Ticket #2161: 2161.diff

wp-includes/classes.php

@@ -483 +483 @@
                                 $cat_path .= ($pathdir!=''?'/':'') . sanitize_title($pathdir);
 
                         $all_cat_ids = get_all_category_ids();
-                        $q['cat'] = 0;                  
+                        $q['cat'] = 0; $partial_match = 0;
                         foreach ( $all_cat_ids as $cat_id ) {
                                 $cat = get_category($cat_id);
                                 if ( $cat->fullpath == $cat_path ) {
                                         $q['cat'] = $cat_id;
                                         break;
+                                } elseif ( $cat->category_nicename == $q['category_name'] ) {
+                                        $partial_match = $cat_id;
                                 }
                         }
+                        
+                        //if we don't match the entire hierarchy fallback on just matching the nicename
+                        if (!$q['cat'] && $partial_match) {
+                                $q['cat'] = $partial_match;
+                        }                       
 
                         $tables = ", $wpdb->post2cat, $wpdb->categories";
                         $join = " LEFT JOIN $wpdb->post2cat ON ($wpdb->posts.ID = $wpdb->post2cat.post_id) LEFT JOIN $wpdb->categories ON ($wpdb->post2cat.category_id = $wpdb->categories.cat_ID) ";