Multiple category columns and post counting list in wordpress Homepage

Question

I am decide to make new wordpress website. But my WordPress webdesign structure need home page category navigation bar like directories and it also show only posting counts. Now I am add one sample image,it show how the bar is look like.

• every category needs icons.
• option to change number of rows and columns in category.
• Include exclude specific category
• Auto Update category count when new post published

how to modify my wordpress website to add this category list bar in my home page under the header. Sample Image Thank You

Answer 1

<?php
$args = array(
    'show_option_all'    => '',
    'orderby'            => 'name',
    'order'              => 'ASC',
    'style'              => 'list',
    'show_count'         => 1, // 1 is true and 0 is false
    'hide_empty'         => 1,
    'use_desc_for_title' => 1,
    'child_of'           => 0,
    'feed'               => '',
    'feed_type'          => '',
    'feed_image'         => '',
    'exclude'            => '',
    'exclude_tree'       => '',
    'include'            => '',
    'hierarchical'       => 1,
    'title_li'           => __( 'Categories' ),
    'show_option_none'   => __('No categories'),
    'number'             => null,
    'echo'               => 1,
    'depth'              => 0,
    'current_category'   => 0,
    'pad_counts'         => 0,
    'taxonomy'           => 'category',
    'walker'             => null
);
wp_list_categories( $args );
?>

Put the codes anywhere you want to display it, If you don't want to display post count , keep 'show_count' => 0 .

For CSS li design, just try it yourself with cool icons. Hope this help you.

You can learn more about categories here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_list_categories http://codex.wordpress.org/Template_Tags/wp_dropdown_categories