In answer to the Question: How do I get a list of categories in a WP blog
It’s easily answered with a little Groovy
// Question: How to list all categories in WP blog?
// WP = wordpress
// Solution: quick bit of Groovy
def url = "http://lexecorp.com/"
@Grab(group='org.ccil.cowan.tagsoup',
module='tagsoup', version='1.2' )
def tagsoupParser = new org.ccil.cowan.tagsoup.Parser()
def slurper = new XmlSlurper(tagsoupParser)
def htmlParser = slurper.parse(url)
htmlParser.'**'.findAll{ it.@href =~ 'category'}.each {
println it
}
// or with number of posts as well
//htmlParser.'**'.findAll{ it.@class =~ 'cat-item cat-item'}.each {
// println it
//}
0
which for the URL used, this site, gives
Announcements Business and Casual Dining Consulting Data, Databases & Documentation Embedded and mobile phone platforms General GEO Graphics, Visualisation, Image Processing Mind Map Networking and protocols Nihongo Process and practice Project Euler Software Design, Development & Programming The WEB The Windows platform Translation and proof-reading Travel UNIX and Linux platforms Result: 0
handy tip of the day!
