly label.
  5. Save and test the link while signed out.

Classic themes may provide navigation under Appearance > Menus instead.

Create curated sections

Section titled “Create curated sections”

Use a Query Loop when you want a designed selection rather than the theme’s default taxonomy archive:

  1. Add a Query Loop to a page.
  2. Choose Episode as the post type.
  3. Add a taxonomy filter for the required Channel, Series, or Speaker.
  4. Design the repeated result and publish the page.

Archive styling

Section titled “Archive styling”

Channel and series archives use the active theme’s archive presentation. Speaker terms are available to templates and Query Loops, but their public archive appearance also depends on the theme. If a default archive is too plain, link visitors to a curated Query Loop page.

You should now see: navigation links that open the intended channel or series, and any curated Query Loop should contain only episodes from its selected term.

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